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China wins record of seven golds at Winter Universiade

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-02-23 09:50

From the short track rink, South Korea wrapped two gold medals on offer when Choi Jung Won beat Chinese veteran Liu Qiuhong in 5:26.183 to take the women's 3,000m gold before her compatriots ruled the men's 3,000m final, grabbing all three medals.

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After three-day finals, South Korea led the short track medal tally with four gold, two silver and three bronze, and China dropped to second (2-4-2) and Japan stood third (0-0-1).

The women's 3,000m final only featured four skaters as one of the semifinals was disqualified for negative competition.

After four-day finals, South Korea regained its top position with nine gold, two silver and five bronze in the medal tally, China stood second on a 7-11-8 record and Russia placed third with a 6-5-6 sheet.

 

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