On March 3, Beijing time, the official website of the International Skating Federation issued a statement that due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic and other reasons, the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, which were originally scheduled to be held from March 18 to 22, will be postponed to the end.
Screenshot of the official website of the International Skating Union
The International Skating Federation said that due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, especially the Omiljung mutant strain is still spreading around the world, with the consent of the International Skating Federation and the Canadian Skating Association, the short track speed skating World Championships scheduled to be held in Montreal, Canada, from March 18 to 22 this year, have been postponed to April 8-10, and the venue of the competition remains unchanged in Montreal.
Wu Dajing
In addition to the epidemic situation, the short track speed skating World Championships and the Beijing Winter Olympics are too short a reason. At the Winter Olympics, the South Korean team ranked first in the short track speed skating medal table with 2 gold and 3 silver, the Chinese team and the Netherlands team were tied for second place with 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, and Italy, Canada and Hungary each won a gold medal, and the pattern of short track speed skating in the world did not change much. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closed on February 20, and many of the short-track speed skating events that participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics were in the recovery adjustment period, and they participated in the World Championships in less than a month, and it was difficult to adjust to the best in the competitive state.
For the Chinese short track speed skating team, Wu Dajing, Fan Kexin and other veterans may not retire immediately, Han Tianyu is expected to return from injury, Lin Xiaoxiao can also represent the Chinese team to participate in the competition, Li Wenlong, Zhang Yuting and other newcomers who have performed well in the Winter Olympics will gradually pick up the beams, next month's World Championships, the performance of the Chinese team will be full of expectations. (Huang Kai)