Wu Dajing clinched gold for China in the men's short-track speedskating 500-metre final at the 2018 Winter Olympics on Thursday, winning in a new world-record time of 39.584 seconds.
South Korea collected silver and bronze on the podium as Hwang Daeheon and Lim Hyojun finished second and third, respectively, while 1,000-metre gold-medal winner Samuel Girard left empty-handed.
Wu set new world and Olympic records earlier on Thursday and laid down a new marker by beating his best time again, dominating the final from start to finish despite South Korea's best efforts to hunt down his lead.
The victory provided a breakthrough for China at these Winter Olympics with only a few days left until the closing ceremony, per China Global Television Network:
Wu blazed to a new world record in his quarter-final performance and less than an hour later established a new competition best to cement his spot as a deserved victor in the short-distance event.
Thursday's gold also helps make up for his narrow miss in the 500 metres at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, where he had to settle for second place on the podium behind Russian Viktor Ahn.
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