Category: Competition
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SDSU Swimmer Gearing up for Paris Olympics | KELOLAND News
SDSU swimmer gearing up for Paris Olympics
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Nick Butler: Investigating the Chinese Swimming Doping Scandal | Inside With Brett Hawke
Nick Butler is an English journalist who has been investigating doping allegations in Chinese swimming for years. In early 2021, 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance at a domestic competition in China. While authorities claimed contamination caused the results, international bodies accepted this without thorough review, leading to accusations of a mishandled…
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The Battle for the Future of the Olympic Games Is Being Played out in Brisbane | 7.30
Forget the debate over whether Brisbane’s Olympic stadiums plan is good for the river city; international experts say the 2032 Games are shaping up to be a test case for the future of the Olympic movement. Peter McCutcheon reports.
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Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug Before Medaling at Tokyo Olympics | CBS News
The organization that’s supposed to keep performance-enhancing drugs out of the Olympics denied Monday that it is soft on China’s athletes. But U.S. anti-doping officials don’t buy that, especially after an investigation revealed that Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned drug were allowed to compete in the Tokyo games in 2021. CBS News…
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Chinese Olympic Swim Team Doping Scandal Heats Up | Reuters
The World Anti-Doping Agency has threatened legal action against anyone accusing it of a cover-up over its handling of Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics, as global sports groups demanded an investigation.
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Doping Bombshell Rocks Olympic Games | Wide World of Sports
Doping bombshell rocks Olympic Games | Wide World of Sports
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Regan Smith | Documentary Short | Park Stories
Regan Smith is one of the fastest women in the world. We made this film with her in advance of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she went on to become a three-time Olympic medalist. All together, Regan has won five world championships, has medaled 13 times at global senior competitions and with the 2024 Paris…
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World Anti-doping Agency Rejects Claims of Chinese Doping Cover-up in Swimming | ABC News
It has been revealed that the World Anti-Doping Agency decided not to ban 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the same banned performance-enhancing substance before the Tokyo Olympics.
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Chinese Olympic Doping Case Swept ‘Under the Carpet’ by WADA, U.S. Anti-doping Chief Says | PBS NewsHour
A new doping scandal has erupted involving Olympic swimmers from China. Chinese authorities and the World Anti-Doping Agency found the drug trimetazidine but cleared the swimmers and did not flag problems to Olympic officials. Several who tested positive went on to win medals, including three gold medals. Jeffrey Brown discussed the latest with Travis Tygart…