CHONBURI, Thailand (May 10) – Two-time cadet world champion Mayu MUKAIDA (JPN) and her Abe Gakuin high school teammate Yuzuru KUMANO (JPN) won titles at 52kg and 56kg in girls wrestling at the Asian cadet championships.
Misuzu ENOMOTO (JPN), meanwhile, won a silver medal at 60kg in the girls events. In the boys events, Taishi NARIKUNI (JPN) at 54kg and Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA (JPN) at 63kg in freestyle as well as Ryuki YOSHIDA at 76kg in greco-roman also won silver medals.
In addition to her first gold medal in the Asian championships, Mukaida also qualified for the Youth Olympic Games in August.
Results of bouts involving Japanese entries:
Greco-roman
69kg – SHIMABUKURO, Keisei (11th, 14 entries)
R1 – lost to Mohammad Mohammadsedigh BARZEGARZADEH (IRI), 1-3
76kg – YOSHIDA, Ryuki (Silver, 8 entries)
R1 – df. Begmyrat SEYTMAMMEDDOV (TKM) by TF, 8-0
SF – df. Seitakhmet DUISENOV (KAZ)
F1 – lost to Arman ALIZADEH (IRI) by TF, 2-15
Boys freestyle
54kg – NARIKUNI, Taishi (Silver, 17 entries)
R1 – bye
R2 – df. MOL Raksmey (CAM) by fall (7-0)
R3 – df. CHOIDOGJAMTS Surenjav (MGL) by fall (4-0)
SF – df. Abbos RAKHMONOV (UZB), 9-4
F1 – lost to Mukhambet KUATBEK (KAZ), 4-8
58kg – IWAMOTO, Takumi (13th, 14 entries)
R1 – lost to CHOI Byung-Keun (KOR), 0-4
63kg – NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi (Silver, 17 entries)
R1 – bye R2 – df. Nekruz SHARIPOV (TJK), 13-6
SF – df. Turonbek TURANMURATOV (UZB)
F1 – lost to Amit AMIT (IND), 1-6
Girls’ freestyle
52kg – MUKAIDA, Mayu (Gold, 12 entries)
R1 – bye
R2 – df. KIM Min-Ju (KOR) by TF, 12-1
SF – df. SEDBAZAR Enkhtungalag (MGL) by fall (10-0)
F1 – df. XIE Ya (CHN) by TF, 10-0
56kg – KUMANO, Yuzuru (Gold, 6 entries)
R1 – bye
SF – df. CHUANG Tin-ting (TWN) by TF, 12-0
F1 – df. Sangeeta SANGEETA (IND) by TF, 10-0
60kg – ENOMOTO, Misuzu (Silver, 11 entries)
R1 – df. Homsung KANITTHA (THA) by fall (6-0)
R2 – df. Nabira ESENBAEVA (UZB), 3-0
SF – df. Anil Mane RESHMA (IND), 6-0
F1 – lost to PEI Xingru (CHN), 0-3
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