By Steven Trask, Max MarganAustralian Olympics swimming champion Mack Horton has been abused by Chinese Olympic fans for calling out beaten drugs cheat Sun Yang. The 20-year-old is the first Australian since Ian Thorpe in 2004 to win the Olympic 400m freestyle crown. Horton clocked 3:41.55 seconds to claim the 400m title ahead of defending champion Yang, who swam a time of 3:41.68. "Welcome to the Australian 400m Olympic Champion Club! Horton spoke frankly about his Chinese rival after beating him in the 400m freestyle on Friday, saying "Sun Yang is just the drugs cheat".

Source: New Zealand Herald August 07, 2016 21:21 UTC