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Sun Yang: Chinese swim star out of Tokyo Olympics after ban from Court of Arbitration for Sport
- New ban lasts four years and three months, backdated to last February, ruling him out of 2020 Games that begin next month
- Original ban, overturned by Swiss Tribunal last year, saw champion banned for eight years over a contested doping test
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China’s star swimmer, Sun Yang, will miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next month after the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned him for four years and three months over a disputed doping test in 2018.
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Sun – the reigning 200m freestyle gold medallist – was originally banned for eight years by CAS following a 2019 hearing before that ruling was overturned.
The new verdict, which is backdated to last February, could see Sun return for the Paris 2024 Games, by which time he will be 32.
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China’s swim star Sun Yang to miss Tokyo Olympics despite doping-ban reduction
China’s swim star Sun Yang to miss Tokyo Olympics despite doping-ban reduction
Sun’s original ban, given after a hearing that proved controversial, was overturned after the Swiss Federal Tribunal found questionable social media posts from the panel judge.
The new hearing took place last month with a verdict promised by the end of June ahead of the Games, which begin on July 23.
China had left it open for Sun to represent them if his new trial allowed.
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