“23 Chinese swimmers participate in the Tokyo Olympics despite testing for banned substances”

The World Anti-Doping Agency knew about the drugs that Sun Yang and Valieva had been disciplined for, but they were approved for participation and may be stripped of their five Olympic medals.

During the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in Japan, it was claimed that China and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) tolerated Chinese swimmers’ use of banned substances even though they knew about it. If it is found to have violated the rules, China could be stripped of a bunch of medals it has won in Olympic swimming events.

On the 20th (local time), the New York Times (NYT), citing Swimswam, an American swimming media outlet, reported, “It was revealed that Chinese athletes who won the gold medal in the women’s 800m relay at the Tokyo Olympics violated doping regulations.” According to NYT, 23 members of the Chinese swimming team participating in the Tokyo Olympics tested positive for banned substances, and they won five medals, including the women’s 200m butterfly. 스포츠 토토사이트

The drug taken by the players in question is ‘trimetazidine‘, a treatment for angina pectoris that improves oxygen supply to the body. It is famous for being a drug that was punished for taking by Sun Yang, a famous Chinese swimmer, and Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva.

NYT pointed out, “China and WADA were aware of the positive test before the Olympics, but allowed participation.” Chinese investigators reportedly submitted a report to WADA a few weeks before the event, saying, “They concluded that athletes ingested trace amounts of trimetazidine, but that no further action was necessary.” WADA reportedly approved the competition despite opposition from some experts. 한국야동