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WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Sep 20, 2019
Yukako Kawai earns family's second medal at 2019 world championships
Yukako Kawai earned a bronze medal in the women's 62-kg division at the World Wrestling Championships on Friday to complement the gold medal won by her sister the day before.
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Sep 20, 2019
Kawai captures third world crown
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.
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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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Oct 26, 2018
Yui Susaki, Haruna Okuno claim gold medals at World Wrestling Championships for second straight year
Yui Susaki and Haruna Okuno captured gold medals for the second straight year at the World Wrestling Championships on Thursday, but both 19-year-old Olympic hopefuls did it in different weight classes from last year.
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Oct 25, 2018
Yui Susaki, Haruna Okuno and Yukako Kawai reach weight class finals at world championships
Yui Susaki, Haruna Okuno and Yukako Kawai secured berths in their women's weight class finals at the World Wrestling Championships on Wednesday.
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Oct 23, 2018
Takuto Otoguro sets record as Japan's youngest gold medalist at wrestling worlds
Takuto Otoguro won the 65-kilogram freestyle final at the World Wrestling Championships on Monday, becoming Japan's youngest male wrestling world gold medalist at the age of 19 years, 10 months.
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Oct 22, 2018
Takuto Otoguro advances to final at worlds
Takuto Otoguro advanced to the World Wrestling Championships finals on Sunday, setting up the chance to become Japan's youngest male world champion.
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Aug 26, 2017
Takahashi wins 57-kg gold
Yuki Takahashi defeated Thomas Gilman of the United States 6-0 to win the men's 57-kg freestyle final at the world wrestling championships on Friday for Japan's first freestyle gold in 36 years.
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Sep 11, 2015
Icho cruises past Olli to capture world title
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.
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Sep 13, 2014
Japan ends worlds with four golds
Japan failed to win a medal on Friday in the final women's weight class at the world championships, when Rio Watari lost in the first round of the 63-kg category.
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Sep 11, 2014
Wrestlers Tosaka, Hamada earn titles at world championships
Eri Tosaka successfully defended her title in the women's 48-kg class by beating Iwona Nina Matkowska of Poland in the final at the World Wrestling Championships on Wednesday.
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Sep 9, 2014
Takahashi drops third-place match at wrestling worlds
Yuki Takahashi missed out on Japan's first medal at the World Wrestling Championships, losing to Iran's Hassan Rahimi in the men's 57 kg third-place match on Monday.

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