PARIS, July 24 — Swimmers from China were the most tested athletes ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, according to World Aquatics statistics yesterday, reported Xinhua.
“The testing programme, designed and implemented by the International Testing Agency, encompasses a wide range of tests conducted both in and out of competition,” read a press release by World Aquatics.
“In total, 2,145 anti-doping tests have been conducted by World Aquatics on athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Paris since January 1, 2024.
“Including tests conducted by other anti-doping organisations, aquatics athletes competing in Paris have been tested an average of 3.4 times, with 4,774 taken in total. This is the most tests ever conducted by World Aquatics before an Olympic Games.”
World Aquatics emphasised that China swimmers were the most tested during this period as “the 31 swimmers from China competing in Paris have each been tested at least 10 times by World Aquatics, with an average of 13 tests per swimmer”.
“World Aquatics conducted 418 tests through this programme. All China swimmers have been tested out-of-competition at least eight times by World Aquatics, independently of any other anti-doping organisation and using a Wada-accredited laboratory based in Europe,” it said.
“Including tests conducted by other anti-doping organisations, China’s swimmers have been tested on average 21 times since January 1, 2024.
“Australian swimmers have been tested an average of four times in the same period, and United States swimmers an average of six times,” it added.
— Bernama
