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IOC comes to defense of Chinese swimmer

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    Female gold medalist hit by doping allegations

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And now back to our top story we are -- following the growing controversy over an Olympic gold medal winner and the ugly dispute between the Chinese.

The US swim coach and now the International Olympic Committee.

The teenager sixteen years old -- not only her own record but also beating in the last leg of her race.

The time by the winner of the men's events of the men in gold medal winner.

But -- what he -- in the last leg was not as fast as what the -- the sixteen year old females went from from China.

Professionals today are calling what she did -- possible.

Trace Gallagher live -- -- the -- with the breaking news now on the International Olympic Committee where this is going Trace.

Yes and I think we should go over this again Megan just server context our of our -- she beat her personal best by five seconds right.

She -- the world record men and women by 12 and it's the first time in Olympic history that a female has swam a lap faster.

Then the gold medalist you least she she when trains part of the year and Australia with a strike in coach is right who say this is all the 'cause she trains incredibly hard.

Now the executive director of the US coach is a man named John Leonard very outspoken guy called the feet quote.

Impossible he went -- to say -- again I'm quoting -- the one -- -- say is that history and our sport will tell -- that every time we see something unbelievable.

History shows us that it turns out later on there was doping -- -- he even suggested that China was using genetic.

Manipulation.

Now -- leash UN was also asked directly about the doping and she responded again quote the Chinese team is always had a firm policy about anti doping my results come from hard work and training.

And I would never used any banned drugs the Chinese people have clean hands well.

Not always because look at this in the past the Chinese have gotten busted -- -- number of times in 1994 and the Asian games seven tested positive 1998 the world championships for tested positive these are all swimmers and and 20095.

Juniors swimmers were banned for testing positive now that said the -- -- -- gold -- automatically are tested in these games the Olympics also has a special investigative.

Committee.

Looking into these allegations and so far Yi -- win appears clean in fact here's the IOC medical chief -- this.

That's specifically about taxes 50 PM sweetening I need I say no I haven't.

Personally and the reason.

And don't let this happen and -- so the tactics.

Now that said doping can be beaten that has been proven.

But today the IOC came out adamantly saying this is sour grapes and the -- -- give her her -- listen to this.

I think we need to get real here I mean these are the world's best athletes competing at the very highest level we've seen -- -- records broken.

Already all over the place.

US to override -- you by the way being very diplomatic Megan saying -- I don't know if I went head to head whether she might beat me.

In a race so you know right now she's the best this is incredible Trace thank you.

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