Swimming’s global governing body FINA (International Swimming Federation) said on Thursday that it was in contact with Swimming Canada after Olympic athlete Mary-Sophie Harvey said she was drugged on the last night of this year’s World Championships. year.
The 22-year-old Canadian wrote on Instagram that she woke up “completely lost” with “dozens of bruises” on her body after the incident and was forced to share her experience as “these situations unfortunately happen all too often”.
“FINA is aware of the distressing reports about Mary-Sophie Harvey and FINA is deeply concerned for her well-being,” the organization said in a statement to Reuters.
“In 2021, FINA has taken widespread measures aimed at protecting athletes and an independent investigative officer will be appointed to investigate the matter further.”
Harvey won a bronze medal in Budapest as part of Canada’s 4×200 meter relay team at the world championships, which ended on June 25.
Source: CNN Brasil
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