Sky News host Caleb Bond says “bombshell revelations” show 23 Chinese swimmers from the Tokyo Olympic Games recorded positive drug tests only months before the games. “Let’s start with those bombshell revelations today,” he said. “That 23 Chinese swimmers, who competed in the Tokyo Olympics had recorded positive drug tests at a training camp only months before the games. “It has been revealed the Chinese anti-doping agency secretly cleared the swimmers. “Rules the positive tests were the result of contamination.”
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has been accused of complicity in covering up a Chinese doping scandal after it confirmed 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the banned substance Trimetazidine before the Tokyo games. Chinese authorities say a contamination event caused the finding and they immediately reported the discovery to WADA, which chose not to intervene.
A bombshell report has revealed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance months before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the World Anti-Doping Agency knew about it. It means our Aussies could get new medals if they’re disqualified.
Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug called Trimetazidine, which is found in heart medication, months before the Olympics began in Tokyo in July 2021. Read Reuters
The closing of Sunlite Pool at Coney Island hit home for the volunteers who work year-round to maintain the Phillips Swim Club. The pool has been open for 95 years and members are determined to help it see 100.
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The 19-year-old swimming sensation from George, Minke Janse van Rensburg, is continuing to make her mark in major tournaments. She palmed in three gold and two silver medals in the Trisome Games World Swimming Championship in Turkiye last month. And also broke the 50m butterfly and 100m freestyle Down Syndrome world records at the SASA II gala in Durban earlier this month, where she won another 16 gold medals.
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We’ve tested 50 different waterproof headset designs over the 22-year history of New Atlas, and a clear favorite emerged in 2021 when Zygo launched its initial headphones focussed on the audio needs of swimmers. This week a 2nd-generation Zygo was announced for May 2024 delivery, with enhanced audio, longer range, longer battery life, lap counting, and on-the-go charging. See New Atlas