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The difference is the number of athletes caught doping recently.
that's an excellent point
Speaking of WADA:
The World Anti-Doping Agency kept the book closed on 23 elite Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned heart medication ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five of those swimmers went on to win medals, including three golds.
The positive tests had been kept under wraps until they were reported in April by The New York Times and German broadcaster ARD. The Times further revealed that three of those swimmers had previously tested positive for another banned substance — again, with no ramifications.
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So, doesn't actually change the stats above since they were reported in the end. Meanwhile, US team be like
Also
https://www.wada-ama.org/en/news/wada-statement-reuters-story-exposing-usada-scheme-contravention-world-anti-doping-code
Does it seem a little sketchy to anyone else that so many people were tested in China? Do they really have that many athletes or are they trying to skew the numbers?
If China tested fewer athletes than the US, you'd call them lax. But they test more than anywhere else and that's sketchy because it makes this particular metric look better.
They just test Chinese athletes disproportionately.
My(Our for fellow friends) country is first. Probably it means that we're simple and don't go after high cost drugs that don't show during tests.
Take that commies n cappies