Choi Inspires Korea To Olympic Relay Gold

South Korean short track speed skating star Choi Min-jeong led the 2018 Olympic hosts to women's 3,000 metres relay gold Tuesday to deafening cheers from a packed Gangneung Ice Arena.

Gangneung, South Korea, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Feb, 2018 ) :South Korean short track speed skating star Choi Min-jeong led the 2018 Olympic hosts to women's 3,000 metres relay gold Tuesday to deafening cheers from a packed Gangneung Ice Arena.

Choi raced the final two laps, holding off China in a frantic dash to the line as the Koreans successfully defended the title they won in Sochi four years ago. The Chinese were subsequently disqualified along with Canada, promoting Italy to the silver.

The bronze went to the winners of the 'B' final, the Netherlands, who earned their place on the podium after setting a new world record of 4min 03.

471sec. For Choi it was a second gold of the Games, after her 1500m success at the weekend, to make up for her disqualification in last week's 500m.

The 19-year-old remains on track for a golden treble as she won her heat for the 1,000m to qualify for Thursday's quarter-finals. For speed skate superpower South Korea it was a sixth Olympic relay title out of a possible eight, the only two to get away coming in Albertville in 1992, won by Canada, and China's triumph in Vancouver in 2010.

Tuesday's final featured the same teams that had fought it out for gold in Sochi.