Why can people who take stimulants be exempted, and why is Sun Yang so severely punished? WADA exempted 28 athletes from doping, which is allowed by the rules. As we know, it is common for athletes to take stimulants in the world swimming, and the punishment is often not uniform, which usually gives athletes new opportunities. This is the truth for the athletes who were exempted from doping this time.
Then why was Sun Yang so severely punished? There are three reasons: first, violence against exams is more serious than taking stimulants. Actually, this is easy to understand. Violent anti-inspection not only means that athletes are afraid to be inspected because of their guilty conscience, but also means that they have great disrespect for doping control agencies and seriously damage their authority. You can think about it. If the punishment of violent anti-inspection is less than that of doping, then athletes who take doping will choose violent anti-inspection in the future. If this is the first time, we can't do the work in the future. Secondly, the violent anti-inspection in Sun Yang is very serious, and they directly smashed the box of the testing machine. This kind of behavior is understood by doping control agencies as very disrespectful and has a very bad influence. Third, this is not the first time that Sun Yang has made a mistake. Sun Yang was banned for doping for three months, which was the second time, so the punishment was aggravated. This is also easy to understand, and the second mistake really deserves a heavier punishment.
Can Sun Yang's appeal be successful? Sun Yang has formally submitted an appeal application recently, but the specific information has not been disclosed. We don't know the specific news yet, but people in the industry are not optimistic about Sun Yang's appeal. Lawyers once said: Sun can't participate in the Tokyo Olympics, which is basically a conclusion. I don't think there is any chance.
Not only is Mr Cai not optimistic about Sun Yang, but Jeffery, an arbitrator of CAS, also said: Where are the historical materials? Regardless of legal issues, he is likely to fail. In the past, the failure rates of revoking CAS awards were 96% and 97%. What he said is obvious. Even he thinks Sun Yang's chances are slim.
In fact, many friends mistakenly thought that after Sun Yang appealed to the Swiss Federal Court, the court would decide the matter again. This understanding is wrong. The Swiss Federal Court will no longer judge the merits of this incident. It will only consider whether the hearing by the certification authority is legal and whether human rights are respected. In other words, it will consider knowledge and legal procedures and will not decide the facts.
Sun Yang has appealed. Anyway, I hope he can appeal successfully.