Why SOS Has Not Included Any Chinese Swimmers In Its 2024 Awards
Editorial: the athlete may be innocent but there must be clear signs of reform and change before Chinese swimmers can be considered in the same light as rivals, before trust can be restored after the China 23-go-free controversy
The controversy of 2024 was the crisis in which the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was forced to admit that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned substance.
That crisis unfolded during the Covid pandemic at a time when the international watchdog had no access to China and could not and did not conduct any on-the-ground, independent investigation of its own.
