February 22, 2025 1:24 PM

World Anti-Doping Agency drops lawsuit against US counterpart

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Friday it has dropped its lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in a dispute involving 23 Chinese swimmers who failed drug tests in the lead-up to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. News of the positive tests led to a war of words between the two agencies and an investigation by Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier, who determined that WADA had not shown "favoritism or complacency" toward China. The swimmers were not punished after WADA accepted Chinese authorities' e...