Kimura Wins; 2 Silver, 2 Bronze for Japan on Day Three of Asian C’ships

DOHA (May 8 ) – Anna KIMURA won the 55kg title and four Japanese teammates added a pair of silver and bronze medals each in the women’s events on Day Three of the Asian wrestling championships.

Kimura edged world military champion LI Hui (CHN), 6-6, on last-point criteria in the semifinals and then defeated 2009 world silver medalist HAN Kum-Ok (PRK) in the final by fall for the crown.

Meanwhile, former junior world medalists Yoshimi KAYAMA (60kg) and Kanako MURATA (63kg) took home silver medals after losses to Chinese opponents. Nanami IRIE (53kg) and Kayoko KUDO (69kg) added bronze medals following semifinal losses, also to Chinese rivals.

Women’s wrestling

53kg – IRIE, Nanami (Bronze, 11 entries)

R1 – bye

R2 – df. Dayaachimeg ERICHEMBAYAR (MGL), 2-1

SF – lost to ZHONG Xuechun (CHN), 0-8

F3 – df. NGUYEN Thi Lua (VIE) by fall, 2:23 (2-0)

55kg – KIMURA, Anri (Gold, 6 entries)

R1 – df. Aizhan ISMAGULOVA (KAZ) by fall, 1:55 (2-0)

SF – df. LI Hui (CHN), 6-6 (last)

F1 – df. HAN Kum-Ok (PRK) by fall, 2:21 (4-2)

60kg – KAYAMA, Yoshimi (Silver, 5 entries)

rr1 – df. Munkhtuya TUNGALAG (MGL), 4-2

rr2 – lost to Ayaulym KASSYMOVA (KAZ), 8-8 (big)

rr3 – lost to LUO Xiaojuan (CHN), 0-6

rr4 – df. Sakshi MALIK (IND) by fall, 3:39 (4-4)

rr5 – bye

63kg – MURATA, Kanako (Silver, 7 entries)

R1 – df. Ekaterina LARIONOVA (KAZ) by TF, 14-3, 5:20

SF – df. SIN Jong-Gum (PRK) by fall, 3:29 (8-2)

F1 – lost to XILUO Zhuoma (CHN), 4-4

69kg – KUDO, Kayoko (Bronze, 8 entries)

R1 – df. Suman KUNDU (IND) by fall, 1:53 (6-0)

SF – lost to ZHOU Feng (CHN), 3-9

F3 – df. Tumentsetseg SHARKUU (MGL), 7-4

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