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WADA Investigates Positive Drug Tests Among Chinese Athletes Citing Tainted Food

Jul 31, 2024, 03:00 AM

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is investigating a series of positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs among athletes in China and other countries. The athletes, including a current Olympian, have claimed that the banned substances were ingested unwittingly through tainted food. This has raised concerns about the validity of these claims and the effectiveness of anti-doping regulations. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also under scrutiny for how it handles these cases, especially with the recent incident in Paris involving a Chinese athlete who tested positive for a powerful steroid but was cleared of doping and not suspended. Additionally, there are reports of more secret Chinese positive tests.