Korean Short Track Team Eliminated in Mixed Relay Heats

After the mixed-gender short track relay quarterfinals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held on the 5th at the Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium, Park Jang-hyeok is showing disappointment.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The South Korean short track speed skating team was eliminated in the preliminary round of the 2000m mixed relay at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

On the 5th, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, South Korea finished 3rd in the first heat of the quarterfinals of the Beijing Olympics short track 2000m mixed relay with a time of 2 minutes 48.308 seconds.

With three laps remaining to the finish line, Park Jang-hyeok (Sports Toto) fell, leaving a sense of regret. They aimed for a last-minute comeback but it was not enough.

In the mixed relay, the top two teams from each heat and the two teams with the best times among the third-place teams advance to the semifinals. South Korea failed to place in the top two and was eliminated.

South Korea competed against China, Italy, and Poland. China, which advanced to the semifinals as the first-place team in Heat 1, set a new Olympic record with a time of 2 minutes 37.535 seconds.

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