American regulator Travis Tygart accuses the World Anti-Doping Agency of “allowing” Chinese authority to cover up illegal drug-taking by top swimmers.
Chinese drug cheats and officials willing to turn a blind eye threaten to make the Paris 2024 Olympics a “train wreck,” the top U.S. anti-doping regulator said.
Travis Tygart’s trenchant remarks cast another shadow over Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s ongoing visit to France where he is meeting President Emmanuel Macron, less than three months before the Olympics begin.
Last month, The New York Times and German broadcaster ARD published a bombshell investigation revealing 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for prohibited drugs before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but were still permitted to take part in the Games, with several winning medals.
I don’t want steroids ruining the games but everyone watch the smallest women’s weight class power lifting competition. It’s the best part of the Olympics because tiny (under 49kg) women throw weight men at your gym can’t handle. It’s like watching ants pick stuff up and it is awesome.
You weren’t kidding! These badasses are lifting around two and a half times their body weight!
I especially like the Asian woman in blue who keeps showing off by holding it at least twice as long as necessary 😄
All to a ridiculously tiny amount of applause and cheering. If anything, that deserves one of the biggest audiences. Look at them!