Wada hits back at ‘damaging’ bias accusations over handling of China case

Wada was accused by a senior US anti-doping official as having ‘swept these positives under the carpet’ after news of the cases only emerged three years later. Photograph: Thomas Suen/Reuters

The World Anti-Doping Agency has dismissed allegations that it is biased in favour of China as “damaging and baseless” and asked an independent prosecutor to review its handling of the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who were cleared of doping.

Wada said that the Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier would be granted “full and unfettered access” to all its files and documents related to the case before reporting back in the next two months before the Paris Olympics.