Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova dislikes how Olympic schedule is dictated by NBC, meaning more morning races for her

TOKYO — Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova on Monday branded the Tokyo Olympics unfair due to the number of athletes ruled out of the Games and criticized…

The Russian, who was disqualified for 16 months from October 2013 to February 2015 after testing positive for an anabolic steroid https://www.reuters.com/article/swimming-russia-doping-efimova-idINKBN0DT0LD20140513, won the silver medal.

The 29-year-old Efimova did not spell out her reasoning but a number of athletes have been ruled out of competition after testing positive for COVID-19. Russian athletes are also competing in Tokyo as representatives of the Russian Olympic Committee because the country was stripped of its flag and anthem for doping offences.

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