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James Porteous

Please stop – I’m a bloke from Watford, not an Australian swimmer.
That was the plea from Mark Horton on Twitter after fans of Sun Yang bombarded him with abuse.
For the record I'm not the Australian swimmer who said something about a Chinese swimmer #sunyang
— Mark Horton (@_markhorton) August 7, 2016

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China’s Sun was beaten by Australian MACK Horton at the Rio Olympics – and the pair have been embroiled in a war of words, with the Aussie slamming Sun for being a dope cheat.
Sun’s fans were quick to rush to the support of their man. Maybe a bit too quick for poor Mark.
@_mackhorton mate, just apologise! I'm getting abuse for something you said. #SunYang
— Mark Horton (@_markhorton) August 7, 2016

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The Englishman, claimed he had had over 200,000 mentions on Twitter over the last two days – and at least 20 interview requests from the world’s media after his tweet begging Sun’s army to lay off went viral.
Mark, whose Twitter handle is @_markhorton, pleaded with swimmer Mack – @_mackhorton – to apologise to Sun so he could get some peace and quiet.

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Mack Horton of Australia not Mark Horton of Watford. Photo: EPA

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China's Sun Yang prepares to compete in the Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinal during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU

China's Sun Yang takes part in the Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinal during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / François-Xavier MARIT

Australia's Mack Horton celebrates on the podium with his gold medal after he won the Men's 400m Freestyle Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS

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Mark Horton – not Mack – pleads with swimmer to apologise to Chinese rival so he can get some peace and quiet
