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Higuchi, Susaki reign supreme as two Olympic champs tumble

By Ken Marantz

TOKYO (December 24) -- On a day that saw two of her fellow Tokyo Olympic champions tumble to defeat, Yui SUSAKI remained as rock steady as always, while Rei HIGUCHI gave his ambitions for an elusive Olympic gold a further boost.

Susaki continued her dominance of Remina YOSHIMOTO, who held the national and world titles in her absence, cruising to an 8-0 victory in the women's 50kg final at the Emperor's Cup All-Japan Championships on Saturday in Tokyo for her first title since 2019.

Higuchi, coming off winning his first world title at freestyle 61kg, defeated Asian bronze medalist Rikuto ARAI 8-4 to regain the national title at 57kg, the weight class in which he won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics that he is looking to better in Paris in two years.

Meanwhile, a highly anticipated clash between Olympic champion Mayu SHIDOCHI and 2021 world champion Akari FUJINAMI at women's 53kg was put on hold after world 55kg champion Haruna OKUNO crashed the party by beating Shidochi for the first time in 10 career meetings.

Yukako KAWAI became the second Olympic casualty when the gold medalist at women's 62kg was overwhelmed in the semifinals by world 59kg bronze medalist Sakura MOTOKI, who earned a meeting in the final with reigning world champion Nonoka OZAKI.

Takuto OTOGURO, ending a long hiatus with his first competition since winning the Olympic gold at freestyle 65kg, avoided the upset bug by storming into the final with a pair of 10-0 technical falls. Like Susaki and Higuchi, his last national title came in 2019.

For the top wrestlers, the tournament at Tokyo's Komazawa Gym is serving as the first of two domestic qualifying tournaments for next year's World Championships in Belgrade, where the first spots in the 2024 Paris Olympics will be up for grabs.

A medal in an Olympic weight won by a Japanese in Belgrade means an automatic ticket to Paris, thus adding urgency to making the team. Those who lose at the Emperor's Cup will get another shot in June at the Meiji Cup All-Japan Invitational Championships.

Yui SUSAKI (JPN)Yui SUSAKI scores with a counter lift in the women's 50kg final against Remina YOSHIMOTO. (Photo: Takeo Yabuki/Japan Wrestling Federation)

Susaki, whose close call with nearly missing out on the Tokyo Olympics has been well documented, is determined to be in Paris to defend her title and is leaving nothing to chance. As she has done throughout this history-making year, on Saturday she wrestled calmly and decisively, taking advantage of every opportunity and not giving her opponent any openings.

"This is the first step in the qualifying process for the Paris Olympics, and I was able to achieve what I set out to do," Susaki said.

Unlike her typical matches in which she gets a takedown and then rips off four straight lace-lock rolls for a quick victory, Susaki scored all of her points in different ways against Yoshimoto, who had ascended to the national throne in 2020 and 2021 that Susaki had abdicated.

Susaki started with a takedown off a single-leg for a 2-0 lead, then added four points with a counter lift and a gut wrench to go into the break up 6-0. In the second period, Susaki forced a stalemate from a Yoshimoto shot, then spun behind after countering another in the final seconds for her final takedown. She had now beaten Yoshimoto in all five of their career matches.

Yui SUSAKI (JPN)Yui SUSAKI celebrates her victory in the women's 50kg final. (Photo: Takeo Yabuki/Japan Wrestling Federation)

It was a much cleaner and well-executed victory than her 4-2 win over Yoshimoto in the final of the Meiji Cup last June, which remains the only time Susaki has been scored upon in her last 23 matches dating back to early 2021.

"At the Meiji Cup, I watched for the opponent to make a move and didn't stay on the attack to the end, which I regretted," Susaki said. "This time, I kept attacking, so I feel I've cleared that issue."

Susaki, who this year regained the world title she had previously won in 2017 and 2018 in September in Belgrade, also picked up the only major title missing from her collection a month later by capturing the world U23 gold. That completed an unprecedented "Grand Slam" of Olympic gold and all four age-group titles.

Asked about the pressure of Olympic qualifying, she replied, "I don't feel tension. Like before the Tokyo Olympics, I feel more excited that the qualifying for the Olympics has started."

Susaki said she watched the other Olympic champions fall on a monitor in the warmup room, and that it makes her more determined to maintain her focus on the journey ahead.

"The younger wrestlers and others all have their own goals and have been making progress in trying to achieve them," Susaki said. "It makes me feel I have to keep trying even harder and aim higher."

Rei HIGUCHI (JPN)Rei HIGUCHI won his first world title in September in Belgrade at 61kg. (Photo: UWW/Kadir Caliskan)

Higuchi's victory in the 57kg final, which gave him his fourth career title, was noteworthy in that his opponent spent about half of the match on his back, a credit perhaps to him that he could avoid the fall. The two often practice together at Nippon Sport Science University, where they are both alumni.

Early in the match, Higuchi caught Arai in a cradle to his back, then switched it to a Turk ride with a cross-face. For more than two minutes, Arai managed to keep a shoulder off the mat until he was saved by the buzzer ending the period.

Higuchi added a takedown off a counter to go up 6-0. But Arai, who had knocked off 2021 world 61kg bronze medalist Toshihiro HASEGAWA in the quarterfinals, came back to life with a counter lift and gut wrench to cut the lead to two.

Higuchi then put the match away with a single-leg attack to exposure, from which he again went to the Turk ride and cross-face and held Arai on his back for the final 1:10 of the match.

"This is the first of the tournaments that I have to win out at, but I went in with the feeling of being the challenger and stayed relaxed and stayed aggressive," Higuchi said. "In the final, after I gave up points I immediately came back and scored myself. I give myself a passing grade for the effort."

For Higuchi, the effort involves a battle with the scale. He famously failed to make weight for the Asian Olympic qualifying tournament, which indirectly led to him missing out on the Tokyo Games.

When it comes to strength and skill, he said he feels he showed he could more than hold his own by winning the world title in the heavier weight class.

"Losing weight is tough," he said. "I was able to win the world title at 61kg. I showed I had the power and technique to be No. 1 in the world. I think I brought that to 57kg."

In other finals, 2021 world bronze medalist Sae NANJO followed up her semifinal victory over world champion Tsugumi SAKURAI by regaining the women's 57kg title with a victory over Asian 59kg champion Sara NATAMI.

Leading 1-0 in the second period, Nanjo countered a single-leg shot by Natami by slapping a cradle on her, then twisted her onto her back for a fall in 4:01. The victory gave Nanjo her fourth career title and first since 2020.

Kyotaro SOGABE (JPN)Kyotaro SOGABE celebrates his victory in the Greco 67kg final over Katsuaki ENDO.  (Photo: Takeo Yabuki/Japan Wrestling Federation)

Collegian Kyotaro SOGABE finally reached the pinnacle that has been expected of him since his days as a high school star, beating defending champion and senior training partner Katsuaki ENDO 9-3 for the gold in Greco 67kg.

Sogabe led 3-1 when he came up on top in a late second-period scramble, then added a pair of gut wrenches to avenge a loss in the Meiji Cup final last June to Endo, an Asian bronze medalist this year and 2018 world U23 champion.

A junior at Endo's alma mater of Nippon Sports Science University, Sogabe finished second at this year's Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup in Warsaw, which he followed with a world U20 bronze medal.

Not bad for a wrestler who won three national high school titles despite the fact that his high school in rural Ehime Prefecture did not have a team, forcing him to practice at another school.

Takuto OTOGURO (JPN)Takuto OTOGURO puts the pressure on Kaiji OGINO during their semifinal match at freestyle 65kg. (Photo: Takeo Yabuki/Japan Wrestling Federation)

Otoguro, Fujinami cruise

Following the Tokyo Olympics, Japan's medalists all took some time off before gradually returning to the mat. Otoguro was the last one to end his hiatus, and his performance Saturday made it look like he had never been away.

And technically speaking, he wasn't. He may not have been competing, but he was still practicing hard as a member of the Self-Defense Forces Physical Training School team.

"In the past, I've gone a year or two without a competitive match, and then suddenly came back," said Otoguro, who has endured his share of injuries. "Because of that experience, it wasn't like there was anything different than usual this time. Instead of matches, I'm practicing every day. So I've got a solid foundation."

In the semifinals, Otoguro easily defeated Kaiji OGINO -- a student at Otoguro's alma mater of Yamanashi Gakuin University -- by 10-0 technical fall in 1:49 to advance to the final against world U23 bronze medalist Ryoma ANRAKU.

Fujinami is also returning from a layoff, although hers was unforced as injuries forced her to skip both the senior worlds and the world U23. She said she has completely recovered, and showed it with back-to-back technical falls to advance to the women's 53kg final against Okuno.

"It was my first match in four months, and I feel I've got my mat sense back leading into tomorrow," said Fujinami, whose victories extended her current winning streak to 105 matches that includes those in the run to the 2021 senior world title.

The 19-year-old Fujinami has beaten Okuno in all three of their previous encounters, most recently a 4-0 victory in the final at last June's Meiji Cup.

Haruna OKUNO (JPN)Haruna OKUNO, left, notched her first victory over Mayu SHIDOCHI in 10 career meetings to advance to the women's 53kg final. (Photo: Takeo Yabuki/Japan Wrestling Federation)

But Okuno, a two-time senior world champion who added a third world U23 gold this year, showed she might be a different wrestler than before with her stunning win over Shidochi.

In a match that saw only a few shots, all defended well by both wrestlers, Okuno defeated Shidochi 3-1 with all but one point scored on the activity clock. Okuno was on the receiving end of two of them, then clinched the match when Shidochi stepped out while having Okuno in a front headlock with :32 left.

Neither wrestler made themselves available to the media after the match.

Sakura MOTOKI (JPN)Sakura MOTOKI gains control of Yukako KAWAI during their women's 62kg semifinal match. (Photo: Takeo Yabuki/Japan Wrestling Federation)

Kawai also wouldn't offer any comments on her one-sided loss to Motoki, who stormed to a 9-2 victory in which all of the points were scored in the first period.

Motoki opened with a pair of takedowns, then added two two-point exposures from a chicken wing hold. Kawai had a chance to snatch a victory when she put Motoki on her back during a scramble, but Motoki squirmed free and scored a reversal.

When the final buzzer sounded, Kawai dropped to her knees, having apparently suffered a left leg injury sometime during the bout. She had to be helped off the mat.

The victory earns Motoki a clash with one of Japan's hottest wrestlers, Nonoka OZAKI, who has put together a string of titles this year that include the world U20, senior and U23 titles in succession over a three-month span. She also beat Kawai in the Meiji Cup final in June.

The 19-year-old Ozaki's lone loss dating back to August 2017 came in the second round of the 2021 World Championships to eventual champion Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ), a defeat she has since avenged. She advanced to the final on Sunday with a pair of technical falls.

"This is one tournament related to qualifying for the Paris Olympics, so I prepared myself more than I had ever done before and am confident of winning the title," Ozaki said. "My spirit is in sync with my body and I'm moving very well."

As for the unexpected change in her final opponent, she said, "I never concern myself with who the opponent is, only that I do what I need to do. I'm always nervous in a match and have various emotions, but this tournament I'm really enjoying myself, so I have good vibes going."

At Greco 60kg, Olympic silver medalist Kenichiro FUMITA advanced to the final with a 9-0 technical fall over Kosei TAKESHITA as he aims for his fourth career title and first in two years.

He will face Maito KAWANA, who defeated defending champion Ayata SUZUKI in the quarterfinals.

Day 3 Results

Freestyle

57kg (11 entries)
Gold - Rei HIGUCHI df. Rikuto ARAI, 8-4

Bronze - Ryuto SAKAKI df. Toshihiro HASEGAWA, 4-1
Bronze - Yuto NISHIUCHI df. Yuki TAKAHASHI by Def.

65kg (14 entries)
Semifinal - Takuto OTOGURO df. Kaiji OGINO by TF, 10-0, 1:29
Semifinal - Ryoma ANRAKU df. Yujiro UENO, 8-1

70kg (14 entries)
Gold - Yoshinosuke AOYAGI df. Daiju SUZUKI, 8-1

Bronze - Toki OGAWA df. Keitaro ONO, 10-4
Bronze - Taishin YAMAJI df. Ryota UCHIYAMA by Fall, 1:55 (5-0)

Semifinal - Yoshinosuke AOYAGI df. Toki OGAWA, 3-0
Semifinal - Daiju SUZUKI df. Ryota UCHIYAMA, 5-3

79kg (14 entries)
Gold - Yajuro YAMAZAKI df. Kosuke YAMAKURA, 6-0

Bronze - Takahiro MURAYAMA df. Kohei KITAMURA by TF, 10-0, :51
Bronze - Kota ABE df. Kenshin YAMAJI by Def.

Semifinal - Yajuro YAMAZAKI df. Takahiro MURAYAMA, 4-0
Semifinal - Kosuke YAMAKURA df. Kenshin YAMAJI by TF, 12-0, 1:19

86kg (14 entries)
Gold - Hayato ISHIGURO df. Yudai TAKAHASHI, 4-2

Bronze - Taisei MATSUYUKI df. Shota SHIRAI by Def.
Bronze - Fumiya IGARASHI df. Ryuki YOSHIDA by Def.

Greco-Roman

60kg (11 entries)
Semifinal - Kenichiro FUMITA df. Kosei TAKESHITA by TF, 9-0, 1:59
Semifinal - Maito KAWANA df. Yuto GOMI, 7-0

67kg (13 entries)
Gold - Kyotaro SOGABE df. Katsuaki ENDO, 9-3

Bronze - Haruto YABE df. Yuji UEGAKI, 3-1
Bronze - Eito NISHIDA df. Shigeki TSUTSUMI, 5-2

77kg (13 entries)
Gold - Kodai SAKURABA df. Nao KUSAKA by TF, 10-1, 5:43

Bronze - Tatsuya FUJII df. Shohei YABIKU, 3-3
Bronze - Minto MAEDA df. Naoki KADODE by TF, 9-0, 1:56

82kg (12 entries)
Gold - Yuya MAEDA df. Masao TANAKA, 7-5

Bronze - Daizo TANIZAKI df. Muuto SAWADA by TF, 8-0, 4:10
Bronze - Desshin HIGUCHI df. Kiriru SHIMABUKURO, 9-5

Semifinal - Masao TANAKA df. Muuto SAWADA, 9-4
Semifinal - Yuya MAEDA df. Kiriru SHIMABUKURO by TF, 9-0, 3:33

Women

50kg (16 entries)
Gold - Yui SUSAKI df. Remina YOSHIMOTO, 8-0

Bronze - Umi ITO df. Nanami IRIE by TF, 10-0, :48
Bronze - Hanano SAKURAI df. Haruna MORIKAWA by TF, 10-0, 2:21

53kg (9 entries)
Semifinal - Akari FUJINAMI df. Mako ONO by TF, 10-0, :28
Semifinal - Haruna OKUNO df. Mayu SHIDOCHI, 3-1

57kg (10 entries)
Gold - Sae NANJO df. Sara NATAMI by Fall, 4:01 (5-0)

Bronze - Tsugumi SAKURAI df. Ibuki TAMURA by Def.
Bronze - Yumeka TANABE df. Umi IMAI, 6-4

62kg (11 entries)
Semifinal - Nonoka OZAKI df. Nayu UCHIDA by TF, 10-0, 3:57
Semifinal - Sakura MOTOKI df. Yukako KAWAI, 9-2

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Nanjo, Ozaki deny Kawai sisters tickets to Belgrade

By Ken Marantz

TOKYO (July 17) -- When sisters Risako and Yukako KAWAI won gold medals together at the Tokyo Olympics, they were the toast of the nation, appearing on countless TV shows and being treated as celebrities.

That was then and this is now, and two years after their triumph, neither sibling was able to make Japan's team to this year's World Championships, even after taking a shot at a non-Olympic weight class.

Risako, who now goes by her married name of KINJO, suffered a stunning last-second loss to Sae NANJO at 59kg, while Yukako was outdueled by Nonoka OZAKI at 65kg in playoffs for Japan's world team in non-Olympic divisions on Monday at Tokyo's National Training Center.

"Even if it's not [to qualify] for the Olympics, I wanted to go to the World Championships as sisters with Yukako," said Kinjo, the two-time Olympic champion and three-time world gold medalist. "It's very hard to take that I lost, but I felt I was better than at the Meiji Cup."

Both Nanjo and Ozaki went on to win their respective weight class in the ladder-style format to secure their tickets to Belgrade, along with Haruna OKUNO at 55kg and Miwa MORIKAWA at 72kg.

In Greco-Roman, Shohei YABIKU, a Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist at 77kg, claimed the spot at 82kg, while teenage Asian champion Arash YOSHIDA triumphed at freestyle at 92kg to earn his first trip to a World Championships on any level.

Under the criteria set by the Japan federation, any wrestler who finished in the top two in an Olympic weight class at the two domestic qualifiers for the World Championships -- the Emperor's Cup All-Japan Championships held last December and the Meiji Cup All-Japan Championships held in June -- but failed to make the world team in that division, either outright or in a playoff, could challenge for a spot at a non-Olympic weight.

The competition to qualify in the Olympic weights was fierce, as the federation proclaimed that any wrestler winning a medal in Belgrade will automatically fill the spot at the Paris Olympics that comes with it.

In Monday's playoffs, the winner of the Meiji Cup in each non-Olympic weight class was placed at the top of the ladder. But the real competition came in the earlier rungs, when those who failed to make an Olympic weight class clashed in pairings equivalent to a global championship.

Sae NANJOSae NANJO scores two points over Risako KINJO during their 59kg bout. (Photo: Japan Wrestling Federation)

Nanjo, who had lost out at 57kg to world champion Tsugumi SAKURAI, set up her clash with Kinjo by defeating Sara NATAMI by an 11-1 technical fall.

Kinjo, who had lost to Sakurai in the semifinals at the Meiji Cup to end her quest at 57kg, was eligible for the playoffs because she won the 59kg title at the Emperor's Cup, her first major competition after returning from childbirth.

Kinjo looked to be well on her way toward gaining a shot at a fourth world title when she stormed to a 6-0 lead over Nanjo, scoring a first-period takedown, then adding another early in the second period that she topped off with a lace-lock roll.

Nanjo knows something about losing last-second decisions -- Sakurai has done it to her three times, including at the Olympic weight class playoffs on July 1 -- so she was not yet ready to concede to her elder fellow Shigakkan University alum.

"When she turned me with the ankle hold and made it a six-point lead, I thought it might be over," Nanjo said.

Nanjo got on the scoreboard with a single-leg takedown, then levered Kinjo over for another two while very nearly ending the match with a fall. Kinjo manages to squirm out for a tenuous two-point lead.

In the final 10 seconds, Nanjo went for broke and secured a headlock, then desperately tried to twist Kinjo over at the edge. With just a couple of ticks on the clock remaining, she managed to expose Kinjo's back for a dramatic 6-6 victory.

Nanjo said she found strength in the woman in her corner, fellow Japan Olympic Academy product and former world champion Masako FURUICHI, who has always been there to encourage her when times are rough. "Whenever she is there, it gets me looking forward," Nanjo said.

Nanjo, a two-time world U23 champion who finished third in her lone appearance at a senior worlds in 2021, secured her ticket to Belgrade with a 10-0 technical fall over Sena NAGAMOTO in less than a minute.

"After I lost the 57kg playoff, it was tough to get back in the right frame of mind," said Nanjo, who graduated from Shigakkan in March and joined Toshin Construction company, which sponsors several elite wrestlers. "But I regained the desire to fight, more for all the people who support me than myself."

Kinjo knows that the path to a third Olympic gold is all but closed, and she says she will not be rooting for Sakurai to slip up in Belgrade and reopen it. But neither does she say we have seen the last of her.

"If I am asked if I will retire because this time I wasn't able to make it to the World Championships, I will say I'm not going out that easy," the 28-year-old said. "I've been given a job by my company because of wrestling, so we'll have to talk it over, but I won't be easily saying 'sayonara.'"

Nonoka OZAKINonoka OZAKI controls Yukako KAWAI after a takedown at 65kg. (Photo: Japan Wrestling Federation)

Earlier, younger sister Yukako's fate was decided by Ozaki, the world champion at 62kg who lost out to Sakura MOTOKI in that weight class.

Ozaki scored a takedown in each period for a 4-0 victory that left Kawai empty-handed in her attempts to make it to Belgrade in three different weight classes during the process.

Kawai had lost to Motoki in the 62kg semifinal at the Emperor's Cup, then came up short again when she moved up to 68kg at the Meiji Cup, losing to Morikawa in the final.

It was the second career meeting between the Ozaki and Kawai. Ozaki took the first clash, a 3-1 win in the 2022 Meiji Cup final at 62kg that clinched her place on the team to last year's worlds, where she won her first senior title.

Ozaki punched her ticket to Belgrade by overwhelming Meiji Cup champ Mahiro YOSHITAKE by fall in 51 seconds after building a 10-0 lead.

"I failed in the Olympic weight class, that was heartbreaking because that was what I was aiming for," Ozaki said. "To decide to go up a weight class to 65kg was a big deal. It was not easy to turn the switch back on. But it was important that I decided to do it."

Haruna OKUNOHaruna OKUNO will be aiming for her third world title in Belgrade. (Photo: Japan Wrestling Federation)

At 55kg, two-time former world champion Okuno scored all of her points in the second period to chalk up a 7-2 victory over 2021 world U20 and U23 champion Moe KIYOOKA in the preliminary round. She then forged a 4-1 victory over Rina KATAOKA to secure the world team spot.

"Today, my goal was to decisively win out," Okuno said. "After the Meiji Cup was over, I tested some different things and I was able to use some of it on the mat. It really hit me that there's a big difference between practice and actual matches."

Okuno was the first of the five wrestlers in history who have completed the grand slam of all four age-group titles -- Yui SUSAKI made it a "golden" slam by adding an Olympic title. Furuichi is another, and Ozaki and Amit Elor (USA) joined the club last year. Okuno won world golds as a cadet in 2016, a junior in 2019, at U23 in 2017, 2019 and 2022, and on the senior level in 2017 and 2018.

Since that last appearance at the senior worlds in 2018, Okuno's path to global glory at 53kg was first shut off by Tokyo Olympic champion Mayu MUKAIDA, and in recent years by the phenomenal 2021 world champion Akari FUJINAMI.

Even at 55kg, Okuno has to be considered a title favorite this year in Belgrade, having suffered just two losses to non-Japanese opponents in her entire career. The first was a 6-4 loss in the third round at the 2014 world cadets to Alina Kazymova (RUS), and the second a 7-7 nail-biter to Yong-Mi PAK (PRK) in the semifinals at the 2018 Asian Games.

Miwa MORIKAWA65kg world champion Miwa MORIKAWA will be competing at 72kg in Belgrade. (Photo: Japan Wrestling Federation)

Morikawa, the world champion at 65kg who lost out to Ami ISHII in an attempt to make it to Belgrade at 68kg, had her hands full with the extra weight at 72kg but made it through with a 4-1 victory over Sumire NIIKURA and a 4-2 win over fellow Nippon Sports Science University alum Mei SHINDO.

"Yesterday we practiced together," Morikawa said of Shindo. "We have made each other stronger, but in a match, we both go out with the aim of beating the other."

Having moved up two weight classes, Morikawa said she feels the added weight of her opponents but looks forward to the challenge, particularly a possible meeting with defending champion Elor.

"I can't compare it with last year," Morikawa said. "The opponents, it may be rude to say, are monsters two weight classes up. I know that you can't take the World Championships lightly. But no matter the weight class, I want to show I can be the champion. As long as I'm entered, I'm there to win."

YABIKUShohei YABIKU, Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist at 77kg, claimed the spot at 82kg. (Photo: Japan Wrestling Federation)

In Greco, Yabiku earned a trip to a fifth World Championships -- he has never placed higher than 13th -- by defeating Meiji Cup champion Yuya OKAJIMA by injury default.

Yabiku executed a throw from par terre that did not expose Okajima's back but was good for 2 points and a 3-1 lead. But Okajima landed awkwardly on his left foot and was unable to continue the match.

In freestyle, Yoshida scored a pair of stepouts and a takedown before holding on for a 5-3 victory at 92kg over Yudai TAKAHASHI.

Yoshida, whose father is Iranian and runs the kids wrestling club where he started the sport, had won the Meiji Cup title after capturing an impressive gold at the Asian Championships. He represents Japanese hope for future glory in the upper weights.

Among other weight classes, Kodai OGAWA denied high schooler and Meiji Cup champion Rin SAKAMOTO a trip to the senior worlds at freestyle 61kg by breaking open a close match in the second period and rolling to an 11-4 victory.

Japan's World Championships team

Freestyle
57kg: Rei HIGUCHI
61kg: Kodai OGAWA
65kg: Takuto OTOGURO
70kg: Yoshinosuke AOYAGI
74kg: Daichi TAKATANI
79kg: Yuto MIWA
86kg: Hayato ISHIGURO
92kg: Arash YOSHIDA
97kg: Takashi ISHIGURO
125kg: Daiki YAMAMOTO

Greco-Roman
55kg: Taiga ONISHI
60kg: Kenichiro FUMITA
63kg: Ryuto IKEDA
67kg: Kyotaro SOGABE
72kg: Shingo HARADA
77kg: Nao KUSAKA
82kg: Shohei YABIKU
87kg: Masato SUMI
97kg: Yuta NARA
130kg: Sota OKUMURA

Women
50kg: Yui SUSAKI
53kg: Akari FUJINAMI
55kg: Haruna OKUNO
57kg: Tsugumi SAKURAI
59kg: Sae NANJO
62kg: Sakura MOTOKI
65kg: Nonoka OZAKI
68kg: Ami ISHII
72kg: Miwa MORIKAWA
76kg: Yuka KAGAMI