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women 1000 meter
China win Silver, Bronze in speedskating
www.chinaview.cn 2006-02-26 08:54:11
TURIN, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- South Korea's Jin Sun-yu claimed her second gold
medal at the Turin Winter Olympics here on Saturday when she won the women's
short-track speed skating 1,000 meters.
South Korea's Jin Sun-yu (C) claimed her second gold medal at the Turin Winter
Olympics on Saturday when she won the women's short-track speed skating 1,000
meters.China's Wang Meng (R) and Yang Yang won the silver and bronze
respectively. (Photo:Xinhua)
Jin, who had won the 1,500m title, finished in one minute 32.859 seconds.
China's Wang Meng, winner of the 500m event, won the silver in 1:33.079, with
compatriot Yang Yang (A), also the defending Olympic champion in the event, took
the bronze in 1:33.937.
The final was a China vs South Korea affair as each team has two representatives
in the nine-lap race. Wang led through the early stages of the final, but Jin
overtook Wang on the penultimate turn and held on till crossing the finish line.
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