- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
Since 1975
BEIJING: Japan’s Miho Takagi won gold in the women’s 1,000-meter speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday, bagging her fourth medal at the 2022 Games.
Her victory in the event, with an Olympic record of 1 minute, 13.19 seconds, came after she won silver medals in the 500 meter and 1,500 meter races, as well as the speed skating pursuit.
Japanese skater Nao Kodaira finished tenth in the 1,000-meter event.
Japan’s medal haul at the Beijing Olympics rose to 15–three golds, five silvers and seven bronzes–renewing its Winter Olympic record.
JIJI Press
