… until proven guilty.
Two swimmers at this Olympics had suspiciously fantastical performances. One Chinese. One American.
In the past, with that kind of “smoke”, there’s sometimes been “fire”.
Both have been scrutinized as having (possibly) done something specifically for this competition, performance enhancing.
The Western media has been harder on Ye Shiwen than the American. Partly bias. Partly it reflects the reality that China is a totalitarian regime where a few at the top can decide that Ye Shiwen needs “vitamin injections”. She’d have no idea what’s in that needle. And no right to refuse.
When American athletes cheat, they know they are cheating.
Click PLAY or watch a detailed defense of Ye Shiwen on YouTube.
Better is this post on Swimming World:
In My Mind: American Bias – Fact or Fiction? Ye Shiwen vs. Katie Ledecky
I’m celebrating both athletes hitting career performances when it counted most. Peaking for the BIG meet is what every coach wants to see. 🙂
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