Unless he is successful with an appeal, the 28-year-old will not be eligible for the Tokyo Games in 2021 and his career is effectively over. The Chinese Swimming Association (CSA) subsequently said that the 1500m freestyle world record-holder is “still serving (his) suspension. It was his second doping violation, having been suspended for three months in 2014 for taking a banned substance. Britain’s James Guy, a two-time Olympic silver medallist, said he was “shocked” and “speechless” over the reports that Sun was named in the training squad. It’s over,” he said, according to Swimming World.

Source: The Express Tribune April 24, 2020 08:15 UTC