China Wins Mixed Team Relay At Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
Sumaira FH Published November 06, 2022 | 01:40 PM
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Nov, 2022 ) --:The Chinese team clinched its first gold at the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Salt Lake City after winning the mixed team relay on Saturday.
China faced big injury troubles prior to the tournament as leading skaters Wang Ye and Gong Li sat out due to cold and fever, while Lin Xiaojun suffered waist injury.
However, the new Chinese mixed relay team of Li Wenlong, Zhang Chutong, Zhong Yuchen and Wang Xinran, with an average age of 21, won in two minutes and 37.153 seconds, beating South Korea by 0.028 seconds. The United States finished third in 2:37.
687, and the Netherlands settled fourth in 2:44.330.
Having a young roster, China will compete in all six legs of the World Cup, and Ni Huizhong, director of the Winter sports Administrative Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, praised the young skaters: "We need to trust the young skaters and the process, they have just begun."In the individual races, Li, the only Chinese skater to advance to a Group-A final, finished seventh in the men's 1,500m. Jens van 'T Wout of the Netherlands won the gold in 2:11.909. In the women's 1,500m, Kim Gil-li of South Korea won in 2:26.530.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 23 May 2024
ATC drops contempt proceedings against two FIA's directors
Govts, tech firms vow to cooperate against AI risks at Seoul summit
DG FGEHA briefs Federal Ombudsman team about projects
Manhole deaths: Commissioner promises action against negligent officials
Under deadly Israeli attacks, Rafah faces 'increasingly desperate' situation: U ..
Azma Bokhari visits ailing press gallery president
Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan meets Iranian envoy
Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) Promotes 12 Junior Engineers to Senior ..
PM meets Turkish VP, FM, Emir of Qatar
PM leaves for Pakistan after attending commemoration ceremony of late Iranian Pr ..
Politicians must engage in dialogue for Nation's sake: Musadik Malik
More Stories From Miscellaneous
-
Culture Minister grieves over death of folk artist Faqir Roshan Jhatial
4 days ago -
Tightening noose around wheat hoarders, exploiters
4 days ago -
Exploring IT potential for economic growth
4 days ago -
Spiking divorce rate, a threat to our social fabric
4 days ago -
Women empowerment vital in bringing about positive social change
5 days ago -
Seeding Prosperity: Determined efforts underway to ensure maximum cotton sowing
6 days ago
-
Pakistan gets animated at 77th cannes film festival
7 days ago -
Japanese singer performed Pakistani, Japanese, English songs at NAPA
11 days ago -
Conducive environment for investors to stimulate sustainable growth
11 days ago -
Initiatives urged to facilitate people in getting access to quality healthcare services
11 days ago -
Hunza-The sleeping beauty
11 days ago -
Collective efforts vital to eradicate drugs addiction
13 days ago