World Anti-Doping Agency to investigate report that Chinese swimmer star Sun Yang broke terms of doping ban
- Britain’s The Times newspaper reported that the three-time Olympic champion had been training in government-funded facilities despite his four-year suspension
- If Sun is found to have broken the terms of his ban his penalty could be restarted, which would rule him out of the Paris Games, the Times report said
The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Saturday it would investigate allegations that disgraced Chinese swimming star Sun Yang had broken the terms of his ban from the sport.
Britain’s The Times newspaper reported that the three-time Olympic champion had been training in government-funded facilities despite his four-year suspension.
It said he had been photographed in a “performance sport facility” as he builds up to a potential comeback at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
If Sun is found to have broken the terms of his ban his penalty could be restarted, which would rule him out of the Paris Games, the Times report said.
WADA spokesman James Fitzgerald told Agence France-Presse that the anti-doping body took the allegations “very seriously”.
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He said: “We are looking into the matter and, as part of that, we will follow up with the relevant entities, including the international swimming federation (FINA), to gather more information and to be in a position to determine whether the swimmer has breached the terms of his suspension, as per the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) of 22 June 2021.”