BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) on Friday pointed out that the continuous attacks on the handling of the no-fault contamination case of Chinese swimmers aim to shake the existing, and well-functioning, global anti-doping system.
WADA has been under attack for its handling the no-fault contamination case of Chinese swimmers, who tested positive for an "extremely low concentration" of trimetazidine (TMZ) in early 2021 after inadvertently being exposed to the substance through contamination. After WADA Science Department and external legal counsel reviewed this case thoroughly, it accepted CHINADA's decision that "the athletes would be held to have no fault or negligence."
"It should be made clear that there have been false accusations and misleading and defamatory reports from some organizations and media, including the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the New York Times, and the German broadcaster, ARD, who choose to ignore China's firm attitude in the fight against doping in sport and the achievements in China's anti-doping program, with bias and distrust rooted deeply in their minds," CHINADA said.
"These organizations and media have held misconceptions, made misjudgment and released inappropriate reports and announcements. The information they have published are clearly contrary to the basic facts. What they are trying to do is to manipulate public opinion by spreading misinformation in order to attack WADA and CHINADA, and shake the well-functioning global anti-doping system," it noted. ■
