Credit: Mack Horton Instagram
The 2016 Olympic Games are in full swing and yesterday Mackenzie 'Mack' Horton bagged one of the first gold medals.
The 20-year-old Australian swimmer beat his arch rival Sun Yang, from China, in the 400-metre freestyle and he's no doubt buzzing about it as the pair did their best to wind each other up in the lead up to the race.
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According to reports, Horton ignored Yang in the training pool and told journalists: "I don't have time for drug cheats." OoOoh, feisty one you are.
He was referring to a doping ban Yang was slapped with in 2014 after he tested positive for a banned stimulant.
However, speaking in an interview with Fairfax Media shortly after his triumph, Horton revealed it was all a ploy to try and rattle his cage before the competition. The swine.
A load of Chinese supporters are now trolling him on Twitter and it's brilliant...
Oh dear.
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Words by Sian Broderick
