Swimming: Peaty says won't be silenced by new FINA rules


Swimming - 18th FINA World Swimming Championships - Men's 50m Breaststroke Victory Ceremony - Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, South Korea - July 24, 2019. Gold medallist Adam Peaty of Britain. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Britain's Adam Peaty has said a new rule aimed at preventing a repeat of the podium protests that have shook up the world championships in Gwangju will not stop him speaking out on issues such as doping, The Times reported on Thursday.

Swimming's governing body FINA sent warning letters to Australia's Mack Horton, Briton Duncan Scott and China's Sun Yang after incidents at medal ceremonies in South Korea this week.

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