[Olympics] Hwang Daeheon, Lee Junseo, Park Janghyeok Advance to Short Track 1500m Semifinals (Comprehensive)

Hwang Daeheon of the South Korean short track speed skating team advanced to the semifinals by finishing first in heat 3 of the men's 1500m quarterfinals 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] The men's short track speed skating team members Hwang Daeheon (Gangwon Provincial Office), Lee Junseo (Korea National Sport University), and Park Janghyuk (Sports Toto) advanced to the men's 1500m semifinals.

On the 9th, at the Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium in China, Hwang Daeheon recorded a time of 2 minutes 14.910 seconds in the third heat of the men's 1500m quarterfinals at the Beijing Olympics short track event. He finished first in his heat, securing a direct ticket to the semifinals awarded to the top 1-3 finishers in each heat.

Hwang, who was in third place early in the race, targeted the outside lane with four laps remaining and moved up to second place. Then, with two laps left, he again took the outside lane and seized the lead.

In the final lap, Hwang extended his lead over the second-place skater and comfortably crossed the finish line in first place.

Lee Junseo also finished first in heat 2 with a time of 2 minutes 18.630 seconds.

He started the race in fifth place among six skaters but moved to the outside lane with eight laps remaining and quickly took the lead.

Maintaining the lead without any major challenges, Lee crossed the finish line in first place.

In heat 4, Park Janghyuk recorded a time of 2 minutes 12.116 seconds, finishing third behind Charles Hamelin (Canada) and Adil Haliakhmetov (Kazakhstan).

For the men's 1500m, the top 1-3 finishers from each of the six quarterfinal heats and the three skaters with the best remaining times advance to the semifinals.

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