Park Ji Won claims second gold on home soil at Short Track Speed Skating World Championships

Park Ji Won claimed his second gold on home ice on the final day of action at the Short Track Speed Skating World Championships in Seoul on Sunday. After the South Korean won the 1500m title on Saturday, he continued his stunning form over recent months to take gold in the men's 1000m race. Ad Staying in the middle of the pack for a significant chunk of the race, he moved to the front with three laps to go and showed no signs of losing his lead to strike gold.

Speed SkatingSchouten breaks track record to win gold as Stolz makes history05/03/2023 AT 20:55 Belgium's Stijn Desmet claimed silver, with Canada's Steven Dubois coming home for bronze. «I made a promise that I was going to win gold in this distance and so I did. I'm really happy I could live up to my own words,» Park said.

«I'm the best out there and I'll try to keep this status for a long time. I know the king's crown weighs heavy, but I'm going to take on this burden and continue to race like nobody has ever done before. »All the cheering and shouting from the fans has been so loud this weekend.

I couldn't hear anything during the races. But I'm very happy I could make them feel this excited." Elsewhere, China claimed gold in the final men's competition of the event — the 5000m relay. The Chinese quartet, which featured former Koren skater Lin Xiaojun, took gold ahead of silver medallists Italy, with hosts Korea forced to settle for third.

Lin added: «It's been a while since I've come back to Korea. I was very nervous at first, but the reception I got from all the fans here has been amazing. That gave me a lot of strength to compete here.