Takagi grabs ninth career Olympic medal as Kok wins women’s 500

World record holder Femke Kok asserted her dominance over 500 meters to win Olympic gold and give the Netherlands its first ​women’s title in the distance on Sunday.

Miho Takagi, Japan’s most decorated female Olympian, won the bronze to take her medal tally to nine over four Games.

Kok had finished second behind Jutta Leerdam in the ‌1,000 on ‌Monday but swapped places with her compatriot on the podium in the ​500.