Pre-Olympic blow for Japan wrestling queen
- Published: 28 May 2012 at 13.48
- Online news: Sports
Japanese wrestling queen Saori Yoshida's bid for a third straight Olympic gold and a place in history has taken a big knock with the end of her 58-match winning streak just weeks ahead of the London Games.
Japanese wrestling queen Saori Yoshida at the Senior Wrestling World Championship in September 2011. Yoshida's bid for a third straight Olympic gold and a place in history has taken a big knock with the end of her 58-match winning streak just weeks ahead of the London Games.
With her trademark tackles failing to hit home, Yoshida lost 2-1 to Valeria Zholobova in the 55kg bout of the Japan-Russia final at the women's World Cup in Tokyo on Sunday.
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