Chinese swimmers face increased testing before Paris

Chinese swimmers taking part in the Olympic Games in Paris will be drug-tested twice as much as some other nations.

Doping authorities have come under pressure in recent months after it emerged 23 swimmers tested positive for a banned substance and were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Games.

Eleven of those swimmers – that tested positive for heart medication trimetazidine (TMZ) at a training camp seven months before the delayed Games in 2021 – have been chosen for Paris.

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Governing body World Aquatics, in a review of the decision to clear the 23 swimmers, said trust in the anti-doping system had been “weakened” by the handling of the situation.