What are the rules of short track speed skating?

The short track speed skating competition adopts the elimination system. First of all, the group preliminaries will be held. The team with the shortest time will go directly to the next game, and the other teams will go into the semi-finals. Generally, only four people will participate in the final of 500m 1km, and six people will participate in the final of 500m above 1500m. All athletes will start from the same starting line, and the competition station needs to draw lots to decide the ranking of the competition.

Generally, each player has to compete three or four times in the short track speed skating competition. If it is a relay race, there will be semi-finals and finals. Because the speed of the short track speed skating competition is the speed of the competition, in order to make the athletes injured or cut by skates as little as possible, it is necessary to bring protective equipment, such as a helmet to protect the head tissue from external forces and goggles to protect the eyes. High-quality protective tools can prevent external cutting.

In the competition, most athletes can surpass each other and rush to the first place. However, in order to make the game fair, civilized and harmonious, the rules of the game prohibit players from colliding with each other, pushing, pulling and trampling, and also prohibit athletes from seeking help from teammates or off-court. If they do the above, they are likely to be awarded a red card or a yellow card by the referee.