Now Yulia Efimova, who has won two silver medals in the 100m breast stroke and in the 200m breaststroke, has revealed how the taunts of competitors and critics simply make her angry – and that she wants her enemies to apologise.
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Finally, Phelps versus South Africa’s Chad le Clos, the man who took the 2012 Gold for men’s 200 meter butterfly away from the American champion.
Yulia Efimova has two silver medals in Rio de Janeiro but they have been overshadowed by boos.
That was how much of the world was introduced to King, and IU faculty members who know the physical education major say it’s a pretty accurate representation of who she is.
Efimova has been under fire since U.S. swimmer Lilly King, who beat her to gold in the women’s 100m breaststroke final, said her rival should be banned for life for doping.
We can only guess at this point, but King might say something about the fact that Phelps has never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, while Efimova has twice. “But I know very many cases in which people do it out of not knowing or out of stupidity or out of naivete”.
Efimova responded Thursday, by asking King if she thinks American swimming legend Michael Phelps should be among those banned for life. When you are driving a vehicle and break a rule, you get only a ticket.
Efimova was given a provisional ban after testing positive for meldonium earlier this year, but swimming’s governing body FINA overturned the decision on advice from the World Anti-Doping Agency. You don’t lose your license for life or get put in jail.
Asked if she thought the win made a statement, King said: “I hope I did – that we can still compete clean”.
At first, it appeared the International Olympic Committee was going to ban all Russian athletes from competing in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games because of doping concerns.
She was subsequently cleared to compete by FINA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
A picture of Phelps smoking a bong circulated in 2009, and he was suspended by USA Swimming for three months.
Enter American Lilly King, who posted the best semifinal 100 meter breaststroke time in her particular heat. While the 22-time Olympic gold medalist’s actions were wrong, he didn’t attempt to unfairly get an advantage on the competition.
“I don’t think the results are that good, to be honest”, he said.
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