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The World Anti-Doping Agency announced Monday it would hold an extraordinary meeting this week to discuss the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a prescription heart drug. … Read More
Tunisian President Kais Saied ordered the national swimming federation dissolved after the country’s flag was covered at a meet in Tunis in response to sanctions by the World Anti-Doping Agency … Read More
Olympic 400 metres freestyle champion Ahmed Hafnaoui will miss the Paris Games, Africa Aquatics (AA) said on Tuesday. The continental governing body said on its website the 21-year-old Tunisian had confirmed Tunisian … Read More
Canadian wunderkind Summer McIntosh has opted out of the 800 metres freestyle at Olympic trials, boosting Katie Ledecky’s chances of an unprecedented fourth gold medal in the event at the … Read More
Seven-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Katie Ledecky was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday. The 21-time World champion was among the 19 people, … Read More
French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games … Read More
Two key American athlete groups sent a letter to the country’s drug czar calling for a “truly independent” investigation of the case that led to 23 Chinese swimmers not being … Read More
The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach told AFP he had “full confidence” in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over its handling of positive drug tests by … Read More
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday that the World Anti-Doping Agency must be overhauled to restore confidence in the global body ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics following its … Read More
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said after reviewing a television documentary and newspaper reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers to compete at the 2021 … Read More
