Wu Dajing of China has won the men's 500 meters in short-track speedskating at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Wu lowered his own world record for the second time in the final Thursday, winning in 39.584 seconds. That bettered the mark of 39.8 he set in the quarterfinals earlier Thursday.

It was China's first Olympic gold in the sprint race after two silvers.

Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea took silver. Hwang's teammate, Lim Hyo-jun, earned bronze.

Lim earlier won the 1,500 meters.

Canada's Samuel Girard, the 1,000-meter gold medalist, finished fourth.