Chinese Wu Dajing grabs gold in men’s 500 meters short track

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Chinese short track player Wu Dajing was seeking his third goal this season in the tournament ISU Short Track World Cup competitions Seoul stop in men’s 500 meters, as the PRC skater has two gold medals in both 500 meters and 1,500 meters of the Shanghai stop competition.

Wu Dajing has met familiar opponents, the Hungry brothers (Shaolin Sandor Liu and Shaoang Liu); they have battled for the gold against Wu in the men's 1,000 meters of the Shanghai stop.

The Hungry brothers (Shaolin Sandor Liu and Shaoang Liu) / Hir.ma Photo

For the second finals confrontation, the Chinese seemed more confident as teammate Ren Ziwei was also on the court. But Wu was in a really good state and kept apparent leading advantage and finally grabbed gold with 40.559 seconds.

The silver and bronze went to the Hungry brothers, while Ren Ziwei took the fourth. After grabbing the gold, Wu Dajing went on to the top of the men's 500 meters standings and the ISU official website called the Chinese "King of the Short Track."

Han Tianyu / Getty images

In the men's 1,500 m final, China's Han Tianyu finished fifth, while Shi Jingnan failed to reach the final. China's Han Yutong also took fifth place in the women's 1,500 m final.

The World Cup Seoul was the last qualifier for the Pyeongchang Games.

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