Sun Yang was banned from swimming for 8 years, and the "swimming genius" may have died.
At 5 pm Beijing time on February 28, the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) announced the arbitration of the previous World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Chinese swimmer Sun Yang and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) As a result, Sun Yang has been suspended for 8 years starting today. However, its previous achievements and awards remain valid.
According to the provisions of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, if you are dissatisfied with the result of this ruling, you can appeal to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court within 30 days for a very limited range of reasons.
As soon as the news of the arbitration report
came out, it immediately topped the Weibo hot search list and aroused public opinion. The eight-year ban also means that Sun Yang is likely to miss this year's Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
18:42 minutes, Sun Yang responded on Weibo: He firmly believes in his innocence, and is shocked, angry and unable to understand the verdict!
Chinese Swimming Association: Supports Sun Yang to continue to safeguard legitimate rights and interests through legal means
The Chinese Swimming Association issued a statement to appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the FINA Anti-Doping Panel and The ruling in Sun Yang’s case is deeply regrettable.
stated in the statement that the Chinese Swimming Association has always adhered to "zero tolerance" against the use of doping and has always attached great importance to strengthening anti-doping education for athletes.
We understand that on September 4, 2018, when the International Doping Testing Management Company (IDTM), a sample collection agency authorized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA), conducted an out-of-competition inspection on Sun Yang, it used an unprofessional and unprofessional test method. It is illegal and invalid for personnel with legal qualifications to collect samples from athletes.
We support Sun Yang in continuing to protect his legitimate rights and interests through legal means. At the same time, it is hoped that the World Anti-Doping Agency, sports organizations, and doping control agencies will improve and improve the rules, strictly implement the rules, including the qualification requirements for doping control personnel, and cannot ignore the legal rights of athletes, and cannot allow anyone to engage in activities related to athletes. Doping control work closely related to vital interests.
Review of Sun Yang’s arbitration incident
According to the People’s Daily, this case originated from an out-of-competition doping test conducted by three International Doping Testing Management Company (IDTM) staff on Sun Yang on the evening of September 4, 2018. The qualification certificates presented by the personnel were questionable and the inspection was ultimately not completed.
On November 19, 2018, FINA held a hearing on this matter in Lausanne, Switzerland. In January 2019, FINA ruled that the inspection was invalid and that Sun Yang did not violate the "World Anti-Doping Regulations ". On March 12, 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency was dissatisfied with the ruling and appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
On November 15, 2019, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport held a public hearing on this case in Montreux, Switzerland, and broadcast it live online globally. This is the second time CAS has ever held a public hearing. The last time was in 1999, when an Irish swimmer appealed to CAS and ultimately lost.
During the 10-hour hearing, the focus of the debate between the two sides focused on whether the testing personnel of the service company (IDTM) commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency had the corresponding qualifications. Sun Yangfang's lawyer clearly pointed out that the blood tester only had a nurse's certificate but no IDTM-authorized inspector's certificate, and the urine tester only had an ID card and violated the doping control regulations by taking photos of Sun Yang during the inspection. None of the three testing personnel involved in the case appeared in court.
After the hearing, Franco Frattini, chairman of the arbitration panel organized by the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, said that the public hearing showed respect for the rights of athletes, and that all evidence and testimony will be fully verified and the verdict will be determined. Will announce at a later date. After that, Sun Yang resumed training and preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, and achieved 3 championships in 4 games in the two events of the FINA Championship Swimming Series in January this year.
Attached to Sun Yang's sports achievements:
Baidu Encyclopedia information shows that Sun Yang, born on December 1, 1991 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, is the captain of the Chinese national swimming team, men's 1500-meter freestyle world record holder, men's 400-meter freestyle Olympic Games Record holder.
2012 London Olympics Men's 400m freestyle and men's 1500m freestyle champion;
2016 Rio Olympics men's 200m freestyle champion.
Sun Yang is the only Olympic World Championship Grand Slam champion in the history of world swimming in the men's 200-meter freestyle, men's 400-meter freestyle, and men's 1,500-meter freestyle. He is also the only person in history to win four consecutive men's 400-meter freestyle world championships. He is the only man to win three consecutive world championships in the 1800-meter freestyle event, and ranks first in the world in terms of the number of individual gold medals in men's freestyle events.
Sun Yang is the only Asian men's 200-meter freestyle Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, and the only Asian swimmer to win the World Championship MVP.
In 2015, Sun Yang became the second male swimmer in history to win the MVP of the World Championships after Phelps. He is the first and currently only Olympic champion in Chinese men's swimming, and the only Chinese swimmer to win gold medals in two consecutive Olympic Games. Chinese men's swimming has won a total of 18 gold medals in world competitions so far, with Sun Yang winning 14.
