Canada’s Charles Hamelin secured the 1,500m world title at the ISU world short track speed skating championships Saturday in Dordrecht, Netherlands.
The three-time Olympic champion and 2018 world champion added the 2021 title by skating to a time of two minutes, 18.143 seconds.
Hamelin, of Sainte-Julie, Que., finished ahead of Dutch skater Itzhak de Laat (2:18.202) and Russia’s Semen Elistratov (2:18.296).
Earlier on Saturday, fellow Canadian Courtney Sarault earned her first podium at the world championships with a silver medal in the women’s 1,500m.
WATCH | Canada’s Hamelin earns 2021 world title in the 1,500:
Charles Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Que., won Saturday’s 1,500 metre world championship short track speed skating title in Dordrecht, Netherlands. 3:46
The Moncton, N.B., native skated to a time of two minutes, 37.089 seconds to split Netherlands’ Suzanne Schulting (2:36.884) and Xandra Velzeboer (2:37.109) on the podium.
You can watch all the action from the short track world championships, which stream live on CBCSports.ca all weekend, as well as on Road to the Olympic Games.
WATCH | Canada’s Sarault grabs silver at short track worlds:
Courtney Sarault of Monton, NB won Silver Saturday at the world short track speed skating championships in Dordrecht, Germany. 4:31
