China has reportedly demanded an official apology from Aussie swimmer Mack Horton.
A Chinese swimming official has told international media his team is demanding Horton apologise to Sun Yang, the man he beat in the final of the men’s 400m freestyle final in Rio, after he labelled the Chinese silver-medallist a drug cheat.
“We have been noticing what has been said in the past two days by Horton, who launched a malicious personal attack,” Chinese swim team manager Xu Qi said.
“We think his inappropriate words greatly hurt the feelings between Chinese and Australian swimmers.
“It is proof of a lack of good manners and upbringing. We strongly demand an apology from this swimmer.”
It came as Horton’s father Andrew Horton dismissed the Chinese protest in an interview with Melbourne’s SEN Radio.
He said Mack was given a huge round of applause by rival swimming competitors at the Rio swimming and aquatic centre for his bold stand against drugs in sport.
“After the 400m, as he walked back out to the warm-up pool, all of the swimmers — and this is internationally — applauded him,” he said.
“And they didn’t applaud him because he won the race. They applauded him because he had the courage to stand up and say what he did.”
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