Guinness cites wrestler Yoshida for 15 straight world titles

Guinness cites wrestler Yoshida for 15 straight world titles

NAGOYA, Japan - Invincible women's wrestler Saori Yoshida (R) receives a Guinness World Records certificate during an event in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 12, 2014, for her unprecedented 15th consecutive world championship win in September.

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