- ARAB NEWS
- 28 Apr 2024
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BEIJING: Japanese speedskater Miho Takagi won silver in the women’s 500-meter race at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday.
This is the second silver medal at the Beijing Games for Takagi, 27, who finished second in the 1,500-meter race on Monday.
Takagi now has five Winter Olympic medals, rewriting the record high owned by herself for a Japanese athlete. She earned three at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games in South Korea.
Japan’s medal haul at the Beijing Olympics increased to 11–two golds, four silvers and five bronzes.
Among other Japanese competitors in the 500-meter event, Arisa Go came 15th and defending champion Nao Kodaira finished 17th.
JIJI Press
