China's Sun Yang completes 'golden slam' at Asian Games swimming

Chinese giant Sun Yang swept to Asian Games 200m freestyle gold today to add to his Olympic and world titles -- then had his national anthem played twice after a flag-pole malfunction.

The triple Olympic champion produced a blistering last two laps to clock one minute, 45.43 seconds and successfully launch his quest to win five gold medals in Jakarta.

Victory was twice as sweet for Sun, who was stunned by Japan's Kosuke Hagino at the last Asian Games in 2014 and also took silver behind Korean rival Park Tae-hwan in 2010.

From the moment Sun strode out sporting a bright yellow tracksuit and huge red headphones to roars from flag-waving Chinese fans, there was only ever likely to be one winner.

The 26-year-old favourite absolutely smashed the final, finishing more than a second clear of Japan's Katsuhiro Matsumoto, celebrating by screaming out loud and punching the air as he soaked up the applause of his adoring fans.

"I've waited eight years for this title," said an emotional Sun, easily China's biggest sporting personality.

"It also gives me a golden grand slam of Olympic, world and Asian titles. It's a perfect result, a dream. It's unbelievable."
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"I think Hagino is a good guy," he told reporters. "He is an inspiration to me. We should be working together to raise the level of Asian swimming."
"It gives me a lot more confidence going into next year's world championships and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics."