Seoul: South Korea captured gold in the mixed relay race in short track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games on Saturday, marking the first of what it hopes will be several medals at the competition in China. Choi Min-jeong, Kim Gil-li, Kim Tae-sung, and Park Ji-won finished first in the 2,000-meter relay final at the Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Multifunctional Hall in the northeastern city of China.
According to Yonhap News Agency, this victory was South Korea's first medal in Harbin, as the mixed relay made its Asian Winter Games debut. The finals for the women's and men's 1,500m and the women's and men's 500m are scheduled for later Saturday. The events on Sunday will feature the four remaining short track finals: the women's and men's 1,000m, the women's 3,000m relay, and the men's 5,000m relay. South Korea is aiming to win six out of the nine gold medals available in the competition.