A number of leading international swimmers are considering an unprecedented multimillion-pound lawsuit against the World Anti-Doping Agency over its handling of the case involving 23 Chinese competitors who escaped sanction despite testing positive for a banned substance months before the Tokyo Olympics.
Senior sources have told The Times that discussions are taking place between those who competed against the Chinese swimmers at the Games in 2021, their lawyers and leading sports administrators, with some funding already in place should they decide to launch a class action.
Wada has responded to the widespread criticism it has received in the past week by insisting that it followed correct procedures when it accepted the explanation given in July 2021 by Chinada, the Chinese national anti-doping agency, that the
