Veteran Chinese skater Wang Manli has finished second in overall standings at the world sprint speed skating championships in Holland.

Wang, who finished second in the 500 meter and fourth in the 1,000-meter races, has won a total of 154.200 points, .575-points lower than Russia's Svetlan Zhurova.

34-year-old Zhurova has led after the opening two races and capped a sterling weekend with two distance victories to win the women's title.

Zhurova has beaten Wang in two head-to-head races to make the difference. She won the 500 in 38.28, .09 seconds ahead of her opponent. Japan's Sayuri Osuga has taken third place.

China's Ren Hui and Wang Beixing finished 5th and 6th.

The men's world sprint title has gone to Joey Cheek of the US.

(CRI English January 24, 2006)