Sun, Ning both send signals

Tianjin triumphs spur national swimming icons

Sun Yang is looking forward to more glory on the world stage after dominating in the pool at the 13th Chinese National Games.

The 25-year-old Olympic and world champion from Zhejiang province clinched gold in the men's 800m freestyle on Monday in Tianjin, pulling away from other finalists over the last 200 meters en route to clocking 7 min 46.80 sec - six seconds faster than runner-up Ji Xinjie from Shandong province.