Sun Yang and Fina criticised in full CAS doping violation verdict
- Panel calls China swimming star’s decision during disputed doping test ‘the wrong gamble to take’
- No word on costs in 88-page report into 51-month ban that rules triple Olympic champion out of Tokyo 2020
More than a week after banning Sun Yang for 51 months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport revealed the full report on their verdict on Friday, with China’s star swimmer and swimming federation Fina both criticised.
An original eight-year ban was handed down by CAS last February after a 2019 hearing but the ruling was overturned at the Swiss Supreme Court last December. The triple Olympic champion complained that the second hearing did not allow for any new evidence or his arguments from the Swiss Supreme Court proceedings.
Both Sun and Fina come in for criticism in the 88-page report, which leaves out who will bear the costs of the hearing, stemming from his behaviour on the night of September 4, 2018, at an out of competition test at his home and the subsequent hearing.
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In summary the panel found that Sun “acted recklessly and in manifest disregard of the risk of the potential consequences of his actions” and was unable to mitigate his violation of the Fina doping code.
