Mukaida Wins, Kagata 2nd at Klippan Open, Six Japanese Win Cadet Crowns

KLIPPAN, Sweden (February 14-16) – Youth Olympic Games gold medalist Mayu MUKAIDA won her first senior title and three-time cadet world champion Kika KAGATA grabbed her first senior medal at the Klippan Ladies Open wrestling tournament.

Mukaido overwhelmed four opponents, including Paris Grand Prix bronze medalist PANG Qianyu (CHN), 33-5, for her second international medal at the senior level. Kagata, meanwhile, pinned 2013 world champion SUN Yanan (CHN) in the semifinals at 48kg, but lost by technical fall to London 2012 Olympic Games silver medalist Mariya STADNYK (AZE) in the final.

Also at 48kg, two-time cadet world champion Miho IGARASHI lost to Stadnyk in the quarterfinals and again in the bronze medal final with world silver medalist Iwona MATKOWSKA (POL).

Tokyo high school student Yuumi KON made her international debut with a bronze medal at 55kg with three wins against a narrow 6-8 loss to Schultz Memorial bronze medalist Evelina NIKOLOVA (BUL).

Meanwhile, Japanese cadets stormed to six individual titles led by reigning world champions Yumeka TANABE (43kg) and Yui SUSAKI (46kg), both members of the Japanese Olympic Committee’s Elite Academy training program.

Other Klippan winners were world cadet bronze medalist Haruna OKUNO (52kg), Asia cadet champion Yuzura KUMANO (56kg), Miwa MORIKAWA (60kg) and 2013 world silver medalist Mei SHINDO (70kg).

Results of bouts involving Japanese entries in the senior-junior division:

Women’s Wrestling, Senior-Junior Division

48kg – KAGATA, Kika (2nd, 24 entries)

R1 – bye

R2 – df. Liliana SANTOS (POR) by TF, 11-0, 4:32

R3 – df. Erin GOLSTON (USA), 2-1

SF – df. SUN Yanan (CHN) by fall, 3:16 (6-5)

F1 – lost to Mariya STADNIK (AZE) by TF, 0-10, 2:07

48kg – IGARASHI, Miho (5th, 24 entries)

R1 – df. Elena VOSTRIKOVA (RUS) by fall, 5:20 (8-3)

R2 – df. Jessica BLAZKA (NED), 9-0

R3 – lost to Mariya STADNIK (AZE) by TF, 0-10, 5:04

c1 – df. Fredrika PETTERSSON (SWE), 6-0

F3 – lost to Iwona MATKOWSKA (POL), 2-4

53kg – MUKAIDA, Mayu (1st, 21 entries)

R1 – bye

R2 – df. Lenka HOCKOVA (CZE) by TF, 10-0, 2:50

R3 – df. Katarzyna KRAWCZYK (POL), 6-0

SF – df. Katherine FULP-ALLEN (USA), 9-1

F1 – df. PANG Qianyu (CHN), 8-4

53kg – OKAMOTO, Kako (16th, 21 entries)

R1 – bye

R2 – lost to Katherine FULP-ALLEN (USA) by fall, 2:33 (2-4)

55kg – KON, Yuumi (3rd, 14 entries)

R1 – df. Anastassiz KRASNOVA (EST) by fall, 4:13 (2-4)

R2 – lost to Evelina NIKOLOVA (BUL), 6-8

c1 – df. Tiina VAINIONPAA (FIN), 8-0

F3 – df. Dorsaf GHARSSI (TUN) by TF, 10-0, 2:26

60kg – IMAI, Shiomi (15th, 15 entries)

R1 – lost to Petra OLLI (FIN) by TF, 0-10, 2:37

c1 – lost to Anastasiya HUCHOK (BLR) by TF, 0-10, 1:42

63kg – TAKAHASHI, Misuzu (11th, 25 entries)

R1 – df. Syrine ISSAOUI (TUN) by fall, 1:14 (2-0)

R2 – lost to XILUO Zhuoma (CHN) by TF, 0-10, 3:52

63kg – GEMPEI, Ayana (19th, 26 entries)

R1 – lost to Jackeline RENTERIA (COL), 1-2

69kg – FURUICHI, Masako (9th, 19 entries)

R1 – df. Cynthia VESCAN (FRA), 7-2

R2 – lost to Jenny FRANSSON (SWE) by fall, 1:08 (0-11)

75kg – SAITO, Miku (15th, 16 entries)

R1 – lost to WANG Juan (CHN) by TF, 0-10, (time not recorded)

Cadet Division

43kg – TANABE, Yumeka (1st, 10 entries)

46kg – SUSAKI, Yui (1st, 13 entries)

46kg – OTAKA, Risa (2nd, 13 entries)

49kg – NAKAMURA, Miyu (2nd, 13 entries)

52kg – OKUNO, Haruna (1st, 16 entries)

52kg – NANJO, Sae (2nd, 16 entries)

56kg – KUMANO, Yuzuru (1st, 10 entries)

60kg – MORIKAWA, Miwa (1st, 11 entries)

65kg – MATSUYUKI, Naruha (5th, 8 entries)

70kg – SHINDO, Mei (1st, 7 entries)

70kg – MATSUYUKI, Yasuha (3rd, 7 entries)

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