Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's ace short-track speed skater Ren Ziwei clinched his first individual Olympic gold medal in the men's 1,000m in one minute and 26.768 seconds at the Beijing 2022 here on Monday.
It was China's second gold at the 2022 Games after their victory in the 2,000m mixed team relay of short-track speed skating.
Another Chinese skater Li Wenlong took the silver in 1:29.917. Hungarian Liu Shaoang bagged the bronze in 1:35.693. ■
Ren Ziwei of China reacts after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Ren Ziwei of China reacts after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Ren Ziwei of China reacts after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Members of Chinese team celebrate after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Wu Dajing (R) of China greets his teammate Ren Ziwei after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
Shaolin Sandor Liu (L) of Hungary vies with Ren Ziwei of China during the men's 1,000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Ren Ziwei (R) of China competes during the men's 1,000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 1,000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ga)
Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 1,000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ga)
Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
China's Ren Ziwei (C) , Li Wenlong (L) and Hungary's Shaoang Liu attend the flower ceremony after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
China's Ren Ziwei attends the flower ceremony after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)
China's Ren Ziwei attends the flower ceremony after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)
China's Ren Ziwei (C) , Li Wenlong (L) and Hungary's Shaoang Liu attend the flower ceremony after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
China's Li Wenlong attends the flower ceremony after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)
Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 1,000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Li Wenlong (L), Wu Dajing (C) and Ren Ziwei (R) of China celebrate after the men's 1,000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Ren Ziwei (up) of China and Shaolin Sandor Liu of Hungary sprint to the finish line during the men's 1,000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Members of Chinese team celebrate after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
