He won in 7 minutes, 52.07 seconds, the fourth-fastest time in the world this year. It was just under Canadian Ryan Cochrane’s old mark of 7:52.18 set last year.
Cochrane finished second in 7:57.19, while Ryan Napoleon of Australia was third at 7:59.10. Lauren Boyle of New Zealand won the women’s race against American Emily Brunemann to win in 16:21.73. Brunemann touched in 16:23.36 and Andreina Pinto of Venezuela was third at 16:24.16.
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Park Sae-jin
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