Another Chinese doping allegation has flared up at the Paris Games, angering some swimmers who say officials need to enforce drug-testing rules consistently.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that two top Chinese swimmers — including one on this year’s Olympic team — tested positive for a banned steroid in 2022 but were eventually cleared to compete by Chinese officials.

This is the third incident reported over the last several months by the Times and others in which the Chinese have blamed food contamination for positive drug tests. The World Anti-Doping Agency accepted the results of the Chinese investigations.

“I saw the report this morning,” American star Katie Ledecky said on Tuesday. “I think I’ve made my thoughts clear. It’s disappointing.”

In the most widely reported incident, 11 swimmers named to the Chinese Olympic team were among 23 who tested positive for a banned substance six months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. They were allowed to compete and went on to win gold medals in three events. One of those swimmers, Zhang Yufei, has won two bronzes in France, one in the women’s 100-meter butterfly and another as part of the 4x100 freestyle relay.

Chinese swimmers in Paris have pushed back against doping allegations and say they are tested more than athletes from other countries.

Not good as gold: The favorite colors for the red, white and blue at the Olympic swimming pool are silver and bronze.

Through four days at La Defense Arena, the mighty U.S. team has won a bunch of medals — 15 in all — but only two of them are gold.

Seven silvers and six bronzes round out the tally.

The Americans reached the medal podium in all three events Tuesday night, but each time it was in the runner-up spot (with a bronze medal thrown into the mix, as well).

Regan Smith fell to her Australian rival Kaylee McKeown, who captured her second straight Olympic gold in the women’s 100 backstroke.

Smith was the world-record holder after a dazzling performance at the U.S. trials last month, but it was McKeown coming out on top in the race that really mattered.

The Americans also claimed the bronze with Katharine Berkoff, the daughter of four-time Olympic medalist David Berkoff.

It was more of the same in the men’s 800 freestyle, where defending champ Bobby Finke came up just short. Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen captured his country’s first swimming gold medal since 1996.

In the final event of the night, the Americans claimed yet another silver in the men’s 4x200 freestyle relay, with Britain winning its second straight Olympic gold in that event.

While the Americans have nearly twice as many medals as any other nation, they trail rival Australia in the race for shiniest color.

The swimmers from Down Under have four victories and eight medals overall.

Italy has matched the Americans with two wins, and seven other nations have claimed golds in a sign of the sport’s growing depth around the globe.

The U.S. has plenty of chances to add to its medal haul over the final five days of swimming.

The Americans would prefer a few more trips to the top step on the podium.

USMNT into quarterfinals: Kevin Paredes scored two goals as the U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s soccer tournament for the first time since Sydney 2000 by beating Guinea 3-0.

Victory in Saint-Etienne ended a 24-year wait for the U.S. to reach the knockout phase and it will play Morocco in the quarterfinals in Paris on Friday.

First for US in women’s rugby sevens: Alex Sedrick ran most of the length of the field to give the U.S. women a first Olympic rugby sevens medal with a stunning stoppage-time comeback win over Australia in the bronze-medal match.

The 2016 champion Australians were leading 12-7 with seconds remaining and deep in U.S. territory. The ball went to Sedrick and she bumped off two tacklers before racing all the way to the other end to spark jubilation for the Americans.

The Americans rushed onto the field to celebrate the 14-12 victory. The U.S. women reached the semifinals for the first time and lost to defending champion New Zealand, which went on to claim its second straight gold.

Men’s triathlon postponed due to water quality: Concerns about water quality in the Seine River led Olympic organizers to postpone the men’s triathlon.

Officials on Tuesday say they hope the swimming portion of the race will be able to go forward in the long-polluted waterway Wednesday or in the coming days following an expensive cleanup effort.

The women’s competition also is scheduled for Wednesday, but both will only go forward if water tests show safe levels of E. coli and other bacteria in the river.

However, storms or rain are forecast Tuesday night through Thursday, which could complicate efforts to reschedule the events. Rain generally causes bacteria levels in the Seine to rise.