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China's Gao Tingyu wins 500m gold, Ning Zhongyan takes 1,500m bronze at ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Poland

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Gao Tingyu of China competes in the men's 500m event during the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, December 9, 2023. /CFP
Gao Tingyu of China competes in the men's 500m event during the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, December 9, 2023. /CFP

Gao Tingyu of China competes in the men's 500m event during the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, December 9, 2023. /CFP

Olympic champion Gao Tingyu won the men's 500m race at the International Staking Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland on Saturday.

Gao, who snatched the Olympic gold medal in the men's 500m speed skating race at Beijing 2022, took a massive triumph in the same event in Poland with a time of 34.70 seconds.

Gao's personal best result in the 500m race was 33.83 seconds that was set in 2021.

Canada's Laurent Dubreuil finished second at 34.77 seconds, and Japan's Wataru Morishige grabbed bronze at 34.82.

Ning Zhongyan of China competes in the men's 1,500m Division A race during the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, December 9, 2023. /CFP
Ning Zhongyan of China competes in the men's 1,500m Division A race during the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, December 9, 2023. /CFP

Ning Zhongyan of China competes in the men's 1,500m Division A race during the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, December 9, 2023. /CFP

Ning Zhongyan collected a bronze medal in the men's 1,500m Division A in 1:46.99. Norway's Peder Kongshaug seized gold in 1:46:41. Jordan Stolz of the United States, who won the 1,000m competition on Friday, added a silver medal to his collection after finishing 0.07 seconds behind Kongshaug.

(With input from Xinhua)

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