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Lim Hyo-jun Wins Men's Overall Title at Short Track Championships

Written: 2019-03-11 09:31:53Updated: 2019-03-11 11:41:13

Lim Hyo-jun Wins Men's Overall Title at Short Track Championships

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South Korean Lim Hyo-jun has captured the men's overall title at the short track world championships for the first time in his career.

After two days of competition, Lim earned a total of 102 points on Sunday at the International Skating Union(ISU) World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. 

Lim won the one-thousand-500-meter gold medal on Saturday, and picked up two more gold medals the next day in the one-thousand meter and the three-thousand meter super final. He also won gold in the five-thousand meter relay, which is not included in the rankings of individual races.  
    
On the women's side, South Korean skater Choi Min-jeong, the 2018 overall champion, finished second with 76 points, losing by five points to Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands.

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