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Kodaira wins gold in 500 meters speedskating

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Nao Kodaira stormed to gold in the women’s 500 meters in an Olympic record time of 36.94 seconds at Gangneung Oval, South Korea, on Feb. 18.

The silver went to South Korea’s Lee Sang-hwa and the bronze to the Czech Republic’s Karolina Erbanova.

After her victory, Kodaira joined with Lee to raise the Japanese and Korean flags together.

“Sports can make the world one ... It’s simple,” Kodaira, 31, told reporters. She said she told Lee that “I respect you still and a lot.” (Reuters)

小平、五輪新で500メートル金メダル

平昌五輪は２月18日、スピードスケート女子500メートルが行なわれ、小平奈緒が36秒94の五輪新記録をマークして金メダルに輝いた。

The Japan Times ST: March 2, 2018