Hohhot, Xinhua News Agency, February 15 (Reporter Wang Junbao, Wei Jingyu) On the 15th, the short track speed skating competition of the 14th National Winter Games was held in Hailar District, Hulunbuir City, and a number of Winter Olympic champions presented wonderful games for the audience.
On February 15, Tianjin team player Qu Chunyu (front) in the women's 1000m preliminaries. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Bingjie.
In the first women's 1500m quarterfinals, Qu Chunyu, the Winter Olympic champion who represented Tianjin, successfully advanced. In the men's 1500m quarterfinals, Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang, who represented Tianjin, both advanced. Ren Ziwei and Lin Xiaojun represented Heilongjiang and successfully entered the next round.
On February 15, Tianjin player Liu Shaolin (front) in the men's 1500m quarterfinals. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Bingjie.
In the men's 500m preliminaries, Wu Dajing and Lin Xiaojun, who represented Jilin, were in the same group, and staged a "Wu" and "Lin" duel for the audience in advance, and finally Lin Xiaojun and Wu Dajing won the top two in the group and entered the second round. Liu Shaolin failed to advance due to a foul.
On February 15, Jilin team player Wu Dajing (right) and Heilongjiang team player Lin Xiaojun (left) in the men's 500m preliminaries. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Wei.
Veteran Fan Kexin represented Heilongjiang and advanced first in the group in the women's 500m preliminaries. However, Zhang Yuting, who won the mixed team relay gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics with Fan Kexin, was in average form, and she was eliminated in the women's 500m and 1000m races.
On February 15, Heilongjiang team player Fan Kexin in the women's 1000m preliminaries. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Wei.
This winter meeting is an important opportunity for the contestants to test the effectiveness of their training. On the 16th, the short track speed skating competition will determine the champions of the men's and women's 1500m and mixed team relays.