Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang to Miss Tokyo Olympics After Doping Ban Reduced to 4 Years

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang poses after a public hearing of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) at the Conference Centre of the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Nov. 15, 2019. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

World and Olympic champion Sun Yang’s hopes of competing at the Tokyo Games ended on Tuesday when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced the Chinese swimmer’s ban for doping violations to four years from eight.

The shorter sentence, announced by the Swiss-based court in a statement, means Sun will be eligible for the Paris Games in 2024 when he will be 32 years old.