(UTV|COLOMBO) – Australian swimmer Mack Horton has publicly reignited his feud with Chinese rival Sun Yang, years after accusing him of being a “drug cheat”.
Sun pipped Horton to claim gold in the 400m freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in South Korea on Sunday.
Horton later refused to share the medal podium with Sun – who has faced fresh claims of violating doping protocols.
Afterwards, Sun told reporters: “Disrespecting me was OK, but disrespecting China was unfortunate.”
He added: “I feel sorry about that.”
Horton, the defending Olympic champion, had also declined to shake hands with Sun or pose for photos with him. He happily posed beside Italian bronze medallist Gabriele Detti.
Sun served a three-month suspension in 2014 for testing positive for a banned stimulant trimetazidine, which he said had been for a heart complaint.
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