{"id":2284268,"date":"2024-06-26T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-phelps-begs-congress-to-take-action-against-world-anti-doping-agency-a-month-before-olympics\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T20:08:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:08:47","slug":"michael-phelps-begs-congress-to-take-action-against-world-anti-doping-agency-a-month-before-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-phelps-begs-congress-to-take-action-against-world-anti-doping-agency-a-month-before-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Phelps Begs Congress to Take Action Against World Anti-Doping Agency a Month Before Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichael-phelps-begs-congress-to-take-action-against-world-anti-doping-agency-a-month-before-olympics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284268&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Olympic \u2064swimming legend Michael Phelps testified before Congress to push for actions against doping \u200bin Olympic \u2064sports. He highlighted a report from The New York\u200b Times which uncovered a 2021 incident where 23 Chinese\u2064 swimmers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">tested positive<\/a> for banned \u200csubstances but were still allowed to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games due to a concealed agreement between Chinese officials and the World \u200cAnti-Doping Agency (WADA). Phelps criticized WADA&#8217;s persistent failures\u2063 and its inability to enforce strict anti-doping measures consistently, emphasizing how such failures undermine the integrity of sports and the rights of athletes to fair competition.\u200c He urged Congress to leverage its influence to reform WADA and make \u200bit a truly independent and effective organization. During the session, proposals were made to possibly withdraw the U.S. financial support to WADA unless substantial \u2064changes are made. This testimony comes as the Paris Olympics are approaching, stressing the urgency \u200dand significance of \u200baddressing these issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 26, 2024 at 4:12pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps appeared before Congress Tuesday to urge it to act against doping in Olympic sports.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, a report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/20\/world\/asia\/chinese-swimmers-doping-olympics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> revealed that 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance were allowed to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. The incident was hidden from the public after a deal between Chinese officials and the World Anti-Doping Agency, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympics-scandal-explodes-anti-doping-agency-admits-23-chinese-swimmers-tested-positive-for-banned-substance-were-never-punished\/\" title=\"Olympics Scandal: 23 Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Substance, No Punishment Given\">oversees drug testing<\/a>, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=00Oy2diwyb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appearance<\/a> before the Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that was called with the Paris Olympics a month away, Phelps said WADA failed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympics-scandal-explodes-anti-doping-agency-admits-23-chinese-swimmers-tested-positive-banned-substance-never-punished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clean up sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that he had testified before Congress in 2017, he said, \u201cIt is incredulous for me to find myself here again today, in front of the very same Committee, for the very same reason,\u201d seven years later.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Phelps Opening Statement on Anti-Doping\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/00Oy2diwyb4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen   style=\"display:none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, if you read my testimony from 2017, every word would still ring true. Sitting here once again, it is clear to me that any attempts of reform at WADA have fallen short, and there are still deeply rooted systemic problems that prove to be detrimental to the integrity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-in-the-battle-for-strength-it-helps-to-be-a-man-in-a-womans-world\/\" title=\"OPINION: In The Battle For Strength, It Helps To Be A Man In A Woman\u2019s World\">international sports<\/a> and athletes\u2019 rights to fair competition, time and time again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the well-being of athletes, it is crucial that we take the necessary steps to address these issues. I urge Congress to use its considerable leverage with WADA to make the organization independent and effective,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can\u2019t reasonably be a coincidence that [WADA] has yet again succumbed to the pressures of international sport,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClose friends were potentially impacted by [WADA\u2019s] failure to follow its own rules in investigating the nearly two dozen positive tests on Chinese swimmers. Many of them will live with the \u2018what ifs\u2019 for the rest of their lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you planning to watch the Paris Olympics?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe need to hold them responsible,\u201d Phelps said of WADA, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/25\/sport\/michael-phelps-congress-doping\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN,<\/a> adding that the agency should \u201calmost be on a separate island by themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs athletes, our faith can no longer be blindly placed in the World Anti-Doping Agency, an organization that continuously proves that it is either incapable or unwilling to enforce its policies consistently around the world,\u201d Phelps said in his opening statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the international sports world continues to have its integrity impacted by failures at WADA, the next generation isn\u2019t going to be able to have the same belief that I once had in the system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, with that, I urge you, the members of Congress, to engage in the fight against doping. We can uphold the values of fairness and integrity that are the cornerstone of Olympic and Paralympic sports. Let us work together to ensure that every athlete, regardless of where they are from, has the opportunity to compete fairly and achieve their dreams,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Over a third of China\u2019s Paris Olympics swimming roster tied to doping scandal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X4hMofVi2L\">https:\/\/t.co\/X4hMofVi2L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TIME (@TIME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TIME\/status\/1803639663501963386?\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Panel chair Republican Rep. Morgan Griffith of Virginia suggested pulling America\u2019s $4 million subsidy to WADA if it does not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-swimmer-enrages-russians-doping-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right itself<\/a>, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir refusal to appear today calls into question their commitment to accountability. If they\u2019re not going to do the job, we shouldn\u2019t even fund them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Michael Phelps warns doping mistrust could be end of the Olympics following Chinese swimming scandal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C7o9pdZ9kz\">https:\/\/t.co\/C7o9pdZ9kz<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yahoo?\">@Yahoo<\/a> the USSR and Russia drop their people so is China these communist countries should just be kicked out of the Games permanently<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph Joyal (@joe_scuba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_scuba\/status\/1805971805225533702?\">June 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clxungnmd00013b6kzkan23ho@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">US Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart said WADA is too close to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-warns-world-limits-beijings-restraint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the fox guarding the henhouse. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympic icon Michael Phelps urged Congress to combat doping after a report exposed 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned substances but were still allowed to compete. 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