{"id":420354,"date":"2020-03-02T09:31:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T16:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=420354"},"modified":"2020-09-09T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T16:42:59","slug":"the-week-that-was-sun-yang-handed-eight-year-ban-hosszu-le-clos-sjostrom-weigh-in-on-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-sun-yang-handed-eight-year-ban-hosszu-le-clos-sjostrom-weigh-in-on-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Sun Yang Handed Eight Year Ban; Hosszu, Le Clos, Sjostrom Weigh In on Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/em><\/p>\n

Chinese freestyler\u00a0Sun Yang\u00a0<\/strong>was the subject of controversy all last week as he received an eight year ban effective immediately for his role in tampering of a doping sample in September 2018. Athletes all around the world who have advocated for clean sport and those who protested against his presence at the 2019 World Championships applauded the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<\/p>\n

The coronavirus outbreak continued to dominate headlines in world sport as we inch closer to the Tokyo Olympic Games. We have 145 days until the Games begin and threats of cancellation have swirled around the world, scaring some elite athletes who have dedicated their lives to those two weeks in hope of Olympic glory. Swimming superstars\u00a0Katinka Hosszu<\/strong>,\u00a0Sarah Sjostrom\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Chad Le Clos\u00a0<\/strong>have weighed in to the Associated Press on the matter.<\/p>\n

Read below the five biggest stories in the Week That Was sponsored by\u00a0Suitmate<\/a>.<\/p>\n