Sun gracious after hammering Horton

China's golden tiger adds to legend by whipping Aussie rival in 400m final

BUDAPEST - China's Sun Yang was gracious following his 400m freestyle victory at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday as he took revenge over Olympic champion Mack Horton of Australia.

Sun clocked 3 minutes 41.38 seconds, finishing 2.47 sec ahead of second-place Horton, who had previously dubbed his rival a dope cheat prior to beating the Chinese superstar at the Rio de Janeiro Games.