INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Liu Shaoang of China finished in 3rd place in the mens 1,500 meters on Saturday, at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Short Track
Championships in Beijing.Liu was the only home skater to get approved for the last
William Dandjinou of Canada and Stijn Desmet of Belgium moved into firm control of the top 2 locations from the second-last lap, while Liu
found himself in fourth behind Jens vant Wout of the Netherlands.In the end, Dandjinou won the gold medal in 2:15.09
Desmet was available in 2nd for silver, simply 0.02 second behind
Vant Wout crossed the line in third location, but was disqualified for a rules offense, which bumped Liu up to bronze in 2:15.89
This is our first last here, and I mored than happy that we won bronze, Liu said
But we will keep going, because what we really desire is gold
In the guyss 500 meters, Canadas Steven Dubois recorded the title in 40.008 seconds, while Denis Nikisha of Kazakhstan snagged the silver
and Vant Wout bagged the bronze.The Canadian quartet of Courtney Sarault, Rikki Doak, Florence Brunelle, and Kim Boutin thrived in the
femaless 3,000 meter relay in 4:09.254, completing ahead of runners-up Poland and third-place squad the Netherlands.Belgiums Hanne Desmet
clocked 1:28.641 to top the podium in the ladiess 1,000 meters, followed by silver medalist Sarault and bronze complaintant Xandra Velzeboer
of the Netherlands.The three-day World Short Track Championships will conclude on Sunday, with the final five titles to be decided.
