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    THE FAST AND FURIOUS

    Jan 20, 2022 6 minutes
    By Wang Hairong
    Copyedited by G.P. Wilson

    With only weeks to go till the opening of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on February 4, short track speed skating veteran Wu Dajing is getting ready to defend his title in the men’s 500-meter event. Four years ago in Pyeongchang, the Republic of Korea, Wu not only took home gold in the event, but also rewrote the world record twice in the process. He is the first Chinese man to win an Olympic speed skating championship.

    In short track competitions, skaters jockey for position at speeds up to 50 km per hour. A split second can make a big difference to the outcome, placing athletes under intense pressure. Wu’s performance wavered during this season’s International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup short track speed skating series. Nevertheless, after suffering setbacks in the first three legs, he conquered the field to finish first in the final leg in the Dutch city of Dordrecht

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