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:

Hypocrisy and bad blood in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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