A Swiss court lifted an eight-year doping ban against Chinese swimmer Sun Yang and ordered the case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a second time but with a different chairman of the judges.
In February, CAS found the three-time Olympic champion guilty of refusing to cooperate with sample collectors during a visit to his home in September 2018 that turned confrontational. WADA brought the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after world swimming governing body FINA had issued the now 29-year-old Yang with a warning and no suspension.
Again at stake in a second CAS hearing will be Yang’s chance to compete at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics now set for July 2021.