[Olympics] Short Track Lee Jun-seo Advances to Men's 1500m Semifinals... 1st Place in Heat

Korean short track speed skating national team member Lee Jun-seo is racing in the men's 1500m quarterfinal heat 2 at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held on the afternoon of the 9th at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] Short track men's national team member Lee Jun-seo (Korea National Sport University) advanced to the men's 1500m semifinals.

On the 9th, at the Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Lee Jun-seo finished first in the second heat of the men's 1500m quarterfinals at the Beijing Olympics short track with a time of 2 minutes 18.630 seconds. With this, he secured a direct ticket to the semifinals awarded to the top three athletes in each heat.

Lee started the race in 5th place among six athletes but moved to the outside lane with 8 laps remaining and swiftly took the lead.

He then maintained the lead continuously and crossed the finish line in first place without any significant challenges.

In the men's 1500m, the top two athletes from each of the six quarterfinal heats and the three athletes with the best times among the remaining competitors advance to the semifinals.

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