Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain's Adam Peaty says they should be out
Olympic swimmers spoke out about the Chinese doping scandal that has hung over these Paris Olympics as the events finished
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Olympic swimmers spoke out about the Chinese doping scandal that has hung over these Paris Olympics as the events finished Sunday night.
China won the men's 4x100-meter medley relay in 3 minutes, 27.46 seconds, with two of the four members on the team listed among 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive ahead of the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. The swimmers were allowed to compete after a Chinese investigation ruled that they consumed food that had been contaminated.
“In sport, one of my favorite quotes I've seen lately is ‘There’s no point in winning if you don't win it fair,'” British star Adam Peaty said after his foursome wound up fourth to miss the medal stand. “I think you know that truth in your heart. Even if you touch and you know you're cheating, you're not winning, right? So, for me, if you've been on that and you have been contaminated twice, I think as an honorable person it means you should be out of the sport. We know sport is not that simple.”
Qin Haiyang and Sun Jiajun were on the winning relay team and were on the list of Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance before the Tokyo Games but were allowed to compete.
