After 51-Month Doping Ban, Swimmer Sun Yang Vows to Return
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has spoken about his intention to return to competitions and continue his professional career now that his 51-month doping ban has ended.
At the 2012 London Olympic Games, Sun became the first Chinese athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in men’s swimming. At the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, he went on to win gold and silver in the 200m freestyle and 400m freestyle, respectively. Also with 11 World Championships titles, Sun is one of the most decorated Chinese swimmers in history.
In 2020, Sun was suspended for eight years by the World Anti-Doping Agency for tampering with drug testing equipment and refusing to complete a doping test in 2018. His ban was cut to four years and three months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2021.
In a recent interview with The Paper, the 32-year-old swimmer shared how he got through the past four years, and what he expects for the future.
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Sun Yang, the king of swimming! Hope to see the Sun shine for another 3000 trillion years
Anyone remember when those Chinese runners were caught taking short cuts in that marathon race.
Good to see him getting stronger and be a better person. 4 years ban punishment because he broke the box which contained the blood sample seems far too severe.
@DUkE.SUPREMO
8 күн бұрын
Or too lenient for someone who has consistently cheated?
Good luck to him. Hoping to see a strong performance.
Don’t TMZ again, please!
cheater
@jayjayinparis
7 күн бұрын
his attitude towards doping tests shows how dishonest and disqualified he was. he was the cheater with no doubt
@Luna14Smith
Күн бұрын
Everybody country dopes their athletes. He was just caught and acted stupid when was tested. A ban for doping would be way less than 4 years.
受母親寵壞了的,長不大的小孩