An led a South Korean one-two ahead of Choi Inho, clocking a time of 7min 21.297sec to beat his compatriot by a margin of 0.204 seconds in Heerde.

Home favourite Merijn Scheperkamp rounded out the podium in 7:25.932 at the Bertus Dokter Piste.

The women’s race saw Correa Muñeton triumph in 7:58.785.

Fellow countrywoman Gabriela Rueda Rueda finished second in 7:58.790, while Italy’s Giorgia Valanzano came third in 8:01.477.

The 5,000m elimination event, together with the 500m+D and the 1,000m, decides the qualification ranking for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

The men's and women's 3,000m senior relays were also held today with France winning the former and Colombia the latter.

France posted an unrivalled time of 3:55.175 in the men’s event with Colombia second in 3:55.251 and Italy third in 3:55.463.

In the women's race, Colombia won with a time of 4:13.250 and were followed across the line by South Korea, second in 4:13.922, and Germany, third in 4:15.404.

The gold medals in the men's and women's junior 3,000m relays went to South Korea and Chinese Taipei respectively.

South Korea won the men's event in 4:02.372 with France second in 4:03.065 and The Netherlands third in 4:03.128.

In the women's race, Chinese Taipei came out on top with a time of 4:19.207 as Colombia took the silver medal in 4:19.223 and South Korea claimed the bronze in 4:19.447.

With 10 gold medals, seven silvers and five bronzes, Colombia were the best performers on the track.

South Korea finished second with three golds, four silvers and three bronzes, while France came third with two golds, one silver and one bronze.

Tomorrow, the teams will move to Arnhem to check and test the road circuit.

Races are due to start on Thursday (July 5).