Salt Lake City Gets the 2034 Winter Olympics—With an Unbelievable Catch
The 2034 Winter Olympics will take place in Salt Lake City, but the International Olympic Committee is retaining the right to cancel over U.S. criticisms of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
That provision was included in a revised hosting contract that contained a new clause about respecting the global sports doping regulator. The change came as American authorities investigate a case in which 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance in 2020—several of whom then won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics the following year.
The positive tests went undisclosed until a New York Times investigation in April. The report claimed WADA decided not to hold the athletes to account despite being handed “intelligence suggesting a cover-up and doping by Chinese swimmers.”