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UK swimming legend Peaty laments ‘lack of transparency’ amid China doping row

Great Britain's Adam Peaty finished in second place in the men's 100-metre breaststroke final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. © Matthias Schrader, AP

Britain's triple Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty called for stricter testing for doping after China won the final men's swimming race of the Paris Olympics, telling FRANCE 24 that the lack of transparency was undermining faith in the sport.

The Chinese swim team has been under intense scrutiny since revelations in April that 23 of the country's swimmers tested positive for a banned heart medication before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics but were allowed to compete.

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