The furore over Australian swimmer Mack Horton’s stand against long-time rival Sun Yang underscores confusion about how drug testing in sport works. It has also begun a minor diplomatic incident between Australia and China. Tracey Holmes on what actually happened and what it means. 

Guest: Journalist and host of The Ticket Tracey Holmes.

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Hypocrisy and bad blood in The Saturday Paper

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The furore over Australian swimmer Mack Horton’s stand against long-time rival Sun Yang underscores confusion about how drug testing in sport works. It has also begun a minor diplomatic incident between Australia and China. Tracey Holmes on what actually happened and what it means. Guest: Journalist and host of The Ticket Tracey Holmes.Background reading: <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/sport/swimming/2019/08/17/hypocrisy-and-bad-blood/15659640008601">Hypocrisy and bad blood</a> in The Saturday Paper<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/">The Saturday Paper</a><a href="https://www.themonthly.com.au/">The Monthly</a>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://7ampodcast.com.au/">7ampodcast.com.au</a>. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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The furore over Australian swimmer Mack Horton’s stand against long-time rival Sun Yang underscores confusion about how drug testing in sport works. It has also begun a minor diplomatic incident between Australia and China. Tracey Holmes on what actual...

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