Ren Ziwei of China celebrates after the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, February 7, 2022. [Photo via Xinhua]

China's ace short-track speed skater Ren Ziwei clinched his first individual Olympic gold medal in the men's 1,000 meters in one minute and 26.768 seconds at the Beijing 2022 in Beijing on Febraury 7.

It was China's second gold at the 2022 Games after their victory in the 2,000m mixed team relay of short-track speed skating.

Another Chinese skater Li Wenlong took the silver in 1:29.917.