World Anti-Doping Agency defends handling of elite Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned drug
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‘Team USA Was Cheated’: Chinese Doping Case Exposes Rift in Swimming
The revelation that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug seven months before the Tokyo Olympics but were secretly cleared and allowed to continue competing has exposed a bitter and at times deeply personal rift inside the sport, and brought new criticism of the global authority that oversees drug-testing.
China’s Swimmers Tested Positive. What Happens to Their Medals?
Whenever a suspicion of doping arises in an Olympics, attention can shift quickly from the athletes who won gold, silver and bronze medals to the ones who missed out.
Top Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug, Then Won Olympic Gold
Twenty-three top Chinese swimmers tested positive for the same powerful banned substance seven months before the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 but were allowed to escape public scrutiny and continue to compete after top Chinese officials secretly cleared them of doping and the global authority charged with policing drugs in sports chose not to intervene.
Heavy rains cause rare flooding in Dubai
Heavy rains battered parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, closing schools in the United Arab Emirates and flooding the tarmac at Dubai International Airport. In Oman, at least 18 people have died in recent days due to the severe weather.
Modi’s elections or Dictator Aladeen’s Olympics?
Many in India are making comparisons between the upcoming elections and the rigged Olympic Games depicted in the 2012 comedy Dictator. They are not wrong.
As Relations Thaw, China Lifts Tariffs on Australian Wine
In a sign of easing tensions between Australia and China, China said Thursday it will lift the tariffs it placed on Australian wine more than three years ago.
25-year-old Olympic hopeful works 3 jobs and makes $11,000 a month
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