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Korean skaters end Beijing stop with a gold, three silver, two bronze medals

Published: 09 Dec. 2024, 16:23 Updated: 09 Dec. 2024, 17:33

PAIK JI-HWAN
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Park Ji-won, left, competes in the men's 5000-meter relay final at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Tour in Beijing, China on Sunday. The men's team secured a silver medal in the race, ending the tour in Beijing with a gold, three silver and two bronze medals for Korea. Park won a gold in the men's 1500-meter, the men's, women's and mixed teams all won silvers in the relays, and Choi Min-jeong and Kim Gil-li took bronze in the women's 1000-meter and 1500-meter, respectively. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

Team Korea ended the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Tour in Beijing, China on Sunday with six medals — one gold, three silver and two bronze.

The men's team won a silver medal in the 5000-meter relay final on Sunday after falling behind China. Park Ji-won claimed Korea's only gold medal in last week's tournament in the men's 1500-meter race, while the men, women and mixed teams won a silver medal apiece in the relays on top of two bronzes from Choi Min-jeong won in the women's 1000-meter and Kim Gil-li in the women's 1500-meter.

The fourth competiton of the ISU World Tour season will take place in Seoul on Friday.

BY PAIK JI-HWAN [[email protected]]