Asiad-2011: Records broken in speed skating
19:33, 1 February 2011
ASTANA. February 1. KAZINFORM /Gulnara Zhandagulova/ The new Asian records were set at the 500 meters race in speed skating in Astana, both men's and women's records were renewed.
Chinese sportswoman Yu Jing set the new time for this distance at the first race. The time was 37,85 seconds which was 0,17 seconds better than the previous record. Thus, after two races she set a new record topping the previous one for 0,01 seconds and won the competition.
Japanese sportsman Kato Joji also set a record of the continent. He covered the distance for 35,02 seconds. The second race was even better and he topped the time of the first race by 0,04 seconds. After two races he had won the competition with a new record which is 0,3 less than before.