CAS Criticizes Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang for Lack of Remorse During Doping Case

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang poses after a public hearing of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for the appeal filed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against him and the Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA), at the Conference Centre of the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Nov. 15, 2019. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

MELBOURNE—The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) criticized Chinese swimmer Sun Yang for showing “no regret” for his actions during an aborted doping test that resulted in an eight-year ban for the Olympic champion.

The Switzerland-based CAS on Feb. 28 accepted an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against a decision by swimming body FINA to clear Sun of wrongdoing for his conduct during a 2018 test.