of world anti-doping agency (Wada) announced that 23 Chinese swimmers have been allowed to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for banned substances.
WADA ruled that the athletes could compete because they had been “inadvertently exposed to the substance due to contamination” (as the Chinese Doping Agency initially claimed).
This isn’t the first PED scandal to hit the Olympics. This is part of the reason why Dr. Aaron D’Souza founded Enhanced Games last year.
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The Chinese flag is unfurled on the podium of the swimming competition finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The Enhanced Games, dubbed the “Olympics on steroids” by critics, is an upcoming Olympic-style event where the use of performance-enhancing drugs will be permitted.
D’Souza has long preached that his events are the epitome of fairness in sports because there is literally nothing to hide. He also said it would be one of the safest sporting events given the number of doctors regulating the athletes.
So after WADA handed down its ruling, D’Souza is calling for “reforms” that are “overdue.”
“For too long, the anti-doping regime has been marred by incompetence and scandal, undermining the integrity of sport and betraying the trust of athletes around the world,” D’Souza said in a statement. released on Tuesday. “We offer a dual-path future where the Olympics celebrate natural talent and the Enhanced Games safely showcase enhanced performance. This is not just an alternative, but a complementary solution. A harmonious existence of natural and hardened athletes, powered by transparent and effective drug testing and open collaboration.
China celebrates their gold medal at the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay medal ceremony at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games held at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)
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“Our call to WADA, USADA and the IOC is clear: please support the creation of this parallel system, embrace innovation and protect the integrity of sport…We call on WADA to uplift the entire sporting community. We invite you to join us in setting new standards” to unprecedented heights of excellence and trust. ”
WADA said it had received information from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in 2020 about China’s alleged doping cover-up, but USADA did not follow up on the evidence.
but Wada said: It has “thoroughly reviewed this case” and “concluded that there is no concrete basis to dispute the alleged contamination.”
General view of pool swimming lane markers. (Simon Brutie/Any Chance/Getty Images)
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of 30-member Chinese swimming team At the Tokyo Games, he won six medals, including three gold medals. Many of the athletes are still competing on the Chinese national team and are expected to swim at this summer’s Paris Olympics.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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