Wang Fei lifts second title in Asian record time
www.chinaview.cn 2007-01-31 16:42:53

Chinese Wang Fei celebrates after the women's 1,500m speed skating finals at the 6th Asian Winter Games in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 31, 2007. Wang Fei won the gold medal of the event on Wednesday. (Xinhua Photo/Li Yong)

Chinese Wang Fei celebrates after the women's 1,500m speed skating finals at the 6th Asian Winter Games in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 31, 2007. Wang Fei won the gold medal of the event on Wednesday. (Xinhua Photo/Li Yong) Photo Gallery>>>

Chinese Wang Fei competes in the women's 1,500m speed skating finals at the 6th Asian Winter Games in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 31, 2007. Wang Fei won the gold medal of the event on Wednesday. (Xinhua Photo/Chi Haifeng)

Chinese Wang Fei competes in the women's 1,500m speed skating finals at the 6th Asian Winter Games in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Jan. 31, 2007. Wang Fei won the gold medal of the event on Wednesday. (Xinhua Photo/Chi Haifeng) Photo Gallery>>>



    CHANGCHUN, Northeast China, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- 3,000m Asian Winter Games winner Wang Fei excelled in the 1,500m speedskating here on Wednesday at the 6th Asian Winter Games.

    Wang, 24, clocked a Asian record breaking time of two minutes 0.49 seconds, beating the previous best of 2:01.02, to lift her second title here following her triumph in the opening race of these Games on Monday.

    It is the second time that Wang broke the Asian record here. She refreshed the 3,000m Asian mark in 4:13.08.

    Lee Ju Youn of South Korea took silver in 2:01.60 while Chinese Ji Jia came third in 2:01.82.

Editor: Chen Feng
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