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News Articles: World Anti-Doping Agency

The Chinese and the Olympic flag wave during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers of doping allegations despite positive tests for banned substances, allowing them to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Games.

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Justice Department opens a criminal probe of the Chinese Olympic doping scandal

One focus of the probe appears to be on the World Anti-Doping Agency, which reviewed repeated positive drug tests by elite Chinese swimmers.

July 05, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Yufei Zhang of Team China competing during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Zhang won four medals in Tokyo including two gold and now is among 23 Chinese swimmers embroiled in a doping scandal.

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'Ban them all.' With Paris Games looming, Chinese doping scandal rocks Olympic sport

The World Anti-Doping Agency acknowledges it knew of doping concerns involving 23 Chinese swimmers before the 2021 Tokyo Games but failed to alert others. Some of those swimmers later won gold medals.

April 22, 2024
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Russia's Kamila Valieva competes in the women's single skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 17, 2022.

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After Russia finds 'no fault' in doping scandal of figure skater, WADA appeals case

Kamila Valieva helped Russia win gold in team figure skating at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. It wasn't until after the competition that it was learned she'd previously tested positive for doping.

February 22, 2023
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  • Tom Goldman
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the women's short program at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday despite having failed a drug test.

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What is trimetazidine, the drug found in Russian skater Kamila Valieva's system?

The 15-year-old athlete tested positive in December for trimetazidine, a drug typically prescribed to much older patients suffering from angina and other heart-related conditions.

February 16, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during a training session at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on February 13, 2022.

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared to keep competing at Beijing Olympics

The International Olympic Committee says it will abide by a decision that 15-year-old Kamila Valieva be allowed to skate in Beijing but if she wins "no medal ceremony will take place."

February 14, 2022
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  • Brian Mann,
  • Tom Goldman,
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Empty lanes are pictured ahead of a heat for a swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Center.

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Once Again, Banned Russians Raise Questions About Doping At The Olympics

The usually much-discussed topic hasn't been making headlines during the Tokyo Games as often because of the pandemic. But it's still there.

August 04, 2021
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  • Tom Goldman
Megan Rapinoe says she uses a variety of CBD products as part of the "all-natural recovery system" that has become part of her daily routine.

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As Megan Rapinoe Promotes CBD Use, Sha'Carri Richardson Sits Out The Olympics

Critics are outraged, saying the anti-doping agency for the Games is ignoring the actions of the white athlete on the heels of suspending the Black sprinter this month.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo

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