Rio Olympic gold medalists Risako Kawai and Sara Dosho wrapped up the year on a high note by winning their respective weight class at the All-Japan Wrestling Championships Friday.
Kawai, who won the women's 63-kg category in Brazil this summer, defeated Chiho Hamada 3-0 in the 58-kg final at Yoyogi National Gymnasium Annex in Tokyo for her second consecutive national title, having won the 60 kg a year ago.
With four-time reigning Olympic champion Kaori Icho absent, Kawai, who moved up a weight category for the Rio de Janeiro Games to increase her chance of winning a medal there, said she was glad to win the division in which she feels most comfortable.