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)
WORLD FS C’SHIPS - RESULTS, MEN (2ND SESSION)
NEW YORK (September 12) - Results of
matches involving the Japanese men after
the second session at the freestyle wrestling
world championships at
Madison Square Garden:
55 kg - TANABE, Chikara (31 entries, Pool
8)
1R - df. German Kontoev, Belarus 11-10
2R - bye
----
60 kg - OTA, Ryosuke (36 entries, Pool 9)
1R - bye
2R - df. Lin Chien-liang, Chinese Taipei
by TF 21-0, 1:51
(Note: Ota scored the opening takedown and
then kept turning Lin with a variety of mat
techniques for the win by technical superiority.)
----
66 kg - IKEMATSU, Kazuhiko (40 entries, Pool
12)
1R - bye
2R - df. Cory O’Brien, Australia by fall,
1:47 (8-0)
(Note: Ikematsu racked up a fistful of points
quickly before applying the fall with a leg
grapevine.)
----
74 kg - OBATA, Kunihiko (34 entries, Pool
6)
1R - df. Hakki Ceylan, Turkey by TF 14-3,
5:09
2R - bye
----
84 kg - YOKOYAMA, Hidekazu (36 entries, Pool
1)
1R - df. Sergey Kolesnikov, Israel 4-0
2R - lost to Magomed Kurugliyev, Kazakhstan
1-3, 6:21
(Note: Yokoyama held the 2002 Asian Games
silver medalist to a 1-2 margin over regulation,
but then lost his grip in the overtime clinch
for the decisive third point.)
----
96 kg - NAKAO, Yoshihiro (36 entries, Pool
11)
1R - bye
2R - df. Yan Virin, Israel 4-0
(Note: Nakao took a three-point lead in the
first period with a takedown and gut wrench,
and eased to his first win of the tourney.)
----
120 kg - SUWAMA, Kohei (29 entries, Pool
2)
1R - lost to Otto Aubeli, Hungary 1-3
2R - df. Adrian Gilmore, Ireland 8-0
(Note: Suwama broke on top with a three -point
throw and then followed with four more points
on the mat in the first period. He scored
a final point just before the whistle.)
WORLD FS C’SHIPS - RESULTS, WOMEN (2ND SESSION)
NEW YORK (September 12) - Results of
matches involving the Japanese women at the
freestyle wrestling world championships at
Madison Square Garden:
48 kg - SAKAMOTO, Makiko (29 entries, Pool
8)
1R - df. Mayeril Karipa, Venezuela 3-0, 6:03
2R - df. Nicoleta Badea, Romania 5-0
(Note: Sakamoto opened up with her non-stop
wrestling to defeat Badea, who finished fourth
in last year’s world championships.)
----
51 kg - ICHO, Chiharu (18 entries, Pool 5)
1R - bye
2R - df. Emese Szabo, Hungary by fall, 1:55
(4-0)
(Note: Icho forced a passivity call on Szabo
and converted with a leg grapevine for the
fall.)
----
55 kg - YOSHIDA, Saori (29 entries, Pool
2)
1R - bye
2R - df. Olga Serbina, Belarus by TF 10-0,
4:16
(Note: Yoshida opened defense of her world
title with a double-leg takedown and gut
wrench and picked away at Serbina for a technical
fall.)
----
59 kg - YAMAMOTO, Seiko (14 entries, Pool
2)
1R - df. Huang Yu-ning, Chinese Taipei by
fall, 1:09 (9-0)
2R - bye
----
63 kg - ICHO, Kaori (27 entries, Pool 4)
1R - bye
2R - df. Agoro Papavasileiou, Greece by fall,
1:45 (10-0)
(Note: Icho, seeking to repeat as world champion,
came out with all guns firing and rolled
up 10 points before applying the pin.)
----
67 kg - SAITO, Norie (13 entries, Pool 4)
1R - df. Martina Zyklova, Czech Republic
by TF 11-0, 2:03
2R - df. Jodeen Marie MacGregor, New Zealand
by fall, 1:09 (6-0)
(Note: Saito went from takedown to gut wrench
and applied the pin for her second win.)
----
72 kg - HAMAGUCHI, Kyoko (23 entries, Pool
5)
1R - df. Svetlana Sayenko, Ukraine 3-0
2R - df. Sonika Kalirman, India by fall,
1:43 (9-1)
(Note: Hamaguchi gave up a surprise point,
but quickly came back for a takedown and
secured the fall with wrist control and half-nelson.
The two wins, coupled with a bye in the third
round, puts Hamaguchi into the quarterfinals.)