"I just have a problem with athletes who have tested positive and are still competing," Horton told the assembled press. "I don't know if it's a rivalry between me and him, just me and athletes who have tested positive." Supporters of Yang urged Horton to apologise for his comments against the Chinese swimmer, leaving shocking messages across the Aussie's social media accounts, reported news.com.au. Asked by a Chinese journalist why he called Sun a "drug cheat," Horton said: "I used the words drug cheat because he tested positive." Sun tested positive for a stimulant, trimetazidine, during Chinese nationals in 2014.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 07, 2016 13:29 UTC