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The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Takagi earns surprise silver in 500 meters; Kodaira finishes 17th

Miho Takagi holds a Japanese flag during a flower ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Sunday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

BEIJING -- Speed skater Miho Takagi collected her second silver medal at the Beijing Games on Sunday, finishing second in the women's 500 meters with a new personal best of 37.12 seconds at the National Speed Skating Oval.

Nao Kodaira, 35, was unable to repeat her victory at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, finishing 17th with a time of 38.09.

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