Team China finished third in the women's team sprint event during the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland on Saturday.

The American team clocked 1:27.92 to win the race, followed by Canada in 1:28.73 and China the third in 1:29.51 over Poland and Japan.

Zhang Lina, Jin Jingzhu and Han Mei showed great determination in the race where the Chinese team sat in fifth place at the beginning but moved to fourth to fight for the podium until the end.

The victory enabled Team USA to lift the World Cup trophy with 168 points, six ahead of Canada, while China ranked third with 127 points, four more than Japan.

(With input from Xinhua)