Canadian Dandjinou earns 1,000m gold in dramatic fashion at short track worlds [Video]

Canadian speed skater William Dandjinou secured gold in the men’s 1,000 metres at the ISU world short track championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday.

The Montreal native clocked one minute 25.534 seconds for his first victory in the event since the 2023 Four Continents short track championships in Laval, Que.

The 22-year-old jumped to the front of the pack at the beginning of Sunday’s five-athlete race, setting a brisk pace.

While both South Korean skaters took the lead with just three laps to go, Hwang Dae-heon was penalized for holding off Park Ji-won in a manoeuvre that bumped both off course, opening the door for Dandjinou to regain the lead.

The Canadian skater finished the final laps at a furious pace and just edged ahead of silver medallist Pietro Sighel of Italy by 0.021 seconds.

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Montreal’s William Dandjinou went down to the wire with Italy’s Pietro Sighel for the world …