Preface
If you want to talk about celebrities in the swimming world, it has to be Sun Yang, on April 24, Sun Yang's studio posted on social platforms that he has now participated in training and will eventually break through himself.
The ban caused a lot of noise at the beginning, but in the end he was banned for a period of time, and the ban has not ended until now, even if he can't participate in the competition, he still insists on training.
Now Sun Yang is 33 years old, and he has reached the age of retirement, but he refuses to retire, and some people can participate in the competition, but they have to give up their nationality and go to Australia to participate in the competition......
Storm of bans
For athletes, doping is the biggest no-go zone.
Once doping is used, the sporting career of this life can be ruined.
So even if they are not in good shape and can't get good results, they don't dare to touch doping.
As a legend in the swimming world, Sun Yang has brought us many proud achievements.
At his peak, as long as it was his best sport, he could almost win gold medals.
Every time you participate in the competition, you can get a prize.
Until now, his achievements in many projects are still at the peak.
I thought that his grades would continue to be excellent, but I didn't know that in that year, there was a change.
In 18 years, Sun Yang got a good result in that game.
However, because the doping test was not successfully completed, he violated the regulations.
Sun Yang's "violent resistance to testing" instantly spread all over the Internet, and many people were surprised how he could use stimulants.
FINA said the test was ineffective, and two months later, they were not satisfied with the doping test.
Challenging the international community goes through the process of appeal, hearing, and even hearing for more than 10 hours.
This matter has been tossed back and forth for many years, and the final result is that Sun Yang was banned.
It was because of a doping test that Sun Yang was banned for eight years.
Source: "Sun Yang was banned for 8 years" - Beijing News 2020-02-28
This shows that for eight years, Sun Yang could not participate in the competition.
This news is a bolt from the blue for any athlete.
Eight years is equivalent to missing out on their golden period of sports for athletes.
During this process, their bodies may change.
Even if you do come back to racing, it will be difficult to reach your peak results again.
When Sun Yang learned that he was banned, he also went to his social platform to express his dissatisfaction and incomprehension.
In the end, it was decided to proceed with the appeal to the Supreme Court.
The matter was again dealt with at length, and the final result was that the ban was reduced to four years and three months.
This is a major loss for both Sun Yang and us......
Public opinion pressure
He was saddened that Sun Yang could not participate in the competition, after all, he valued his athletic career very much.
For us, we also lost a very good swimmer.
It is precisely because of Sun Yang's good grades that this turmoil has also made many people question Sun Yang.
Many people felt that Sun Yang's achievements were untrue, and even questioned his character.
These are all pressures for Sun Yang.
This turmoil caused Sun Yang to encounter unfair treatment again in a World Championships in 19 years.
At that time, the results of this turmoil had not yet come out.
At the medal ceremony, the Australian looked away with disdain.
These Sun Yang didn't look at it, but just put the game first.
But the pressure of public opinion is increasing, and there are more and more voices of doubt on the Internet.
Sun Yang had to come forward to explain this matter, and he sent a long post to explain it.
But in the end, he was banned for four years, and not participating in the competition for four years is like us ordinary people who haven't participated in work for four years.
Once there is a gap in the middle, it can be derailed from the work.
Fortunately, the ban is now coming to an end, and I will compete again.
During the ban for so many years, Sun Yang did not choose to change careers, nor did he think about retiring.
Many athletes may choose to go to other countries for development when they encounter such a thing, but Sun Yang does not.
Sun Yang responded in an interview that four years is not a long time, and he wants to hold on a little longer.
He wants to stick to his athletic career, presumably because he wants to prove himself with strength after he returns.
In the past four years, he has not been idle, in order to make a living, he has also done a lot of industries, and even did not hesitate to show his face in live broadcasts.
In daily life, I still maintain the same rhythm of life as an athlete.
Not only is his life and rest basically unchanged, but he even exercises regularly.
These difficult times are over, and a new beginning is about to begin.
In fact, Sun Yang is at the age of retirement.
After all, he is now in his thirties, and compared with those young people, his body is definitely not as good as it was then.
But Sun Yang refused to retire, presumably he was not willing to retire in such an unclear way.
Swimming has become a part of his life, and it is his eternal hobby.
Source: "Refuse to retire!" 32-year-old Sun Yang resumes training, and his ban ends at the end of next month" - Red Star News2024-04-24
I believe that this return can surprise us again.
Use strength to silence those who question his achievements and give himself a clean slate.
During the years of his ban, there have been many newcomers in the swimming world.
There is a young swimmer, and his strength is comparable to Sun Yang.
Because of his good grades, he was regarded by many people as Sun Yang's "heir".
I thought that he would be like Sun Yang and bring us a lot of excellent results.
As everyone knows, his approach surprised everyone, and even gritted their teeth a little.
So, who is this youngster? What did he do that would make us gnash our teeth?
There are successors
This young player is Yang Xu, a few years younger than Sun Yang.
But he didn't swim until about 17 years ago, and when Sun Yang had a dispute, he did get results.
I thought that he would follow Sun Yang and bring us excellent results.
just took over Sun Yang's window period, but one of his actions made many people speechless about him.
is also Chinese, even if Sun Yang is banned, he still thinks about winning glory for the country after the rematch!
However, he chose to join other nationalities and play for other countries.
This kind of practice is simply chilling.
Now he has become an Australian citizen.
He was originally Chinese, and because of his parents' work, their family developed in Australia.
Source: "[Chinese World] Australia Yang Xu: Ten Years of Persistence in Training to Become a Swimmer, Success Comes from Parental Support" - CCTV 2019-05-28
"[Chinese World] Australia Yang Xu: Ten Years of Persistent Training to Become a Swimmer, Success Comes from Parental Support" - CCTV2019-05-28
Yang Xu has been learning to swim since he was a child, and his parents are very supportive of his hobby.
When he was five years old, he and his father returned to develop in the country.
At this time, he began to train in China.
Conducted amateur training in the Guangzhou Sports Institute, because he liked it, Zhao Xu was not ambiguous about swimming at all.
When he was in high school, his parents wanted her to go back to Australia.
He returned to Australia to study, and at this time, he began to train professionally.
In this way, he often trains across borders, which leads to different starting points for him and Sun Yang.
Later, he returned to China for development, because he did not participate in many large-scale competitions, and did not bring very good results.
Fortunately, he did not give up on swimming and insisted on learning to swim.
By 2017, the turning point in his athletic career came......
Movement turnaround
In the 2017 National Games, Yang Xu finally made a name for himself in the swimming world.
In the 100-meter backstroke, he finished eighth.
Although it is not a champion, there is still a certain gap from the championship.
But he is already very satisfied with this result.
It was precisely because of this game that more people recognized him and allowed him to start his sports career.
In order to get the ranking, Yang Xu has been training hard in private.
Finally, in a competition in 2019, he won two golds and one silver.
became famous in one fell swoop, this was also his peak, and it was also the period when Sun Yang was questioned.
Many people thought that he could take over Sun Yang's record, but what everyone didn't expect was that he actually became an Australian citizen.
Become an Australian athlete and race for them......
This match also made him famous in foreign countries and was known by many people.
After he became famous, he thanked his parents the most, not to mention the coach.
Because it is his parents who have been nurturing him and supporting him in this sport.
Materially and spiritually, his parents never poured cold water on him.
Maybe he wanted to thank the coach, but he didn't know what to say about the coach.
In fact, when we heard the news, we were a little sorry in our hearts.
After all, he is a Chinese, and it is indeed a bit embarrassing to become a foreigner in the end.
Maybe he felt that joining Australia would give better play to his strengths.
After all, there are too many excellent swimmers in China, and if it is not for the results, it will be difficult to stand out.
Even if he didn't stay in China to compete, we still had a lot of good swimmers.
Besides, now our general Sun Yang is about to be lifted from the ban.
We will be able to return to racing at the end of May and continue to give us great results.
I just don't know if he will surprise us, I haven't participated in the competition for a few years, and the strength is still there.
The impact will definitely be there, and I believe he will adjust soon.
After all, athletes over the age of 30 may not be so good in technique.
But don't be too pressured, he's always been the best swimmer in our hearts.
He wasn't completely out of the box during the ban, he reaped his happiness.
married athlete Zhang Doudou, and the two have a good relationship.
epilogue
In any case, these are their choices, and we have no right to interfere, and even if we do, we will not change anything.
In this case, we wish them a soft hand in winning prizes in future competitions!
Sources of information:
"[Chinese World] Australia Yang Xu: Ten Years of Persistent Training to Become a Swimmer, Success Comes from Parental Support" - CCTV2019-05-28
"Refuse to retire! 32-year-old Sun Yang resumes training, and his ban ends at the end of next month" - Red Star News2024-04-24
"Sun Yang was banned for 8 years" - Beijing News 2020-02-28
"Yang Xu Joins Foreign Nationality" - Baidu Encyclopedia