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Preface
When it comes to swimming competitions, I believe many people will think of Sun Yang, even people who don't pay attention to swimming competitions have heard of Sun Yang's achievements on the field.
Sun Yang came into contact with swimming when he was 6 years old, and then passed all the way, from the provincial team to the national team, Sun Yang's excellence was concerned by countless netizens.
And he lived up to expectations, winning many gold medals for China one after another, becoming the winner with the most gold medals in the men's individual freestyle competition, and also the Grand Slam champion of the Olympic World Championships.
Excellent results, coupled with high appearance, Sun Yang, who coexists with strength and appearance, once became a "national idol" and had countless fans and supporters.
Unexpectedly, such an excellent son of heaven was banned for four years and three months because of the doping incident, and because of the ban, Sun Yang and the Paris Olympics missed out.
What is the truth of the doping matter? What is the fact that Sun Yang missed the Olympics?
Banned for doping
In 2018, Sun Yang had just participated in the Jakarta Asian Games and won the championship award again.
attracted fans and friends to congratulate him, and Sun Yang once again became the focus.
But just when the fans were immersed in joy, an unexpected thing happened.
On the evening of September 4, 2018, three staff members claiming to be members of the International Doping Control Corporation came to Sun Yang's home.
and asked Sun Yang to conduct an out-of-competition doping test, and the staff also showed a nurse certificate.
Because the incident happened suddenly, neither Sun Yang nor the coach knew about it, so Sun Yang also contacted the coach as soon as possible.
When the coach arrived, he carefully checked the blood test documents presented by the staff.
It turned out that the staff member's credentials did not meet the qualifications for the blood test, and a conflict arose between the two parties.
In the end, Sun Yang broke the safety box for collecting blood and was identified as "violent resistance".
FINA then held a hearing on the matter, and the final result was that the result was invalid.
However, WADA was not satisfied with the outcome and appealed the matter.
At this time, foreign media released a full report of the conflict between Sun Yang and the staff.
At the same time, these media also tried to use this incident to create a storm of public opinion, which made Sun Yang deeply troubled by rumors.
In order to prove his innocence, Sun Yang proposed a public hearing and presented various evidences at the hearing.
The hearing was delayed and was not officially convened until November 15, 2019, and the hearing was livestreamed worldwide.
Sun Yang wants to use this method to prove that "those who are clear are self-purifying", in order to respond to public opinion on the Internet.
At the hearing, lawyer Sun Yangfang said that the blood examiner who drew Sun Yang's blood only had a nurse's certificate, but there was no relevant prosecutor's certificate.
At the same time, when the staff inspected Sun Yang, there were also violations of taking pictures.
But what is puzzling is that none of the three inspection staff members attended the hearing.
The final outcome of the hearing was not immediately announced, and Sun Yang began training for the Tokyo Olympics.
On 28 February 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport finally announced the outcome of the Sun Yang arbitration.
Because Sun Yang did not give a reasonable explanation for the destruction of doping sampling, he was still banned for 8 years.
However, Sun Yang did not agree with the punishment, so he appealed and reconvened a hearing.
Since the hearing was not made public, it is not known what kind of evidence Sun Yang gave at the hearing.
However, after this hearing, Sun Yang's punishment was changed from an 8-year ban to a 4-year and 3-month ban.
Missed the Paris Olympics
Because the ban period starts on February 28, 2020 and ends at the end of May 2024.
At that time, Sun Yang was preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, but the Tokyo Olympics were held on July 23, 2021.
Therefore, it is a pity that Sun Yang was unable to participate in the Tokyo Olympics because of the conflict between the ban and the Tokyo Olympics.
Although, the final result of Sun Yang's arbitration case has appeared, and Sun Yang has also been banned for more than four years.
But there are still many doubts about this matter, and Sun Yang has also clarified for himself on social platforms.
According to Sun Yang, there was no "violent resistance", but the staff had to show relevant qualifications before they could continue the inspection.
Moreover, there is no need for Sun Yang to refuse the test, because his drug test is absolutely clean.
Because before this, Sun Yang also participated in the Jakarta Asian Games and has undergone many drug tests.
And the results of those drug tests are enough to prove Sun Yang's innocence.
In addition, Sun Yang has never missed a drug test in his more than ten years of career.
Even, after announcing his ban, Sun Yang still cooperated with the drug test, which can be seen that he has no reason to refuse the test at all.
But now, the ban punishment is a foregone conclusion, and Sun Yang can only accept this result.
However, although he was banned, Sun Yang never thought of retiring in his heart, and still maintained his love for swimming.
And in this more than 4-year ban, even if Sun Yang is banned, he will still insist on training.
In addition, Sun Yang also developed things other than swimming, such as live streaming with goods, and going to the campus to study.
And the most eye-catching thing is that on July 20, 2023, Sun Yang officially announced his marriage on social platforms.
The other party is Chinese rhythmic gymnast Zhang Doudou, who has a deep relationship with Sun Yang, a match made in heaven.
The two also appeared hand in hand on the catwalk of Shanghai Fashion Week on March 29, 2024.
In addition, on April 24, Sun Yang's studio released a video to officially announce Sun Yang's resumption of training.
According to the time of Sun Yang's ban, the date when Sun Yang ended his ban was May 25 this year.
But this timing was very unfortunate, so that Sun Yang missed the Tokyo Olympics and then the Paris Olympics again.
We all know that before the official participation in the Olympic Games, athletes also participate in the Olympic Trials.
This year's Paris Olympic Trials were held in April, which happened to be missed.
And if Sun Yang wants to continue to participate in the Olympics, he can only wait until the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, when Sun Yang is 36 years old.
epilogue
Generally speaking, athletes retire at around the age of 30, and if Sun Yang continues to participate in the Olympics at the age of 36, his physical strength may not be as good as before.
For Sun Yang, he is a hero who wins glory for the country, but because of an unwarranted disaster, he missed the golden period of development and missed two Olympic Games in a row, which is a pity.
Although the doping storm has passed, it still has an impact on Sun Yang's reputation and career, and I only hope that Sun Yang can maintain a good attitude and stand on the stage of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with strength.
Bibliography:
Red Star News: April 24, 2024 "Refuse to retire!32-year-old Sun Yang resumes training, and his ban ends at the end of next month"
Red Star News: On June 23, 2021, "The results of the retrial of Sun Yang's case are released: the 8-year ban period has been reduced to 4 years and 3 months, and he still has no chance of the Tokyo Olympics"
The Paper: December 24, 2020 "Sun Yang still undergoes drug testing during the ban period: there are still challenges in reversing the case, and he can theoretically return to the national team"
Baidu Encyclopedia "Sun Yang Arbitration Case"