Park Ji-won wins in men's 1,500m at ISU World Championships
Park Ji-won, front, of Korea competes during the men's 1,500-meter final at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, March 11. AP-Yonhap
Korean short track skater Park Ji-won won the national team's first gold medal at this year's International Skating Union (ISU) World Short Track Championships in Seoul, Saturday.
Park finished first in the men's 1,500m event at the 2023 KB Financial Group ISU World Short Track Championships at Mokdong Ice Rink in western Seoul with a time of 2:17.792.
He is one of the most successful players in the team, having captured the overall title for the 2022-2023 ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating season with 14 gold medals.
He gave up his participation in the men's 500m consolation match held earlier in the day to focus on his main event of 1,500m.
Among his Korean peers who took part in the same event, Hong Kyung-hwan failed to advance to the final while Lee June-seo finished second in the final B.
Lin Xiaojun, a Korean-born Chinese short track speed skater whose Korean name is Lim Hyo-jun, did not participate in the race.
Lin will compete for medals in the men's 500m and 1,000m events. (Yonhap)
Park Ji-won of Korea celebrates with his coaches after winning the men's 1,500-meter final at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, March 11. AP-Yonhap