China News Service, Beijing, February 18 (Wang Hao) On the 18th, Chinese player Ning Zhongyan ranked fifth in the men's 1000-meter speed skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

After the game, looking forward to the next men's group start, he said: "There are too many uncontrollable factors in this project of group start, and the unexpectedness is relatively large, so I still have to show my skills and tactics, and strive not to give myself. The first Winter Olympics left regrets." (End)

The picture shows Ning Zhongyan in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun