IOC’s Mark Adams: “We have a very strong drugs testing program. If there are cheats then we will catch them.” (Photo: BBC)
Chinese social media websites have been busy with an outpouring of anger at the doping allegation against swimmer Ye Shiwen.
Host Aaron Schachter talks with Yuwen Wu, of the BBC’s Chinese service.
“A lot of Netizens were saying, ‘If she’s a cheat, then she will be found out, so let’s wait until the results come out before jumping to conclusions,'” Wu says.
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