Sun Yang appeals 8-year ban

Beijing: Three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang has lodged an appeal with Switzerland’s highest court against his eight-year ban for missing a doping test.

The Chinese swimmer, 28, was initially cleared of wrongdoing by FINA, the world swimming federation.

But the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) and the decision was overturned. An eight-year ban was imposed on Sun because this was his second offence.

He had served a three-month suspension in 2014 for taking prohibited stimulant Trimetazidine.