Canada's Charles Hamelin set a new Olympic record in the heats of the men's 1,000-metre short-track speedskating on Tuesday.
The Canadian's mark of one minute, 23.407 seconds saw him safely into the quarter-finals, while South Korea's world-record holder Daeheon Hwang also made it into the next round with a win in his heat.
Meanwhile, world champion Yira Seo, another hope for the host nation, survived a scare, having finished in third position in his heat. However, he progressed after a penalty against Han Tianyu in the same race.
Here are the top three from the heats on Tuesday as the 1,000-metre event got under way at Gangneung Ice Arena.
1. Charles Hamelin (CAN)—1:23.407
2. Wu Dajing (CHN)—1:23.463
3. Sjinkie Knegt (NED)—1:23.823
For the results in full visit the Pyeongchang website.
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