China demands apology for Australian swimming ‘drug cheat’ slur
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Chinese swimming officials have demanded an apology after Australian Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton called defending champion Sun Yang a "drug cheat".
Tension between the swimming rivals had been simmering in the lead up to the men's 400m freestyle final in Rio.
Horton said earlier this week he had no "time or respect for drug cheats".
Sun served a three-month suspension in 2014 for testing positive for a banned substance but was cleared to compete.
His fans have also been posting a wave of abusive comments to Horton's social media accounts.