Japan finishes third on medal table after strong showing at Paris Olympics

Japan won 20 gold medals at the Paris Olympics for its best showing at an overseas Games.

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'Lion' king Kiyooka and Kagami underline Japan's mat mastery in Paris

Japan finished its campaign with eight wrestling golds — three more than at Tokyo 2020 — with Iran, Bulgaria and the U.S. all trailing far behind with two apiece.

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Paris Olympics-bound Yui Susaki, Tsugumi Sakurai and Yuka Kagami have won their respective women's freestyle weight divisions at the wrestling world championships. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/09/21/more-sports/wrestling-world-golds/?utm_content=buffer18206&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #wrestling #2024parisolympics #yuisusaki #tsugumisakurai #yukakagami
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.

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