Asiaweek

In the following viewpoint, the editors of Asiaweek contend that the 1996 suspension of American swimmer Jessica Foschi, following a drug test that found steroids in her system, and the subsequent reversal of that suspension indicate that American swimming authorities operate under a double standard. Asiaweek argues that the U.S. Swimming Board of Review acted hypocritically when it reversed Foschi’s suspension because the United States had pushed for bans of Chinese swimmers who had tested positive for drugs but backed off when it was one of their own athletes. The board’s action undermines the international fight against steroid use, the magazine asserts. Asiaweek is an independent newsmagazine based in Hong Kong.

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