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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 31 JULY 2019 23 SPORTS SWIMMING Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday Weather Fine Visibility Good Wind North Northwest force 4 locally force 5 at first, veering ENE force 2 to 3 locally force 3 to 4, and later becoming variable. Sea Slight, locally slight to moderate Swell Low Northwest TODAY TOMORROW Weather Crossword Across 3. Dilapidated (8) 9. Embed (5) 10. In what way (3) 11. Highest mountain in Crete (3) 12. Act of oscillating (11) 14. Captures (5) 16. Sever with the teeth (4) 17. ----- Combe, Somerset village (5) 19. Particular (6) 20. Evergreen tree (3) 22. Technique (6) 23. Arab chief (5) 25. Inhabitant of Serbia (4) 26. Wished (5) 28. Petty (5-6) 30. Unit of electrical resistance (3) 31. Relatives (3) 32. Informs (5) 33. Mobster (8) Down 1. Limousine (4) 2. Food flavouring (7) 4. State of being equal (8) 5. Go to bed (6) 6. Meaningless (9) 7. Express gratitude (5) 8. Moves through water (5) 13. Broad-brimmed straw hat (8) 15. Qualified (8) 18. Fencer (9) 21. Military aircraft (8) 24. Inhabited by ghosts (7) 25. Reptiles (6) 26. Handkerchief (5) 27. Fork (5) 29. Prescribed amount (4) SUNNY UV: 10 HOT & SUNNY UV: 10 32 0 / 23 0 34 0 / 24 0 AUSTRALIAN swimming is being accused of hypocrisy af- ter an Olympic hopeful said she returned an abnormal drug test just days after teammate Mack Horton's high-profile protest against a Chinese rival suspected of a doping offence. Queensland swimmer Shayna Jack announced on Sunday that she had tested positive for ana- bolic agent Ligandrol - which is popular with bodybuilders - in late June and that a follow- up sample has confirmed the banned substance. The 20-year-old's statement came after Horton decided not to share the podium with China's Sun Yang following the 400m freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in South Korea, having previously called him a "drug cheat". The backlash to Horton's ac- tions was fierce and spread quickly. China's state-run me- dia accused Australia of being a "second-class citizen of the West" and of "white suprem- acy". Horton was decried as a "clown" and trolls left death threats for him online. But Jack's admission has poured petrol on the tinderbox. She has been bombarded with taunts in both Chinese and Eng- lish that have castigated Austral- ia as a "nation of cheats". Some posts features emojis of pills. "This country of Australia is as rubbish as your swimmers. You're doing drugs and losing face," wrote one commenter. Jack has reportedly hunkered down at home in Brisbane with her family as she protests her innocence and vows to clear her name. She has insisted she had no idea how the banned substance got into her system, although it has been suggested she could have taken contami- nated supplements. "I haven't slept much, and I feel a sense of emptiness," Jack wrote in a lengthy essay online, in which she said she had to confront "the challenge of fac- ing judgement from people who don't know me". The four-time World Cham- pionship medallist has cultivat- ed a pristine image through her Instagram account, which has now been blitzed by trolls. The doping scandal that embarrassed Australia FEELS LIKE 37 0 FEELS LIKE 38 0 Shayna Jack says she is innocent of doping, despite testing positive for a banned substance

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