The UK anti-doping agency has joined calls for an independent review of how global sport’s anti-drugs body dealt with Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance, as elite athletes gear up to compete in the Paris Olympics.
The World Anti-Doping Agency has faced growing criticism in recent days for its response in early 2020 after 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine, a heart medication that increases blood flow. The substance has been banned for use by athletes for the past decade.
Chinese authorities reported the positive test results to Wada several weeks after the event, but blamed a hotel kitchen for causing a mass accidental exposure.
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