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data map: on December 7, 2019, in the men’s 500 m final at Shanghai station of the short track speed skating World Cup, Chinese famous General Wu Dajing collided with Hungarian player Liu Shaolin during the last curve sprint, winning the silver medal, Hungarian player Liu Shaolin won the championship. The picture shows the athletes competing fiercely in the curve. Zhang Hengwei shot
zhongxin.com client on February 26. On February 25, local time, the International Slide Association issued a statement on its official website, saying that the short-track speed skating world championship originally planned to be held in South Korea in March would not be officially held, matters such as the changed competition date or the change of competition place still need to be agreed.
As Ending War of the 2019-20 international federation of skating short track speed skating series, the short track speed skating World Championship was originally scheduled to be held on March 13-15 at the indoor skating rink in Mudong, Seoul, but affected by the outbreak of the new Crown pneumonia, the wooden cave skating rink, where the event was held, was also announced to be temporarily closed on the 24th. The South Korean Skating Association has also reported the development of the domestic new Coronavirus epidemic to the International Skating Federation.
“We learned through the South Korean Skating Federation that the competent authorities in Seoul have ordered the wooden cave skating rink to be closed and all planned competitions to be canceled. Therefore, the International Skating Federation cannot hold the 2020 International Skating Federation World Short Track Speed Skating Championship on the above planned date.” The International Slide Association wrote in the statement.
“Considering the uncertain development of the new Crown epidemic in the world, the limited time in the next few weeks, the logistics support of organizers and participating teams and other issues, it is difficult to postpone or reschedule the world championships. However, if circumstances permit, we can consider postponing and or rescheduling. Before making the final decision, the International Federation of skating will maintain close contact with South Korea’s federation of skating and other member countries.” (Finished)