Swimming: Sun Yang is 'pride of China' and 'victim', says lawyer after doping ban – CNA

Swimming: Sun Yang is ‘pride of China’ and ‘victim’, says lawyer after doping ban Advertisement 23 Jun 2021 01:46PM Share this content Bookmark SHANGHAI:à‚ “Pride of China” Sun Yang is “a victim of political posturing” and did not break doping rules, his lawyer said, after a ban of more than four years forced the swimming star out of the Tokyo Olympics. The three-time Olympic champion’s career was in tatters on Wednesday (Jun 23) after the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s suspension for refusing to give a sample to doping inspectors. Advertisement Advertisement At the end of a long-running and controversial…