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Wang wins bronze in women's 1,500m
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-02-19 08:54
Wang Meng, the Chinese gold medalist in the 500 meters on Wednesday, won the
bronze medal in the Olympic women's 1,500m short track speed skating event
Saturday in Turin.
China's Meng Wang
skates during the Ladies' 1500m finals during the short track competition
at the 2006 Winter Olympics at the Palavela in Turin. South Korean Jin
Sun-Yu won the gold medal while her compatriot Choi Eun-Kyung took the
silver and Wang captured the bronze.[AFP] |
China's star skater Yang Yang, a double gold medalist at the Salt Lake City
Games, failed to make the final.
World number one Jin Sun-yu of South Korea lived up to her fame by winning
the gold medal in the 1,500m.
Jin, 17, finished in two minutes 23.494 seconds, and compatriot Choi
Eun-kyung took silver in 2:24.069.
Byun Chun-sa, who crossed the line third, was disqualified, denying South
Korea a clean sweep.
Jin, who has dominated the 1,500m event this season with two golds, a silver
and a bronze in four World Cup races, started the seven-woman final slowly but
overtook the pack with one lap remaining before winning with a big margin. 
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