China Youth Daily Client, Beijing, February 28th (China Youth Daily· China Youth Network reporter Ci Xin) At 5 pm Beijing time today, the International Court of Arbitration for Sports released the World Anti-Doping Agency through the official website The verdict of the hearing of against Sun Yang and FINA - Sun Yang lost the case and will be banned from swimming for 8 years. However, Sun Yang can still appeal to the Swiss Federal Court within 30 days.
Screenshot of the document of the Court of Arbitration for Sports’ verdict on Sun Yang’s hearing.
The case of the World Anti-Doping Agency against Sun Yang and FINA was caused by the fact that when Sun Yang underwent an out-of-competition doping test on September 4, 2018, due to doubts about the qualification certificate presented by the inspector, the test was ultimately Failed to complete. In January 2019, FINA ruled that the inspection was invalid and determined that Sun Yang did not violate the World Anti-Doping Regulations. Two months later, the World Anti-Doping Agency was dissatisfied with the ruling and appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against Sun Yang and FINA.
On November 15, 2019, Sun Yang was at the hearing. Image source: Visual China
On November 15, 2019, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport’s public hearing on the case of the World Anti-Doping Agency against Sun Yang and FINA was held in Montreux, Switzerland. The entire hearing lasted about 10 hours, and the prosecution and defense argued fiercely. However, the video materials requested by Sun Yang to be displayed at the trial were not allowed to be played, and the relevant parties from the World Anti-Doping Agency were not present.
Sun Yang believes that when the doping testing personnel assigned by the World Anti-Doping Agency cannot produce complete certificates and authorization documents, it is the legal right of athletes to question; however, the World Anti-Doping Agency believes that athletes should have no conditions for doping testing. Obey, even if the testing process fails to achieve procedural justice (for example, the qualifications of the testing personnel are questionable).
