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No Sun on final day

Xinhua, August 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's world record holder and Olympic champion Sun Yang quitted the 1,500m freestyle final at the last day of the world swimming championships, citing heart discomfort.

Sun appeared at the last ceremony of the worlds, receiving the Male Swimmer of the World Championships award.

The 23-year-old defending champion wasn't introduced Sunday night with seven finalists.

Chinese officials said the two-time 1,500m world champion had to sit out the final because of heart discomfort.

Sun finished third in the heats on Saturday which were topped by Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri, 800m freestyle runner-up to Sun on Friday.

Sun had also won the 400m freestyle and finished second over 200m.

Paltrinieri won 1,500m in a European record of 14:39.67, while American Connor Jaeger took silver in 14:41.20 with Ryan Cochrane of Canada third in 14:51.08.

Paltrinieri said he was confounded by Sun's sudden withdrawal.

"I never saw him today, I don't know (what has happened)," said the 20-year-old.

Sun had served a three-month ban in 2014 after testing positive for stimulant trimetazidine which was mistakenly used to treat his heart condition. Endi