SOKOR SKATER LOSES TO TAIWAN IN 0.01 SECOND

SOUTH Korean skater Jung Cheol-won’s decision to celebrate a second too early cost him a gold medal in the Asian Games in China on Monday.

Jung was part of the three-man South Korean team competing in the men’s 3,000m speed skating relay final at the Huangzhou Asian Games.

The 27-year-old Jung, who was skating the final leg of the race, approached the finish line just ahead of Taiwan’s Huang Yu-Lin.

Thinking that he had the gold medal sealed, Jung chose to raise his hands aloft and not reach for the finish line.

Unknown to him, Huang stretched a long, left leg forward and was just able to pip Jung to first place.

As a result, Taiwan finished with a time of 4:05.692 for the gold medal, with South Korea crossing the line in second place with a time of 4:05.702.

Meaning, Taiwan won the gold by an agonizing 0.01 second. 

India finished in third with a time of 4:10.128.