China’s Sun Yang celebrates winning the 400m freestyle at the 2019 world championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Photo: EPA China’s Sun Yang celebrates winning the 400m freestyle at the 2019 world championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Photo: EPA
China’s Sun Yang celebrates winning the 400m freestyle at the 2019 world championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Photo: EPA
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Sun Yang: movie about life of controversial China swimming star to start production in 2021, says mainland report

  • ‘China Movie News’ and other media outlets say the biopic will include all his highs, lows and doping controversies
  • A director and actors have yet to be cast, the report says, while the swimmer has yet to respond to the news

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Updated: 5:42pm, 27 Jun, 2020

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China’s Sun Yang celebrates winning the 400m freestyle at the 2019 world championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Photo: EPA China’s Sun Yang celebrates winning the 400m freestyle at the 2019 world championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Photo: EPA
China’s Sun Yang celebrates winning the 400m freestyle at the 2019 world championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Photo: EPA
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