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FBI Probes 2021 Olympic Doping; WADA Inaction Sparks US-China Tensions

Apr 21, 2024, 03:36 AM

Recent revelations have uncovered systemic cheating involving Chinese athletes at the 2021 Summer Olympics, which went unaddressed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Reports indicate that WADA failed to act on positive doping tests, despite the Chinese rationale for clearing the athletes. The issue has led to significant tensions between global and US anti-doping agencies, with allegations of a cover-up that could potentially upgrade Australian women athletes from bronze to silver medals. The FBI is now potentially involved, utilizing a new anti-doping law passed in 2020 to investigate the matter.