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World Top 10 Athletes In 2025

6. Faith Kipyegon (Kenya, athletics) Kipyegon won her third consecutive world title in the women's 1,500m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The 31-year-old also broke her own 1,500m world record with 3:48.68 at Wanda Diamond League meeting in Eugene. This file photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025 shows gold medalist Faith Kipyegon of Kenya celebrating after the women's 1500m final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)BRITAIN-GLASGOW-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240304) -- GLASGOW, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's Geordie Beamish celebrates after the men's 1,500m final during the third day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024 in Glasgow, Britain, March 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-GLASGOW-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240304) -- GLASGOW, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's Geordie Beamish celebrates after the men's 1,500m final during the third day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024 in Glasgow, Britain, March 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-GLASGOW-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240304) -- GLASGOW, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's Freweyni Hailu celebrates after the women's 1,500m final during the third day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024 in Glasgow, Britain, March 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-GLASGOW-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240304) -- GLASGOW, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Silver medallist Nikki Hiltz (R) of the United States, gold medallist Freweyni Hailu (C) of Ethiopia and bronze medallist Emily Mackay of the United States pose for photo after the women's 1,500m final during the third day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024 in Glasgow, Britain, March 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-GLASGOW-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240304) -- GLASGOW, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Silver medallist Nikki Hiltz (L) of the United States, gold medallist Freweyni Hailu (C) of Ethiopia and bronze medallist Emily Mackay of the United States pose for photo on the awarding ceremony of the women's 1,500m final during the third day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024 in Glasgow, Britain, March 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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(SP)BRITAIN-GLASGOW-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240304) -- GLASGOW, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Silver medallist Cole Hocker (L) of the United States, gold medallist Geordie Beamish (C) of New Zealand, bronze medallist Hobbs Kessler of the United States pose for photo on the podium after the men's 1,500m final during the third day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024 in Glasgow, Britain, March 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240121) -- BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Jingru (L) and Li Jinzi of China compete during the women's 1,500m Final A of short track speed skating event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Jan. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT

(240120) -- BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Jingru (L) and Li Jinzi of China compete during the women's 1500m Final A of short track speed skating event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Jan. 20, 2024. Yang Jingru claimed China's first gold medal in the women's 1,500m in 2:33.148, followed by teammate Li Jinzi in 2:41.543. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 2. Faith Kipyegon (Kenya, athletics) 29-year-old Kipyegon set world records in 1,500m, 5,000m and one mile in the year 2023. The two-time Olympic champion also won two gold medals at the Budapest worlds, storming to her third world title in the women's 1,500m. This file photo taken on Aug. 22, 2023 shows Faith Kipyegon of Kenya celebrating after winning the Women's 1500m final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2022

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on June 24, 2022 shows Katie Ledecky of the United States reacts after the women's 800m freestyle final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Ledecky won the women's 800m freestyle at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, to take the fifth consecutive title in the event. In this tournament, the 25-year-old clinched four gold medals to take her world championships gold medal tally to 19. Ledecky also broke the women's short-course world record in the 1,500m and 800m freestyle at the FINA World Cup. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Bahrain's Maryam Yusuf Jamal win's women's 1,500 meters

OSAKA, Japan - Bahrain's Maryam Yusuf Jamal celebrates after winning the women's 1,500m final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Jamal won the gold in a time of 3 minutes and 58.75 seconds.

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Bahrain's Maryam Yusuf Jamal win's women's 1,500 meters

OSAKA, Japan - Bahrain's Maryam Yusuf Jamal (R) crosses the finish line ahead of Russia's Yelena Soboleva to win the women's 1,500m final at the World Athletics Championships at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Sept. 2. Jamal won the gold in a time of 3 minutes and 58.75 seconds.

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Speed skating: Japan's Takagi wins 1,500m at World Cup

CALGARY, Canada, Dec. 4 Kyodo - Miho Takagi of Japan competes in the women's 1,500 meters at the speed skating World Cup in Calgary, Canada, on Dec. 3, 2017. Takagi won gold.

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Dutch trio sweeps medals in women's 1,500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorien Ter Mors of the Netherlands competes in the Winter Olympics women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Alder Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Ter Mors came in first place with a time of 1 minute, 53.51 seconds while her compatriots Ireen Wust and Charlotte van Beek were second and third, respectively.

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Dutch trio sweeps medals in women's 1,500m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorien Ter Mors of the Netherlands finishes her run in the Winter Olympics women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Alder Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Ter Mors came in first place with a time of 1 minute, 53.51 seconds while her compatriots Ireen Wust and Charlotte van Beek were second and third, respectively.

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Sakazume in men's 1,500m short track heats

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese skater Ryosuke Sakazume (rear) competes in the men's short track 1,500-meter heats at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Takamido in men's 1,500m short track heats at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese short track speed skater Yuzo Takamido (C) competes in the the men's short track 1,500-meter heats at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 10, 2014.

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China's Sun wins men's 1,500m freestyle

GUANGZHOU, China - China's Sun Yang celebrates after winning the men's 1,500-meter freestyle final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 18, 2010. Sun finished in 14:35.43, the 2nd fastest time ever, only 0.87 second shy of the world record.

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Kodaira 5th in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Nao Kodaira skates during the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Kodaira placed fifth with a time of 1 minute, 58.20 seconds.

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Takagi 23rd in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japanese 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi skates during the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Takagi placed 23rd with a time of 2 minutes, 01.86 seconds.

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Takagi 23rd in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japanese 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi winds down after the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Takagi placed 23rd with a time of 2 minutes, 01.86 seconds.

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Kodaira 5th in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Nao Kodaira marks a time of 1 minute, 58.20 seconds in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Kodaira placed fifth in the event.

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Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands skates to gold in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust finished with the winning time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second Olympic gold medal since the Turin Olympics.

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Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust won the gold with a time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second gold medal since the Turin Olympics.

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Holland's Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands skates to gold in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust finished with the winning time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second Olympic gold medal since the Turin Olympics.

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Kodaira 5th in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Nao Kodaira skates during the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Kodaira placed fifth with a time of 1 minute, 58.20 seconds.

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Holland's Wust wins gold in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHIMOND, Canada - Ireen Wust of the Netherlands celebrates after her race in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Wust won the gold with a time of 1 minute, 56. 89 seconds, claiming her second gold medal since the Turin Olympics.

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Takagi 23rd in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japanese 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi finishes her race in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Takagi placed 23rd with a time of 2 minutes, 01.86 seconds.

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Takagi 23rd in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japanese 15-year-old skater Miho Takagi competes during the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Takagi placed 23rd with a time of 2 minutes, 01.86 seconds.

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Kodaira 5th in women's 1,500m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Nao Kodaira acknowledges the crowd after finishing her race in the women's 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 21, 2010. Kodaira placed fifth with a time of 1 minute, 58.20 seconds.

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S. Korean's Ahn wins 1,500m short track speed skating

TURIN, Italy - South Korea's Ahn Hyun Soo (L) and compatriot Lee Ho Suk celebrate victory in the men's 1,500-meter short track speed skating event at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at the Palavela skating rink in Turin on Feb. 12. Ahn took gold and Lee took silver.

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S. Korean's Ahn wins 1,500m short track speed skating

TURIN, Italy - Ahn Hyun Soo of South Korea reacts after winning the men's 1,500-meter title in the Winter Olympic short track speed skating at the Palavela skating rink in Turin on Feb. 12. Ahn took gold in a time of 2 minutes, 25.341 seconds.

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S. Korean's Ahn wins 1,500m short track speed skating

TURIN, Italy - Ahn Hyun Soo (L) and Lee Ho Suk, both from South Korea, compete in the men's 1,500-meter short track speed skating event at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at the Palavela skating rink in Turin on Feb. 12. Ahn took gold, followed by Lee.

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Ohno wins men's 1,500m final

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Apolo Anton Ohno (C) of the United States, the gold medal winner in the men's 1,500-meter short track skate, stands on the medals podium, flanked by silver medalist Li Jiajun (R) of China and bronze medalist Marc Gagnon (L) of Canada at Salt Lake Ice Center on Feb. 21.

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-ATHLETICS-DIAMOND LEAGUE-MEN'S 1500M

(220514) -- DOHA, May 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abel Kipsang (R) of Kenya competes during the men's 1,500m race of the Diamond League athletics meeting of 2022 diamond league Doha in Doha, capital of Qatar, May 13, 2022. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-ATHLETICS-DIAMOND LEAGUE-MEN'S 1500M

(220514) -- DOHA, May 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abel Kipsang (R) of Kenya competes during the men's 1,500m race of the Diamond League athletics meeting of 2022 diamond league Doha in Doha, capital of Qatar, May 13, 2022. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-ATHLETICS-DIAMOND LEAGUE-MEN'S 1500M

(220514) -- DOHA, May 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abel Kipsang of Kenya celebrates after winning the men's 1,500m race of the Diamond League athletics meeting of 2022 diamond league Doha in Doha, capital of Qatar, May 13, 2022. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-ATHLETICS-DIAMOND LEAGUE-MEN'S 1500M

(220514) -- DOHA, May 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abel Kipsang of Kenya celebrates after winning the men's 1,500m race of the Diamond League athletics meeting of 2022 diamond league Doha in Doha, capital of Qatar, May 13, 2022. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-AMSTERDAM-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-DUTCH TEAM

(220222) -- AMSTERDAM, Feb. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ireen Wust, Beijing Winter Olympics gold medalist of women's 1,500m speed skating is interviewed as she landed with the Dutch Winter Olympics team at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Feb. 21, 2022. She is the first athlete to win gold medals at five Winter Olympics, starting with the 3,000 m in Turin 2006 when she was 19 years-old. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kikuchi Sumire of Japan competes during the women's 1,500m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kikuchi Sumire of Japan looks on prior to the women's 1,500m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kikuchi Sumire of Japan reacts after the women's 1,500m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kikuchi Sumire of Japan competes during the women's 1,500m quarterfinal of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hanne Desmet of Belgium, Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands, Kikuchi Sumire of Japan and Kristen Santos of the United States compete during the women's 1,500m semifinal of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kikuchi Sumire (1st R) of Japan competes during the women's 1,500m quarterfinal of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Choi Minjeong (C) of South Korea celebrates after the women's 1,500m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Choi Minjeong (R) of South Korea celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1,500m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Choi Minjeong of South Korea celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1,500m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (CN)

(220216) -- BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Choi Minjeong (C) of South Korea and silver medalist Arianna Fontana (R) of Italy celebrate after the women's 1,500m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)