[Olympics] Hwang Daeheon Faces Wu Dajing in 500m Semifinals

Passed the finish line in 2nd place in Group 3 of the quarterfinals... Placed in Group 2 of the semifinals

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Hwang Daeheon (Korea National Sport University) advanced to the men's 500m short track semifinals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. On the 13th, at the Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium in China, he crossed the finish line with a time of 40.636 seconds in the third heat of the men's 500m quarterfinals. He finished second behind Konstantin Ivliev (Russian Olympic Committee, 40.351 seconds), securing a spot in the semifinals. In this event, the top two finishers from each heat and the two fastest third-place athletes advance to the semifinals.

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Starting from the outermost lane, Hwang Daeheon was in last place until the early part of the final lap. However, he skillfully attacked the inside lane at the second corner, overtaking John-Henry Krueger (Hungary, 40.844 seconds) and Stijn Desmet (Belgium, 40.718 seconds) at once. He then accelerated and lunged forward, surpassing Abzal Azhgaliyev (Kazakhstan, 40.643 seconds) just before the finish line. In the semifinals heat 2, Hwang will compete against Liu Shaoang (Hungary), Steven Dubois (Canada), Wu Dajing (China), and Azhgaliyev.

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