Results for: Sports Integrity

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, has doubled down on his call for tougher sanctions against doping athletes, including lifetime bans. Phelps, who subjected himself to extra testing throughout his career, believes that the current system is broken and that a level playing field is essential for the integrity of sports. He criticized the recent doping scandal involving Chinese swimmers and expressed support for athletes like Adam Peaty, who felt cheated by the situation.

American Olympic athletes, including Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt, have expressed deep concern over the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) handling of a doping scandal involving 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics. The athletes fear that WADA’s lack of transparency and questionable decisions have undermined the integrity of international sports and their right to fair competition.