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South China Morning Post
18-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle wins first race against Sun Yang – but admits to nerves
The Chinese National Swimming Championships have started with a bang as Sun Yang and Pan Zhanle – respectively China's best of a decade ago and the present – raced for the first time, in the men's 400m freestyle. It went the younger man's way as 20-year-old Pan, the reigning Olympic 100m freestyle champion, came home first in Shenzhen late on Saturday in 3:45.34, just ahead of Fei Liwei's 3:45.57 for silver. Sun, 33, who still holds the national 400m record with a time of 3:40.14 set in 2012, had to settle for bronze in 3:47.53. 'He [Pan] is already standing at the highest position an athlete can,' Sun said. 'He has a long future ahead of him, and I hope he can be happy when he competes.' Sun Yang (right) helps Pan Zhanle (centre) with his race number on the podium in Shenzhen. Photo: Xinhua Double Olympic gold medallist Pan is renowned for his speed over shorter distances and has not competed internationally in several months.
Kuwait Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
Sun Yang to swim at China championships after doping ban
HEFEI: (FILES) This photo taken on August 25, 2024 shows China's Sun Yang posing with his gold medal after the men's 400m freestyle event during the Chinese National Summer Swimming Championships in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province. Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang will compete at China's national championships this weekend, organisers said. -- AFP BEIJING: Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang will compete at China's national championships this weekend, organizers said, but anti-doping rules mean he cannot qualify for this year's World Championships. Sun, 33, returned to competition last year after serving a four-year ban for smashing vials of blood during a 2018 doping test, the circumstances of which he still disputes. He also served a ban in 2014 after testing positive for a banned substance. China's week-long national championships in Shenzhen are the country's sole qualifying event for the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore in July and August. Sun will be ineligible because the Chinese Swimming Association (CSA) forbids those who have served a doping ban of 12 months or longer from competing for China. There are no such restrictions applied to taking part in China's national championships, where swimmers represent their provinces. The 11-time world champion will face off against Pan Zhanle, the 20-year-old who broke the 100 meter freestyle record at the Paris Olympics last year on his way to winning gold in that event and the 4x100m medley relay. Sun will compete in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle events, with Pan also entered for the 100m, 200m and 400m. Sun blazed a trail for Chinese swimming when he became the country's first male Olympic swimming champion, winning the 400m and 1500m freestyle at the 2012 London Games. As a child, Pan named Sun as his inspiration and the two have never raced each other in competition. In March, Sun finished second in 400m freestyle at the Chinese National Spring Swimming Championships in 3min 47.94sec—inside the World Championship qualifying standard. Pan, who is more successful at shorter freestyle distances, set a 400m personal best of 3:45.58 at last year's national championships.—AFP In the women's events at the China championships will be Zhang Yufei, who was one of the controversial 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in 2021 but escaped a ban. — AFP
Free Malaysia Today
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Sun Yang to swim at Chinese nationals after doping ban
Sun Yang returned to competition last year after serving a four-year ban for smashing vials of blood during a 2018 doping test. (EPA Images pic) BEIJING : Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang will compete at China's national championships this weekend, organisers said, but anti-doping rules mean he cannot qualify for this year's World Championships. Sun, 33, returned to competition last year after serving a four-year ban for smashing vials of blood during a 2018 doping test, the circumstances of which he still disputes. He also served a ban in 2014 after testing positive for a banned substance. China's week-long national championships in Shenzhen are the country's sole qualifying event for the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore in July and August. Sun will be ineligible because the Chinese Swimming Association (CSA) forbids those who have served a doping ban of 12 months or longer from competing for China. There are no such restrictions applied to taking part in China's national championships, where swimmers represent their provinces. The 11-time world champion will face off against Pan Zhanle, the 20-year-old who broke the 100m freestyle record at the Paris Olympics last year on his way to winning gold in that event and the 4x100m medley relay. Sun will compete in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle events, with Pan also entered for the 100m, 200m and 400m. Sun blazed a trail for Chinese swimming when he became the country's first male Olympic swimming champion, winning the 400m and 1500m freestyle at the 2012 London Games. As a child, Pan named Sun as his inspiration and the two have never raced each other in competition. In March, Sun finished second in 400m freestyle at the Chinese National Spring Swimming Championships in 3:47.94s – inside the World Championship qualifying standard. Pan, who is more successful at shorter freestyle distances, set a 400m personal best of 3:45.58s at last year's national championships. In the women's events at the China championships will be Zhang Yufei, who was one of the controversial 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in 2021 but escaped a ban. She won six medals at the Paris Olympics last year in butterfly, freestyle and relay events. Witness football history in Malaysia as Manchester United take on the Asean All-Stars – it's the clash you can't afford to miss. Book your seat now at before they're gone!
South China Morning Post
15-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Pan Zhanle set for Sun Yang showdown as China's Olympic swimming stars head to Shenzhen
A clash of generational leading lights is on the cards when the Chinese National Swimming Championships begin in Shenzhen this weekend, with Pan Zhanle on course to race against Sun Yang. Advertisement Present-day golden boy Pan is poised for his first competition of the year as he aims to follow his show-stealing feats at last year's Paris Olympics. Sun, who made a similar splash when blazing a trail for China at the London 2012 Games, will continue his bid for rehabilitation after serving a ban for anti-doping rule violations. The week-long championships, the country's premier meet, could provide the first meeting in the pool between the veteran three-time Olympic gold medallist and Pan, who has been striving to surpass him since childhood. Asked at the age of 10 about his future goals, Pan, now 20, had said swimming 'faster than Sun Yang is good enough'. Other star names heading to Shenzhen include Zhang Yufei, Qin Haiyang, Tang Qianting and Yu Yiting, for what will be China's sole selection event for the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore in July and August. Races get under way on Saturday. Sun Yang has entered four freestyle events at the Shenzhen meet. Photo: Xinhua Pan is set to be centre of attention after his exploits in Paris. Having already claimed gold in the 100 metres freestyle in a world-record time, he stunned the world again in the men's 4x100m medley relay, producing a remarkable final leg to haul China from third to first and end the United States' decades-long dominance of the discipline. Advertisement He has entered the 50, 100, 200 and 400m freestyle in Shenzhen, raising the possibility of at least one meeting with the 33-year-old Sun, who has been listed for the 100, 200, 400 and 800m freestyle.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Temu and Shein are in a tricky spot — but it's mostly good news
President Trump lowered the tariffs on goods from China to 30%. Packages under $800 shipped directly to customers from China are still subject to high duties. But Temu has already started shifting to shipping from US warehouses — so this is still a win for the company. Temu and Shein have just found themselves in a strange spot in the new 90-day reprieve in the trade war with China. President Trump has loosened the tariffs to 30% (down from 145%) as part of a plan to open the negotiations for a new trade deal. However, high tariffs remain on small packages shipped directly from China — the kind that Temu and Shein typically send. Until very recently, Temu and Shein benefited from the de minimis exception, a loophole that allowed for packages under $800 in value to ship without duty. Trump closed this loophole starting May 2. He also implemented tariffs as high as 120% or a flat fee of $100 per package (rising to $200 in June). Late Monday, the White House said it would reduce that tariff rate to 54% while keeping the flat fee at $100 per package. But Temu had a workaround strategy that saved customers from having to add on massive extra "import charges" on orders. Temu had already been building up warehouses in the US, which meant that some items could ship locally (and more quickly). A few weeks ago, Temu changed its site and app to display almost exclusively items that shipped from US warehouses — products that would avoid those nasty extra fees. At the time, Temu told Business Insider it also planned to work on recruiting more US-based sellers. Of course, this was a temporary solution: eventually, those US warehouses would need to get restocked, and the new bulk shipments would be subject to Trump's 145% tariffs. When I wrote about this last week, I said that Temu had a few options: shift to focusing on Europe or other markets, or ship to the US from other countries. But there was also one other viable option: wait it out and hope a trade deal happens soon. So here's where Temu and Shein are now: the tariffs for shipping directly to customers from China are still onerous. That's bad for them. The good news is that if, instead of shipping direct, suppliers ship big quantities to the companies' US warehouses, the situation is better. That's because right now, Temu and Shein— which also has US warehouses — have extra time to replenish those local warehouses with the lower tariff charges. Temu and Shein did not respond to requests for comment. For Temu sellers, it isn't back to business as usual, but it is definitely good news. Here's what one seller told Bloomberg: For Sun Yang, who owns a business selling face- and body-painting tools such as brushes and color palettes on Temu's online marketplace, the good news couldn't come soon enough as he watched his inventory dwindle at warehouses in the US, which accounts for all of his sales. So what does this mean? Well, I can definitely say that, for now, this is great news for those little girls who want 30 dolls instead of just two. Temu and Shein have gotten yet another life. Read the original article on Business Insider Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
