▲ Lee Na-hyun
South Korean women's speed skating rising star Lee Na-hyun (Korea National Sport University) has captured first place in the women's 500m at the official record event.
Competing in the women's 500m at the Ta릉 International Ice Rink in Nowon-gu, Seoul, on the 15th, Lee finished with a time of 38.90 seconds, outpacing Jeong Hee-dan (39.44 seconds, Uijeongbu City Hall) and Lee Su-yeon (39.61 seconds, Kyung Hee University) to reach the top of the podium.
Lee, who claimed two gold medals in the women's 100m and team sprint at last year's Harbin Asian Winter Games, also put on strong performances at this year's Milano-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, placing 9th in the 1,000m and 10th in the 500m.
In the women's 1,500m, mid-to-long distance powerhouse Park Ji-woo (Gangwon State Government) won the championship with a time of 2:01.04, defeating Lim Ri-won (2:03.99) and Heo Ji-an (2:04.86, both from Korea National Sport University).
Park Ji-woo, a silver medalist in the women's team pursuit at the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games, also contributed to a bronze medal in the same event at last year's Harbin Games.
In the men's events, Jeong Jae-woong (35.57 seconds, Sports Toto) topped the men's 500m, Lee Seung-hyun (1:51.96, Gyeonggi General) won the men's 1,500m, and Jin Young-jin (6:36.96, Seoul Seongsu High School) claimed victory in the men's 5,000m.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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