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Sun Yang has eight-year doping ban referred back to Court of Arbitration for Sport after appeal
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has had his eight-year ban for doping violations referred back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after an appeal to a Swiss court, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said in a statement.
Key points:
- Sun Yang was banned for eight years after being found guilty of wrongdoing during a 2018 test
- The case will be re-heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport Panel chaired by a different president
- Sun was the first male Chinese swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal
Sun was banned for eight years by CAS in February after it accepted an appeal from WADA against a decision by swimming body FINA to clear Sun of wrongdoing for his conduct during a 2018 test.
Sun appealed that decision and WADA said in Wednesday’s…
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