The swimmer Zhang Yufei from the country of China. She and other swimmers tested positive for doping in 2021. (IMAGO / Xinhua / IMAGO / Attila Volgyi)
The swimmers were even allowed to take part in the Olympic Games. Some of them won a gold medal there. Journalists found out all this.
Swimmers from other countries are now angry. They say: The swimmers from China were doped and cheated us. They also say: The country of China knew that the swimmers were doped. The government in China is fighting back. She says: The swimmers didn’t dope on purpose. You just ate something wrong. That was bad luck.
Experts on the subject of doping do not believe the explanation. They say: That’s an excuse. They also say: In China, athletes have been doping for many years. Not just in swimming, but also in other sports.