When Sun Yang was announced to be banned for 8 years, and then his complaint was shortened to 51 months, there was almost no possibility that he would want to participate in the Paris Olympics, because according to the rules, athletes who were banned for one year or more could not return to the national team, let alone represent the Chinese swimming team in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Of course, if the rules change by then, that's a different story. However, for now, Sun Yang can train and not retire, but there is no hope for returning to the national team.
Just recently, he Xiaolong, a well-known media person, found on social media that Sun Yang's certification is still the captain of the Chinese swimming team, and looking at Sun Yang's certification information, it is indeed written "The captain of the Chinese swimming team, the swimming champion of the London Olympic Games and the Rio Olympic Games."
Teacher Zhang Luping, former editor-in-chief of "All Sports" and editor-in-chief of "Runner World", forwarded it, saying: "Social media hangs false names abound. ”
It is also true that Sun Yang was banned, but all his achievements, championships and honors were retained, that is, it would not affect his past brilliant achievements in the Olympic Games and world championships, so the certification information was "London Olympics, Rio Olympic Swimming Champion" Without any problem. As for the label of "captain of the Chinese swimming team", although in 2020, the Chinese swimming team played in the Asian Games and other competitions, the captain was indeed Sun Yang, but after 2020, Sun Yang was banned, until the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese swimming team performed strongly, and there was no such topic as who was the captain during the period.
So at present, Sun Yang, who is not eligible for the Chinese swimming team, this information can be modified, just as many company employees will add a "front" word in front of them after leaving, which is also a more reasonable approach. This is not something that these journalists and media personalities provoke alone, but something that needs to be paid attention to as a public figure.
Realistically speaking, Sun Yang still achieved good results when he was the captain of the Chinese swimming team, such as the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and the subsequent World Championships, he played the role of big brother, and even the Chinese swimming team without Sun Yang was looked down upon by foreign media at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Of course, in the later period, Zhang Yufei, Wang Shun and the relay team won the gold medal, and Li Bingjie and others also played well, punching these depressed foreign media, and also proved that without Sun Yang, the Chinese swimming team can still burst out of huge combat effectiveness, which is impressive.
Therefore, from the ban on February 28, 2020, to now, it has been nearly 2 years, Sun Yang's swimming career is still continuing, but it is extremely difficult to return to the national team. Sun Yang also admitted that even if he retires, he will not leave the swimming he loves, and he wants to contribute to Chinese swimming, which is still worthy of praise.