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Underfire World AntiDoping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday it would launch an independent review over its handling of a case that allowed 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance to avoid punishment.

GENEVA (AP) — Heavily criticized for its secretive oversight of positive tests by 23 Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo Olympics,…

Heavily criticized for its secretive oversight of positive tests by 23 Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo Olympics, the World AntiDoping Agency on Thursday appointed a veteran Swiss prosecutor to review how it handled the cases.

Anti-doping body responds to criticism, says its integrity and reputation are under attack over handling of the case.

SwimSwam Co-Founders Braden Keith and Mel Stewart discuss how the story of 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive and walking away unscathed unfolded

Heavily criticized for its secretive oversight of positive tests by 23 Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday appointed a veteran Swiss prosecutor to review how it handled the cases.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which is under fire, announced on Thursday that it would begin an independent investigation into how it handled a case in which 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a prohibited substance were…

The World Anti-Doping Agency launches an independent review after 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at Tokyo 2020 despite failing drug tests.

The decision to review the handling of positive tests collected from 23 swimmers came after an outcry from athletes and antidoping regulators.

USADA urged governments to appoint an independent prosecutor on Tuesday, one day after WADA doubled down on trusting China's kitchen contamination theory.

The under-fire World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday it would launch an independent review over its handling of a case that allowed 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance to avoid punishment.

L'olimpionico britannico James Guy ha parlato con SwimSwam della notizia dei 23 cinesi risultati positivi alla TMZ nel 2021

The doping fiasco about the Chinese swimmers has once again shaken the integrity & transparency aspect of the sporting world. At the center of it is the revelation that 23 swimmers were cleared to participate in the Tokyo Olympics despite…

Australia’s sports integrity watchdog has joined international calls for the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) to undertake an independent review of its processes that allowed 23 Chinese swimmers to record positive doping tests but still…

Early in the week, Guy had tweeted "Ban them all and never compete again" and expressed similar frustration today.

UK agency combating drugs in sport adds to pressure ahead of Paris Olympics over 2020 positive tests

Olympic champion Adam Peaty calls for greater anti-doping transparency in sport after it emerged 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance before the Tokyo 2020 Games.

The swimming world has been engulfed in controversy ahead of the Paris Olympics. On April 20, 2024, Travis Tygart, CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), accused the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and Chinese officials of…

The swimming world is on fire at the moment, involving the WADA controversy. Apparently, a total of 23 swimmers from China were allegedly cleared by the WADA despite having TMZ in their system. Quite surprisingly, several of the doubted…

Last year, RUSADA reported identifying 150 potential violations by Russian athletes involving performance-enhancing drugs