More Sports Apr 17, 2020
Olympic medal hopeful Risako Kawai using lockdown to lock in mental fortitude
The Rio gold medalist is focusing on studying possible opponents as she prepares to wrestle in the lighter 57-kg category next year.
More Sports Sep 20, 2019
Risako Kawai defeated defending women’s 57-kg champion Rong Ningning of China on Thursday to capture the third world championship gold medal of her career. Kawai had booked her spot at next year's Tokyo Olympics in the 57-kg division the day before by winning her semifinal. ...
More Sports 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. The 24-year-old Kawai, who defeated four-time Olympic ...
More Sports 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. Icho lost her 57-kg qualification playoff against Rio de Janeiro Olympic 63-kg champ Risako Kawai, who ...
More Sports 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. Icho, who declared for the first time on Saturday that she would attempt to compete ...
More Sports 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. Icho and Kawai's group-stage match was the ...
More Sports Dec 23, 2016
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 ...
Olympics / Summer Olympics / Wrestling Aug 19, 2016
Yoshida's wrestling reign comes to stunning end but Kawai takes gold
by Andrew McKirdy
Saori Yoshida saw her bid to win a fourth straight Olympic wrestling gold medal crumble before her eyes after a seismic loss to American Helen Maroulis at the Rio Games on Thursday. But Risako Kawai lifted the mood when she won the women's 63-kg freestyle ...
More Sports Sep 11, 2015
Kaori Icho breezed to victory against Finland's Petra Olli in the women's 58-kg final to capture her 10th world title on Thursday. Icho, a three time Olympic champion, followed up Saori Yoshida's win the night before, scoring a 10-0 technical fall victory over Olli to ...