[In the men's 5000m final, Li Wenlong accidentally fell, but fortunately finally successfully advanced to the final]
On the evening of the 11th, the short track speed skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics continued at the Capital Gymnasium. Relay has always been the most important sport for the Chinese short track team. In the semi-finals of the men's 5000m relay, the Chinese team composed of Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Sun Long and Li Wenlong was handed over the baton, Li Wenlong and his opponent had a "kick knife" accident and fell, and the Chinese team ranked fourth in the group but was sentenced to Group A of the final. Since 1998, the Chinese men's team has reached the men's 5,000-meter relay final at every Winter Olympics and won 1 silver and 3 bronze.
Li Wenlong also explained after the game that when he collided with the Canadian skate, which caused him to fall, because the incident was purely accidental, he and the Canadian players were not at fault, so the Canadian players were not punished, but as the victim of this accident, the Chinese team was sentenced to the final Group A, which is in line with the rules of short track speed skating competitions.
According to professional explanations, the situation where the "kick knife" is judged to be promoted still needs to meet several conditions: the schedule has passed the halfway point, it is in the promotion position, and there are no other violations. In tonight's game, the Chinese team was "kicked" at the end of the remaining 11 laps (about 45 laps in total), and the schedule was more than halfway through; with Canada in the top two, in the promotion position, there were no other violations in the whole process.
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Source: People's Daily
