After the Sunday Times report was published, Sun Yang's side issued a lawyer's statement, accusing the report of being untrue and reserving the right to prosecute.The picture shows Sun Yang participating in winter training in Kunming earlier this month.(Xinhua News Agency)
The British Sunday Times broke the news yesterday that Chinese swimming star Sun Yang violently refused a drug test last year and may face a lifetime ban.Sun Yang issued a statement saying that the International Swimming Federation had already ruled that Sun Yang was not at fault.
(London/Beijing Comprehensive News) British media said that Chinese swimming star Sun Yang may face a lifetime ban for resisting a drug tester's inspection.Sun Yang's lawyer immediately issued a statement saying that the report was untrue and that the British media had ulterior motives.
British media: Anti-doping agency considers appeal
According to a report in the British Sunday Times yesterday, on September 4 last year, FINA commissioned the International Doping Testing and Management Agency (IDTM) to conduct an out-of-competition anti-doping test on Sun Yang.But when the testers arrived at Sun Yang's residence and were about to inspect him, Sun Yang clashed with the drug testers. He and the security staff used hammers to smash the sealed vial containing the blood sample, or face a lifetime ban.
According to the Sunday Times quoted by the South China Morning Post, they destroyed the vial containing Sun Yang's blood samples in front of drug inspectors under the instruction of Sun Yang's mother.Sun Yang and his security personnel once asked the drug testers to wait before confirming their identities, and even left the control room to use the bathroom.
Earlier this month, FINA made its ruling.FINA says they will never know what happened, but the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is upset with the ruling and is considering taking the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
After the Sunday Times report was published, Sun Yang's side issued a lawyer's statement, accusing the report of being untrue and reserving the right to prosecute.The Chinese Swimming Association also issued a statement yesterday, emphasizing that Sun Yang did not violate FINA anti-doping rules.
Lawyer Sun Yang: There are problems with the qualifications of testing personnel
Sun Yang’s lawyer’s statement read: On November 19, 2018, FINA held a 13-hour hearing on this matter in Lausanne, Switzerland. This lawyer attended the hearing. Sun Yang himself, Sun YangWitnesses from the company and IDTM were questioned.On January 3, 2019, FINA made a ruling that Sun Yang did not violate the World Anti-Doping Regulations.
Zhang Qihuai, Sun Yang's attorney, accepted an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency and introduced the details at that time. He said: Among the three inspection teams sent by IDTM at that time, only the chief inspector showed the company's power of attorney, and the other two wereThey were recruited on a temporary basis without training.lsquo; blood tester rsquo; is a friend of the main tester's friend, and does not have a professional nurse license; lsquo; urine tester rsquo; is a high school classmate of the lead tester, and only his ID card was provided at the scene.These two people had no training in doping testing, no anti-doping inspector qualification certificate, and no corresponding authorization documents.
Zhang Qihuai said: There are problems with the qualifications of testing personnel and testing specifications.Sun Yang has the right to refuse invalid tests.He said that at the hearing on the 3rd of this month, Sun Yang provided a large amount of evidence including video screenshots and surveillance videos, which restored the situation at the scene, and FINA concluded that Sun Yang was not at fault.
The official Weibo of Sun Yang Studio reposted the statement of Zhang Qihuai, a lawyer of Lanpeng Law Firm: Lawyer Zhang Qihuai of Beijing Lanpeng Law Firm accepted the entrustment of athlete Sun Yang in accordance with the law.There are false reports that Sun Yang faces a lifetime ban for violating the World Anti-Doping Regulations. He solemnly issued a lawyer’s statement as follows:
On the evening of September 4, 2018, three staff members of IDTM went to Sun Yang’s residence to conduct an out-of-competition anti-doping test on Sun Yang. There were many illegal operations in the whole inspection process: First, the blood tester, urine tester, etc.None of the three staff members could provide IDTM’s authorization documents for the inspection; second, neither the blood tester nor the urine tester could provide the qualification certificate of the anti-doping tester, and the blood tester could not provide the nurse’s practice certificate; third,Three staff members made false statements in the inspection report and maliciously fabricated the fact that Sun Yang violated the World Anti-Doping Code.
Subsequently, IDTM submitted false reports from three staff members to FINA.On November 19, 2018, FINA held a 13-hour hearing on this matter in Lausanne, Switzerland. My lawyer attended the hearing. Sun Yang himself, Sun Yang and the witnesses of IDTM all acceptedask.On January 3, 2019, FINA made a ruling that Sun Yang did not violate the World Anti-Doping Regulations.
FINA made it clear in its ruling that the contents of this hearing were strictly confidential.Sun Yang is an outstanding athlete of the People's Republic of China, the holder of world records and Olympic records, and is currently actively preparing for international events.The Sunday Times and people with ulterior motives chose this time to maliciously report this matter, with ulterior motives and serious violations of Sun Yang's right to privacy and reputation.Sun Yang reserves the right to pursue legal responsibilities against The Sunday Times, the British newspaper The Sunday Times, and other media and individuals who reported and publicized this matter.
Sun Yang is the only swimmer to win gold medals in the 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle at the Olympics.As early as 2014, Sun Yang was found to have used banned substances in an in-game doping urine test and was suspended for three months.
