HONG KONG, Aug 2 — China’s state media, athletes and netizens rallied to support Olympic swimming champion Pan Zhanle after critics, including an Australian swim commentator, said his world record swim in the 100m freestyle is not “humanly possible”.

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.

IPOH, July 21 — The Malaysian contingent to the Paris Olympics are aware of the dangers of doping linked to nutritional supplements, Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abdul Halim said.

SYDNEY, July 10 — Australian athletes will be free to speak out about the doping case surrounding the Chinese swimming team at the Paris Olympics as long as they do not do it on the playing field or medal podium, Chef de Mission Anna Meares said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The national sports arena has been tainted with another doping incident, this time involving an athlete who competed in the 2023 Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) Track and Field Championships at the MSN Mini Stadium, Bukit Jalil on February.

JOHOR BAHRU, Dec 27 — Two weightlifting medal winners at the 2022 Malaysia Games (Sukma) were confirmed positive for the banned substance ‘anabolic androgenic steroid’ by the Anti-Doping Agency of Malaysia (Adamas).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The 20th Malaysia Games (Sukma) Organising Committee yesterday stressed that it would not compromise with athletes involved in doping.

BANGI, Sept 20 — Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu has warned all athletes, especially weightlifters, not to take shortcuts by using banned substances in a bid to achieve success.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (PABM) has withdrawn from conducting the weightlifting event at the 20th Malaysia Games (Sukma).