Miho Takagi withdraws from World Speed Skating Championships “My body is screaming”. Takagi won his second overall victory in the sprint on the 8th, the second day of the tournament.
On the 9th he competed in the first half of the all-round event, the 500m and 3000m, and came in 3rd place. But he withdrew from the tournament midway through, and posted on his homepage, 'I feel bad about withdrawing mid-way, but my body was screaming'