Earlier this year, a doping scandal involving 23 Chinese swimmers rocked the sports world. The athletes had tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine, also known as TMZ. The Chinese anti-doping agency attributed the positive tests to contamination, specifically pointing to traces of TMZ found in the kitchen of the swimmers' hotel.
However, a peculiar theory emerged during the investigation. An official suggested that the contamination could have been the result of a culinary conspiracy involving contaminated noodles. The scenario proposed was that criminals had laced cooking wine with the banned drug, which then made its way into the athletes' systems through the preparation of noodles.
