China’s world long jump champion Wang Jianan has been cleared of doping following a review of hospital CCTV footage.
Wang, 29, became the first Asian to win world long jump gold with his jump of 8.36m in Oregon in 2022.
He failed an out-of-competition doping test in November 2024, which showed traces of terbutaline, a drug used primarily to treat and prevent breathing problems in patients with asthma.
The China Anti-Doping Agency (Chinada) said the presence of the drug had been caused by passive inhalation while Wang was accompanying a family member to the hospital for nebulizer treatment.
Chinada decided that Wang had no fault or negligence for the rape and would not be banned.
The decision was reviewed by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which used hospital security footage and patient records to investigate Wang’s movements before his drug test.
The AIU investigation requested the opinion of an independent scientific expert, who concluded that “a passive transfer of the substance to the athlete cannot be excluded.”
The AIU also said there was “nothing suspicious” in the documents and CCTV files shared by Chinada.