steady! Wu Dajing Ren Ziwei ranked first in the group and easily advanced

On the evening of the 5th, the short track speed skating project of the Beijing Winter Olympics began at the Capital Gymnasium. In the men's 1000m preliminaries, Winter Olympic champion Wu Dajing won the first place in the group and easily advanced to the quarterfinals.

At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, Wu Dajing won the men's 500m championship, the only gold medal for the delegation in the entire event. However, in the Beijing Winter Olympic cycle, with the increase of age and the impact of injuries, Wu Dajing's competitive state was once difficult to say ideal. In this season's World Cup, Wu Dajing's state has rebounded, ranking second in the World Cup points in the 500-meter event he is good at. But in the men's 1,000m rankings, he was only 25th.

On the evening of the 5th, Wu Dajing completed the "debut" of the Winter Olympics in the men's 1000-meter preliminary round. He appeared in the third group and won warm applause from the audience as soon as he made his debut. After the start of the race, Wu Dajing took the lead in accelerating, occupying the leading position for the first time, and maintaining the advantage until the finish line, advancing to the next round with a time of 1 minute 23 seconds 927 seconds.

Ren Ziwei, who is seventh in the World Cup, took the lead in the second group. The first time he started, Ren Ziwei, the innermost of the innermost, rushed to run, and the athletes were recalled. After the race resumed, Ren Ziwei was not affected by the rush, occupied the leading position for the first time, and crossed the finish line with a time of 1 minute 23.772 seconds.

Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporters Li Li Wang Xiaoxiao Liu Shuang Li Songlin

Edited by Zeng Jiajia

Process Editor Liu Weili