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Sun refuses to quit after ban reduced

By SUN XIAOCHEN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-06-24 00:00

Swimming star Sun Yang has refused to give up on his career despite seeing his hopes of defending his Olympic title at the Tokyo Games shattered by a suspension of over four years issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The Lausanne-based CAS on Tuesday announced that an earlier eight-year ban on Sun for a doping-control violation has been reduced to four years and three months, citing rule amendments that allow flexibility to assess the "entirety of the circumstances".

The latest ruling ultimately means Sun cannot defend his 200m freestyle title at the delayed Tokyo Olympics, which open on July 23.He will be eligible to compete again in May 2024, in time for the Paris Olympics, when he will be 32.

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