Inside anti-doping’s civil war: anger and suspicion spill into the open
28-04-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com

Inside anti-doping’s civil war: anger and suspicion spill into the open

Doping case with Chinese swimmers has brought years of pent-up feeling into public domain – and shows no sign of stoppingAt its glitzy 25th anniversary gala in Lausanne last month, the World Anti-Doping Agency screened a slick montage highlighting how it had changed sport for the better. There were images of Muhammad Ali defying Parkinson’s to light the Olympic flame and Pelé lifting the World Cup, before a history lesson – and a promise. “Today Wada is a more repr
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