Swimming star dropped from team after driving offense
Updated: 2013-11-06 14:40
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Winner Sun Yang of China reacts after the men's 800m freestyle final during the World Swimming Championships at the Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona July 31, 2013.[Photo/Xinhua] |
The sport’s governing body made the decision on Wednesday morning after Sun was given a seven-day administrative detention for driving without a license by police inHangzhou,Zhejiangprovince. He was involved in a minor collision with a bus on Sunday.
Sun was detained in a local detention center since Monday and his parents have paid him a visit, Qianjiang Evening News reported.
But he has a single room and the food is different from that given to other detainees, Modern Express reported.
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Sun Yang handed indefinite suspension
China's Olympic and world swimming champion Sun Yang has received an indefinite ban from competition following his seven-day detention for driving without a license.
In the latest negative incident, the double Olympic champion was found driving without a license when Hangzhou police dealt with a car accident in which Sun's car was hit from behind by a bus on Sunday afternoon.
On Monday, Sun was fined for 2,000 yuan (about $328) and given a seven-day detention for breaking the law.
Meanwhile, the Zhejiang College of Sports, to which the first Chinese male Olympic swimming champion is affiliated, suspended Sun from competition.
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