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Michael Phelpsrecalled being labeled a cheater throughout his career while addressing the recentChinese doping scandal.
The recent scandal surfaced after 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned substances before the Tokyo Olympics.
However, the discovery was not immediately disclosed to the public.
The two bodies accepted Chinas explanation that the positive tests resulted from tainted food.
Their participation sparked outrage and claims of an uneven playing field.
People called me a cheater throughout my career, he said.
I subjected myself to do more testing blood and urine weekly.
For the reason that I could say Im not cheating and I am clean and here are the results.
I did it the clean way, he added.
I won 23 Olympic gold medals the clean way.
It can be done.
I dont think I ever competed in an even playing field or a clean field, he said.
I have some speculations of some athletes that I competed against that I thought they were (doping).
But thats out of my control.
Period, he said in his recent statement.
And if you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and compete again.
Go ahead and go to the cheater games.
I stand for that and I will always stand for that.
Keep the Olympics about integrity.
