From left, silver medalist Semen Elistratov of Russia, gold medalist Hwang Dae-hon of South Korea, and bronze medalist Pascal Dion of Canada stand during the medal ceremony for the men's 1000m at the ISU World Cup Short Track speed skating competition, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Mark Schiefelbein
October 24, 2021 - 10:17 AM
BEIJING - Canadian speedskater Pascal Dion won a bronze medal in the men's 1,000 metres at a World Cup Short Track competition on Sunday.
The Montreal native edged Japan's Kazuki Yoshinaga in a photo finish to claim third place in one minute 26.621 seconds. Yoshinaga was one-1000th of a second behind in fourth.
South Korea's Hwang Daeheon won gold in 1:26.020 and Russia's Semen Elistratov took the silver in 1:26.387.
Dion was the lone Canadian to race in an A final on the final day of competition at the Capital Indoor Stadium.
The competition served as a test event for the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2021.
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