Speed skating Tatsuya Niihama wins 500m overall championship March 9 1:31
In the final round of the World Cup of Speed Skating held in the Netherlands, Tatsuya Niihama won the men's 500 meter race on the final day on the 8th, and the first overall championship in this event.
The last round of the Speed Skating World Cup this season was held on the 8th at Heerenveen in the Netherlands.
Shinhama who entered the men's 500 meters won the link record 34 seconds 07 time.
Shinhama won his first overall victory in this event with his third World Cup victory of the season.
Yamato Matsui also finished on the podium at 34 seconds and 36 seconds.
In addition, at the women's 500m, Pyeongchang Olympic gold medalist Nao Kodaira was second in 37 seconds and 19th and won the third overall championship for the first time in three seasons.
At the women's 1500 meter, world record holder Miho Takagi finished second with 1: 53.27.