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By William May
（Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public Information Committee：wmay52@hotmail.com）
JWF ANNOUNCES SELECTION PROCESS FOR 2011 WORLD, 2012 OLYMPIC TEAMS
TOKYO (December 23) – The Japan Wrestling Federation decided on the selection process for its teams for the 2011 world championships in Istanbul and the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The selection process for next year's world meet in September will be fundamentally
the same as in previous years. Winners at this month's All-Japan Championships
who also win at the national invitational meet in April will qualify for
the world team. If a wrestler other than the national champ wins at the
invitational, a special wrestle-off will be held to determine the world
team representative.
In the case of the three non-Olympic weight categories in the women's events, a national champ can punch her ticket for Istanbul by winning the invitational. If not, the women's national team committee will select a team member from among the two winners and other wrestlers in the Olympic weight categories.
As for the London Olympics, medal winners in the men's events in Istanbul and world champs in the women's events will be given the inside track for Olympic team selection, but the JWF will also consider results of competition after the 2011 world meet before making its choice.
Details of the selection process will be announced after confirmation from the men's and women's national team committees.
JWF MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS NAME TOP WRESTLERS FOR 2010
TOKYO (December 20) – Wrestling associations affiliated with the Japan
Wrestling Federation announced their selections for top wrestlers in 2010:
Shakaijin (non-student seniors) – Hiroyuki Shimizu, Japan Self Defense Forces club
University – Hiroyuki Oda, Kokushikan University
High School – Katsutoshi Maekawa, Kasumigaura HS (Ibaraki)
Jr. High School – Shinto Mizuno, Amino municipal school (Kyoto)
Fubuki Sakagami, Gold Kids club (Tokyo)
Schoolboys, Schoolgirls – Toshiya Abe, Mito sports club (Ibaraki)
Haruka Okuno, Isshi juniors club (Mie)
Women – Yu Miyahara – JOC Academy
Masters – Fusao Imamura, Kashiwa club (Chiba)
TOKYO SPORTS TO HONOR 3 WORLD CHAMPS WITH SPECIAL AWARDS
TOKYO (December 11) – Japanese sports daily “Tokyo Sports” will honor Japan's
three champions from the world meet in September with the special wrestling
award for 2010.
Saori Yoshida (55kg) will be awarded the Tokyo Sports prize for a ninth straight year while Hitomi Sakamoto (48kg) and Kaori Icho (63kg) will be honored for the first time since 2008. Icho will receive her eighth overall award from the sports newspaper company.
YOSHIDA TO RECEIVE JAPAN SPORTS PRIZE FROM YOMIURI SHIMBUN
TOKYO (December 25) – World and Olympic champion Saori Yoshida will receive
the Grand Prix award of the Japan Sports Prize for 2010 from the Yomiuri
Shimbun newspaper company. Yoshida was named this year's winner after claiming
gold medals at the world championships in September and at the Asian Games
in Guangzhou, China in November.
Yoshida will receive the award at a ceremony in Tokyo on January 14. Along
with the award, she will receive 2 million yen while the Japan Wrestling
Federation will receive 3 million yen.
RITSUMEIKAN WINS 18TH WEST JAPAN COLLEGIATE CROWN
OSAKA (December 4-5) – Ritsumeikan University rolled over challenger Chukyo Gakuin, 6-1, to claim its second straight and 18th overall West Japan collegiate wrestling championship crown.
The Kyoto school, winner of the spring-time tourney, breezed through the
preliminary rounds with three wins before its one-sided win over CGU in
the final of the autumn version at Kanaoka Park Gymnasium in Sakai, Osaka.
It was the second tourney in a row in which CGU had to settle for the runner-up
trophy. Tokuyama University, meanwhile, edged Fukuoka University 4-3 for
the third place.
In the second division, Kansai University won six matches without a loss for the title to claim the division title and replace Tenri University next spring in the first division.
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