[Olympics] Short Track Lee Junseo Advances First in Men's 1000m Heats

Starting from the front row, overtaking 2 at once... Advancing as group 1st in the preliminaries

On the afternoon of the 5th, the men's 1000m short track preliminary heat 4 was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Lee Jun-seo of South Korea is sprinting. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Lee Junseo (22, Korea National Sport University), a member of the South Korean men's short track speed skating team, advanced to the men's 1000m quarterfinals as the top qualifier.

In the 4th heat of the men's 1000m short track preliminaries at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held on the 5th at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Lee Junseo finished first ahead of Dion Paschal (Canada), Vladislav Vikanov (Israel), and Adil Galisakhmetov (Kazakhstan).

Despite a somewhat shaky start early in the race, Lee Junseo made a comeback and crossed the finish line with a time of 1 minute 24.698 seconds. He adopted a low posture during the race but showed signs of instability due to a false start on his first attempt.

However, after the restart, he bided his time from last place and seized opportunities. After a failed overtaking attempt on the outside, Lee succeeded on his second try by passing one skater on the outside and another on the inside, quickly moving up to second place. Just before the final lap, he overtook to first place and maintained his momentum to finish the race.

The 1000m event, with 32 participants, advances the top two from each preliminary heat to the quarterfinals. Among the eight third-place finishers, the four with the best times also advance. The quarterfinals through finals will be held on the 7th.

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