Fina World Championships: China’s Sun Yang wins gold in 200m freestyle as second swimmer refuses to shake hands
- Sun, 27, finishes second but is promoted to gold after Lithuanian Danas Rapsys is disqualified for a false start
- The Chinese swimmer is drawing more controversy as bronze medallist Duncan Scott also appears to refuse to shake Sun’s hand
Sun Yang won 200m freestyle gold on Tuesday night at the Fina World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, in stunning fashion and continues to draw controversy every time he enters the pool.
Sun finished second behind Lithuanian Danas Rapsys, but the swimmer was disqualified for a false start. Neither found out until the race was over. It appeared as if Duncan Scott from Great Britain, who tied for bronze, refused to shake Sun’s hand after the win.
Sun then waved to Scott and smiled as he left the podium. Sun was the second fastest qualifier for the event and spoke to CCTV after the race. He was timed in 1 minute, 44.93 seconds.
“Our plan has been about paying attention to the pace and it was not easy winning this. I did my best to finish the race. I have to thank the [Chinese] crowd for supporting me again,” said Sun.
“Our training and persistence are paying off. I have been persistent and I kept on training to get this result.”
