Swimming for glory: China vs Japan at Asian Games

Sun Yang did not fail himself and the public this time despite of some unexpected “uniform” incident. The swim king led the Chinese charge in the pool against arch-rival Japan, earning a Golden Grand Slam in the 200, 400, 1,500 m freestyle at the Asian Games, World Championships and Olympic Games.

"My dream has finally come true. I am very excited," Sun said.

Chinese swimmers finished the first day with 4 gold medals, one ahead of Japan as the fierce rivals head into the next day. This was also the start of Japanese teenager Rikako Ikee, who led Japanese team winning the gold medal of 4x100m freestyle beating China.

Suzuki Satomi opened the golden hunt for Japan with a Games record of 30.83 in the women's 50 breaststroke, beating Ho Ru En Roanne from Singapore to second at 31.23 and Feng Junyang of China third at 31.24.

Although Sun Yang and Xu Jiayu won the gold medals of 200m free and 50m backstroke as expected on the second day, Rikako Ikee created a slice of history in the 50m butterfly and 100m free, which led to a draw between China and Japan (7-7 gold medals).