China's Sun Yang wins first World Championships 200m free title

This marks the first world championshios title for Sun Yang in the men's 200m freestyle event. [Photo: sina.com]

Olympic champion Sun Yang of China won his first title in men's 200m freestyle at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest on Tuesday.

Sun clocked 1 minute and 44.39 seconds to win his groundbreaking world champion.

Sun claimed the golds in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle before his 200m triumph at worlds in Budapest.

Townley Haas of the United States and Aleksandr Krasnykh of Russia finished second and third respectively.