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Kim Do Kyoum won another gold for Korea in short track speed skating

On Monday, the second set of medals was awarded for winners of the 500m short track speed skating competition. The final lap was exhilarating and finished with an unexpected result. Two athletes from Kazakhstan managed to make it to the final and competed with Korean athletes.

Almaty. 7 February. Kazakhstan Today - Kim Do Kyoum won another gold for Korea in short track speed skating

February 6. MenИ short track speed skating. 500m. Final A":

1. Kim Do Kyoum (Korea) - 41,175

2. Abzal Azhgaliyev (Казахстан) - 41,479

3. Denis Nikisha (Казахстан) - 58,169

On Monday, the second set of medals was awarded for winners of the 500m short track speed skating competition. The final lap was exhilarating and finished with an unexpected result. Two athletes from Kazakhstan managed to make it to the final and competed with Korean athletes.

Abzal Azhgaliev made a false start during the final round, so the athletes had to repeat the start. Denish Nikisha tripped early in the race. He managed to stand up and continue the race. His main competitors, though, were already far away. In the top three, athletes from Kazakhstan, Korea and China competed against each other.

Kim Do Kyoum from Korea finished first. He was followed by Chen Guang from China. Abzal Azhgaliyev was third. Denis Nikisha, his teammate, came fourth lagging behind by 17 seconds. Chen Guang was, however, disqualified by the judges because he had hit his competitor on the starting line. Thus, Azhgaliyev took the silver medal, while Nikisha became the bronze medalist.

Kim Do Kyoum was the third Korean athlete to have won the gold medal in short track speed skating at the 2017 Universiade. On February 7, the last four sets of medals will be awarded in short track. Winners of 1000m, 3000m, and 5000m races will be determined.

Source: Almaty 2017 Winter Universiade Oganizing Directorate

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