Sun leads China charge at Asian championships
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November 17, 2012, Saturday
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CHINESE swimmer Sun Yang picked up where he left off at the London Olympics by winning his first gold medal at the Asian championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday.
Sun's victory in the 200-meter freestyle marked a night in which China dominated in the pool, winning eight of the 10 races. The only swimmers to break China's dominance was Chang Guy-cheol of South Korea, the 2010 Youth Olympic champion who won the 100 butterfly, and Hiroko Makino of Japan, who won the women's 400.
Sun, who collected two golds, a silver and a bronze in London this year and broke his own 1,500 world record, won the 200 in a championship-record 1 minute, 45.49 seconds, 4.18 seconds faster than teammate Hao Yun.
Also, Olympic bronze medalist Tang Yi won the 100 free while Wang Shun won the men's 400 in a championship-record time of 4:16.59.
Sun is by far the biggest name at the event which is normally dominated by Chinese swimmers. Sun said he felt the championships would serve as good "intensity training" because he had not competed since the Olympics. Along with the 200 title, Sun is targeting gold in the 400 and 50.
Meanwhile, breaststroker Leisel Jones has retired after a 13-year career in which she became the first Australian swimmer to compete at a fourth Olympics in London.
The 27-year-old Jones, who announced her retirement yesterday, won her ninth Olympic medal in London - a medley relay silver - equaling a record held by Ian Thorpe for most Olympic medals won by an Australian.
Jones finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke in London, an event she won at Beijing in 2008 for her only individual career Olympic gold. She also won Australian medley relay golds in 2004 and 2008. She won her first Olympic medal - a 100 breaststroke silver - at age 15 at Sydney in 2000.
Sun's victory in the 200-meter freestyle marked a night in which China dominated in the pool, winning eight of the 10 races. The only swimmers to break China's dominance was Chang Guy-cheol of South Korea, the 2010 Youth Olympic champion who won the 100 butterfly, and Hiroko Makino of Japan, who won the women's 400.
Sun, who collected two golds, a silver and a bronze in London this year and broke his own 1,500 world record, won the 200 in a championship-record 1 minute, 45.49 seconds, 4.18 seconds faster than teammate Hao Yun.
Also, Olympic bronze medalist Tang Yi won the 100 free while Wang Shun won the men's 400 in a championship-record time of 4:16.59.
Sun is by far the biggest name at the event which is normally dominated by Chinese swimmers. Sun said he felt the championships would serve as good "intensity training" because he had not competed since the Olympics. Along with the 200 title, Sun is targeting gold in the 400 and 50.
Meanwhile, breaststroker Leisel Jones has retired after a 13-year career in which she became the first Australian swimmer to compete at a fourth Olympics in London.
The 27-year-old Jones, who announced her retirement yesterday, won her ninth Olympic medal in London - a medley relay silver - equaling a record held by Ian Thorpe for most Olympic medals won by an Australian.
Jones finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke in London, an event she won at Beijing in 2008 for her only individual career Olympic gold. She also won Australian medley relay golds in 2004 and 2008. She won her first Olympic medal - a 100 breaststroke silver - at age 15 at Sydney in 2000.
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