YOSHIDA BEATS YAMAMOTO IN CAMP, NEARS NAT'L TEAM BERTH

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　By William May
（Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public Information Committee
Kyodo World Services, senior sports writer：wmay52@hotmail.com）

YOSHIDA BEATS YAMAMOTO IN CAMP, NEARS NAT'L TEAM BERTH

　　TOKAMACHI, May 3 - The first round of national team trial matches were held at the women's national team training camp on May 3 with Saori Yoshida posting a hard-earned 5-0 win over world champion Seiko Yamamoto at 55 kg. The victory put Yoshida another step closer to a berth on the national team for the Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea and world championships in Greece this fall.

　　The Japan Women's Wrestling Federation named the national team for the university world championships in Edmonton, Canada on June 21-25, pending the approval of the Japan Collegiate Wrestling Federation.

The team is:
　Manager: Saburo Sugiyama (Chukyo Women's University). 48 kg: Mika Noguchi (CWU), 51 kg: Chiharu Icho (CWU), 55 kg: Seiko Yamamoto (Nihon University), 59 kg: Saori Yoshida (CWU), 63 kg: Rena Iwama (Repre, CWU graduate), 67 kg: Eri Sakamoto (CWU), 72 kg: Ayako Murashima (CWU).