Swimmers at the World Championships slammed China's Sun Yang over doping allegations and said competitors were behind Australia's Mack Horton, who snubbed the Olympic star on the podium. America's Matt Grevers said many competitors 'don't trust' Sun, while world...
Grevers, along with King and several other swimmers, praised Horton for his"risky" protest on Sunday, after finishing second behind Sun in the 400m freestyle final in Gwangju, South Korea."It's obviously something he feels passionate about... until it gets uncovered, we don't really trust you."
Olympic breaststroke champion King revealed that swimmers at the village had applauded Horton's protest, which triggered boos from Chinese fans and prompted Sun to criticise the Aussie for being"disrespectful to China"."It was awesome... the whole dining hall erupted in applause, so it was pretty good to see the athletes united on his stance as well.
"The athletes have to stand up for themselves, so it's definitely a start if these guys are taking a stand against doping.""It's OK if you don't respect me but, at the victory ceremony, you should show respect to my country," said Sun.
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