Swimming - 18th FINA World Swimming Championships - Men's 400m Freestyle Medal Ceremony - Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, South Korea - July 21, 2019. Gold medallist Sun Yang of China, silver medallist Mack Horton of Australia and bronze medallist Gabriele Detti of Italy. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Triple Olympic champion Sun Yang accused rival Mack Horton of disrespecting China on Sunday after the Australian refused to take the podium following their 400 metres freestyle clash at the world championships in Gwangju.
The controversy overshadowed an incredible night in the pool, where Briton Adam Peaty became the first to swim the 100m breaststroke in under 57 seconds and Australian teen Ariarne Titmus ended Katie Ledecky's reign in the 400m freestyle.
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