Heated podium protests targeting Olympic star Sun Yang had hurt swimming's image, the chief of the sport's world body told AFP, prompting tighter ...
"They shall strictly avoid any offensive or improper behaviour towards the officials, the other competitors, the team members and/or the spectators during the entire conduct of the competition," the new clause says."INADEQUATE" BEHAVIOUR
The governing body warned both athletes for bringing the sport into disrepute, branding their behaviour"inadequate". The swimmers were protesting after a leaked FINA doping panel report claimed Sun allowed vials of blood to be smashed with a hammer after being visited by testers last year."There shouldn't be any warning shots fired at them for having freedom of speech," said the 24-year-old Briton."If you don't want to go on the podium, you don't want to go on the podium.
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