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Sun Yang handed latest Olympic lifeline after CAS reveals May retrial details – Wide World of Sports

Banned swimmer could get major reprieve

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The retrial of Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang will be held by sport’s highest court next month after his initial eight-year ban for alleged doping violations was overturned last year.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Thursday the case will be heard during the week of May 24-28 by video link from Lausanne because of travel restrictions and health protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CAS held a first hearing in November 2019 before its panel of three judges imposed an eight-year ban…

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