After an investigation into alleged doping, illegally taking drugs to perform better, the International Olympic Committee banned 43 Russian athletes for life.
The International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed on Friday that related reports from the US have led to the excessive anti-doping tests on the Chinese Olympic swimming team.
But this wasn't reported to Russia's anti-doping agency until February after she helped her team win a gold medal, Valieva was suspended from these Olympics.