<p>Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen's record-breaking gold medal performance should not be immediately associated with doping because that ruins the charm of sport, the International Olympic Committee medical chief said on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ye crushed her opponents in the women's 400 individual medley on Saturday with an eye-popping performance, unleashing a sprint finish in her last two lengths that would have beaten Americans Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, two of the world's fastest men.<br /><br />"I say no," Arne Ljungqvist told reporters when asked whether her dazzling swim had raised suspicions of doping. "I have personally no reason other than to applaud until I have further facts. Should a sudden raise in performance or a win be primarily suspect of being a cheat then sport is in danger because this ruins the charm of sport," said Ljungqvist, who has 40 years experience in anti-doping.<br /><br />Ye also brushed aside doping suspicions saying Chinese athletes were clean. "My results come from hard work and training.”</p>
<p>Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen's record-breaking gold medal performance should not be immediately associated with doping because that ruins the charm of sport, the International Olympic Committee medical chief said on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ye crushed her opponents in the women's 400 individual medley on Saturday with an eye-popping performance, unleashing a sprint finish in her last two lengths that would have beaten Americans Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, two of the world's fastest men.<br /><br />"I say no," Arne Ljungqvist told reporters when asked whether her dazzling swim had raised suspicions of doping. "I have personally no reason other than to applaud until I have further facts. Should a sudden raise in performance or a win be primarily suspect of being a cheat then sport is in danger because this ruins the charm of sport," said Ljungqvist, who has 40 years experience in anti-doping.<br /><br />Ye also brushed aside doping suspicions saying Chinese athletes were clean. "My results come from hard work and training.”</p>