ANALYSIS: Why Kyle Chalmers is within his rights to be fed up over questions about his private life
It's a field of the profession that has produced some beautiful writing, shone a light into dark corners, and explained the intricacies of elite sport to those of us who watch on in awe.
On Saturday night, it blew up at a messy and deeply personal press conference at the Commonwealth Games pool.In May, Chalmers competed in the Australian swimming trials and off the back of an injury and only eight weeks training, produced some outstanding performances in his first love, the butterfly.And yet somehow the narrative was turned on its head – he'd "denied" pop star, turned swimmer, Cody Simpson a spot on the team after he came third.
Emma McKeon, Mollie O'Callaghan, Kyle Chalmers and William Xu Yang with their gold medals after winning the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay. "Who's to say that we're not brought together? I'd like to know that... have you been in the village?" Chalmers asked.Asked if he could clarify the situation with Simpson, he repeated what he had said just moments earlier and spoke highly of what Simpson had achieved and brought to the sport.
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