ONE STRIKE, YOU’RE OUT: MICHAEL PHELPS CALLS FOR LIFETIME BAN FOR ANYONE CAUGHT DOPING… full details below ⏬

Phelps also spoke on the US results in Paris, “I was pretty disappointed to see the US swimming results,” he said. The US won 8 gold medals.Michael Phelps calls for anyone who tests positive for a prohibited substance to be banned for life “I believe one and done,” he said. Phelps also spoke on his disappointment in the results of the US men at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Phelps has been vocal in his opinion regarding anti-doping. He and Allison Schmitt testified at a United States Congressional hearing before the House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation in June.Both took aim at WADA’s handling over 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the banned substance TMZ at the start of 2021 and some went on to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games about six months later.Reports have also been released on two other case in which Chinese swimmers have tested positive but have not been punished. In 2016 and 2017, three Chinese swimmers tested positive for clenbuterol. The swimmers were cleared using contamination as the explanation. Just last week, the New York Times released another case in which Chinese swimmers tested positive as two swimmers tested positive for metandienone in late 2022, citing burgers from a night out were the source.Phelps had said of WADA, “We need to hold them responsible.” His most recent comments speak on the athletes. “If you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and compete again, cut and dry,” he said. “I believe one and done.”“If everybody is not going through that same testing, I have a serious problem because it means the level of sport is not fair and it’s not even,” Phelps continued. “If you’re taking that risk, then you don’t belong in here.”He also spoke on his regular testing, saying he subjected himself to taking extra tests before the 2008 Beijing Olympics so make sure no one could doubt that he was clean.“People called me a cheater throughout my career,” he said while in Paris. “I subjected myself to do more testing, blood and urine, weekly. Why? For the reason that I could say I’m not cheating and I am clean and here are the results,” he continued. “I won 23 Olympic gold medals the clean way. It can be done.”Phelps also spoke on the results of the US at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The US led the medal table a the end of the 9-day competition with 8 gold medals, 1 more than Australia who was 2nd on the medal table with 7 golds. Overall, the US led with 28 total medals, no other country had more than 18 as Australia was 2nd in total medals as well.Phelps said, “The other people are catching up, they’re doing the same thing, right? So hopefully we are able to make that transition into 2028.” He continued, “For me as a whole, I was pretty disappointed to see the US swimming results. Obviously there were a few standout swims and those you have to recognize.”Bobby Finke was the swimmer that Phelps gave recognition to as Finke set a World Record in the men’s 1500 freestyle with a 14:30.67. The US men were down to their final individual event, with Finke in the final of the 1500, to continue their streak of winning at least one gold medal at every Olympic Games since 1900. Finke delivered, bringing home the lone individual gold medal for the US men. The gold was also significant as it tied the US with Australia for 7 gold medals each, before the US women won the 4×100 medley relay to close the meet on top.