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The Chinese and the Olympic flag wave during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers of doping allegations despite positive tests for banned substances, allowing them to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Games. Petr David Josek/AP hide caption

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Justice Department opens a criminal probe of the Chinese Olympic doping scandal

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Yufei Zhang of Team China competing during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Zhang won four medals in Tokyo including two gold and now is among 23 Chinese swimmers embroiled in a doping scandal. Tom Pennington/Getty Images hide caption

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'Ban them all.' With Paris Games looming, Chinese doping scandal rocks Olympic sport

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Russia's Kamila Valieva competes in the women's single skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 17, 2022. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the women's short program at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday despite having failed a drug test. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

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Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during a training session at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on February 13, 2022. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images hide caption

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared to keep competing at Beijing Olympics

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Empty lanes are pictured ahead of a heat for a swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Once Again, Banned Russians Raise Questions About Doping At The Olympics

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Megan Rapinoe says she uses a variety of CBD products as part of the "all-natural recovery system" that has become part of her daily routine. Michael Wyke/AP hide caption

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