WADA confirms it cleared Chinese swimmers for 2021 Olympics despite positive doping tests
The world's top anti-doping regulator says 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication because it agreed with Chinese authorities and ruled their samples had been contaminated.
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![A Chinese women's swimming relay team is pictured after receiving their gold medals from the 200-metre event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The 30-member team team earned six medals, including three gold. Chinese women's swimmers, wearing white and red zippered tops and pants, pose with their gold medals after setting a world record in the 4x200-metre event at the Tokyo Olympics on July 29, 2021.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7180132.1713635203!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/china-gold-medal-swimmers-210729-1180.jpg)
The world's top anti-doping regulator says 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication because it agreed with Chinese authorities and ruled their samples had been contaminated.