January 2024
Swimmer who won gold and called Chinese star a drug cheat retires
Mack Horton, who had an intense rivalry with Sun Yang, says he has lost his hunger for the sport and he won’t be competing at the Paris Olympic Games.
July 2021
‘Wolf warrior’ diplomats take issue with Olympics coverage of China
Despite its strong medal tally, hyper-sensitive China is unhappy with international media coverage of its athletes or references to Taiwan.
December 2020
Tokyo possible for China's Sun after doping ban win
The World Anti-Doping Authority says a Swiss court has overturned Chinese swimmer Sun Yang's eight-year ban for doping, sending the case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
February 2020
Chinese swim star Sun Yang banned for eight years
But the swimmer says he will appeal against the ruling after ban for avoiding a drugs test in 2018 in which his minders smashed test vials with hammers.