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Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

SLC99103003 - 30 OCTOBER 1999 - PROVO, UTAH, USA: Yang Yang, center, of China won the 500 meter race in a time of 45.305 seconds during the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup competition at the Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah, October 30. Annie Perreault, right, of Canada was second with a time of 45.474 seconds and Chikage Tanaka of Japan was third with a time of 45.522 seconds. jr/mm/Michael J. Miller UPI

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