Hwang Daeheon of South Korea celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 1,500m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea claimed the men's 1,500m title in two minutes and 9.219 seconds at the Beijing Winter Olympics here on Wednesday.
Steven Dubois of Canada took the silver in 2:09.254. The bronze went to World Cup winner Semen Elistratov of the Russian Olympic Committee in 2:09.267.
Hungary's Shaolin Sandor Liu lowered the Olympic record to 2:09.213 in the quarterfinals. ■
Hwang Daeheon of South Korea celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 1,500m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)
Hwang Daeheon of South Korea celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 1,500m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)
Hwang Daeheon (1st R) of South Korea crosses the finish line during the men's 1,500m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
