On December 19, Beijing time, according to the CCTV media program Sports Weekly, sun Yang, the former brother of the Chinese swimming team, was once again in trouble, and because he was suspected of training in a government-funded training venue during the report ban, Sun Yang will once again be investigated by the World Anti-Doping Organization.
If Sun Yang's behavior is finally investigated and violated the rules again, then his ban period needs to be recalculated, then it will be determined that he will not qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Previously, Sun Yang himself stressed more than once that he would work hard to train and maintain his state until the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which shows that once he is judged to be in violation again, Sun Yang's career may end here, which is a very influential investigation, and Sun Yang needs to avoid being sentenced to violation again.
In the past two years, Sun Yang has not been able to participate in large competitions for a long time, because of the violation of the World Anti-Doping Organization regulations, and in February 2020, he was first sentenced to an eight-year ban.
Subsequently, after a long period of negotiations and appeals, on June 22, 2021, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport announced the results of the retrial of the World Anti-Doping Agency v. Sun Yang and fina, and Sun Yang's suspension time was reduced from 8 years to 4 years and 3 months (51 months). The final penalty at the time had already allowed Sun Yang to miss the postponement to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Originally, Sun Yang's ban could be lifted in May 2024, and if the suspension time is finally recalculated, then Sun Yang will need to be close to 2026 to participate in large-scale events, which is equivalent to ruining Sun Yang's entire career.
Only in terms of athletes' achievements, Sun Yang is a representative of an era of the Chinese swimming team, winning gold in many Olympic Games and World Championships, is one of the best athletes in the history of the world freestyle field, and also makes the freestyle sport of the Chinese swimming team improve its status on the world stage. Unfortunately, Sun Yang suffered a ban at the peak of his career, which was a huge loss for the Chinese sports world and the Chinese swimming team.
So far in his career, Sun Yang has created too many brilliant results, the world championships men's freestyle individual gold medal ranked first in the world, is the only athlete who can complete the world championships of the men's 800 meters freestyle three consecutive championships and the men's 400 meters freestyle four consecutive championships, set a world record for the men's 1500 meters freestyle, and also won the World Championships MVP, is the only athlete besides Phelps to achieve this achievement. In addition, Sun Yang also won three Olympic gold medals in individual events, holding the Olympic record for the men's 400-meter freestyle. This series of honors is enough to highlight how unfortunate it is once Sun Yang's career ends, and it is a huge loss for the Chinese sports world, the Chinese swimming team, and the world swimming project!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)