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Yoshida Arashi misses world wrestling title after narrow final loss
Japan’s Yoshida Arashi lost the men’s 97kg final at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
He was beaten by defending champion Kyle Snyder of the United States, after their match ended 4-4 and Snyder won on criteria, a tiebreak based on the match.
The result denied Yoshida his first world title and a chance to win Japan’s top men’s Olympic and world wrestling weight class.
He still earned his second straight world medal, following bronze last year.
Nagisa Harada took bronze in the women’s 55kg class by pinning her German opponent in the third-place match.
Japan’s Yuma Tomiyama lost in the 70kg quarterfinals and was set to wrestle in the repechage on the 31st, while several other Japanese wrestlers were eliminated.
Yoshida Arashi lost the men’s freestyle 97kg final at the World Championships to defending champion Kyle Snyder.
The bout ended 4-4, with Snyder winning on criteria.
Yoshida missed his first world title but earned a medal for the second consecutive championships after placing third last year.
Japan’s Nagisa Harada won the women’s 55kg bronze-medal match by fall against a German wrestler.
Yuma Tomiyama lost his men’s 70kg quarterfinal and was set to enter the repechage on October 31.
- Who
- Yoshida Arashi of Japan and Kyle Snyder of the United States.
- What
- Snyder beat Yoshida in the men’s freestyle 97kg final, winning on criteria after a 4-4 tie.
- When
- October 30.
- Where
- Astana, Kazakhstan.
- Why
- Snyder won on criteria after the bout ended 4-4.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Yoshida lost the 97kg final to Snyder on criteria after their bout ended 4-4.
Tomiyama was scheduled to compete in the repechage after losing his quarterfinal.
- Final score
- 4-4
- Winning method
- Snyder won on criteria
- Yoshida’s previous result
- Third place last year
- Harada’s event
- Women’s 55kg
- Next-day repechage
- Yuma Tomiyama, men’s 70kg