No. 1 guard Lin Xiaojun used a bad hand → Unfortunate penalty Korean short track, men's 5000m relay disqualified

Feb 09, 2025

The world's best Korean short track team failed to harvest a medal in the men's 5,000m relay.

The Korean national short track team failed to add a medal due to a penalty in the men's 5,000-meter relay final at the Harbin Winter Asian Games held at the Harbin Heilongjiang Ice and Training Center in China on the 8th.

The men's 5,000m relay is an event in which the Korean national team has been consistently strong. Starting with the Sapporo Games in 1990, he won five gold medals, including Harbin in 1996, Aomori in 2003, Changchun in 2007, and Astana-Almaty in 2011. Unfortunately, he only won a silver medal in Sapporo in 2017. He was also able to confirm his dignity in the world rankings. It was ranked No. 1 in the world, ahead of China (3rd) and Japan (4th). However, China, which was united around Lin Xiaojun (Im Hyojun), was the No. 1 target of alert.

In the semifinals, Taiwan, Japan, China, and Thailand competed for the final in Group 1 first. Despite Japan's pursuit, China advanced to the final with a wide gap. South Korea, which joined Kazakhstan, Hong Kong and India in Group 2, consisted of Park Jang-hyuk, Kim Gun-woo (Sports Toto), Park Ji-won and Lee Jung-soo (Seoul City Hall) to advance to the final. South Korea, which started with Park Jang-hyuk, maintained its lead by solving the game in the order of Kim Gun-woo, Lee Jung-soo, and Park Ji-won. Kazakhstan consistently chased South Korea in second place, but it was not enough to overtake it. South Korea remained in the lead until the end, clocking 6:52.04 to advance to the final.

South Korea competed against archrival China in the final. China participated in the match by forming the best team of Liu Xiaojun (Lim Hyojun), Liu Xiaojun, and Sun Long, centering on naturalized player Lin Xiaojun (Lim Hyojun). It had no choice but to be the number one guard. In the final, Korea consisted of Park Ji-won, Jang Sung-woo (Hwaseong City Hall), Park Jang-hyuk, and Kim Tae-sung (Seoul City Hall) to form the best list. China also formed a list to counter South Korea with Lin Xiaojun at the center and went to the finals.

Park Jang-hyuk started as the first runner and took the lead. Park Ji-won and Lin Xiao-jun continued the game as the second runners, while Jang Sung-woo and Kim Tae-sung continued the trend. China, which remained in fourth place, began to climb little by little with 20 laps remaining. Starting with Sun Rong at the 17th lap, he came in second, threatening South Korea. China took the lead with six laps to go, but Park Ji-won, the last runner, broke through Lin Xiaojun and recaptured the lead again. At the moment of turning the corner on the last lap, Lin Xiaojun pushed his hand and fell, and Park Ji-won was a little behind in the process, and Kazakhstan, which was third place, rose to first place with a father-in-law and won the gold medal. South Korea came in second, but the reading pointed out Park Ji-won's cancer block in the contest between Park Ji-won and Lin Xiao-jun, and a penalty was awarded.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.