Chinese naturalized Hyo-Jun Lim, selected as the national short track speed skater in China

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(Beijing = Yonhap News) Correspondent Han Jong-koo = Lin Xiaojun (26, Korean name Lim Hyo-jun), who naturalized to China following playing as a sign for the men’s short track team in Korea, is the International Skating Union (ISU) 2022-2023 season World Cup series China national team list He announced his return to the international competition by being named in the

China’s national short track team training team held a press conference on the 26th and unveiled the list of participants in the World Cup series, which consisted of 17 people (9 males and 8 females) including Lin Xiaojun.

Lin Xiaojun is the second male athlete to be selected for the Chinese national team following Ren Ziwei, who won two gold medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Lin Xiaojun, a gold medalist in short track at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, became a naturalized Chinese citizen following receiving a one-year suspension from the athlete’s qualifications for playing a prank on lowering the pants of a fellow athlete in 2019.

Lin Xiaojun might not stand on the international stage for a long time.

According to Article 41(2) of the Olympic Charter of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which states that “in order for an athlete to change nationality and participate in the Olympics, three years must pass since the international competition in which he participated in the previous nationality”, he was unable to participate in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. However, as his participation in the Olympics was canceled, he might not even seize the opportunity to participate in international competitions.

Lin Xiaojun, who participated in the Chinese domestic competition as a member of Hebei Province in China, is said to have devoted himself to training in the Chinese national team C team (2nd team).

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