The World Anti-Doping Agency has defended its choice of veteran Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier to review how it handled the case of positive doping tests by 23 Chinese swimmers. WADA says Cottier is “entirely independent” of the agency and international sports. Scrutiny of Cottier is increasing including over his friendship with a longtime colleague who worked with the agency and his enquiries into German broadcaster ARD’s previous investigation of a separate Olympic sport. Cottier has until weeks before the Paris Olympics open in July to report on WADA's acceptance in 2021 of China's explanation swimmers were contaminated by a heart medication found in a hotel kitchen.
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GENEVA (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday defended the “strong reputation” of its choice of veteran Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier to review how it handled the case of
Gunter Younger, the former chief of the Bavarian Police cybercrime
department, has been bringing his forensic skills to bear for the last
five years in the service of the World Anti-Doping Agency, for whom he
is director of Intelligence and Investigations (I&I).