SUNYANG HORTON

Rio 2016 Olympics: Men's Swimming

(Stanislav Krasilnikov / TASS via Getty Images) Source: Stanislav Krasilnikov / TASS via Getty Images

Chinese swim star, Sun Yang, appears to have new motivation for the 1500 metres freestyle - with a warning for his Australian swimming rival Mack Horton. Tension between the pair has been simmering. Chinese officials say they may lodge an official protest after a series of comments by Horton labelling Yang a drugs cheat.


michelle chen reports


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