Tempers frayed at the Rio Olympic swimming competition on Sunday as athletes tore into two-time doping offender Yulia Efimova after she won her breaststroke semi-final.
<img title="Yulia Efimova" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/aug/9Yulia-Efimova-1.jpg" alt="Yulia Efimova" /> Yulia Efimova
The Russian, who was cleared to compete in Rio after a convoluted drugs case, triggered a chorus of boos when she was introduced and after the race as rival swimmers made their feelings known in no uncertain terms.
Defending Olympic breaststroke champion Ruta Meilutyte pulled no punches. "It's never nice," said the Lithuanian of competing against a swimmer who has twice tested positive.
Efimova's case underlined the confusion caused by the recent doping scandal, which almost resulted in a blanket ban on Russian athletes in Rio following allegations of state-sponsored doping.

Tempers frayed at the Rio Olympic swimming competition on Sunday as athletes tore into two-time doping offender Yulia Efimova after she won her breaststroke semi-final

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