On August 5, Beijing time, in the men's 4x100m medley relay final of the Paris Olympics, the Chinese swimming team won the gold medal with a time of 3:27.46, breaking the decades-old monopoly of the United States team. United Kingdom's Adam Peaty questioned the performance of the Chinese team in a subsequent interview, and also shouted to the anti-doping agency: Get up and work!

"I think one of my favorite quotes I've seen lately is that if you win unfairly, then there is no point in winning," Peaty said, "I think you know that in your heart, too." Even if you win and know you're cheating, you know you didn't win, right...... As a person of integrity, you should quit the sport, but we know that sport is not that simple. ”

Foreign media said that Pitti was referring to the fact that a number of Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine in January 2021. After investigation, it was confirmed that the Chinese athlete ingested contaminated food while eating out, and the prohibited substance was not intentionally used. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has endorsed this conclusion and has not penalized the athletes involved. Chinese swimmers have been tested several times at the Olympics and have not tested positive, but Pitti appears to be unconvinced.

Poon's outstanding performance at the Olympics has also caused heated discussions among many swimmers, including Peaty's teammate Ben Proud, who said they believe Poon's swimming results are clean.

"We have to trust the World Anti-Doping Agency," said United States athlete Drexel, who won silver in the men's medley relay. "To be honest, I didn't pay much attention to it because a lot of things were out of my control. I don't work for WADA. There's nothing I can do, but you can say a lot to illuminate you. So it's a win-win situation for me. I'm playing hard and they (China) are the best team. It's as simple as that. ”

Pitti then added that it would be unfair to "paint an entire country or a group of people with a single paintbrush", but he hoped WADA would be more rigorous. "I think those who need to do this job, get up and get to work!"

Peaty's remarks caused heated discussions among many netizens, and many people thought that Peaty couldn't afford to lose. Previously, Chinese athlete Zhang Yufei domineeringly replied to Pan Zhanle's question: "Why should Chinese athletes be questioned when they swim so fast, and why no one dares to question United States athlete Phelps when he won 8 gold medals?" Ledecky dominated the women's longer middle distance freestyle for so many years from 2012 to 2024, with gold medals in every edition, so why didn't anyone question her? ”

After winning the gold medal in the 4x100m medley relay final, Poon said: "I especially admire the three of them (teammates), (teammates) are not satisfied with the results, but the competition is over, the championship is ours, and it should be others who are not satisfied." ”