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Tokyo 2020: Belarus' Kurachkina clinches silver in Women’s Wrestling

TOKYO, 5 August (BelTA) – Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus won the Women’s Wrestling 57kg silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, BelTA has learned.

In the final the Belarusian lost to Risako Kawai of Japan.

The Japanese athlete started the bout actively producing a takedown and kept a two-point advantage to the end of the first round.

After the break the Japanese wrestler made a successful attack and pushed her opponent off the mat – 0-3. Another takedown secured a win for Risako Kawai.

Bronze medals went to Helen Maroulis of the United States and Evelina Nikolova of Bulgaria.

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