It must be traumatic for any athlete to discover,three years on,that they competed at an Olympics against rivals who,very likely,shouldn’t have been there.
Controversial Chinese swimmer Sun Yang could compete at this year’s Olympics. Australia’s 400m freestyle world champion wants to take him on.
As Australia’s aspiring Olympians prepare for Paris,Horton is taking the plunge into post-sporting life.
The Olympic champion opens up in a rare interview about his complicated legacy,his battles before Tokyo and the move designed to reignite his turbulent career.
The court’s verdict ends Sun’s hopes of defending his Olympic title in the 200 meters freestyle in Tokyo next month.
Questions will be asked if Sun Yang is cleared to compete at the Olympics and performs well in the Tokyo pool,given he is banned from training through official channels in China,Australian swimming chief Kieren Perkins says.
Sun Yang and Shayna Jack will both appear before CAS ahead of the Tokyo Games as the banned swimmers face a final battle to save their careers.
A new verdict in Sun Yang’s doping case from the Court of Arbitration for Sport is expected before the Tokyo Olympics open on July 23.
Banned swimmer Sun Yang will face another CAS hearing but it’s unlikely the verdict will be left hanging in time for him to swim at the Tokyo Olympics.
Tweets by the president of the panel of arbitrators at the Court of Arbitration for Sport had exhibited possible bias against Chinese people and their treatment of dogs,the court said.
After the Swiss federal court voided Sun Yang's eight-year ban,the case must now be revisited in a fair and dispassionate manner – for everyone's sake.