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Sun Yang was once again in controversy at the World Swimming Championships. Only this time, it was not his fault.
Sun won the 200-meter freestyle on Tuesday night after Lithuania's Rapsys Dane finished first and was disqualified for an apparent false start.
The Chinese star hit second place, but rose after Rapsys had already celebrated in the pool.
Sun seemed surprised, clasping his hands to his face, but sat down quickly on the rope of the track and raised his arms in the air as a mixture of cheers and crap sounded. .
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Katsuhiro Matsumoto of Japan won the silver medal. Martin Malyutin of Russia and Duncan Scott of Great Britain tied for bronze.
Lee Jin-man
British bronze medalist Duncan Scott, on the right, refuses to defend Chinese gold medalist Sun Yang, the second on the left, while Japan's Katsuhiro Matsumoto, silver medalist on the left, and Russian Martin Malyutin, bronze medalist in uniform, pose on the podium.
Once again, Sun was avoided by a competitor on the medal podium. Scott kept his hands behind his back and refused to shake Sun's hand, moving away alone while the other medalists joined Sun to pose for the photographers.
Sun, who served a doping ban for three months in 2014, is allowed by FINA to compete in Gwangju before a sports court arbitration hearing in September that threatens his career.
Sun was accused of breaking vials of his blood with a hammer during a clash with testers last year. He is liable to a lifetime ban if he is found guilty.
Sun seemed to wave to Scott on the podium and again after they left. Sun and the other two medalists stopped for the photographers on the edge of the pool, but Scott continued to walk.
Mark Schiefelbein
Gold medalist, Chinese Sun Yang, in the center, nods to British bronze medalist Duncan Scott, left.
After Sun won the 400 freestyle, Australian silver medalist Mack Horton refused to step on the podium or to recognize Sun at the medal ceremony. FINA, the governing body of swimming, has sent warning letters to Swimming Australia and Horton for his actions.
Sun, the current Olympic champion in the 200 freestyle, has won his third consecutive medal in the world championship event and his second gold medal in a row. It was timed in 1 minute, 44.93 seconds.
Without defending champion Katie Ledecky on the pitch, Simona Quadarella of Italy won the free 1500 in 15: 40.89 – far short of Ledecky's world record with 15: 20.48.
Earlier Tuesday, the American star had retired from the final because of an unspecified illness. Ledecky also dropped the 200 free innings.
Maddie Meyer
The Australian silver medalist Mack Horton had previously refused to share the podium.
Sarah Kohler of Germany won the silver medal and Wang Jianjiahe of China the bronze medal.
In the women's 100 backstroke, Kylie Masse of Canada won in 58.60 seconds. Minna Atherton of Australia won the silver medal and Olivia Smoliga of the United States won the bronze medal.
Kathleen Baker of the US, world record holder, tied for sixth place after being tied for the lead.
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