Bulgaria's Radanova Breezes Through to Quarterfinals
Sports | February 14, 2010, Sunday // 15:24| views![](http://www.novinite.com/media/images/2010-02/photo_big_113149.jpg)
China's Tian Yu Fu (L) and Bulgaria's Evgenia Radanova (R) compete over 500m at the ISU World Cup Short Track in Dresden, Germany, 14 February 2009. Photo by EPA/BGNES
The women’s 500m short track qualifying round began on a good note for Bulgaria as its best skater Evgeniya Radanova qualified for her quarterfinal races at the Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Radanova, a three-time Olympic champion, came out as a winner in her heat, clocking in at 45,125 seconds.
Defending Olympic champion Meng Weng set an Olympic record in her heat with a time of 43,926 seconds, proving why she is favored to win the gold.
The quarterfinals are set to take place on February 18.
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