Chinese swimmer star Sun Yang was banned for more than four years on Tuesday for breaking anti-doping rules, after a retrial at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The ban is backdated to February 2020, meaning Sun could return for the 2024 Paris Olympics when he would be 32. The World Anti-Doping Agency appealed to CAS when a tribunal appointed by swimming's governing body, FINA, only warned the three-time Olympic champion about his conduct. Sun's second career ban was imposed after a rare CAS hearing held in open court and streamed live online. The six-foot-seven Sun was the first Chinese swimmer to win Olympic gold, in 2012 at London, and has long been a polarizing figure in the pool.

Source: CBC News June 22, 2021 17:15 UTC