Source: Xinhua
02-25-2009 08:41
Special Report: Harbin 24th Winter UniversiadeHARBIN, Northeast China, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China rested a duo of established skaters but still made it even in medal collection against South Korea, as the Harbin Universiade speed skating competitions resumed Tuesday after a one-day break.
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| Mo Tae Bum (C) of South Korea takes a photo with his compatriot Lee Kang Seok (R) and Polish Konrad Niedzwiedzki during the awarding ceremony for the men's 1000m final of speed skating in the 24th Winter Universiade at Heilongjiang Speed Skating Gym in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 24, 2009. Mo Tae Bum won the title with 1:10.05. Konrad Niedzwiedzki and Lee Kang Seok took the silver and bronze respectively. (Xinhua Photo) |
Without the host's top sprinter Yu Fengtong in the start list, the South Koreans dominated the men's 1,000 meters as Mo Tae Bum clocked one minute and 10.05 seconds to crown in the 37-man final and Lee Kang Seok took the bronze after timing 1:10.79.
The silver went to Konrad Niedzwiedzki, the 1,500m runner-up edged by Mo by just 0.10 seconds four days ago, as the Polish narrowly beat Lee on 1:10.42 after pairing the Korean on the track.
Later in the women's 5,000 meters, China's Dong Feifei and Fu Chunyan repeated their podium performance in last Saturday's 3,000mto finish 1-2 in the longest course of the long track speed skating events.
The double winner of the 1,500 and 3,000 meters, Dong, finished in seven minutes and 19.76 seconds for the title, while fellow Chinese Fu Chunyan, who won the first speed skating gold for China on Saturday, took the silver medal with a time of 7:20.38.
Luiza Zlotkowska of Poland, who raced the final pairing Fu on the track, was beaten to the third place on 7:20.43, narrowly missing a better place.
