The official Instagram of the Japanese Olympic team has revealed the lineup of the team that will travel to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In the French capital, the American team will be represented by 13 wrestlers: 4 freestyle wrestlers, 3 Greco-Roman wrestlers and 6 women.
The main figures of the team will be experienced and titled wrestlers - Olympic vice-champion Rei Higuchi (Freestyle Wrestling, 57kg) and Olympic champion Yui Susaki (Women, 50kg).
Especially impressive are the achievements of Yui Susaki, who at the age of 25 became an Olympic champion and also won gold medals at World Championships in all age categories. She has won the World Senior Championships four times. She is undoubtedly the favorite in her weight class.
Japan has always dominated women's wrestling and this time is no exception. At the Tokyo Olympics, Japanese female athletes won 4 out of 6 gold medals.
Freestyle Wrestling:
57kg - Rei Higuchi
65kg - Kiyoka Kotaro
74kg - Daiichi Takaya
86kg - Hayashi Isguro
Greco-Roman Wrestling:
60kg - Kenichiro Fumita
67kg - Kyotaro Sogabe
77kg - Hisashi Kusaka
Women:
50kg - Yui Susaki
53kg - Akari Fujinami
57kg - Tsugumi Sakurai
62kg - Sakura Motoki
68kg - Nonoka Ozaki
76kg - Yuxiang Mirror