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Criticism of Ye Shiwen Is Unfair
Andrew Binner – Al Jazeera,
6 Aug 2012
When Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in Beijing four years ago he was quite rightly celebrated and paid his dues on an amazing athletic feat. Four years on and Ye Shiwen, the 16-year-old swimmer from China, sets a new world record in the 400m individual medley shortly followed by victory in the 200m version as well. Yet instead of receiving the adulation that Phelps was showered with, Shiwen has had to respond to allegations of doping which has more than taken the gloss of her astonishing swim.
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