Scott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — Former Olympian swimming greats Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt will testify in prime time next week on Capitol Hill on the need for strong anti-doping measures in the upcoming Paris Olympic games, NBC News has learned.
Schmitt won 10 Olympic medals over four Olympic games. In addition to Phelps and Schmitt, Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, is expected to testify at the hearing. Witold Bańka, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, has been invited to testify but has not accepted. NBC News is a division NBCUniversal, which owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2032, including the 2024 Paris Games which begin on July 26.
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