These days people are crazy about Wu Dajing. He broke his own world record in men's 500m short—track speed skating (短道速滑)!
When he was young, he noticed two Chinese speed skaters on TV and then he decided to take up this sport. Wu started to learn to skate in 2004, and six years later he became a member of the national team.
On February 22, 2018, Wu won the men's 500m short-track speed skating with a time of 39.584 seconds and became the first Chinese to win an Olympic short track gold. " I'm happy to win China's first gold here and I look forward to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics," Wu said.
In fact, it is not the first time Wu has shown his talent in skating. He has won many medals at many world championships (锦标赛). Wu believes that as long as he works hard, he will succeed.
| A. Many people think he is really the "pride of China". B. I did my best in the event. C. He won second place in the same competition four years ago in Sochi. D. The young man won China's first gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. E. Wu was born on July 24, 1994 in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, China. |
