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SHANGHAI, Oct. 5-- In the absence of world champions Wu Dajing and Fan Kexin, the young Chinese short track speed skaters including several international debutants won three relay medals of different colors at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy here on Saturday. Competing against world-class contenders such as the Netherlands and Hungary, the Chinese skaters topped the podium in the mixed 3,000m relay, took the silver in the women's 5,000m relay and placed third in the men's 5,000m relay. In the mixed relay, the Chinese quartet featured three teenage skaters, including international debutants of 14-year-old girl Wang Ye and 15-year-old girl Zhang Tianyi. The third teenager was 16-year-old Zhang Chutong, who won the bronze in the 1,000 meters on Thursday. The Chinese foursome took the gold in 2:37.936, leading by 23-year-old "veteran" Han Tianyu who surpassed Melle Van't Wout of the Netherlands to lead the race for good with three laps to go. "Although our team is very young as I am the only experienced skater, I think we are very competitive," Han said, adding they had targeted to win the event prior to the final. Powerhouse Hungary, led by the Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang brothers, ranked second in 2:37.957, while the Netherlands took the bronze in 2:38.143. The women's relay witnessed a nail-biting race between China and the Netherlands, the runner-up of the 2019 World Championships, who fielded in its Olympic champion Suzanne Schulting. | 
