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Aquatics GB says it is "extremely concerned" aft it emerged 23 Chinese swimmers tested affirmative for a banned drug earlier nan Tokyo Olympics but were cleared to compete.
The swimmers each tested affirmative for bosom medicine trimetazidine (TMZ) astatine a training campy 7 months earlier nan delayed Games successful 2021.
It was wished they ingested nan constituent unintentionally by contamination, but nan authorities progressive successful that determination person been heavy criticised.
"We are highly concerned by allegations concerning affirmative tests successful nan build-up to nan Tokyo Olympics Games which were reported complete nan weekend," said Aquatics GB, formerly British Swimming.
"The imaginable nonaccomplishment of spot and reputational harm to athletics is important and we will beryllium monitoring immoderate further updates and imaginable resolutions closely."
The specifications first emerged successful nan New York Times,, external which shared reporting pinch German broadcaster ARD.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) confirmed to nan BBC it was informed of China Anti-Doping Agency's (Chinada) determination not to punish nan swimmers successful June 2021.
It said it was "not successful a position to disprove nan anticipation that contamination was nan root of TMZ".
China's 30-member swimming squad won six medals astatine nan Tokyo Olympics, including 3 golds.
United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) main executive Travis Tygart said Wada and Chinada had "swept these positives nether nan carpet" - claims Wada described arsenic "completely mendacious and defamatory" while adding that it had referred nan comments to its lawyers.
"Aquatics GB believes that each jock is entitled to compete connected a level playing section – and that intends a committedness to cleanable sport," Aquatics GB said.
"Delivery against this committedness requires a testing process that is robust, transparent and consistently applied.
"As we build towards Paris 2024 we are afloat supportive of nan accordant and broad testing process that our athletes person to travel arsenic a intends of keeping athletics clean."
