Kato cruises to 500-m title at single-distance nat'ls

Kato cruises to 500-m title at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Joji Kato skates to a new meet record of 34.93 seconds on his first run en route to victory in the men's 500 meters on the opening day of the speed skating single-distance national championships on Oct. 23, 2009, at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture.

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