The Australian swimmer refused to shake hands with the Chinese champion.

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Australian swimmer refused to climb the pedestal to the winner.
Australian swimmer Mac Horton finished second at the World Aquatics Championships, which takes place in South Korean Gwangju, after which he refused to climb the pedestal to the winner of the 400 m freestyle Chinese Sun Yang.

Also, the representative of Australia refused to take pictures with him and shake hands.
- I would not like to comment on this situation, because our team is focused on performance at the World Championships, quotes the press secretary of the Australian TASS team.

In February 2019, a Chinese swimmer, a three-time Olympic champion, refused to give urine, and then he broke the container containing the doping test tubes with a hammer and took his tests in front of the doping control representatives. The International Swimming Federation (FINA) did not consider this incident, but the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided to achieve a review of the incident.

The Russians won silver in the freestyle relay at the World Championships, wrote News.ru.

Last Edited by The use on 07/23/2019 03:06 PM