The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) on Friday slammed the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the New York Times for "false claims" about a contamination case involving Chinese swimmers, criticized the U.S. for "long-arm jurisdiction" and called for targeted testing of American swimmers following the "purple faces" controversy.

CHINADA released a statement on Friday after Independent Prosecutor Eric Cottier presented the final report on the no-fault contamination cases involving 23 Chinese swimmers to the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) executive committee meeting.

"The Independent Prosecutor's final report once again shows the reasonableness of CHINADA's investigation into and decision on the cases, and proves there is no such thing as a 'cover-up' in the cases as deliberately fabricated and unfoundedly accused by certain organizations and media outlets like the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the New York Times and the German broadcaster ARD," read the statement. "Meanwhile, the full report also demonstrates that the existing anti-doping system is open, transparent and trustworthy to athletes worldwide."

The final report reaffirmed WADA's decision not to appeal the cases was reasonable, that WADA showed no favoritism or in any way benefited the 23 swimmers, and that there is no evidence of any intervention or interference with WADA's review, whether internal to the agency or external to it, from any entity or institution, including CHINADA or...

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