China's Wu breaks men's 500m short track speed skating world record at PyeongChang Games

China's star skater Wu Dajing broke men's 500m short track speed skating world record in the quarterfinals of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on Thursday. 

China's Wu Dajing competes in the men's 500m short track speed skating quarter-final event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 22, 2018. [Photo: VCG: Aris Messinis]

Wu, the Sochi 2014 silver medalist, clocked 39.8 seconds in the quarterfinal, 0.137 off the previous record set by American John Celski in Calgary, Canada, in 2012.

The 23-year-old will be possibly China's last hopes of winning a gold medal at these Games.

With four days to go at the PyeongChang Olympics, China, next host of the Winter Olympics, is still without a gold and stands 19th on the medals table with five silver and two bronze medals.