WADA defends handling of Chinese swimmers' case
The World Anti-Doping Agency have defended their handling of the doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers
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00:00First time when the case emerged in April, we decided to reassure the athlete community that everything was in the line with the regulations, with the code, to appoint an independent prosecutor.
00:18So as you have seen on the 9th of July, the independent prosecutor delivered his interim report and I think his conclusions couldn't be any clearer.
00:34The WADA didn't show any bias towards China and your interference or other improperty in its assessment of the Chinese anti-doping agency's decision not to bring the anti-doping rule violation.
00:53And what is very important is that WADA's decision not to appeal the case to the Court of Arbitration for Support was indisputably reasonable.
01:06It's clearly written in the report based on the evidence.