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Mulder defends title at world sprint speedskating

The Columbian
Published: January 16, 2014, 4:00pm

NAGANO, Japan (AP) — Defending champion Michael Mulder of the Netherlands won the men’s 500-meter race at the world sprint speedskating championships on Saturday.

Mulder clocked a time of 34.83 seconds to finish 0.36 seconds ahead of Daniel Greig of Australia. Mirko Giacomo Nenzi of Italy was third with a time of 35.27 seconds.

Shani Davis of the United States was 11th with a time of 35.58.

Jing Yu of China won the women’s 500 with a time of 37.67, 0.33 seconds ahead of Margot Boer of the Netherlands. Defending champion Heather Richardson of the United States was third with a time of 38.04.

The world sprint speed skating championships features 50 of the fastest sprinters in the world competing in the 500 and 1,000 meter races.

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