On the evening of the 11th, the short track speed skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics continued at the Capital Gymnasium. In the men's 500m preliminaries, the hosts Ren Ziwei and Wu Dajing once again appeared hand in hand. In the just-concluded second group competition, Ren Ziwei won the first place in the group and easily advanced.
The men's 500m is the dominant event for the Chinese short track team, and in the last Winter Olympics, Wu Dajing won the gold medal with an absolute advantage in this event, which cleared the haze for the Chinese delegation with a poor overall record. Ren Ziwei, who has a rapid momentum in the Beijing Winter Olympic cycle, has also performed well in this event this season, reaching the finals of Group A and Group B twice in the World Cup, winning 1 silver and 1 bronze, ranking third in the standings.
The men's 500m were divided into eight groups of four players, with the top two in the group and the threeth place with the best results advancing to the quarterfinals. Ren Ziwei appeared in the second group, he started from the inner road, ran together to grab the leading position, and maintained the advantage to the finish line, and finally crossed the finish line with a time of 40.66 seconds, and advanced to the next round without suspense.
