“That last 50 I was kinda thinking about what I said and was like “if he gets me here it’s not going to look great” so I really didn’t have a choice but to beat him”, grinned Horton, savouring his victory over Sun. That figure will be $1.25 million in 2016 and $2 million annually from 2017-2020.
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It added that “If Horton won the competition by disrupting his rival in an immoral way, his win is disgraceful, and not in line with the spirit of the Olympics”.
“Whatever the real reasons, Horton has no reason to feel proud of what he said” and “Australia should feel embarrassed with Horton’s remarks”. The Chinese athlete at the time claimed via Swimming World Magazine that it was from a drug he had been taking for medical reasons which he didn’t know was on the banned list.
Rio de Janeiro: A scorching world record, a horrific leg break and bomb and bullet scares made for a hectic first day as the Rio Olympics swung into action.
“So proud! But the greatest happiness was that we won over China”, Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, a Vietnamese music show host based in the United States but popular in her homeland, wrote on Facebook.
“It’s just insane that I’ve been able to swim 2 secs faster than anyone ever, ever did”.
Bronte told Channel Seven: “To the window, to the wall! I’m here to compete clean for the U.S”.
China’s swim team wants an apology from Australian Mack Horton for launching a “malicious personal attack” on rival Sun Yang at the Olympics, Chinese media reported Sunday.
“We think his inappropriate words greatly hurt the feelings between Chinese and Australian swimmers”, he said, in comments carried by China’s Xinhua news agency. Im clean and have done what it takes to prove Im clean.
Horton, 20, made the dig at Sun while the two attended a press conference on Sunday after Horton unseated the Chinese defending champion in the 400-meter freestyle.
That response was to Chinese swimming team manager Xu Qi, who demanded an apology from Horton.
There was joy for American shooter Ginny Thrasher, who upset China’s champions to snare the first gold of the Games in the women’s 10m air pistol.
Swimming alone will hand out four gold medals – in the men’s 200 meter freestyle and the 100 meter backstroke, and in the women’s 100 meter breaststroke and 100 meter backstroke.
The Australian victory was possible thanks to the 4×100-meter freestyle relay team’s anchor, Cate Campbell, who won the second consecutive gold medal. Notice how many of Phelps’ teammates have backed him up – none. He holds the world and Olympic records in the event.
Germany’s Jacob Heidtmann clocked in at 4:11,85, breaking his own record and the best national time, but was disqualified for using two dolphin kicks.
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History will also be made as USA team member Ibtihaj Muhammad becomes the first American to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.
