Japan's Yukako Kawai wins 62kg freestyle

TOKYO: Japan's Yukako Kawai held on to beat Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynybekova 4-3 in the women's freestyle 62-kilogram final.

Tynybekova, the No. 1 seed, had won her first three matches by a combined score of 24-0. It's Japan's first wrestling gold at these Olympics. Kawai's sister, Risako Kawai, will wrestle for her second Olympic gold Thursday in the 57-kg class. Agencies

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