South Korean short track star Lim Hyo-jun claimed four titles at the short track world championship over the weekend.... while in the women's event Choi Min-jeong finished second overall.
Park Se-young has more.
Despite battling a shoulder injury, Korea's Lim Hyo-jun picked up four titles at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Bulgaria over the weekend.
The 22-year-old earned a total of 102 points, …after winning golds in the 15-hundred and one-thousand meters and the three-thousand meters super final.
He was crowned the men's overall champion for the first time in his career.
The short track star has been battling a shoulder injury this season, but he postponed surgery to skate at the world championships.
His teammate Hwang Dae-heon, who won gold in the men's 500-meter race, finished second overall with 55 points.
Lim and Hwang combined to sweep golds in all individual races.
In the women's competition, Choi Min-jeong fell just short in the pursuit of another overall title for South Korea.
She won a gold and two silvers, but finished second overall with 76 points, …five points shy of the champion Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands.
South Korea also won both the men's and women's relays on Sunday.
Park Se-young, Arirang News.
