Kyle Chalmers says he’s cleared the air with China’s Pan Zhanle after accusations of a poolside snub in Paris, as an American star was quizzed about a warm-up incident.
Kyle Chalmers says he’s cleared the air with China’s Pan Zhanle after claims of a poolside snub, but revealed he has been the subject of social media abuse that has caused him “a huge amount of grief”.
Minutes after smashing the men’s 100m freestyle world record, more than a second clear of Chalmers in second place,“On the first day, at the 4x100 relay, after we finished swimming I greeted Chalmers. He didn’t pay me any attention at all,” Pan told China Central Television after his win at the Paris La Defense Arena on Wednesday evening.
“I spoke to him in the marshalling before the race, after the race, and I went straight over and shook his hand in the pool. All of our conversations we’ve ever had has been positive, from world championships last year through to this year. From my point of view it’s fine.“ a huge amount of grief , which is obviously very challenging to deal with. I know that I’ve done everything I possibly can to be respectful, like I am to every one of my competitors.
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