The China Anti-Doping Agency issued a statement Thursday calling on countries around the world to step up testing of American athletes for banned substances, in an apparent response to growing criticism of the Chinese Olympic team for allowing athletes to compete in Paris after they tested positive for banned substances.
In particular, the Chinese national swimming team The New York Times Revealed In April, ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics, it was announced that 23 swimmers on the team had tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ), a drug used overseas to treat heart disease but not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The athletes were allowed to compete in Tokyo after Chinese anti-doping officials claimed the athletes had consumed contaminated food and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the highest authority on the issue, accepted that explanation.
Some of the people identified through the survey were: The New York Times The report was submitted to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, which is currently underway. The New York Times In July, two Chinese swimmers Tested He tested positive again for a different banned substance but was similarly given a clean bill of health. One of the two athletes on the July report is competing in Paris.
China has won 12 swimming medals in Paris so far, including two gold medals, one of which was won by the men’s 4x100m medley relay team. Featured Two athletes are involved The New York TimesAccording to reports, athletes and swimming team staff have expressed their displeasure with Chinese athletes’ participation in the Olympics and are calling for stricter measures to prevent athletes who test positive from competing.
China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) Responded On Thursday, he spoke out against the scandal, arguing that American athletes are ignoring drug regulations and calling on international sports regulatory bodies to address the “systematic doping problem” in the United States.
According to a Chinese state-run propaganda newspaper China DailyCHINADA released a statement condemning American track and field athlete Elyon Knighton. Tested Knighton tested positive for trenbolone, a hormone used in the U.S. beef industry, in March. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) concluded that Knighton likely ingested the hormone through eating beef, and Knighton was cleared of all charges. list Trenbolone acetate is a synthetic hormone that ranchers can use to “promote efficient growth” and is administered through implants in the cattle’s ears.
“If there is indeed widespread beef contamination with trenbolone in the U.S. market, has USADA ever conducted extensive market investigations and collected supporting data?” Asked “Have you warned U.S. athletes about the issue of contaminated meat? Have you conducted studies to determine the amount of contaminated meat required to cause a positive test?” the statement said.
Chinese authorities It is called It called on organizations around the world to “strengthen testing of U.S. track and field athletes” and “strengthen doping monitoring of U.S. track and field, prevent doping risks, rigorously investigate related cases, truly protect the legitimate rights and interests of clean athletes around the world, and rebuild the confidence of global athletes in fair play.”
What is noteworthy is that CHINADA Offers Evidence that American athletes were taking banned substances.
CHINADA made the statement shortly after the U.S. Olympic team overtook China in the medal count. The U.S. has consistently held a large lead in total medals at this year’s Olympics, but China has taken the lead in gold medals. As of press time on Thursday, the U.S. team Winner Japan won 27 gold medals, China won 26, for a total of 95 medals, China won 67.
The China Anti-Doping Agency’s request for further testing Global TimesChina News, a major state-run newspaper, condemned the increased testing of athletes as a form of “psychological” abuse aimed at undermining their performance at the Olympics. It also accused public figures calling for increased scrutiny of the Chinese team of “racial determinism,” arguing that the idea that Han Chinese are inherently bad swimmers was driving concerns that gold medallist Pan Jianle was not listed by the Olympic committee. The New York Times Reports suggest he may have had illegal enhancements.
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympic swimmer in history, said at a news conference on Monday that athletes who test positive should not compete and called for a uniform global standard for testing.
“If you test positive, you’re never allowed to compete again, I can say that very clearly,” Phelps said. Said The reporter said: “I believe it’s a one-hit wonder.”
“If we’re not all getting the same tests, then I have a serious problem with that because it means the level of the sport is not fair and equal,” he continued. “If you take that risk, you don’t belong here.”
Testifying before Congress in May, Phelps suggested current testing standards are insufficient.
“Now people are being allowed to do anything. How is that possible?” Phelps Said In May, “There’s no point. I [who believes] If anyone tests positive, I want them to be banned for life.”
