The emotional highs — and lows — of competing for Japan at the Olympics
From golden celebrations like that of wrestler Akari Fujinami to crushing defeats of stars like Uta Abe, Japanese athletes let it all out during the Paris Games.
Kusaka triumphed in the 77 kg division of men's Greco-Roman wrestling, while teammate Yui Susaki took bronze In the 50 kg women's freestyle.
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Nao Kusaka wins gold for Japan in Greco-Roman wrestling
Kusaka triumphed in the 77 kg division of men's Greco-Roman wrestling, while teammate Yui Susaki took bronze in the 50 kg women's freestyle.
Tokyo Olympic wrestling gold medalist Yui Susaki, who had won 24 international tournaments in a row and was undefeated in her 94 matches against foreign wrestlers, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday at the Paris Games.
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'I didn’t know if it was real': Yui Susaki suffers shock wrestling defeat
Susaki had won 24 international tournaments in a row and was undefeated in her 94 matches against foreign wrestlers until Tuesday.
Susaki, Sakurai and Kagami secure world wrestling golds
The trio had all punched their tickets for Paris a day earlier by winning their semifinals and securing podium finishes in the Serbian capital.
Mathrubhumi English
The Japan Times