Disgraced Chinese language swimmer Solar Yang will subsequent week compete for under the second time since his four-year drug ban was lifted in 2024, probably paving the best way for him to compete on the Nationwide Video games.
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Solar confirmed that he’ll compete on the Chinese language Spring Nationwide Championships in Qingdao, Shandong province, which runs from March 18 to 23.
The occasion offers Chinese language swimmers the prospect to qualify for the nation’s nationwide championships in Shenzhen in Might – one in all two qualifying competitions for the Nationwide Video games.
Solar, who was the primary Chinese language athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in males’s swimming, competed within the 400 metres freestyle on the Nationwide Summer season Swimming Championships in August 2024.
His successful time of three minutes and 54.98 seconds was underneath the three:58.71 that can be wanted to qualify for the Nationwide Video games, which can be held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau from November 9-21.
“[On Saturday], I completed the plateau coaching. Earlier than leaving, I habitually go to the coaching corridor to practise within the water,” Solar stated on Weibo.