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 received a round of applause from fellow swimmers at the world championships after refusing to share the podium with China's Sun Yang, American breaststroker Lily King said on Monday.
After finishing runner-up to Sun in the 400 freestyle on Sunday, Olympic champion Horton took his silver medal and then stood behind the podium while his Chinese rival and bronze medallist Gabriele Detti shared the spotlight. "I don't think anyone at FINA is going to stand up for the athletes so the athletes have to stand up for themselves," she said."I think it is definitely a start.""I think 99per cent of athletes around the pool deck back him, so he's not really standing alone," he added.Larkin said it was difficult to be entirely confident that swimming was clean.
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