Sun Yang Cruises To 800 Free Gold At Asian Games

Photo Courtesy: David E. Klutho-USA TODAY Sports

Sun Yang of China won his second gold medal in as many nights at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia as he won the 800 free on Monday night after he won the 200 on Sunday. Sun swam a 7:48.36 to win the second ever 800 free gold medal at the Asian Games. The race was contested one other time at the Asian Games and that was in 1951.

Sun won in convincing fashion ahead of Japan’s Shogo Takeda (7:53.01) and Vietnam’s Huy Nguyen (7:54.32). That is the first medal won by a Vietnamese swimmer on the men’s side at the Asian Games and only the third medal total by a Vietnamese swimmer at the Games. Vien Nguyen won two total medals at the 2014 Games in Incheon.

Japan’s Kohei Yamamoto (7:59.60) and China’s Ji Xinjie (7:59.99) also broke eight minutes in the final.

Sun Yang, CHN, 7:48.36, Games Record
Shogo Takeda, JPN, 7:53.01
Huy Nguyen, VIE, 7:54.32
Kohei Yamamoto, JPN, 7:59.60
Ji Xinjie, CHN, 7:59.99
Aflah Prawira, INA, 8:03.87
Ming Cheuk, HKG, 8:07.76
Advait Page, IND, 8:09.13

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Mykhailo Romanchuk, UKR, 7:42.96, Europeans
Zane Grothe, USA, 7:43.74, Pan Pacs
Gregorio Paltrinieri, ITA, 7:45.12, Europeans
Jordan Wilimovsky, USA, 7:45.19, Pan Pacs
Florian Wellbrock, GER, 7:45.60, Europeans
Henrik Christiansen, NOR, 7:46.75, Europeans
Jack McLoughlin, AUS, 7:47.31, Pan Pacs
Sun Yang, CHN, 7:48.36, Games Record

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Elizabeth yang

5 years ago

Freestyle king

Thomas A. Small

5 years ago

Congratulations

Dushanthi Wickramatunga

5 years ago

Congratulations ??