Chinese Olympic champion swimmer banned 8 years

ANKARA

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed Friday that Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang of China was banned eight years for violating anti-doping rules.

"Sun Yang (the Athlete) is sanctioned with an eight-year period of ineligibility, starting on the date of the CAS award," said the Lausanne, Switzerland-based court on its website.

"Considering that, in June 2014, the Athlete was found guilty of a first anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), the Panel concluded that, in accordance with Article 10.7.1 FINA DC, an eight-year period of ineligibility, starting on the date of the CAS award, has to be imposed on