In pics: Speed Skating Men's 1,500m final at 9th Asian Winter Games

Kojima Ryota of Japan competes during the speed skating men's 1500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Kojima Ryota of Japan competes during the speed skating men's 1500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Kojima Ryota (2nd L) of Japan competes during the speed skating men's 1500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Vishwaraj Rajendrasinh Jadeja of India reacts after the speed skating men's 1500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Vishwaraj Rajendrasinh Jadeja of India competes during the speed skating men's 1500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Liu Hanbin of China competes during the speed skating men's 1500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Yamada Kazuya of Japan competes during the speed skating men's 1500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Liu Hanbin of China competes during the speed skating men's 1500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Liu Hanbin of China competes during the speed skating men's 1500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Vishwaraj Rajendrasinh Jadeja of India competes during the Speed Skating Men's 1,500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Yamada Kazuya (R) of Japan competes during the Speed Skating Men's 1,500m final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)