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Japan’s Wrestling Gold tally at Paris Olympics rises to record 8

Gold medallist Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka poses with his medal after the presentation ceremony for the men's freestyle 65kg wrestling event at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on August 11, 2024. (AFP)
Gold medallist Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka poses with his medal after the presentation ceremony for the men's freestyle 65kg wrestling event at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on August 11, 2024. (AFP)
Japan's Yuka Kagami celebrates with her gold medal during the victory ceremony for women's freestyle 72kg wrestling, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP)
Japan's Yuka Kagami celebrates with her gold medal during the victory ceremony for women's freestyle 72kg wrestling, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP)
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  • Kiyooka and Kagami win wrestling gold on last day

Japan’s medal tally continued to swell at the Paris Olympics with two freestyle wrestling golds after Kotaro Kiyooka and Yuka Kagami won in their respective weight categories.

Kiyooka, 23, triumphed in the men’s 65kg as he beat Iran’s Rahman Amouzadkhalili in the final.

Albania’s Islam Dudaev claimed bronze.

Meanwhile, 22-year-old Kagami came out on top in the women’s 76kg, beating USA’s Kennedy Blades, who took silver.

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