Bulgaria's Radanova Breezes Through to Quarterfinals

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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