On February 5, Beijing time, the Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating competition kicked off, the men's 1000 meters preliminary round was staged, Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong played hand in hand, Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei showed a very good state, successfully promoted as the first in the group, after 00 the rising star Li Wenlong won the third place in the group, with the best results of the group third promotion, the Chinese team 3 will all be promoted to the 1/4 final.
In the men's 1000 meters, the Chinese team has the strength to win gold, a total of 3 people have won the quota, Wu Dajing is the defending champion of the 500 meters and the world record holder, Ren Ziwei has won the World Cup championship many times, li Wenlong is a new star, only 21 years old this year.
The preliminary round is divided into 8 groups, with the top two in each group and the 4 fastest groups in the third place, reaching the 1/4 finals. The competition in the first group was very fierce, south Korea's Park Chang-hyuk completed the overtaking at the last moment, taking the lead in hitting the line, and there were also cases of players slipping and falling in this group.
Ren Ziwei appeared in group 2, and after departure, Ren Ziwei slid to the front, although the opponent behind him tried to overtake several times, but Ren Ziwei firmly stuck in the position, won the first place in the group, and successfully advanced to the 1/4 final.
China's famous Wu Dajing started in the 3rd lane of Group 3, he is the gold medalist of the 500 meters of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the strength is very strong, compared to the 500 meters, Wu Dajing is slightly less competitive in the 1000 meters. After the departure, Wu Dajing rushed to the front, and the Canadian players behind him followed closely, Wu Dajing's speed was very fast, always maintaining the first, and finally the first to collide with the line, successfully advancing to the next round.
Lee Man Lung departed from Group 5, Lane 4, with South Korean star Hwang Dae-hyun and Dutch player Cleggett in the same group. Li Wenlong's departure was not very good, after the departure fell behind, Huang Daxian firmly stuck in the position, always in the first place, Li Wenlong rushed to the 3rd place, the last moment almost completed the overtaking, and finally won the third place in the group.
At the end of all the preliminaries, Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei successfully advanced as the first in the group, Li Wenlong also advanced to the third place in the group with the best results in the 4 groups, and all 3 players of the Chinese team advanced to the next round, and the Chinese delegation will impact the gold medal in this event.