Sun rising at the right moment

Three-time Olympic gold medalist and nine-time world champion Sun Yang will headline the field at the April 13-18 Chinese National Swimming Championships in Taiyuan, Shanxi province.

Announced by the General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) during a Monday media conference in Beijing, the championships will also function as a tryout for the Asian Games in Indonesia from Aug 18-Sept 2.

"Sun's overseas training is going pretty well," said Cheng Hao, head of the GASC's swimming department.