Top US swimmer King slams FINA doping controls in Sun row

American world record holder Lilly King hit out Friday at swimming's main authority over its doping protocols, as claims China's Sun Yang destroyed blood samples stunned athletes before the world championships in South Korea.

Asked about her thoughts on a leaked FINA doping panel report -- alleging China's triple Olympic champion Sun had smashed vials of his own blood when testers visited him last year -- King pulled no punches.

"Personally I'm not comfortable with FINA's approach to doping control and what we're doing to control it," she told reporters.

"As we've seen, I think all of us would say that we're racing dopers at some point and we shouldn't really have to say that," she added two days before the start of the pool competition in Gwangju.

"First they can start with not letting people who have smashed blood vials in tests compete in your meets -- that's really sketchy.

"It's kind of sad that we all have raced dopers and they're all probably swimming in this meet. I don't know what needs to change but something does."
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After FINA told AFP earlier this week that Sun faced a September hearing with sport's highest tribunal, following an appeal by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over the decision to let him compete in Korea, King tweeted: "Oh Good. Conveniently after World Championships."
"We still love to race each other and I still love to win so we'll see where it goes. Hopefully I'll come out on top."