Lim Hyo-jun wins first gold for Olympic hosts South Korea

South Korea's Lim Hyojun (left) reacts beside Netherlands' Sjinkie Knegt after winning the men's 1,500m short track speed skating A final event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 10, 2018. PHOTO | MLADEN ANTONOV |

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  • Lim got Korea off the mark on the first full day of action in the men's 1500m in front of an ecstatic near capacity 12,000 crowd at the Gangneung Ice Arena.

GANGNEUNG

Short track speed skater Lim Hyo-jun claimed a first gold medal for Olympic Games hosts' South Korea on Saturday.

Lim got Korea off the mark on the first full day of action in the men's 1500m in front of an ecstatic near capacity 12,000 crowd at the Gangneung Ice Arena.