September 15, 2022
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Mayu Shidochi won her third women’s wrestling world championship, her first in four years, with a victory at 55 kilograms on Tuesday in Belgrade.
Nonoka Ozaki holds the gold medal after winning the women’s 62-kilogram division at the wrestling world championships on Tuesday in Belgrade.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Nonoka Ozaki joined Shidochi by capturing her first title at 62 kilograms, giving Japanese women their first two gold medals at the competition. In the men’s Greco-Roman 60-kilogram division, Kenichiro Fumita locked up the bronze medal by winning the third-place match.