Overview

• Ledecky states faith in the Olympic anti-doping system is at an 'all-time low.'
• 23 Chinese swimmers reportedly tested positive for trimetazidine before Tokyo 2021 but faced no penalties.
• Chinese officials attributed the positive tests to contaminated food, a claim accepted by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
• Ledecky and other athletes are demanding a thorough, independent reexamination of the case.
• The controversy casts a shadow over the upcoming Paris Olympics, where many of these athletes are expected to compete.