Here are the athletes who have been involved in doping scandals at the 2024 Paris Olympics:
1. **Erriyon Knighton**
– **Country:** United States
– **Sport:** Track and Field (Sprinting)
– **Details:** Tested positive for a banned substance earlier in 2024 but was controversially allowed to compete after his positive test was deemed to likely be the result of accidental contamination.
2. **Zhang Yufei**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** One of the 11 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in 2021 but were cleared to compete in Paris after WADA accepted China’s explanation of accidental contamination.
3. **Wang Shun**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** Olympic champion who also tested positive for TMZ in 2021 but is competing in Paris after the scandal was downplayed by Chinese authorities and accepted by WADA.
4. **Qin Haiyang**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** World record holder who was part of the group of 11 Chinese swimmers involved in the doping controversy surrounding TMZ.
5. **Yu Yiting**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** Among the swimmers who tested positive for TMZ in 2021 but are participating in the 2024 Olympics.
6. **Yang Junxuan**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** Another athlete from the group of Chinese swimmers implicated in the TMZ doping case.
7. **Peng Xuwei**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** Part of the group of swimmers from China involved in the TMZ doping scandal.
8. **Ge Chutong**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** Involved in the same doping scandal, currently competing in Paris.
9. **Sun Jiajun**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** Another swimmer implicated in the TMZ case.
10. **Fei Liwei**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** Competing in the 2024 Olympics despite being involved in the TMZ doping case.
11. **Chen Juner**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** Part of the Chinese swimming team involved in the doping scandal
12. **Wang Xueer**
– **Country:** China
– **Sport:** Swimming
– **Details:** Included among the swimmers who were found to have tested positive for TMZ
These athletes are at the center of ongoing discussions about doping in sports and the handling of such cases by international agencies.
