Hopeful: Britain’s Duncan Scott will be participating in his third Olympic Games and has yet to win an individual gold medal. — Reuters
PARIS: Duncan Scott has won quite a lot since now-disgraced Chinese swimmer Sun Yang branded him a loser at the 2019 World Championships.
The jibe, uttered after he and Australian Mack Horton refused to shake hands with Sun Yang and join him on the 200m freestyle podium in Gwangju, remains an ironic badge of honour for Britain’s most decorated Olympic swimmer.
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