China's 2024 Olympic Swim Team Faces Controversy Over Doping Scandal

Eleven swimmers previously implicated in doping allowed to compete in Paris, raising global concerns on anti-doping integrity.

Chinese authorities cleared 11 swimmers who tested positive for trimetazidine before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
WADA accepted China's explanation of contamination but faced backlash from international anti-doping bodies and athletes.
Katie Ledecky and other athletes expressed dismay over competing against previously implicated swimmers.
The World Anti-Doping Agency has launched an independent review of its handling of the case.
Calls for investigations into potential cover-ups have been made by US anti-doping officials and lawmakers.