China News Service, Beijing, November 1. The 2021-2022 ISU Short Track Speed ​​Skating World Cup Japan will end the final competition day on October 31.

Chinese player Ren Ziwei won the gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter final. This is the first time that the Chinese short track speed skating team has won the championship in an individual event this season.

　　In the men's 1000 meters race that day, Ren Ziwei has been in the lead since the start.

With the last two laps left in the race, Liu Shaolin, a Chinese Hungarian player, fell to the ground while trying to forcibly overtake. Ren Ziwei always maintained the lead and crossed the finish line first.

Dutch star Delat, Canadian player Pascal Dion won the second and third places respectively.

　　In the men's and women's mixed 2000-meter relay event, the Chinese team won the first leg of the World Cup this season in Beijing.

In the finals of the Japan Grand Prix, the Chinese team never surpassed the Russian players and finally finished second, and the Hungarian team won the bronze medal.

　　In the men’s 5000 relay event, the Chinese team quickly took the lead after the start, but Li Wenlong was overtaken by the Canadian player in the last corner. In the final sprint, Li Wenlong and the Canadian player crossed the line almost at the same time. However, the referee judged that the Canadian team scored 0.013. Won the championship with a second advantage, and the Chinese team finished second.

　　On the first match day on the 30th, the Chinese team also won 1 silver and 2 bronze.

Ren Ziwei won the silver medal in the men's 500m final, and Sun Long and Fan Kexin won bronze medals in the men's 1500m and women's 500m respectively.

　　Regrettably, Pyeongchang Winter Olympic champion Wu Dajing failed to advance to the semi-finals in the men's 500m competition. This is the second time he has lost in his own strong event this season.

In the previous Beijing race, Wu Dajing missed the final because of a start-up.

　　This season, the Short Track Speed ​​Skating World Cup is a qualifying event for the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Chinese team will also participate in Hungary and the Netherlands in order to gain more Olympic points.

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