novelLet Me Help You
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Soon after the qualifying round, Matthew, who narrowly missed the finals, sent a tweet that satirized Xin athletes who doped to steal his spot in the finals. His tweet attracted the sympathy and support of countless netizens from the UA.
However, as soon as the test results came out, he was put into a very difficult situation. His situation became worse when Jiang Chen broke the world record this afternoon and won the gold medal that should have belonged to him. All his bitterness instantly overwhelmed his remaining rationality.
If he admitted defeat from the beginning, he could turn the page on this entire fiasco. However, he couldn't accept this fact and sent out another tweet to satirize Future Biology. The tweet stated that Future Biology used advanced technology to help their president cheat the anti-doping agency; it was not an athlete that broke the world record, but the advanced technology of Future Group.
Originally, Jiang Chen didn't intend to be bothered by anybody, and he didn't even take the Olympic Committee seriously. However, as the boss, even if he could swallow this accusation, his employees could not easily accept this false accusation.
At noon of the same day, Future 1. 0 pushed a piece of 500-word news, screenshots of two of Matthew's tweets and attached a paragraph from Tao Ming, CEO of Future Biology.
"Since you don't trust the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) anti-doping technology so much, then we will help you for free."
On the same day, Future Biology sent a medical team, signed a cooperation agreement with the Nippon Olympic Organizing Committee, conducted surprise inspections on 560 athletes from the UA living in the Olympic Village, took their urine samples, and brought them back to the laboratory for testing.
The surprise inspection of Future Biology and Nippon Olympic Organizing Committee shocked the International Olympic Committee.
The President of the Olympic Committee, Estun, immediately make an announcement stating that the Olympic Committee would not recognize the test results of Future Biology, and before the results came out, he pushed the narrative of "retaliation" on Future Biology.
"... It is the responsibility of the International Olympic Committee and WADA to conducting anti-doping tests and ensure that the game is conducted fairly. Cooperating in the implementation of anti-doping testing is the obligation and responsibility of the organizer of the Olympic Organizing Committee of the host country, but it has no right to sign an agreement with unqualified medical institutions to conduct testing outside of the rules. The International Olympic Committee reiterated that the results of Future Biology will not have any enforcement effect. The International Olympic Committee will not refer to the results, and participating athletes do not need to cooperate in the test..."
However, the Olympic Committee apparently underestimated the reputation of Future Biology. This announcement did not receive the slightest agreement from the public but attracted a lot of boos instead.
Future Biology is unqualified
Are you kidding?!
When the T-virus crisis broke out, the research institution of the T-virus vaccine was Future Biology! If Future Biology was an obscure research institution, perhaps this statement would receive agreement from the public and get fooled by the Olympic Committee. But unfortunately, Future Biology was not only well known, but it was as reputable as the world-famous Future Technology and Future Heavy Industries.
Not only because of the "Future" brand but also because of the main product - nutrient supply. As the only healthy and effective liquid food, the variety of flavors and calorie content had already filled 80% of the supermarket shelves around the world.
Everyone remembered what Future Biology did, especially for an incident like the T-Virus incident.
An advanced medical institution was now labeled as unqualified. What was the Olympic Committee trying to hide?
When the results from Future Biology were released, the whole world was in an uproar...
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"The International Olympic Committee has lost their face this time." Zhang Yaping laughed, "Out of the 560 athletes from the UA, 240 athletes' urine samples were believed to contain doping ingredients. The highlight of this Olympics is no longer competitions. It is how many gold medals will be produced on the list of banned drugs. Some people even suggest that to create an additional gold medal ranking for pharmaceutical companies, so that these unsung heroes who silently contribute to sports will also come on stage to show their faces."
For a long time, the development of doping agents had led to the development of detection methods for about 5-10 years, and it was constantly advancing with the advancement of technology. It was also why athletes' urine was often frozen for more than eight years to review previous results after a breakthrough in anti-doping technology.
However, for Future Biology, this kind of obstacle did not exist.
After all urine samples were tested, Future biology did not announce the results of the tests. Instead, they published a list of the ingredients they found in the samples that were identified as positive, the suspected banned drugs that could have been taken, and the concentration of the chemicals in the samples.
It was no longer simply a petty move, but a total retaliation, a slap to the face.
The athletes from UA probably all hated Matthew. Originally, no one would find out what banned substance they took. But because of his tweets, he angered Future Group, and no one came out on top from this exchange.
"They really did lose their faces, but now they don't care about their faces anymore." Jiang Chen grinned, "Just yesterday, they published the Therapeutic Use Exemption list. A total of 204 athletes from UA were on the list. By coincidence, these 204 people happened to be on our list."
Therapeutic Use Exemption was the "get-out-of-jail-free-card" issued by WADA, which appeared widely in various international competitions. Since the word was created, its infamous name was criticized because of the large degree of flexibility and WADA's double standard.
Critics believed that "Therapeutic Use Exemption" was a distortion of the anti-doping rules, which was equivalent to issuing a license for the use of prohibited substances. The facts also proved that this criticism was not unfounded. A very simple set of data could reflect the dirty tricks employed by WADA on establishing double standards.
In 2015, the number of athletes from the UA who applied for the "Therapeutic Use Exemption" was as high as 653, and 402 were passed. In the same year, only 54 athletes from Russia applied, and the number of approved was less than 20.
Healthy athletes legally used substances others could not use, but people with serious disabilities were unable to participate in the Paralympics simply because of suspension.
The situation seemed more obscure because WADA claimed that "based on the need to protect the privacy of athletes", unless under special circumstances, the agency would not publish the list of athletes under the "Therapeutic Use Exemption" unless the athlete's consent is obtained.
What defined special circumstances? Of course, it was when "their own" was caught using banned substances, and a suitable excuse was needed. For example - "This tainted athlete did not use banned substances, but for therapeutic purposes, the athlete had mistakenly used drugs containing banned substance..."
"In any case, since so many athletes who were supposed to participate in the Paralympics took the initiative to participate in the Olympics, in terms of spirit, we must applaud them."
Zhang Yaping and Jiang Chen glanced at each other and laughed out together.
Jiang Chen was the first to stop laughing and started to cough. He picked up the cup from the table and took a sip of the tea to soothe his throat.
"Regardless, we did bring home a gold medal, and this Olympics is a worthwhile trip for me."
"To be honest, did you cheat?" Zhang Yaping smiled, "Your marksmanship is so good? I don't believe it!"
"It depends on how you define the word cheating." Jiang Chen smiled and shook two fingers."But I can promise two things. One is that I didn't use banned substances. The second is that I did not use auxiliary equipment. Though I didn't spend any effort on training, I did it through my efforts."
He was right.
Although genetic vaccine could release the potential of human genes, the extent to which these potentials buried deep in the genes could be stimulated depended on the users themselves. For Jiang Chen, whether it was "Fury" or" "Peerless", he risked his life to unlock them.
"Are there any plans to represent the Xin Shooting Team in Paris four years from now on?" Zhang Yaping said with a smile.
"I'm not interested. For me, a gold medal is enough, " Jiang Chen waved his hand and continued in a lighthearted tone."And I am more interested in becoming the organizer than an athlete. I suggest you can try to bid for the Olympics. Penglai is fully capable of hosting the 2028 Olympics. I can guarantee this."
"I will study your opinion seriously." Zhang Yaping nodded happily, "What are your plans next? Do you want to go back with me, or wait here until the closing ceremony?"
"I still have something to deal with. I may stay here for a bit longer, so you can go back first." As Jiang Chen leaned back against the sofa, he said casually.
"Why do I feel like you're up to no good again." Zhang Yaping grinned as he responded.
"Up to no good?" Jiang Chen smirked, "I'm just going to take back what belongs to me."
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