CAS Sets Sun Yang Retrial Over Doping Incident for Next Week

by Spencer Penland 20

May 19th, 2021 Asia, News

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced that a retrial for controversial Chinese swim star Sun Yang is set for next week. The retrial is in regards to an incident with a doping collection agent in September of 2018. Sun Yang was originally found guilty by CAS, and handed an 8-year ban, which Yang appealed to the Swiss Tribunal. The Swiss Tribunal then overturned the CAS ruling on the basis of racist tweets that were sent by the president of the CAS panel.

The retrial has been set for May 25-27, and will be a private hearing, conducted through video, rather than in-person. This differs substantially from the original trial, which was held on one day, and was open to the public.

Most recently, Sun Yang did not compete at the Chinese National Championships at the beginning of the month. Despite missing the Olympic qualifying meet, he could still be added to the Chinese Olympic roster at a later date, and whether or not that occurs is likely dependent on the outcome of the retrial. Sun Yang is the World Record holder in the men’s LCM 1500 free, and has won 3 Olympic Gold medals for China over his career.

Here’s a summarized timeline of events surrounding the case:

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ElvisVB
3 years ago

Get ready to see him at the Olympics

Troyy
3 years ago

Yes, but when will the decsion be handed down? It took them months last time if I remember right.

Eisenheim
3 years ago

Been saying it for years… SUN WILL PREVAIL. 2021 Olympic Gold Medalist – 400 Free Champion

Curious swimmer
Reply to  Eisenheim
3 years ago

If this happens i do not think it will be a peaceful podium protest 😅

Smith-King-Dahlia-Manuel
3 years ago
Samesame
Reply to  Smith-King-Dahlia-Manuel
3 years ago

Horton is one of the few men who could beat Yang. And one of the few who took a stand against him.

Old Man Chalmers
Reply to  Smith-King-Dahlia-Manuel
3 years ago

horton beat sun at the olympics. your whole rhetoric is that australians can’t get it done when it counts, yet here we are. also kind of messed up that you would rather have a known cheater steal medals from other swimmers than have an australian (who has no dirt on his back) win

FST
3 years ago

He’s like a cockroach… he’ll never go away. In 50 years, he’ll still be appealing his ban.

Corn Pop
Reply to  FST
3 years ago

The panel will not look like 2020- 21 version . It should have one black person , one Asian & someone Brown or the occasional mixed race lady. Or are we over Diversity already?

Distance Per Stroke
3 years ago

Free Sun Yang🇨🇳

Bendo
Reply to  Distance Per Stroke
3 years ago

As a Chinese American, and as much as I loved watching his 1500, I believe he’s guilty. The CCP is worse than the Russian Federation in terms of PEDs.

Notaswimmer
3 years ago

Sun Yang is so powerful that they had to resort to underhanded tricks to force his retirement, just so that his haters would have a chance at winning.

Littlefin
Reply to  Notaswimmer
3 years ago

Ooh does he have the Elder Wand?

Coach Rob
3 years ago

Keep him banned. No room in this league for cheating.

Bruh
Reply to  Coach Rob
3 years ago

I agree but how damn hard is it to boot him out already.

Coach Ray Looze
Reply to  Coach Rob
3 years ago

I agree! No dopers in the kids T-Ball league!