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There are many strong players in the swimming pool and a lot of noise outside the pool. During the journey to the Paris Olympics, the Chinese swimming team has been subjected to the highest frequency of drug testing while continuing to be slandered.

Some people are dissatisfied with the performance of Chinese athletes and have no sportsmanship at all because of their constant "tricks". Pau Gasol, a member of the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee, expressed "regret" at a press conference at the Paris Olympics on the 2nd that Chinese swimmers were frequently tested for doping, and called on all parties to respect the authority and testing system of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Chinese athletes were found innocent under a high-power magnifying glass. Meanwhile, as the competition progressed, the "strange" faces of swimmers from the United States and other countries after the competition sparked heated discussions around the world. Countless netizens asked, can the "drug content" of these teams stand up to testing?

"Long-arm jurisdiction" over other countries, turning a blind eye to "family scandals" - some media have discovered that former US President Trump signed a "bill" in 2020 that allowed the US government to act as a "world policeman" in doping testing and openly "enforce the law" on other countries. Doping testing has quickly become a tool and weapon, and it seems to have found the answer here.

This "bill" was submitted to the Senate for deliberation in 2019 and passed unanimously by the U.S. Congress in 2020. It is called the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act. It allows the U.S. government to launch criminal investigations against athletes from other countries who they believe have "doping problems" in sports events where American athletes participate. Regarding this requirement of "being both an athlete and a referee", WADA stated that it is "driven by geopolitics" and "will disrupt the internationally recognized anti-doping legal framework."

The current president of WADA once said: "American athletes are the group of athletes who undergo the least doping tests in the world. 90% of American athletes, including professional and college athletes, do not comply with WADA regulations." Food contamination of athletes from other countries is a "conspiracy" that cannot be ignored, but for American athletes, it is just an easy "accident". There is no mention of the "drug exemption" of many of their top players, "when they were in service, they had asthma attacks every time they were about to compete, and they miraculously recovered after retirement." Such American double standards and such naked secret operations are not only hypocritical, but also ridiculous.

As major Olympic gold-producing events, track and field, swimming, etc. have always been regarded as places of absolute dominance by the West, which has also given some people the illusion that "only Westerners can win gold." As Chinese sports have grown from a new beginning to a rapid development, generation after generation of Chinese athletes have continuously challenged records and broken through limits. Even though they are disturbed by frequent doping tests, athletes still try their best to adjust their physical and mental state. Pan Zhanle won two gold medals, Zhang Yufei won six medals, and the number of award-winning athletes hit a new record... Chinese "swimmers" withstood the interference and went all out, which is the best response to "Pride and Prejudice."

The Chinese team can afford to win, but can some people afford to lose? On the serious track, Chinese athletes will continue to move forward courageously. The crazy jumping and forced drama of some people will only make the world see their darkness and meanness more clearly.

Source: Beijing Daily Client