Yang Yang, Vice Chairman of WADA: WADA awaits more details on Sun Yang case
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 24 (Reporter Ma Xiangfei Ji Ye) Yang Yang, vice chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), stated on the 24th that Sun Yang's case will be heard by the new International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). WADA has no More details, but will communicate with the outside world in time based on the latest information.
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court announced on the 24th that it supports the petition of Chinese swimmer Sun Yang that a relevant arbitrator of the International Sports Arbitration Court is biased and the case should be reviewed.
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court announced in its communiqué that the previous arbitration against Sun Yang was revoked and the International Sports Arbitration Court must arbitrate the Sun Yang case again after changing its arbitrator composition.
The communique also pointed out that the Supreme Court has not yet announced the detailed reasons for its judgment.
Yang Yang said that the Swiss Federal Supreme Court supported Sun Yang's team's doubts about the chairman of the International Court of Arbitration for Sports. The case will be returned to the International Court of Arbitration for Sports.
"Because WADA has not received the entire result, including many details, so we will further communicate with you based on the update of relevant information."
In February of this year, the International Sports Arbitration Court decided to ban Sun Yang for eight years, overturning the “no violation of doping regulations” made by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in January 2019. The Supreme Court appealed.