Alan Hird upset that the Chinese swimmers treated better than *.
The outrage is amusing...
Swimming is an international sport so of course China would fight for their 40-odd swimmers. AFL ain't an international sport and the AFL 100% aware of the optics of what transpired at * and most likely knew more than what they publicly aired as * did self report.
The outrage is amusing...
"So, in WADA’s own words, the Essendon players were low-hanging fruit that WADA used to set a precedent in order to ping helpless athletes in the future."
"But as we see from the Chinese example, WADA is not interested in pursuing athletes from countries that will fight their corner."
Swimming is an international sport so of course China would fight for their 40-odd swimmers. AFL ain't an international sport and the AFL 100% aware of the optics of what transpired at * and most likely knew more than what they publicly aired as * did self report.