The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is “disappointed” to learn of a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who were allowed to continue competing despite testing positive for a banned substance in 2021.
A probe by U.S. federal law enforcement agencies is the latest development in an ongoing dispute involving the Chinese national swimming team and world anti-doping authorities as the Paris Olympics loom.
The Associated Press reported Thursday that U.S. investigators had launched a probe into the case and ordered a top official of the international swimming federation to testify as a witness. It could become the highest-profile use so far of a U.
The executive director of World Aquatics (WA) has been summoned to testify in the United States over the controversy surrounding Chinese competitors who failed dope tests, the international swimming body confirmed on Friday.