HAMADA, SUZUKI STRIKE GOLD FOR JAPANESE WOMEN AT GGP FINAL

BAKU (July 26) – World student champion Chiho HAMADA and Asian championships bronze medal winner Hiroe SUZUKI both struck gold and Japanese entries bagged a total of seven medals in the women’s events at the Golden Grand Prix Final.

Hamada pinned 2013 junior world bronze medal winner Orkhon PUREVDORJ (MGL) to triumph at 55kg while Suzuki, a silver medal winner last year in Baku, scored the last point in a 1-1 duel with 2013 world bronze medal winner Adeline GRAY (USA) for the 75kg crown.

Meanwhile, Katsumi SAKAGAMI and Asia champion Yurika ITO lost to former world champions Yulia RATKEVICH (AZE) at 60kg and Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA) at 63kg to claim silver medals for Japan.

Sisters Yuki IRIE and Nanami IRIE each won bronze medals at 48kg and 53kg along with Ayaka ITO at 58kg. On her way to the bronze medal, Nanami Irie snared a 6-6 win over European champion Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) in the quarterfinals.

Results of bouts involving Japanese entries:

Female Wrestling

48kg – IRIE, Yuki (Bronze, 11 entries)

R1 – df. Alyssa LAMPE (USA), 6-3

R2 – Nataliya PULKOVSKA (UKR) by TF, 10-0=2:55

SF – lost to Mariya STADNYK (AZE) by TF, 1-12=3:38

F3 – df. Tatyana AMANZHOL-BAKTYUK (KAZ), 13-10

53kg – IRIE, Nanami (Bronze, 12 entries)

R1 – df. Davaachimeg ERKHEMBAYAR (MGL), 4-0

R2 – df. Sofia MATTSSON (SWE), 6-6

SF – lost to Nadeshda SHUSHKO (BLR) by fall, 1:34 (0-2)

F3 – df. Whitney CONDER (USA) by fall, 3:43 (10-0)

55kg – HAMADA, Chiho (Gold, 7 entries)

R1 – df. Yuliya YAKOUSKAYA (BLR) by TF, 11-0=5:33

SF – df. Helen MAROULIS (USA), 7-2

F1 – df. Orkhon PUREVDORJ (MGL) by fall, 6:00 (11-6)

58kg – ITO, Ayaka (Bronze, 11 entries)

R1 – bye

R2 – lost to Allison RAGAN (USA), 4-4

F3 – df. Joice SOUZA da SILVA (BRA) by fall, 1:49 (4-0)

60kg – SAKAGAMI, Katsuki (Silver, 10 entries)

R1 – bye

R2 – df. Anastasiya HUCHOK (BLR), 11-9

SF – df. Johanna MATTSSON (SWE), 6-2

F1 – lost to Yulia RATKEVICH (AZE), 5-9

63kg – ITO, Yurika (Silver, 10 entries)

R1 – df. Dailane GOMES (BRA) by fall, 2:00 (5-0)

R2 – df. Zarina KUNANGARAYEVA (KAZ) by fall, (2-0)

SF – df. Irina BOGDANOVA (RUS) by TF, 10-0=3:00

F1 – lost to Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA), 4-7

69kg – KUDO, Kayoko (10th, 14 entries)

R1 – bye

R2 – lost to Alina MAKHINIA, 3-5

75kg – SUZUKI, Hiroe (Gold, 7 entries)

R1 – df. Guzel MANYUROVA (KAZ), 2-1

SF – df. Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR), 6-2

F1 – df. Adeline GRAY (USA), 1-1

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