How many meters is a short track speed skating in the 5000-meter relay race?

　　In the exciting events of short track speed skating, the 5000m relay always attracts the attention of many spectators. I believe that many viewers will have a question in their hearts when watching the game with enthusiasm:How many meters is a short track speed skating in the 5000-meter relay race?？

　　As a highly ornamental and competitive ice sport, short track speed skating has strict track standards. In the 5000-meter relay, one lap of short track speed skating is 111.12 meters. This specific length was determined by the International Skating Union after many considerations to ensure that the competition was challenging enough and that the athletes' skills and physical fitness could be fully demonstrated.

　　It is precisely because of the setting of 111.12 meters per lap that the 5000m relay requires athletes to relay and slide nearly 45 laps. This is a huge test of the athletes' physical fitness, endurance and teamwork ability. For example, in the final of Group A of the men's 5000m relay in short track speed skating at the 2025 Turin Winter Games, Chinese players Li Kun, Liu Guanyi, Song Guixu, Zhu Yiyue, Zhang Tianyi, etc. experienced nearly 45 laps of fierce competition. They not only have to maintain high speed in the race, but also have to make accurate handovers in each relay, and any small mistake can affect the final result.

　　Looking at the men's 5000m relay final of short track speed skating at the 2025 Asian Winter Games, the competition process was equally tense. Each team is well aware of the hardships of the past 45 laps, and the Chinese players actively responded in the game, looking for opportunities behind other teams, and with 21 laps left, Liu Shaoang overtook Kazakhstan to rise to third, and then Sun Long overtook Japan, and the Chinese team rose to second, and then directly faced South Korea. With 5 laps remaining, the Chinese team used the handover baton to overtake the South Korean team. Although the last bat Lin Xiaojun was overtaken by the South Korean team before the last lap and then slipped, the Chinese team still won the bronze medal with its outstanding performance.

　　In the short track speed skating 5000m relay race, the setting of 111.12 meters in a lap seems simple, but in fact, each lap of skating contains countless sweat and hard work of the athletes. It is this seemingly ordinary but meaningful circle after circle that constitutes the unique charm of short track speed skating and makes countless viewers obsessed with it.