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on the evening of august 25, at the 2024 national summer swimming championships held in hefei, sun yang won the men's 400-meter freestyle final with a time of 3:49.58! this marks his first championship since his comeback. 
"i did it! i'm so happy to be back in this pool and standing here!" after the race, sun yang told our reporter that after four years, having the opportunity to stand on the podium in such a great venue is the best reward for his past four years. "during the more than four years of my suspension, i continued to train and treat injuries at my own expense. i didn't take a single day off during this time; even during this year's new year, i only took two days off." over four years, he went from peak to valley and gradually climbed back up. for sun yang, he has always been working hard, believing that the dawn will appear after failure. "i really enjoy competing, and i hope to recover better during future competitions and training, aiming for a better performance next year." 
at the competition, sun yang's wife, zhang doudou, watched intently. after the race, she celebrated with flowers for him. sun yang also expressed that he could not have made it through these four years without the support and encouragement of his family. 
as a senior figure in the sport, sun yang's return means more than just results. for newcomers in the chinese swimming scene, he said, "i hope these young athletes can achieve good results for chinese men's swimming and that more chinese male swimmers can stand on the international stage, contributing to the development of chinese swimming!"
source: anhuinews.com
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