Tag: Sun Yang
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Banning of Chinese swimmer ‘represents a humiliation the communist country deserves’ | Sky News Australia
Sky News host Chris Smith has said he is “extremely happy†to see the Court of Arbitration for Sport effectively end the career of Chinese swimmer Sun Yang, in a move which highlights “China’s arrogant†approach to world domination. The Olympic swimmer has been hit with an eight-year ban after the Court of Arbitration of…
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Sun Yang lawyer blasts ‘lies’ after eight-year drug ban
A lawyer for Sun, a hugely popular figure in China, issued a fiery statement on Saturday reiterating that he will appeal, based on “a series of procedural errorsâ€. “February 28, 2020 was a dark day. It shows the scene where evil defeats justice and power replaces self-evident truths,†Beijing lawyer Zhang Qihuai said in a…
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Sun Yang CAS Suspension : Detailed Legal Analysis
The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced yesterday, 28 February 2020, that China’s first male olympic gold medallist in the pool, Sun Yang, had been made ineligible for competition for the next 8 years. The CAS hearing related to an incident that occurred at Yang’s home in September 2018, when testing officials arrived at his…
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Sun Yang says he will appeal against CAS decision
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang said he will “definitely” appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal against the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision to ban him for eight years. “This is unfair. I firmly believe in my innocence,” Sun told Xinhua. “I will definitely appeal to let more people know the truth.” The CAS upheld…
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China in Shock as Swimmer Sun Yang Hit with 8 Year Doping Ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has delivered its verdict on controversial swimmer Sun Yang today after a prolonged doping battle that has taken place inside and outside the courtroom. Sun, who has long received warm support from the Chinese public, has been hit with an 8-year ban. The controversy began after three officials visited…
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Swimming: CAS to announce decision in Sun Yang case
The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) will announce on Friday whether multiple Chinese swimming champion Sun Yang has been found guilty of a doping offence, it said in a statement on Thursday. CAS has to decide whether to accept an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against a decision by world swimming’s ruling…
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Swimming authorities worked to protect Sun Yang from ban
International swimming authorities worked to protect three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang from being banned from the sport in a doping case, according to a Swiss supreme court document. A verdict in the case against the Chinese swimmer is expected within days from the Court of Arbitration for Sport. But a federal court document shows that swimming governing body FINA…
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Mack Horton’s old school cancels plans to name its new $25m swimming pool after the Olympic champion because it could threaten its business interests with China
An exclusive Melbourne school won’t name its new aquatic centre after Mack Horton because it could threaten its business interests with China. Caulfield Grammar School has abandoned plans to name its new $25million swimming facility after the Olympic champion following his snub of Chinese rival Sun Yang. Horton refused to join Sun on the podium at the swimming…
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ONE ON ONE: Bronte Campbell on qualifying for Tokyo 2020, Shayna Jack and athlete’s rights to express themselves
Bronte Campbell is one of the stars of the pool, and this week she joins Shane and Nat to discuss her preparations for Tokyo.  Campbell discusses her rivalry with sister, Cate and opens up about supporting her sister after “possibly the greatest choke in Olympic history.† The Olympic gold medallist also questions the time in…