Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Na 2016 Summer Olympics, Sun meriri nrite ọla edo na 200 mita freestyle na nrite ọlaọcha na 400 mita freestyle. Site na mmeri ya na 200 mita freestyle, ọ ghọrọ onye mbụ na-egwu mmiri n'akụkọ ihe mere eme iji merie ọla edo Olympic na 200, 400, na ihe omume 1500 mita freestyle. N'asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa nke afọ 2017, o ritere nturuugo mbụ ya n'asọmpi 200m freestyle
, na-eme ihe ndekọ ọhụrụ nke Asia. N'afọ 2018, Sun nwetara ihe nrite ọla edo n'ihe omume ọ bụla nwere onwe ya (200, 400, 800, na 1500 mita) na Egwuregwu Eshia, yana ọla ọcha na ihe omume abụọ. N'afọ 2019, ọ gbachitere aha ya nke ọma na asọmpi 200 na 400 mita na asọmpi egwuregwu ụwa. O meriri aha nke anọ ya n'usoro na 400 mita freestyle, onye mbụ na naanị onye na-egwu mmiri iji mee ya. Ka ọ na-erule 2021, Sun Yang 1500 mita ụwa ndekọ na-anọgide naanị Men's Onye ọ bụla Freestyle ogologo N'ezie ụwa ndekọ enweta na-enweghị ojiji nke elu-tech swimwear na controversially achịkwa igwu mmiri mmeri na ndekọ na 2008-09 oge.