Van der Poel breaks world record in men’s 10,000m speed skating at Beijing 2022

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Nils van der Poel of Sweden won the men’s 10,000m speed skating with a new world record at the Beijing Winter Olympics here on Friday.

The 25-year old, who had already claimed a gold over the 5,000m distance, clocked 12 minutes and 30.74 seconds, shattering his own previous record of 12:32.95 set in February 2021.

It’s also the first world record that tumbled at Beijing 2022.

Dutch skater Patrick Roest seized the silver in 12:44.59, while Davide Ghiotto of Italy finished third in 12:45.98.