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This Chinese Swimmer Had a Positive Doping Test in 2022

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By Tariq Panja, Karen Hanley, Claire Hogan and James Surdam•August 1, 2024

Two elite Chinese swimmers, including one named to her country’s team in the Paris Olympics, tested positive in 2022 for a banned drug but were secretly cleared of doping late last year by Chinese authorities. Tariq Panja, a global sports correspondent for The New York Times, explains.