Name: Olympic champion swimmers tell Congress U.S. athletes have lost faith in anti-doping regulator
Uploaded: 2024-06-25T22:22:50-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists told a House subcommittee on Tuesday night. The testimony by Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt followed revelations this spring that 23 Chinese swimmers […]

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Olympic champion swimmers tell Congress U.S. athletes have lost faith in anti-doping regulator

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists told a House subcommittee on Tuesday night. The testimony by Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt followed revelations this spring that 23 Chinese swimmers […]

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