The doping control assistant whose alleged questionable credibility led to the infamous Sun Yang blood vial-smashing incident was an untrained construction worker, according to a report from Xinhua News.
Sun alleged in his hearing last Friday that the male DCA who was supposed to watch him urinate began taking photos of him, and said he was a “fan.” Neither the DCA nor the presiding doping control officer showed up for any of Sun’s hearings.
In an interview with Xinhua, which is the official state-run press agency of China, the DCA admitted he had no prior training, and added that he had planned to testify at the CAS hearing — but allegedly, no one ever followed up with him.
“I am a builder and I am always busy at work, day and night. No one ever trained me about the doping test, and it is unnecessary for me to undertake such training,” he said. “I agreed to give my words at a video conference before the public hearing as they requested. I was ready, but no one had ever contacted me about this.”
The DCA had already admitted earlier this year to being a childhood friend of the DCO, and that she had asked him to help out on the testing mission at hand. Corroborating Sun’s account from the hearing, the DCA told Xinhua he took pictures during the mission.
“She called me to pick up her at the railway station and drove her to Sun’s home at that night. In fact, there was another lady with the DCO at the station. She was the BCA.”
“Before we entered the test room, the DCO asked me to escort Sun into the bathroom. As my understanding, she was asking me to watch Sun Yang urinating. Because both of them were ladies, I agreed,” he said. “Sun is a big star in China and it was my first time being near him. I was excited. I took a couple of pictures outside the room with my cellphone. When I tried to take pictures of him again when we were sitting in the room, Sun told me not to do so.”
When Sun started to discuss his credentials with the DCO, the DCA said he didn’t understand what was going on.
“I knew nothing about the doping test and nothing about my role that night. I just came to help my middle school classmate at her request. I am a builder,” he said.
Fake news… Xinhua…
I think its a fair decision. But that being said I think the chances he was guilty are over 50%. But you must have all workers properly trained and run an air tight program and test athletes randomly and often and travel to anywhere you choose to test for all those who want to compete in the olympics, etc. And give everyone the benefit of the doubt and assume no steroids unless they have a positive test. Then put the hammer down and down hard. I think a 2 year suspension for a first offense and a 5 year for a second offense would be appropriate and a 10 year for a 3rd offense. Steroids give swimmers an unfair advantage… Read more »
Oh please… In any other profession fraud gets you in real legal trouble. It should be a lifetime ban from professional sports for a first offense.
And to qualify as a coach you should have to reject coaching anyone who’s ever been caught. I just don’t understand those coaches who continue to work with these lying, cheating losers!
It would be nice to see Horton beat Sun in Tokyo in the 400 & Scott & Horton beat him in the 200. Justice for all.
I bet Horton will not be able to win 400 in Tokyo. I’m a fan of some famous Australian Swimmers. However, to be honest, comparing to Ian Thorpe or Grant Hackett, Horton really lacks that talent to dominate 400. His kick is weak, his pull and body rotation coordination is not perfect, far from being even close to Thorpe.
To repeat what I said after the live hearing when we knew even less than now:
Obviously it’s only day one but based on the information we know, it seems like the details of the story aren’t being debated all that much. WADA testers did not bring the proper identification, and childishly decided to assert authority on the situation instead of heeding Suns reasonable request for an officer with proper IDs to come. That being said, it was equally childish and stupid for Sun to then destroy the samples.
I think I might actually be on Sun’s side here. I am doubtful of him being a clean athlete, but the WADA officer did not do their job properly, and I… Read more »
if the news is true, the DCA changed his words. 🙂
What the last status?
Sun yang, we love you, you clearly the best!!! Smash it again…and harder next time!!!
He better be tested before the verdict because after the verdict, there isn’t going to be a next time!!!
Everyone has this story wrong that wasn’t an untrained construction worker it was a member of the village people
Just don’t make story pls
Even worse—it was Wayne Campbell disguised as a member of the Village People
For all we know the DCO, DCA and BCA are all in prison somewhere in China until this whole thing blows over. No one else finds it odd that none of them were available for the hearing.