Sun Yang to miss Tokyo Olympics after 4-year ban

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Sun Yang to miss Tokyo Olympics after 4-year ban

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang will miss the Tokyo Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday decided he had violated anti-doping rules.

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