Mack Horton received a round of applause from fellow swimmers at the world championships after refusing to share the podium with China's Sun Yang, ...
GWANGJU, South Korea: Mack Horton has received a warning from swimming's world governing body FINA over his refusal to share a podium with China's Sun Yang in protest of the gold medallist's doping history.
The Australian's protest prompted a round of applause from fellow swimmers at the world championships but FINA said it had decided to warn Horton over his stance. "We were waiting around for the awards ceremony just to see what was going to happen," said the U.S. swimmer.
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