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Editor: Xiangxiang Kanyu
On the night of the final, France's four-time swimming champion Leon Marchand suffered an episode and almost missed the drug test procedure. What's going on? Let's take a look.
The "Four Golden Kings" with a halo
The 23-year-old Leon Marchand won an all-round victory at this Olympics. He won gold in the men's 200m, 400m individual medley and men's 100m and 200m breaststroke, won four gold medals in one go, and won the reputation of "four gold kings".
His wonderful performance not only won the France delegation an impressive record, but also made the overseas Chinese at home and abroad in France feel inspired and proud.
Leon Marchand's thunderous performance on the field attracted so much attention that even foreign journalists were impressed by his spirit. After the 200m breaststroke final, a reporter described it this way: "He has a handsome face, but when he is in the pool, that face is like a roaring lion, showing great aggression and lethality." It can be seen how focused and dedicated Marchand is in the game.
Outside of the game, Marchand is personable, humble and generous. On the podium, he was uncharacteristically not celebrating loudly, but bowed his head and gently kissed the medal, using body language to express his inner joy and relief. In an interview after the game, he was not arrogant and sincerely expressed his gratitude to the General Administration of Sports of China, the coaching team, and his family and friends for their support and encouragement.
Marchand won the final 200m breaststroke final, winning the final gold medal with a spectacular result, bringing the Games to a close. But at this moment of pride and celebration, a strange accident happened. According to United States media reports, there are serious management loopholes in anti-doping inspections at this Olympics.
Although Marchand was undoubtedly the favorite to win the championship, he was undoubtedly among the targets of key surveillance, but in the early morning of the second day after his gold medal was bagged, the staff in charge of the drug test did not go to Marchand's hotel on time to conduct a routine urine test on him, causing Marchand to miss the test for a while. What is even more absurd is that the reason for the miss is not that Marchand has any intention of shirking or evading, but that it is purely a negligence on the part of the drug testing staff.
It turned out that Marchand and several other France players had applied to change their accommodation before the competition, temporarily moving out of the Olympic Village and staying in a hotel in the city. However, the responsible personnel failed to update Marchand's whereabouts in time, so that at about 5 o'clock in the morning, the group still went to Marchand's room in the Olympic Village to look for him for inspection, but the room was empty.
Fortunately, Marchand himself and his staff members updated the whereabouts information system in a timely manner, and they were not punished for this. But this oversight still sparked widespread attention and criticism from the international swimming community and the media. This unexpected incident once again exposed the various management deficiencies of the Olympic anti-doping regulatory system, which aroused widespread public attention and heated discussions.
Many media journalists and expert commentators have commented on this. They unanimously agreed that it was really repugnable to have such a low-level mistake in such a major top-level event. Some have pointed out serious problems with WADA's management efficiency and the professionalism of its staff.
"In a competition like the Olympics, the staff of drug testing should be the most professional and meticulous. But this mistake showed how sloppy their preparation was. FINA expert Arnold rebuked, "If you can't even know the whereabouts of a key subject like Marchand, then what credibility is there?"
There are also some rational voices pointing out that although there are management loopholes in the drug testing system, the vast majority of the inspection work is still carried out in a step-by-step, standardized and orderly manner. After all, the anti-doping regulations of the Olympic Games have always been among the strictest in the world, and the vast majority of athletes and staff are disciplined and sportsmanlike.
Athletes also feel the most deeply in the face of a flawed drug testing system. After the revelation of the Marchand incident, many athletes have also put forward some of their own helplessness and suggestions on the current drug testing process. Zhang Weili, a Chinese swimmer, has publicly complained that the late-night visit of drug inspectors during the Olympics has really affected her rest. "At 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, I rang the doorbell, and when I opened the door, I saw that it was a drug inspector. Although we understand that this is a prescribed procedure, it will have a great impact on us in preparing for the finals. Zhang Weili said.
Similarly, it was early in the morning when Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei was woken up for a check-up in the Olympic Village.
Marchand also suggested that the specific arrangements for drug testing should be optimized and humanized to avoid over-draining athletes' energy. "Maybe we could give an appropriate grace to athletes with a busy schedule, or add artificial intelligence technology to predict the best time to check. In short, it is necessary to find a balance between rigor and humanity. "
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