OLYMPICS/ Wrestling Sakura Motoki adds to Japan’s gold rush in Paris スポーツ wiki

REUTERS

August 11, 2024 at 11:30 JST

• Share
• Tweet list

• Print

Sakura Motoki with her gold medal in Paris on Aug. 10 (Kazuhiro Nagashima)

PARIS--Sakura Motoki won Japan’s sixth wrestling gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, underlining her country’s domination of the mat at the Champ de Mars Arena.

Her victory against Ukrainian Iryna Koliadenko in the 62-kg final extended Japan’s big lead in the wrestling medal table and improved on the five golds the Japanese won at their home Olympics three years ago.

Koliadenko scored an activity clock point but Motoki hit a low single followed by a two-point leg lace to lead 4-1 at the break.

In the second period, Motoki picked up a second turn for an 8-1 lead and followed it with another takedown and a leg lace to go 12-1 up and seal her victory by technical superiority.

Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan and Grace Bullen of Norway took bronze.

Uzbekistan’s Razambek Jamalov won the men's 74-kg, two years after contemplating retirement following a slew of surgeries that left him with a battered body.

Jamalov got an early takedown against Daichi Takatani and pinned the Japanese with 48 seconds left in the period to clinch the contest.

“I had some six or seven surgeries, including some major ones, throughout my career,” said the 26-year-old with bruises on his forehead and cuts on his nose and ear.

“About two years ago, I thought of finishing my career but here I am.

“Inside the operation theater, I was thinking ‘Can I continue?’ I was not sure. But my coach motivated me and my family supported me.”

“I will soon undergo another operation for my shoulder. Maybe I will stop training for a while and come back, as I have always done.”

Chermen Valiev’s bronze was Albania’s first Olympic medal. Kyle Dake of the United States claimed the other bronze.

Geno Petriashvili of Georgia staved off a late comeback by Iran’s Amir Hossein Zare to win the men’s 125-kg gold to go with his silver in Tokyo and bronze in Rio.

Petriashvili led 10-1 at the break, but Zare refused to throw in the towel and cut down the lead to 10-9 even though it was not enough in the end.

“It was very tense and in the final seconds, I was telling myself ‘Geno, please don’t give up, please don’t give up’,” Petriashvili said.

Rio champion Taha Akgul of Turkey goes into retirement after winning a bronze medal. Giorgi Meshvildishvil of Azerbaijan took the other bronze.

• ·映画「モルカー」AIモルカー・カノン役は村瀬歩、竜宮城の乙姫様役に鬼頭明里
• ·【ドラフト】巨人・阿部監督、石塚裕惺指名の狙い　即戦力投手から外れ１位で高卒野手に変更「作戦通りです」
• ·菊川怜　４６歳で雰囲気ガラリ「ますますキレイ」「宝塚の男役みたい」現在は３児のママ
• ·【ドラフト】ヤクルト１位は愛知工大の１６０キロ右腕・中村優斗を一本釣り
• ·【ボートレース】滋賀支部の森世里が引退
• ·役所広司、俳優業に思い「芝居に満足することはない」息子役・磯村勇斗の質問に真摯に回答
• ·石川遼「耐えた」６８で５差２２位発進　１８番パーセーブにガッツポーズ「ポケットの中では何回も…」
• ·【ドラフト】神戸弘陵・村上泰斗「藤川さんのような火の玉ストレートを」投手経験２年で１位　ソフトバンク指名に涙
• ·ケンカばかりの幼なじみ…そんな少年少女を見守る黒猫の物語、Souffle読み切り（試し読みあり）
• ·【高校野球】北海道・東北地区交流試合に北海、札幌日大、聖光学院、花巻東の４校が出場へ…１１月３，４日・福島で開催
• ·ヒコロヒ―、３５歳誕生日に霜降り・せいや、ニューヨーク・嶋佐ら豪華芸人仲間が祝福「毎年ありがたい限り」
• ·【巨人】ここ１０年のドラフト１位「くじ引き」結果まとめ
• ·女子高生がクールな年上マンガ家に“青春”を教える「アオハルだなんて君のせい」
• ·松山英樹は８差５３位と出遅れ　金谷拓実ら４人が７位発進　石川遼は２２位
• ·石川遼「耐えた」６８で５差２２位発進　１８番パーセーブにガッツポーズ「ポケットの中では何回も…」
• ·【ドラフト】報徳学園・今朝丸裕喜が阪神から２位指名、世代屈指の最速１５１キロ右腕