World cup speed skating

World Cup Speed Skating: The 2023-2024 season of the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Speed Skating kicked off, with Dutch skater Jutta Leerdam winning the women's 1,000-meter race in Obihiro, Japan.

Leerdam crossed the finish line in one minute 14.57 seconds, edging Japan's Miho Takagi into second place by 0.11 seconds, reports Xinhua.

In the men's 1,000m event, China's Ning Zhongyan came second in one minute 8.54 seconds, 0.19 seconds behind Japan's Masaya Yamada.