Current:Home > ContactMichael Phelps calls for lifetime ban for athletes caught doping: 'One and done' -EliteFunds
Michael Phelps calls for lifetime ban for athletes caught doping: 'One and done'
View
Date:2025-04-13 00:55:20
Former U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps has been outward in his support of tougher sanctions when it comes to athletes testing positive for banned substances.
He maintained that stance on Monday at the 2024 Paris Olympics amid a Chinese doping scandal that saw numerous swimmers test positive for banned substances but still medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever with 28 medals, told the Associated Press on Monday that athletes who test positive for banned substances should be banned from competition for life.
“2024 PARIS OLYMPICSFollow USA TODAY’s full coverage here
“If you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and compete again, cut and dry,” Phelps said. “I believe one and done.”
2024 Olympic medals: Who is leading the medal count? Follow along as we track the medals for every sport.
The stance comes after 23 swimmers from China tested positive for banned substances ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but were still able to compete and medal at the event. The news of the positive tests came in April 2024 following an investigation by The New York Times, which the World Anti-Doping Agency and World Aquatics have since acknowledged.
The two agencies never disclosed the matter because they both accepted the Chinese explanation that those athletes consumed "tainted food." Eleven of those swimmers have since competed in the 2024 Paris Games, nine of whom medaled in the Tokyo Olympics.
REQUIRED READING:Michael Phelps slams Olympic anti-doping efforts during testimony
“If everybody is not going through that same testing, I have a serious problem because it means the level of sport is not fair and it’s not even,” Phelps added. “If you’re taking that risk, then you don’t belong in here."
Phelps, who retired after the 2016 Rio Games, testified to Congress in June about the matter, noting: "If we continue to let this slide any farther, the Olympic Games might not even be there."
veryGood! (72635)
Related
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- Man pleads guilty to fatally strangling deaf cellmate in Baltimore jail
- Man charged in California courthouse explosion also accused of 3 arson fires
- Shock of deadly floods is a reminder of Appalachia’s risk from violent storms in a warming climate
- Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
- Which products could be affected by a lengthy port strike? Alcohol, bananas and seafood, to name a few
- Takeaways from AP’s report on declining condom use among younger generations
- Andrew Garfield Reveals He's Never Used His Real Voice for a Movie Until Now
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Pennsylvania town grapples with Trump assassination attempt ahead of his return
Ranking
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- 'Congrats on #2': Habit shades In-N-Out with billboard after burger ranking poll
- As dockworkers walk out in massive port strike, the White House weighs in
- Ken Page, Voice of Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Dead at 70
- Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
- 'I'm sorry': Garcia Glenn White becomes 6th man executed in US in 11 days
- Dakota Fanning Details Being Asked “Super Inappropriate Questions” as a Child Star
- Kyle Richards Swears These Shoes Are So Comfortable, It Feels Like She’s Barefoot
Recommendation
Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
Jets’ Lazard expects NFL to fine him over gun-like celebration
Below Deck Sailing Yacht: Daisy Kelliher Reveals the Surprising Text Ex Colin MacRae Recently Sent Her
Sarah Hyland's Former Manager Accuses Her of Denying Him Modern Family Royalties
Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
Dakota Fanning Details Being Asked “Super Inappropriate Questions” as a Child Star
Harris and Biden are fanning out across the Southeast as devastation from Helene grows
Best Early Prime Day Pet Deals: Unleash 60% Off Dog Seat Belts, Cologne, Brushes & More as Low as $4.49