Review: Athletes expelled from national team

By Xiang Bin
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Olympic swimming champion and world record holder Sun Yang has put himself in a precarious position after being detained for driving without a license. The Chinese swimming sports administrative center decided on Wednesday to expel Sun from the national team.

China.org.cn now takes a look at five star athletes who managed to get themselves expelled from their national teams.

1.Sun Yang

Sun Yang of Zhejiang celebrates after winning the men's 200m freestyle final of the 12th Chinese National Games in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 6, 2013. Sun Yang won the gold and set a new Asian record with a time of 1 minute 44.47 seconds. (Xinhua File Photo

Sun Yang celebrates after winning the men's 200m freestyle final of the 12th Chinese National Games in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 6, 2013.[Xinhua File Photo]



Olympic swimming champion and world record holder Sun Yang has been expelled from the Chinese national swimming team after being detained for driving without a license.

The famous swimmer has also been temporarily banned from training and any commercial activities.

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