Chinese swimmer Sun Yang barred from Australian pools in wake of doping ban
Swimming may be closing ranks on Chinese star in wake of controversial dope ban
Olympic and world champion swimmer Sun Yang has been barred from training in Australia in the wake of a three-month ban for a doping violation.
Swimming Australia high performance boss Michael Scott met with Sun’s Australian coach Denis Cotterell last week and told him the 23-year-old Chinese, one of the biggest names in world swimming, was no longer welcome at local pools.
Cotterell, head coach of the Miami Swimming Club and one of Australia’s most accomplished swimming mentors, trained 1,500 metres Olympic and world champion Sun and a number of elite Chinese at the Gold Coast pool.
“I met Denis last Tuesday,” Scott told said. “As a result of that meeting and our policy, Denis has advised the Chinese swimming federation that Sun Yang will not be allowed to train at Miami [Swimming Club] any more or any of our podium centres.
Integrity is foremost going forward. It was a very straightforward call
“[Integrity] is foremost going forward. It was a very straightforward call, which Denis supported and has been acted upon already.”
Swimming Australia confirmed the report and said the governing body’s CEO Mark Anderson would issue a statement later on Wednesday.