World short track speed skating in Sheffield – in pictures

In the warm-up, the blade protectors lie on the barrier at the side of the rink
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In the men's 500m heats, a French skater waits to put on his boots
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Before the session, skaters from all over the world go out for a warm-up
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The China team warm up in formation
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In the women's 500m preliminaries, Magdalena Szwajlik of Poland crashes out in front of Hsiao-Ying Chung of Chinese Taipei. Leading is Lana Gehring of the USA
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In the men's 500m final, Simon Cho of the USA (far right) leads and goes on to win
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In the women's 500m heats, Annita van Doorn of Netherlands and Bernadett Heidum of Hungary crash out together
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A handover between the teams of Korea, Netherlands, France and Germany in the men's 5,000m relay semi-finals
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The Netherlands, France and Korea get on their way
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Korea take the lead, with France slow to push off
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In the men's 500m heats, the winner of the previous day's 1,500m race, Jinkyu Noh of Korea, crashes out
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The left glove of Britain's Jon Eley, competing in the men's 500m heats, has solid protected fingers where he puts his hand on the ice in the corners
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The referee in the middle of the track makes notes as the skaters get set for one of the heats in the men's 500m
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Travis Jayner of the USA leads the way in the men's 500m heats
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A start is seen through the mesh of the catwalk in the roof
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