Eleven of the 23 Chinese swimmers who failed drug tests in 2021 will compete in Paris and Grant Hackett won’t be surprised if there are protests.
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett says he wouldn’t begrudge Australians wanting to protest at the upcoming Olympics in Paris in light of 23 Chinese swimmers being cleared to compete after positive drug tests.
Unlike Australia’s Shayna Jack, who spent two years out of the sport fighting to clear her name following a positive test, none of China’s athletes served provisional bans and are free to compete in Paris. A number of Australian swimmers will race against Chinese competitors who tested positive to TMZ but maintain they had no idea how it got into their system. There will be 11 of the 23 swimmers competing in the Paris pool.
Hackett’s former coach, Denis Cotterell, is responsible for China’s swimming program and took part in aCotterell refuted any suggestions of systematic doping or the notion that he or swimmers knew anything about consuming a substance on WADA’s banned list. “Denis is a purist in the sport. He loves to see amazing performances. He’s seen how hard obviously a lot of the individuals train there, and obviously, he’s formed a view there, where I’ve formed a view. It’s not necessarily trying to contradict anything that Denis said, all I’m saying is, well, if there is nothing to see here, then why didn’t we go through a fair and transparent process?”
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