Chinese speed skater Wang Meng on Saturday overcame two great
rivals from South Korean to win the women's 1000m event at the
Harbin leg of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup series.
Wang Meng (C) stands atop
the the podium after winning the women's 1,000m at the opening
event of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup season in Harbin,
northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on
Saturday, October 20, 2007. [Photo: Xinhua]
This is China's first gold medal at the opening event of the
World Cup season, which commenced on Friday.
Winter Olympic champion Wang skated to the lead after the
whistle, finishing with a time of one minute 34.897 seconds. Wang's
two feisty Korean counterparts tried many times to catch her but in
vain.
Jung Eun-Ju of South Korea came second with one minute 34.974
seconds.
(CRI October 21, 2007)
