One month before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics, two of the most decorated Olympic swimmers in American history, Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt, told House lawmakers that the international body in charge of preventing doping in the Olympics isn’t doing its job.
The World Anti-Doping Agency, which is in charge of drug testing in international sporting events, has been mired in controversy for years. In April, the agency confirmed whistleblower reports that nearly two dozen Chinese swimmers tested positive for the banned medication trimetazidine before the delayed 2020 Olympics, but were allowed to compete without punishment.
“Confidence in WADA and the global anti-doping system has crumbled, rightfully so,” said Schmitt, who holds 10 Olympic medals, during the Tuesday evening hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
