Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang wins in first race after 4-year doping ban

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Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang wins in first race after 4-year doping ban
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The three-time Olympic champion said he will “go all out to get it” when asked if he would try and qualify for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

This photo taken on Aug 25, 2024 shows China 's Sun Yang posing with his gold medal after the men's 400m freestyle event during the Chinese National Summer Swimming Championships in Hefei, in eastern China 's Anhui province. SINGAPORE: Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang made a victorious return at a major domestic swimming meet on Sunday ,

In a post on social media platform Weibo on Sunday, Sun said his past “victories, failures and challenges” have taught him how to meet life’s challenges and difficulties face on, and to “become stronger and more confident”. The triple Olympic champion was banned from competing for four years and three months for a dope test violation in 2018 in which he and members of his entourage smashed vials containing blood samples.Sun became the first Chinese athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in men’s swimming at the 2012 Games in London, winning both the 400m and 1,500 freestyle events.

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