Gold medalists Japan's Miho Takagi (left) and Tatsuya Shinhama celebrate after winning their titles. Their victory meant means Japan is the first country to clinch men's and women's gold at one World Sprint Championships since 2010.
OSLO: Japan dominated the ISU World Sprint and Speed Skating Championships as Takagi Miho and Shinhama Tatsuya both claimed the gold medal and created records in the sprint events on Sunday (March 1).
Takagi becomes the first female skater to win both the World Sprint title and the World All-round title, which she won in 2018, since Anni Friesinger-Postma of Germany achieved it in 2007.
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