To Our Friends in Wrestling Around the world
By William May
(Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public
Information Committee
Kyodo World Services, senior sports writer:wmay52@hotmail.com)
OLYMPIC FS RESULTS - JAPAN (2ND SESSION)
ATHENS (August 27) - Results of bouts involving Japanese entries
in the second session of the freestyle wrestling competition August 24-26
at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall:
55 kg (22 entries, 7 pools) - TANABE, Chikara
Pool D
1R - df. Namig Abdullayev (AZE), 5-2
2R - df. Yogeshwar Dutt (IND), 4-3
3R - bye
QF - df. Kim Hyo-Sub (KOR) by TF, 10-0, 2:29
Tanabe took control early with a single-leg takedown and then dropping
Kim to his back with an arm and near-leg trap (4-0). He then closed out
the match with a leg grapevine (2+1) and a trap-arm gut wrench for exposure
and a near fall (2+1).
・Before I stepped on the mat, I saw Ikematsu lose a heart-breaker. And,
also in greco-roman, Sasamoto lost in a disappointing way. So, I had this
sense that I had to avenge their losses,・Tanabe said.
SF - v Stephen Abas (USA)
SF - Maviet Batirov (RUS) vs Amiran Kartanov (GRE)
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66 kg (21 entries, 7 pools) - IKEMATSU, Kazuhiko
Pool A
1R - bye
2R - df. Fred Jessey (NGR) by fall, 1:07 (3-1)
3R - df. Baek Jin-Kuk (KOR), 4-3
Ikematsu forged a 3-0 lead in the first 1:12 of the match on with
a takedown and gut wrench. Ikematsu went on the defensive in the second
period, but managed to hang on against the 2002 Asian Games champion for
a 4-3 victory.
QF - lost to Leonid Spirodonov (KAZ), 3-2, 6:25
Ikematsu took the 1-0 lead in the first period with a duck-under
takedown and received a second point in the second period when Spiridonov
fled the mat to avoid a single-leg. In the overtime clinch, Ikematsu gave
up one point with a slipped headlock. Spiridonov, then, completed his come-from-behind
win with a tight ankle lace. ・I only needed one more point so I was passive
in my thinking, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake. I feel terrible,
but I don't know what I feel terrible about,・Ikematsu said. The loss left
Ikematsu in the final for fifth place.
F5 - v Apostolos Taskoudis (GRE)
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84 kg (22 entries, 7 pools) - YOKOYAMA, Hidekazu
Pool A
1R - bye
2R - lost to Majid Khodaei (IRI), 8-1
3R - df. Anuj Kumar (IND), 11-5
Yokoyama gave up a three-point lead, but stormed back with a headlock
and some aggressive wrestling for a 7-3 lead at the break. In the second
period, Yokoyama added to his advantage with a go-behind and back exposure
(10-3) and then went on the defensive to preserve the win. Yokoyama's victory
and one point in his loss to Khodaei gave the Akita high school teacher
four classification points and 10th place overall.