Anti-doping regulations serve an important purpose: Ensuring fairness for all athletes.
Zhang Yufei of China swims in the women's 200-meter butterfly final at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate covid-19 and other public health challenges.to follow its own protocols after 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance. The failed tests occurred in 2021,Most people have some understanding of the training and sacrifices it takes to become an elite competitor.
Arguably, the situation is even worse for athletes who will compete in the Paris Olympics against some of the same people who tested positive in 2021. King, who is among the favorites to make this year’s Olympic team, described how unsettling it will be to stand on the blocks next to athletes and not know whether they are competing fairly. Normally, if someone else wins, athletes can accept that their competitor performed better that day.
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