' Maximilian Klein said Athleten Deutschland e.V. had made contact with German swimmers and would also support a possible lawsuit against WADA .

Sportschau
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If you read this Q and A by USADA you understand better why the credibility of the WADA leadership is tumbling down because of the China affair. They are not able to respond to the easiest obvious questions. 1/2

US Athletes and World Players Association demand WADA reform
In a letter to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Team
USA Athletes’ Commission demands a “truly independent”
investigation on the handli...
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For Wada this is becoming a major crisis.

So two members of Athlete Refugee Team have recently tested positive for trimetazidine. Both provisionally suspended - with no discussion about contamination/concentrations etc so far africanews.com/2024/05/01/par…

'The developments are reopening old wounds…the Russian state doping scandal. (Athletes are) really afraid that the international sports system and WADA will fail again in a similar way.” Maximilian Klein ⁦Athleten Deutschland e.V.⁩ sportschau.de/investigativ/d…

' Maximilian Klein said Athleten Deutschland e.V. had made contact with German swimmers and would also support a possible lawsuit against WADA .

Sportschau
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'WADA leadership unquestionably failed clean athletes and the entire anti-doping system.' USADA 👇

'WADA’s doubling down on half-truths and self-serving rationalizations for failing to enforce its own rules is deeply concerning, and those who value fair play remain completely unsatisfied by the answers being provided by WADA regarding its sweeping of 23 positive tests under…

“Athletes have faced unjust processes and sanctions, while officials have not been held to account, and there has been a lack of meaningful athlete involvement… The response to this scandal must address fundamental root causes, not just symptoms” Matthew Graham World Players Association

Smoke and mirrors from WADA.

'The +ve results were [...] at low/very low concentrations, [...] not consistent with [...] deliberate ingestion scenario of TMZ.'

TMZ has an *extremely rapid* half-life of 1.8 hours.

A +ve for TMZ will almost always show just trace amounts.

'WADA has responded to calls and invited an independent prosecutor [...] to conduct a thorough review of WADA’s handling of the matter.'

There are two simple tests to define 'independent':

1) who appointed you
2) who is paying you

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Big picture. 23 Chinese swimmers — not 1, or 3, or even 5. The number is enormous, 23 tested positive. 3 won Tokyo Olympic gold, cheating others out of a fair chance. And WADA didn’t challenge China’s explanation, saying banned drug got into everyone’s food. Implausible and ugly.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh doubt over independence of man investigating Chinese doping case.

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WADA InternationalRugbyPlayers aflplayers WNBPA FIFPRO EU Athletes NHLPA NBPA Australian Athletes’ Alliance MLBPA Communications 日本プロ野球選手会 4/4 Embedding the internationally recognized human rights of athletes, which must essentially include their right to organize and collectively bargain. #R2O

WADA InternationalRugbyPlayers aflplayers WNBPA FIFPRO European Athletes & Players Association NHLPA NBPA Australian Athletes’ Alliance MLBPA Communications 日本プロ野球選手会 3/4 Reforming the global anti-doping system of arbitration and justice, which must include a fundamental review of whether the Court of Arbitration for Sport is in practice fit for purpose.

WADA InternationalRugbyPlayers aflplayers WNBPA FIFPRO EU Athletes NHLPA NBPA Australian Athletes’ Alliance MLBPA Communications 日本プロ野球選手会 2/4 Ensuring the Executive Committee and leadership of WADA is fully independent and removing the embedded conflicts of interest.

WADA InternationalRugbyPlayers aflplayers WNBPA FIFPRO EU Athletes NHLPA NBPA Australian Athletes’ Alliance MLBPA Communications 日本プロ野球選手会 1/4 Giving athletes and their chosen representatives an equal say in all matters affecting anti-doping policy, including the drafting and implementation of the Code.

WADA InternationalRugbyPlayers aflplayers WNBPA FIFPRO EU Athletes NHLPA NBPA Australian Athletes’ Alliance MLBPA Communications 日本プロ野球選手会 World Players reiterates the need for the following four actions to be undertaken in partnership with athletes and their chosen representatives: