(1) Japanese wrestlers off to strong in elimination matches

(1) Japanese wrestlers off to strong in elimination matches

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Chiharu Icho attacks Canada's Lyndsay Belisle in the women's freestyle 48-kilogram pool elimination match at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 22. Icho won two straight matches to breeze into the semifinals.

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