Canada wins men's 5,000m short track speed skating relay gold at Beijing 2022-Xinhua

Canada wins men's 5,000m short track speed skating relay gold at Beijing 2022

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-02-16 21:11:44

Team Canada celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's 5,000m relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Team Canada, led by five-time Olympian Charles Hamelin, claimed the men's 5,000 meters short track relay gold in six minutes and 41.257 seconds here on Wednesday at the Beijing Winter Games.

South Korea took the silver in 6:41.679, while Italy bagged the bronze in 6:43.431.

Team Canada celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's 5,000m relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

Team South Korea celebrate after winning the silver medal in the men's 5,000m relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Li Wenlong (L) and Wu Dajing of China react during the men's 5,000m relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Sjinkie Knegt (front L) of the Netherlands and Shaolin Sandor Liu (front R) of Hungary compete during the men's 5,000m relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Steven Dubois of Canada celebrates after the men's 5,000m relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Jens van't Wout (front) of the Netherlands competes the men's 5,000m relay final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)