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Weibo users furious after reports highlight Sun Yang speed on return to the pool

In his first race after a serving a 4-year ban, the former world champion won the 400m freestyle in a time 8 seconds slower than the winning time at the Paris Olympics.

In his first race after a 4-year ban, the former world champion won the 400m freestyle in a time 8 seconds slower than the Paris winning time

27 Aug 2024 - 12:44PM

China’s Sun Yang wins 400m title hours after giving tearful poolside interview

25 Aug 2024 - 7:09PM

China’s Sun Yang returns to pool at high-level local meet after 4-year doping ban

21 Aug 2024 - 12:06PM

Chinese social media slams swimmer Sun Yang as he misses Paris Olympics

Weibo hashtag ‘Sun Yang’s Olympic dream shattered’ passes 75 million views after the swimmer completes his ban for a doping violation.

16 Jul 2024 - 7:41AM

Sun Yang was banned for eight years, later reduced to four, for a doping-related offence. Photo: dpa

‘China doping scandal should not dominate Olympics’ – world swimming champ’s worry

New Zealander Lewis Clareburt hopes his second Games will be remembered for the action in the pool as he bids for first Olympic medal.

1 May 2024 - 11:11PM

Sun Yang says ‘difficulties’ of doping ban won’t deter him from Olympic comeback

Chinese swimming legend will be free to compete again in May, and insists he has been staying ready as he plots return at 32.

7 Sep 2023 - 2:38PM

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang loses final appeal against doping ban

Swiss Federal Tribunal dismisses the three-time Olympic champion’s appeal against last year’s Court of Arbitration for Sport verdict.

4 Mar 2022 - 9:30PM

China’s Sun Yang arrives to compete in the men’s 400m freestyle final during 2017 Fina World Championships in Budapest. Photo: AFP

How the drug found in Kamila Valieva’s sample boosts performance

The substance was added to Wada’s banned list in 2014, months before Sun tested positive for it, for which he served a three-month ban.

18 Feb 2022 - 2:33PM

Olympic champion Sun Yang sells US$7.8m worth of cosmetics in 2 days

With his swimming career on hold, Sun Yang is using his high-profile brand and personality to sell products online and fans are lapping it up.

17 Jan 2022 - 9:08PM

Banned swimmer Sun Yang focused on glory at Paris 2024

Sun told fans during his 30th birthday celebration if he works hard, it is still possible to perform at his peak.

9 Dec 2021 - 7:28PM

Sun Yang celebrates his 30th birthday with fans at a hotel in Hangzhou. Photo: Handout

Olympic swim champion Wang wins 15th National Games gold

Star swimmer eases to win in 200m individual medley in Xian to win sixth gold of 2021 Games.

25 Sep 2021 - 11:44AM

China's Wang Shun celebrates after winning the final of the men's 200m individual medley at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: AFP

Zhang matches Sun’s single Games record – and could still go one better

‘Butterfly Queen’ wins silver with mixed medley relay team before opting out of swim-off for 50m final spot but could yet be picked for 4x100m freestyle relay team and chance of fifth medal.

31 Jul 2021 - 7:04PMvideocam

Explainer | Who are the top Chinese Olympians of all time? Part two

Which of China’s many Olympic legends rank among its greatest of all time?

5 Jul 2021 - 7:47PM

Sun Yang and Fina criticised in full CAS verdict

Panel calls China swimming star’s decision during disputed doping test ‘the wrong gamble to take’

3 Jul 2021 - 6:00PMvideocam

China's Sun Yang after completing a freestyle relay heat at the 2019 FINA Championships in South Korea. Photo: EPA

Editorial | Sun Yang can look to 2024 for bittersweet vindication

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dashed the prospect of China’s most decorated swimmer competing at next month’s Tokyo Olympics but opened up the chance to compete at the Paris Games.

27 Jun 2021 - 12:42AM

China's Sun Yang during a swimming training session at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Photo: AFP

Forget Paris? Mixed reaction to Sun Yang ban as topic trends in China

Fans defend swimmer and point fingers, while others think halved suspension is fair result as news clocks up billions of reads on Chinese social media platforms.

24 Jun 2021 - 1:04PMvideocam

Sun Yang to miss Tokyo Olympics

23 Jun 2021 - 8:46PM

Sun Yang responds to CAS ban – ‘I won’t give up’

Triple Olympic champion says he ‘will definitely add oil’ and that he is in good condition after four-year ban keeps him out of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

23 Jun 2021 - 9:01PMvideocam

Sun Yang, at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in South Korea, has been banned until May, 2024. Photo: AFP

Explainer | Sun Yang – why is China star banned from Tokyo Olympics?

Triple Olympic champion banned until May 2024 following contested doping test in September 2018 – a timeline of the many twists along the way.

23 Jun 2021 - 8:59PMvideocam

China’s star swimmer Sun Yang out of Tokyo Olympics after CAS ban

New ban, over a contested doping test, is four years and three months, backdated to last February, ruling him out of 2020 Games that begin next month.

23 Jun 2021 - 8:57PMvideocam

Stop judging Sun Yang; focus on broken system, lawyer says

Former Canadian Olympian Nikki Dryden urges Sun Yang’s rivals to avoid worrying about whether the Chinese swimmer is ‘dirty or clean’, saying the ‘best swimmers will just get on with it’.

2 Jun 2021 - 11:19AMvideocam

Australia’s Mack Horton refuses to share the podium with Sun Yang for the men’s 400m freestyle medal ceremony at the 2019 world championships. Photo: AP

Sun Yang doping retrial ends, verdict promised in time for Olympics

Unlike Sun’s previous hearing which was held in public, this one was organised via videoconference and was closed to the media.

28 May 2021 - 12:03PM

Sun Yang CAS hearing has ended. CAS says the decision will be published before the end of June. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Is this the final act in the saga of Sun Yang?

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang will once again find out his fate, but this time the 2020 Tokyo Olympics hang in the balance.

23 May 2021 - 10:00PM

Lawyer slams ‘white European men’ CAS panel in Sun Yang case

Former Canada Olympic swimmer turned human rights lawyer Nikki Dryden says the Chinese swimmer’s first hearing failed to offer any confidence in judicial procedure.

20 May 2021 - 10:47PMvideocam

Sun Yang missing from latest Olympic Team China swimming poster

With Sun facing a second trial on his doping case by CAS next week, Xu Jiayu and Zhang Yufei appear to be the leading forces of Chinese swimming team.

19 May 2021 - 3:35PM

Odd man out? China’s Sun Yang was notable by his absence from China’s latest swimming team photos on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Tokyo 2020: Sun Yang CAS hearing to be held in private

‘The CAS will announce the final decision once it is ready,’ says letter published by Chinese media.

18 May 2021 - 10:27PM

China’s swimming star Sun Yang at his public hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in November 2019. Photo: AFP

Sun Yang right to feel unfairly treated, anti-doping expert says

University of Canberra assistant professor Catherine Ordway says anyone in the Chinese swimmer’s shoes would feel the process was working against them.

7 May 2021 - 10:32PMvideocam

Sun Yang not at China Nationals but could still swim at Tokyo 2020

Star swimmer had been reported to return to the pool in Qingdao but was left off the official list.

1 May 2021 - 4:18PM

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Sun Yang

Sun Yang is a leading Chinese swimmer who has won Olympic and world titles. He is also a world record-holder. In 2012, he became the first Chinese man to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming, and is the first male swimmer in history to earn Olympic and World Championship gold medals at every freestyle distance from 200m to 1,500m. A three-time Olympic gold medalist and nine-time world champion, he is also the most decorated Chinese swimmer in history. Never far from controversy, Sun was banned for three months by the Chinese Swimming Association after testing positive for the then-stimulant trimetazidine in May 2014.

last updated:

26 August, 2024