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Feb 26, 2023
Stigmatized coach of Olympic champions drops dictatorial ways
Under his reborn, communication-based ethos, wrestling coach Kazuhito Sakae has produced a list of hopefuls for next year's Paris Games.
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Dec 20, 2021
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Kaori Icho to assist national team as coach
Icho currently trains female wrestlers at Nippon Sport Science University. It appears likely that she will participate in national team training camps in her new capacity.
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Jul 23, 2021
You read it here first (maybe): Who will light the Olympic cauldron
Some surprising names have been mentioned as leading candidates to perform one of the highest honors in sport.
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Jul 17, 2021
Japan’s Olympic history
Looking back at some of Japan's most memorable moments at the games since the country's 1912 debut in Stockholm.
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Nov 30, 2019
Wrestler Kaori Icho passes on last-chance Tokyo 2020 bid
Four-time reigning Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho has not entered next month's national championships, ending her bid for a fifth consecutive gold medal, the Japan Wrestling Federation revealed Saturday.
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Sep 18, 2019
Wrestlers Risako Kawai, Hiroe Minagawa punch tickets for 2020 Tokyo Games; Kaori Icho eliminated
Risako Kawai booked her spot in next year's Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday along with compatriot Hiroe Minagawa as both advanced to the finals of their weight classes at the world wrestling championships in the capital city of Kazakhstan.
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Jul 6, 2019
Wrestling icon Kaori Icho's bid for fifth Olympic title hits wall
Four-time defending Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho's bid for a fifth title took a severe hit on Saturday, when the 35-year-old failed to qualify for September's World Wrestling Championships.
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Jun 16, 2019
Kaori Icho's 2020 Olympic bid hits roadblock after national final loss
Japan's four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho was defeated at the national invitational championships on Sunday and will have to prevail in a playoff in July to secure a spot at this year's world championships, which double as a qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Apr 26, 2019
Kaori Icho earns bronze medal in international comeback
Kaori Icho wrapped up her first international tournament since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Friday with a women's 57-kg weight class bronze medal in the Asian Championships.
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Mar 11, 2019
Kaori Icho set to make return to international competition in April
Four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho will represent Japan at April's Asian Championships in her first international competition since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the Japan Wrestling Federation said Monday.
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Dec 23, 2018
Kaori Icho flashes old form to win rematch against Risako Kawai
Four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho took a step toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, winning her rematch against fellow Rio Olympic champion Risako Kawai at the national wrestling championships.
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Dec 22, 2018
Risako Kawai upsets Kaori Icho in first round at national championships
Four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho overcame a loss to Rio de Janeiro Summer Games gold medalist Risako Kawai at the national wrestling championships on Saturday and declared she is now gunning to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Oct 14, 2018
Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho victorious in return to the mat
Four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho on Sunday won her first competition since returning from a two-year break after winning gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
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Sep 22, 2018
Former wrestling official Kazuhito Sakae files defamation suit against Kaori Icho's coach
Kazuhito Sakae, the prominent wrestling coach who came under fire for harassing four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho, has filed a defamation suit against another coach believed to have first made the allegations, Sakae's lawyer said Saturday.
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Aug 10, 2018
JWF apologizes to Olympic legend Kaori Icho and other athletes for power harassment
The Japan Wrestling Federation said Friday it has apologized to four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho and other athletes for the power harassment they suffered at the hands of former JWF development director Kazuhito Sakae.
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Aug 7, 2018
Kaori Icho plans to launch comeback at All Japan Women's Open Championships
Four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho will return to competition with the aim of earning selection for the 2020 Tokyo Games, sources said Tuesday.
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Jun 19, 2018
Shigakkan University fires wrestling coach Kazuhito Sakae
Former Japan Wrestling Federation development director Kazuhito Sakae was officially dismissed as head coach of the Shigakkan University wrestling team, following approval by the school's board of directors on Monday.
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Jun 14, 2018
Ex-Japan Wrestling Federation director Kazuhito Sakae apologizes for Kaori Icho power harassment scandal
Former Japan Wrestling Federation development director Kazuhito Sakae, who resigned in April for power-harassing four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho, issued a public apology on Thursday.
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Apr 6, 2018
Japan Wrestling Federation official quits after panel determines he harassed four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho
A Japan Wrestling Federation director quit Friday after a third-party panel of lawyers determined that he harassed four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho after she won her second gold medal in Beijing in 2008.
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Mar 1, 2018
Complaint alleges power harassment of four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho by wrestling director
According to lawyers, Icho was allegedly subjected to repeated harassment by the development director of the Japan Wrestling Federation after winning her second gold medal in 2008.

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