Urgent: China defends men's 5,000m relay title at short track speed skating worlds

ROTTERDAM, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese skaters finished the Rotterdam World Championships in style on Sunday as the men's team defended the 5,000m relay title to clinch China's fourth gold at the tournament.

Lin Xiaojun, Liu Shaolin, Liu Shaoang and Sunlong timed at

7:18.468 to rank at the top, with the South Korean team finishing at

7:18.641 to win the silver and Polish skaters grabbing the bronze medal at 7:19.103.

Earlier in the mixed team relay final, Team China, represented by Fan Kexin, Gong Li, Lin Xiaojun and Liu Shaoang clocked 2:37.697 to capture the gold.