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Risako Kawai (川井 梨紗子, Kawai Risako, born 21 November 1994) is a Japanese wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the Olympic Games, a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a four-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.
Aug 5, 2021 · Japan's Risako Kawai captured the gold medal Thursday by beating Belarus's Iryna Kurachkina 5-0 in the women's 57-kilogram wrestling final at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Aug 5, 2021 · Japan’s Risako Kawai won her second Olympic wrestling gold, defeating Belarus’ Iryna Kurachkina 5-0 in the women’s 57-kilogram freestyle final on Thursday, a day after her sister Yukako...
Aug 6, 2021 · Risako Kawai said Friday the weight of the Olympic gold medal she claimed for Japan in the women's 57-kilogram wrestling is a physical representation of what she went through over the five years since winning her first title at the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Kawai is an Olympic champion at 63kg at Rio 2016....Secured spot at Tokyo Olympics by winning third straight world title in 2019 World Championships, holding off rival Ningning RONG (CHN) 9-6 in final...Had to defeat four-time Olympic champion Kaori ICHO in playoff to make team to Nur-Sultan.
Aug 5, 2021 · Japan’s KAWAI Risako has won her second Olympic gold medal in wrestling after beating Belarus’ Iryna Kurachkina 5-0 in the final of the freestyle 57kg at Tokyo 2020. As the bell went the 26-year-old waved to her sister KAWAI Yukako who was cheering from the stands at the Makuhari Messe Hall.
