Tag: Mack Horton
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Mack Horton’s old school cancels plans to name its new $25m swimming pool after the Olympic champion because it could threaten its business interests with China
An exclusive Melbourne school won’t name its new aquatic centre after Mack Horton because it could threaten its business interests with China. Caulfield Grammar School has abandoned plans to name its new $25million swimming facility after the Olympic champion following his snub of Chinese rival Sun Yang. Horton refused to join Sun on the podium at the swimming…
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ONE ON ONE: Bronte Campbell on qualifying for Tokyo 2020, Shayna Jack and athlete’s rights to express themselves
Bronte Campbell is one of the stars of the pool, and this week she joins Shane and Nat to discuss her preparations for Tokyo.  Campbell discusses her rivalry with sister, Cate and opens up about supporting her sister after “possibly the greatest choke in Olympic history.† The Olympic gold medallist also questions the time in…
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Mack Horton vs Sun Yang | The Hello Sport Podcast
Australian swimmer Mack Horton refused to stand on the podium with alleged drug cheat Sun Yang of China
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Mack Horton for Tempur Australia
Australian freestyle swimmer Mack Horton is an Olympic gold medallist and Commonwealth Games medalist. He describes his review of his Tempur mattress
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‘Shame on us’: US anti-doping chief says system failed Horton
Travis Tygart, the head of the American anti-doping agency USADA, said he felt great sympathy for athletes like Horton and Scotsman Duncan Scott, who followed suit just a few nights later when he refused to have his photo taken – or shake hands with – Sun. Both Horton and Scott were accused of poor sportsmanship…
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Horton stands by controversial podium protest
Australian swimmer Mack Horton is standing by his controversial anti-doping podium protest in the wake of the Shayna Jack scandal.
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Doping: why would you risk it? | BBC Beyond Today Podcast
When swimmer Mack Horton refused to share a podium with Sun Yang, accusing him of being a drug cheat, what he didn’t know is that one of his own teammates had tested positive for a banned substance. On Friday Shayna Jack will attempt to clear her name as she faces a four year ban. The…
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