Sun Yang eased through to the 400 freestyle final at the world swimming champion...
GWANGJU, South Korea - Sun Yang eased through to the 400 freestyle final at the world swimming championships on Sunday as doping questions continue to dog the triple Olympic champion, while Adam Peaty flirted with his own world record on the way to the 100 breaststroke semis.
With the Court of Arbitration for Sport considering a case against him, Sun’s presence at these championships has been the source of much controversy but the 27-year-old did not seem fazed by the debate as he clocked 3:44.10 to qualify fastest. Australia’s Mack Horton, who pipped Sun to gold in the 400 at the Rio Games and labelled him a “drug cheat” ahead of that final, has been off the pace in 2019 but put in his quickest time of the year to qualify fifth fastest, 1.41 seconds behind.
“I’ll give you my verdict towards the end of the week,” he said. “I am here to race, I am not here to push up politics or get my voice out there like I normally do.”
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