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A Doping Feud Almost Cost Salt Lake City the Olympics. It Still Might.

A Justice Department investigation into whether antidoping authorities covered up positive tests for elite Chinese swimmers set off a power play to kill the inquiry.

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By Michael S. Schmidt and Tariq Panja

Michael S. Schmidt and Tariq Panja are investigative reporters who have spent much of the past year covering the system that is supposed to guard against doping in Olympic sports.

  • Dec. 31, 2024

In late June, federal agents working on a complex investigation were secretly positioned at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, tracking a potentially key witness — a top international swimming official involved in the Olympics.