The 4×100-meter medley was a razor-tight race between China, the US and France, which finished in the podium in that order.
Two of the four Chinese swimmers who were part of the gold-medal winning 4×100 men’s medley relay team on Sunday were on theQin Haiyang and Sun Jiajun were those who tested positive, while Pan Zhanle and Xu Jiayu were not.The swimmers who tested positive have not been disciplined by the country’s antidoping authorities, a decision upheld by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
China overhauled a brief French lead in the final 100 meters, while Calaeb Dressel’s leg on the butterfly surged the U.S. into contention.China’s Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle celebrate after winning the final of the men’s 4x100m medley relay.
“We’re going to race whoever’s in the lanes next to us and we’re not the ones paid to do the testing. So we hope that the people that are, follow their own rules,” Katie Ledecky told reporters ahead of the Games. “We want to see some change for the future so you don’t have to ask us that question.
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