Olympic swimmer Sun Yang sanctioned 8 years for destroying a sample in a doping control.

As reported the vanguard, The Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) has sanctioned the Chinese swimmer this Friday Sun Yang, three times Olympic champion and 11 world championships, with eight years out of competition

This penalty is the result of destruction of a blood sample taken in a doping control in 2018.

The penalty is effective as of today.

The sanction against Sun, 28, is effective as of today, said the TAS, which issued the highest possible penalty when considering recidivism, since the Chinese swimmer was three months away from the pools in 2014 for testing positive for trimetazidine.

Yang shattered his blood sample in a surprise check in 2018

The report of the anti-doping committee of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) had confirmed that The swimmer had shattered his own blood sample in September 2018 With a hammer in a surprise control.

Sun was acquitted at first, but the World Anti-Doping Agency (AMA) appealed to the Swiss federal court.

Sun Yang, will request that the suspension not be effective until there is a firm decision

The Chinese swimmer may file an appeal with the TAS in which it is the hardest sanction to a swimmer.

You will request that your suspension not be executed until there is a firm decision. While waiting for the decision, Yang has been preparing for the Tokyo Olympics next summer

Sun is one of the most popular athletes in China,

The Chinese athlete has starred numerous controversies and clashes with swimmers from other countries, who have frequently accused him of using doping substances.

The last competition in which he was present was the Gwangju World Cup in South Korea last summer.

He previously competed in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016 obtaining two gold medals, two silver and one bronze. In addition, he holds the world record of the 1500 free.