Phelps and fellow Olympian Allison Schmitt gave evidence in Washington DC on Tuesday evening.
Michael Phelps said athletes had lost faith in WADA over its handling of positive tests involving Chinese swimmers
The New York Times and German broadcaster ARD first reported in April that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine seven months before the Tokyo Games in 2021, but were allowed to compete. Phelps, a 23-time Olympic gold medallist, said WADA had “fallen short” in efforts to reform in the wake of Russia’s state-sponsored doping scandal.
Schmitt, who was part of the US team which missed out on gold to China in the 800 metres freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics, said: “We raced hard. We trained hard. We followed every protocol. We respected performance and accepted our defeat. The chairman of the subcommittee, Morgan Griffith, criticised WADA for not sending a representative to the hearing and added: “If they’re not going to do the job, we shouldn’t even fund them.”
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