TSURUMAKI, 3 WOMEN WIN AT NYAC HOLIDAY INTERNATIONAL

NEW YORK (November 9-10) – Asian Games silver medalist Tsukasa Tsurumaki won the 84kg greco-roman crown and three women added titles in women's freestyle at the New York Holiday International wrestling tournament.

In the greco-roman finals, Tsurumaki of the Japan Self Defense Forces team bounced back after dropping the first period, 0-6, to Jordan Holm (USA) to win 1-0, 2-0 and claim his first international title.

In women's freestyle, Hiroe Suzuki edged 67kg world champion Adeline Gray, 2-0 (1-0, 1-1) on her way to the 72kg crown and joined Yuki Ikegame (55kg) and Chiaki Iijima (67kg) at the top of the medals podium.

In men's freestyle, Yosuke Kawano, also of the Japan SDF, was the only Japanese wrestler to finish on the podium, taking a silver medal at 55kg behind 18-year-old Azamat Tuskaev (RUS), 2-0 (2-0, 5-0).

Final placings of Japanese entries:

Greco-roman

60kg – SASAKI, Takashi (Japan SDF), 2nd

66kg – NARUSE, Kazuhiko (Gifu Wrestling Association), 2nd

84kg – TSURUMAKI, Tsukasa (Japan SDF), 1st

96kg – YAMAMOTO, Yusuke (Tokyo MPD), 3rd

129kg – SOGABE, Ken (Nichia Kagaku Kogyo), did not place

Women's freestyle

48kg – NAKAYA, Ai (Japan SDF), 2nd

51kg – OTA, Riho (Japan SDF), 3rd

55kg – IKEGAME, Yuki (Japan SDF), 1st

59kg – HAYAMI, Natsumi (Kyushu Kyoritsu University), 2nd

63kg – SHODA, Ayako (Amino HS, instructor), 2nd

67kg – IIJIMA, Chiaki (Nihon University), 1st

72kg – SUZUKI, Hiroe (Clean-up), 1st

Men's freestyle

55kg – KAWANO, Yosuke (Japan SDF), 2nd

60kg – MORITA, Yasuhiro (RC staff), dnp

66kg – ISHIDA, Tomotsugu (Tokyo MPD), 4th

74kg – YOKOYAMA, Futoshi (Japan SDF), dnp

84kg – NAKAI, Shinichi (Chuo University club), dnp

84kg – EITA, Yuki (Japan SDF), dnp

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