Dutch delight as Leerdam and Krol claim World Sprint titles
Beijing 2022 1000m silver medallist Jutta Leerdam claimed the women's sprint title at the World Speed Skating Championships Hamar 2022 on Friday (5 March).
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Netherlands claim gold and silver success in men's and women's World Speed Skating Championships
Jutta Leerdam beat compatriot Femke Kok by just 0.15 seconds over 1000m to win gold in the women's event. Kok won both 500m races but couldn't keep the gap close enough to Leerdam at the longer distance, and despite finishing second in both 1000m races, it was not enough to take the title.
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Netherlands claim double success in World Speed Skating Championships
The Netherlands secured a pair of 1-2s in the men's and women's sprint events at the World Speed Skating Championships in Hamar, Norway. Jutta Leerdam beat compatriot Femke Kok by just 0.15 seconds over 1000m to win gold in the women's event.
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics - Millie Knight wins Great Britain's first medal in women's downhill
Skier Millie Knight has won Great Britain's first medal at the Beijing Winter Paralympics. The 23-year-old and her guide Brett Wild claimed a bronze medal in the women's visually-impaired downhill, finishing in a time of 1:23.20. Ad/> Slovakia's Henrieta Farkasova won her third gold medal in a row with a time of 1:19.50 while China's Zhu Daqing took silver (1:21.75) on her Paralympic debut.