Yearender: Ten most famous sport stars of 2014
Updated: 2014-12-29 07:52
(chinadaily.com.cn)
List of downs for the Chinese swimming cover boy and reigning Olympic and World 1500m freestyle champion in 2014:
Nov 2013: Detained for 7-day due to driving with no license
March 2014: End of suspension of national team membership
April 2014: Parted with 10-year-long coach Zhu Zhigen
Sept 2014 (Inchon Asian Games): Use of improper words during the Japanese anthem
Nov 2014: Unreported three-month doping ban revealed
Nov 2014: National Championship’s 1500m freestyle title striped due to doping scandal
Dec 2014: Ruled out from nomination list for the 2014 CCTV Sports Personality of the Year Award
List of ups in 2014:
Sept 2014 (Inchon Asian Games): 400m and 1500m freestyle gold