To Our Friends in Wrestling Around the world

  By William May
(Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public Information Committee
Kyodo World Services, senior sports writer:wmay52@hotmail.com


The results of the World Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria(3)


    SOFIA (November 23) - Results of bouts involving Japanese wrestlers after the third session of the freestyle and female wrestling world championships in Sofia, Bulgaria:


[Freestyle]

   
54 kg - 26 entries
   
NAGAO, Yuki (Nippon Sports Science University, coach)
1R - lost decision to Arif Farmanov, Azerbaijan, 3-0
2R - bye
3R - won by default Martin Liddle, New Zealand
(Nagao does not advance)
    ----
   
58 kg - 33 entries
   
SEKIKAWA, Hiroki (Sanjo Kogyo high school, teacher)
1R - lost decision to Abil Ibragimov, Kazakhstan, 8-5
    ----
   
63 kg - 31 entries
   
IKEMATSU, Kazuhiko (Nippon Sports Sciecne University, student)
1R - lost decision to Nasir Lal, Canada, 6-3
2R - bye
3R - lost tech. fall to Lucjan Gralak, Poland, 12-2 (5:32)
(Ikematsu does not advance)
    ----
   
69 kg - 32 entries
   
MIYATA, Kazuyuki (Clean-up Co., employee)
1R - lost decision to Amir Tavakolian, Iran, 7-6 (6:44)
    ----
   
76 kg - 32 entries
   
OBATA, Kunihiko (Yamanashi Gakuin University, student)
1R - lost decision to Ruslan Kinchagov, Uzbekistan, 4-1
2R - bye
3R - lost decision to Bouvaisa Saitiev, Russia, 7-0
(Obata does not advance)
    ----
   
85 kg - 24 entries
   
KAWAI, Tatsuo (Itakura high school, teacher)
1R - bye
    ----
   
97 kg - 23 entries
   
KODAIRA, Kiyotaka (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department)
1R - bye
2R - lost decision to Juries Janovics, Latvia, 4-3
3R - won decision over Taskin Ozkale, Turkey, 3-1
(Kodaira does not advance)
    ----
   
130 kg - 21 entries
   
FUJITA, Hisashi (Yamanashi Gakuin University, student)
1R - bye
  


   
[Women]

   
46 kg - 16 entries
   
SHIMIZU, Misato (Japan Beverage, employee)
1R - won by fall over Ayse Guneir, Turkey, 5:21 (13-0)
2R - won decision over Tricia Saunders, U.S., 3-2
3R - bye
(Shimizu advances to championship bracket)
    ----
   
51 kg - 18 entries
   
SAKAMOTO, Hitomi (Chukyo Women's University)
1R - won by tech. fall over Ida Hellstrom, Sweden, 13-2 (3:59)
    ----
   
56 kg - 19 entries
   
YAMAMOTO, Seiko (Nihon University, student)
1R - won by fall over Tina George, U.S., 1:54 (7-0)
2R - won decision over Sun Dongmei, China, 4-2 (6:36)
3R - won by default over K. Tsibanakou, Greece
(Yamamoto advances to championship bracket)
    ----
   
62 kg - 20 entries
   
IWAMA, Rena (Chukyo Women's University)
1R - won decision over Sara McMann, U.S., 5-2
    ----
   
68 kg - 14 entries
   
SAITO, Norie (Japan Beverage, employee)
1R - lost decision to Anita Schatzle, Germany, 8-2
2R - bye
3R - lost by fall to Stanka Zlateva, Bulgaria, 2:11 (1-5)
(Saito does not advance)
    ----
  
  75 kg - 13 entries
   
HAMAGUCHI, Kyoko (Hamaguchi Gym)
1R - won by fall over Tatiana Komarnitska, Ukraine, 4:50 (7-3)