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Japan s Yuki Takahashi poses with his gold medal at Arena Armeets in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Friday. | REUTERS
Kyodo May 11, 2021
Japanese wrestlers are set to compete in 12 of 18 categories at this summer’s Tokyo Games, including all six women’s weight classes, following the conclusion Sunday of the final world Olympic qualifier in Bulgaria.
The president of the Japan Wrestling Federation has set the ambitious target of 10 medals, including five gold, at the July 23 to Aug. 8 Olympics.
Three Japanese wrestlers claim gold at Asian championships
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Sunday, 11 April 2021
The Japanese women s wrestling team has withdrawn from the upcoming Asian Championships due to suspected contact with someone infected with COVID-19.
The Japan Wrestling Federation confirmed it had pulled the 10-member women s squad from the event in Almaty, which begins on Tuesday (April 13).
It said none of the athletes had tested positive for coronavirus, but contact tracing showed an unspecified number may have been exposed to someone infected.
Olympic champions Risako Kawai and Sara Dosho were set to represent Japan at the Championships, which follow the United World Wrestling Asian Olympic qualifier for Tokyo 2020 at the same venue.
Rio Olympic wrestling medalist Higuchi too heavy for qualifying tournament Apr. 12 05:00 am JST Apr. 12 | 06:58 am JST TOKYO
Japan s Rio de Janeiro Olympic silver medalist Rei Higuchi failed to make his weight on Sunday at the Asian Olympic qualifying tournament and was disqualified, the Japan Wrestling Federation said.
Higuchi was attempting to qualify in the men s 57-kilogram freestyle. After finishing runner-up in that category at the 2016 Olympics, he moved up to 65 kg. He returned and booked a spot at 57 kg at the Asian Olympic qualifying meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, by winning Japan s 2019 national championship. © KYODO ©2021 GPlusMedia Inc.