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）


FINAL RESULTS FROM FS, FEMALE WORLD C'SHIPS

    SOFIA (November 25) - Results of bouts involving Japanese wrestlers after the final 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 over Martin Liddle, New Zealand
    58 kg - 33 entries
    SEKIKAWA, Hiroki (Sanjo Kogyo high school, teacher)
1R - lost decision to Ibragimov Abil, Kazakhstan, 8-5
2R - bye
3R - won decision over Harun Dogan, Turkey, 3-0
    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 Gralak Lucjan, Poland, 12-2 (5:32)
    69 kg - 32 entries
    MIYATA, Kazuyuki (Clean-up Co., employee)
1R - lost overtime decision to Amir Tavakolian, Iran 7-6 (6:44)
2R - won decision over Boldsukh Adijaakhuuv, Mongolia, 7-4
3R - bye
    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 Buvaisa Saitiev, Russia, 7-0
    85 kg - 24 entries
    KAWAI, Tatsuo (Itakura high school, teacher)
1R - bye
2R - lost decision Majid Khodaei, Iran, 3-0
3R - won decision over Musaev Betbulat, Belarus, 5-4
    97 kg - 23 entries
    KODAIRA, Kiyotaka (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department)
1R - bye
2R - lost decision to Janovics Juries, Latvia, 4-3
3R - won decision over Taskin Ozkale, Turkey, 3-1
    130 kg - 21 entries
    FUJITA, Hisashi (Yamanashi Gakuin University, student)
1R - bye
2R - lost by fall to Th. Abatzis, Greece, 1:55 (0-4)
3R - lost tech. fall to Jadidi Abbas, Iran, 10-0 (4:06)

    [Women]

    48 kg - 16 entries
    SHIMIZU, Misato (Japan Beverage, employee)
1R - won by fall over Ayse Guneir, Turkey, 5:21 (13-0)
2R - won decision Trish Saunders, U.S., 3-2
3R - bye
QF - lost by fall to Brigitte Wagner, Germany, 5:49 (2-12)
(Shimizu - fifth place)
    51 kg - 18 entries
    SAKAMOTO, Hitomi (Chukyo Women's University, student)
1R - won by fall over Ida Hellstrom, Sweden, 3:59 (13-2)
2R - bye
3R - won by fall over Alena Kareisha, Belarus, 3:37 (13-3)
QF - won by fall over Boobryem Vanena, France, 1:30 (10-0)
SF - won decision over Gao Yanzhi, China, 6-1
CH - won by tech. fall over Stephanie Murata, U.S., 12-1 (4:59)
(Sakamoto wins second straight championship)
    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 K. Tsibanakou, Greece
SF - won by fall over Lee Na-Lae, Korea, 3:28 (6-0)
CH - won overtime decision over Volosova Liubov, Russia, 4-1 (6:14)
(Yamamoto wins second straight championship at 56 kg, 3rd title overall)
    62 kg - 20 entries
    IWAMA, Rena (Chukyo Women's University, student)
1R - won decision over Sara McMann, U.S., 5-2
2R - bye
3R - lost fall to Meng Lili, China, 4:49 (1-5)
    68 kg - 14 entries
    SAITO, Norie (Japan Beverage, employee)
1R - lost decision to Anita Schatzle, Germany, 8-2
2R - bye
3R - lost fall to Stanka Zlateva, Bulgaria, 2:11 (1-5)
    75 kg - 13 entries
    HAMAGUCHI, Kyoko (Hamaguchi Gym)
1R - won by fall over Tatian Komarnitska, Ukraine, 4:50 (7-3)
2R - bye
3R - won by fall over Katerina Halova, Czech Republic, 2:28 (7-0)
SF - lost decision to Edyta Witkowska, Poland, 3-1
BR - lost by fall to Nina Englisch, Germany, 3:14 (0-4)
(Hamaguchi - fourth place)