Nuis defends men's 1,500m speed skating title at Beijing 2022
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Updated: 2022-02-08 21:45
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BEIJING - Defending champion Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands broke the Olympic record to retain his men's 1,500 meters speed skating title at Beijing 2022 here on Tuesday.
Nuis clocked one minute and 43.21 seconds for his third Olympic gold medal, shattering the previous mark of 1:43.95 set by the U.S.'s Derek Parra in Salt Lake City in 2002.
Nuis' teammate Thomas Krol took home the silver medal with 1:43.55, while the bronze went to Kim Min-seok of South Korea in 1:44.24.
Home favorite Ning Zhongyan of China finished seventh with a time of 1:45.28.
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