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08/11/2009Dutch speed skater through to Vancouver

Dutch world champion speed skater Sven Kramer has qualified for the Winter Olympics being held next year in Vancouver in Canada.

Berlin - Dutch world champion speed skater Sven Kramer has qualified for the Winter Olympics being held next year in Vancouver in Canada.
 
He won the 5000 metres at the World Cup meeting in Berlin in 6 minutes 14.69 seconds.

Norway's Havard Bökko came in second, just ahead of Dutchman Bob de Jong.
 
In the women's 500 metres, China's Beizjing Wang came first, beating world champion Germany's Jenny Wolf into second place.

Nao Kodaira of Japan came in third.

Radio Netherlands/Expatica




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