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China's Sun Yang (centre) poses with silver medallist Chad Le Clos (left) and bronze medallist Conor Dwyer on the podium after he won the men's 200m freestyle final. Photo: AFP

He makes me sick: French swimmer Camille Lacourt casts doubt on China's Olympic Games champion Sun Yang

The new 200m freestyle gold medallist served a three-month ban in 2014 which the Chinese federation kept secret

French swimmer Camille Lacourt waded into the Olympic doping controversy on Monday casting doubt on new 200m freestyle champion Sun Yang of China.

Lacourt, who came fifth in the 100m backstroke final just after Sun’s triumph, said swimming was becoming like athletics “with two or three doped in each final.”

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The Rio swimming contest has become the new centre of the international doping storm unleashed by a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency, which said the Russia government organised the use of banned substances and manipulated doping tests.

China’s Sun has also been in doping controversy, serving a three-month ban in 2014 which the Chinese federation kept secret.

“Sun Yang, he pisses purple,” Lacourt said.

France's Camille Lacourt after competing in the men's 100m backstroke final. Photo: AFP

“When I see the 200m podium I want to be sick. I prefer to remember the crowd that cheered when we went out,” added Lacourt who came second in the 2015 world championships in the 100m backstroke.

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“I am very sad when I see my sport getting like this. I have the impression I am looking at athletics, with two or three doped in each final.

China's Xu Jiayu celebrates winning the silver medal in the men's 100 metre backstroke. Photo: AP

“I hope that FINA [the world governing body] is going to do react and stop this massacre, because it is getting sad.”

Lacourt also took a pot shot at China’s Xu Jiayu who came second in his race, behind American Ryan Murphy.

“I don’t like being beaten by a Chinese,” he said.

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