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By William May
（Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public Information Committee
：wmay52@hotmail.com）

September wrestling news

JWF HOLDS SEND-OFF PARTY FOR WORLD C’SHIPS SQUADS





　　TOKYO (September 20) - The Japan Wrestling Federation hosted a send-off party for its squads headed to the world championships September 25-October 1 in China.

About 100 JWF officials, wrestling supporters and fans attended the party at Meiji Kinen Kaikan in central Tokyo and sent the team off with a rousing cheer. Members of the Hungarian women’s wrestling team, which had been
training in Japan prior to the championships, also attended the party.

TAKUSHOKU WINS NATIONAL COLLEGIATE DUALS TITLE



TOKYO (September 16) - Takushoku University reversed a 2-5 loss to Waseda University this spring with a 5-2 triumph of its own to claim its first-ever national collegiate wrestling duals championship title.

Junior national champ Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu scored a key victory over three-time collegiate open champion Tsukasa Sato at 66 kg to spark the win over Waseda at Komazawa Gymnasium in Tokyo. Takushoku defeated Nippon Sports Science University (NSSU) 4-3 in the semifinals, while Waseda downed Nihon University (Nichidai) by the same
score.

Against NSSU at 66 kg, Kohei Fujimoto upset 60-kg collegiate open champion Kenichi Yumoto to key the Takushoku win. In the dual for third place, NSSU, winner of the Eastern collegiate wrestling crown in May, defeated Nichidai 4-3.

SAKAMOTO AVENGES OPEN LOSS WITH WEST JAPAN CROWN



　　　SAKAI, Osaka Prefecture (September 24) - Collegiate open runner-up Kenzo Sakamoto of Nihon Bunri University avenged his loss with win over Ritsumeikan’s Eiji Azuma for the 96-kg freestyle title at the West Japan student championships.

Winners at Kanaoka Park Gymnasium were:
Greco-roman
55 kg - Yoshiki Ueda, Tokuyama
60 kg - Takashi Ishida, Tokuyama
66 kg - Akihiro Fujinaga, Tokuyama
74 kg - Takahiro Fushimi, Nihon Bunri
84 kg - Shoichi Murakami, Chukyo Gakuin
96 kg - Kenzo Sakamoto, Nihon Bunri
120 kg - Tsutomu Takabayashi, Nihon Bunri
Freestyle
55 kg - Hiroshi Mizuguchi, Ritsumeikan
60 kg - Toshihito Miyahara, Fukuoka
66 kg - Kazumasa Masuda, Chukyo Gakuin
74 kg - Masataka Fujinaga, Tokuyama
84 kg - Kengo Kamei , Nihon Bunri
96 kg - Kenzo Sakamoto, Nihon Bunri
120 kg - Kyohei Yamaguchi, Tokuyama
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Women (Only one weight category contested)
51 kg - Megumi Maehara, Kansai