A number of U.S. Olympic swimmers took to their Instagram Stories to express their reactions to the Chinese doping scandal announced Friday night.
According to reports in the New York Times and ARD (Germany), 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the banned drug trimetazidine (TMZ) in early 2021, about seven months before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ta. The swimmers were not sanctioned by China's ADA because traces of TMZ were reportedly found in the hotel where they stayed. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) supported China's decision.
3 2020 Olympic medalists lily king “No words needed. Our clean athletes are completely heartbroken and frustrated with the system that has failed them,” she wrote on her Instagram Story.
Fellow U.S. breaststrokers in Tokyo Annie Razor It was also posted on her Instagram story. “Shame on you @wada_ama. You robbed clean athletes of their podium moments. The chance to do the right thing is gone. There is no substitute for delayed punishment.”
2016 Rio Olympic athletes Kathleen Baker “I'm so proud to be an American and a part of everything @usantidoping represents,” he said on Instagram.
“It breaks my heart to see so many athletes, myself included, on the front lines, yet the playing field is not kept level and clean by those in charge.” Baker continued.
2020 Tokyo Olympic athletes paige madden It was also featured on her Instagram story.Madden replied to his relay teammates. allison schmidt and katie ledecky's Instagram story.
Madden said, “We earned this the right way. The fair way!'' In response to Schmidt's story, Schmidt said: “This was certainly a memorable relay. I remember asking our team to take a drug test after this race, just to ensure we were all clean.” ” The U.S. women's 4×200 free relay in Tokyo won the silver medal after China. Madden responded to Ledecky's story by saying, “Justice for clean sports.”
including Olympic athletes, james guy and adam peaty expressed his reaction to the report on X (formerly Twitter). Other swimmers who have already responded include Leon Marchand; allison schmidt.
