Short Track Skater Hwang Daeheon Sets Olympic Record... Advances to Quarterfinals

South Korean short track male athlete Hwang Daeheon (left) is advancing through the preliminaries as the first in his heat, setting a new Olympic record. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Short track male skater Hwang Daeheon (Gangwon Province Office) set a new Olympic record in the 1000m preliminary round.

On the 5th, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Hwang Daeheon finished first in Heat 5 of the men's 1000m short track preliminary round at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with a time of 1 minute 23.042 seconds, advancing to the quarterfinals. This is a new Olympic record. Hwang Daeheon is also the world record holder in this event with a time of 1 minute 20.875 seconds.

Hwang took the lead early in the race and maintained his position at the front until crossing the finish line.

Meanwhile, Park Janghyuk (Sports Toto), who competed in the same event, finished first in Heat 1 with a time of 1 minute 24.081 seconds, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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