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Wrestling: Icho sisters to miss women's world championships

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Icho (R) and elder sister Chiharu Icho announce at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22 that they have withdrawn from the upcoming women's wrestling world championships in Tokyo because of leg injuries sustained at last month's Beijing Olympics.

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Japan's Icho sisters to retire from wrestling

BEIJING, China - Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho, who defended her 63-kilogram Olympic title in the Beijing Games, said during a news conference in the Chinese capital on Aug. 18 that she is considering retiring from competitive wrestling, along with her elder wrestling sister Chiharu. Chiharu Icho took her second straight Olympic silver in the 48-kg class in Beijing.

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Japan's Icho sisters to retire from wrestling

BEIJING, China - Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (R) and her elder wrestling sister Chiharu Icho (L) show off their medals won at the Beijing Olympic Games after a news conference in the Chinese capital on Aug. 18. Kaori, who defended her 63-kilogram Olympic title in the Beijing Game, and Chiharu, who took her second straight Olympic silver in the 48-kg class in Beijing, said they are considering retiring from competitive wrestling.

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Japan's Icho sisters to retire from wrestling

BEIJING, China - Japanese wrestler Chiharu Icho, who took her second straight Olympic silver in the 48-kg class at the Beijing Games, said during a news conference in the Chinese capital on Aug. 18 that she is considering retiring from competitive wrestling, along with her younger wrestling sister Kaori Icho.

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Olympics: Japan's Chiharu Icho wins 48-kg wrestling silver

BEIJING, China - Japan's Chiharu Icho poses with the silver medal she won in the women's 48-kilogram wrestling of the Beijing Olympics at China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing on Aug. 16.

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Olympics:Carol Huynh wins 48-kg gold in women's wrestling, Icho silver

BEIJING, China - Carol Huynh of Canada (top) acknowledges the crowd after winning the gold medal in the women's 48-kilogram wrestling at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 16. Huynh beat Japan's Chiharu Icho (front) in the final at China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing.

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Canadian Carol Huynh wins 48-kg wrestling gold, Icho silver

BEIJING, China - Carol Huynh of Canada (R) is declared the winner in the women's 48-kilogram wrestling final of the Beijing Olympics against Japan's Chiharu Icho (L) at China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing on Aug. 16.

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Sumo wrestler meets female grapplers

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler ozeki Kotooshu poses with the wrestler siblings Chiharu (R) and Kaori (L) Icho at the Yoyogi Gymnasium Annex in Tokyo on June 26, the last day of the national wrestling championships. Kaori wrestles in the 63-kilogram class and Kaori competes in the 48-kg category. The Bulgarian sumo wrestler is 2.04 meters tall and weighs 155 kg.

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Yoshida's winning streak stopped at 119

TAIYUAN, China - Athens Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida (L) fights back her tears after a shock defeat to American Marcie Van Dusen in the 55-kilogram weight category at women's freestyle wrestling World Cup team competition in Taiyuan, China, on Jan. 19. Yoshida's winning streak snapped at 119 matches. At right is her teammate Chiharu Icho.

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Icho siblings take gold at national wrestling championships

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Icho (L) won her sixth straight title in the women's 63-kilogram free style while Chiharu Icho (R) dominated to take her third consecutive crown at 48 kg at the wrestling national championships on Dec. 22. The Icho sisters, world champions in their respective weight classes, once again left their opponents feeling their collective sting with a pair of victories at Yoyogi national gymnasium annex.

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C. Icho wins gold at world championships

BAKU, Azerbaijan - Japan's Chiharu Icho defeated her Ukrainian rival Irini Merleni 2-1 to win the 48-kilogram gold medal at the world wrestling championships for the second year in a row on Sept. 21.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Chiharu Icho dismantles South Korea's Kim Hyung Joo (R) to claim the first gold at 48 kilograms, the first of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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Chiharu Icho wins women's 48-kg title at worlds

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Chiharu Icho (R) holds up her gold medal in the women's 48-kilogram event at the wrestling world championships in Guangzhou on Sept. 29. At left is silver medalist Ren Xueceng of China.

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Chiharu Icho wins women's 48-kg title at worlds

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Chiharu Icho (L) celebrates after beating defending champion Ren Xueceng of China in the final of the women's 48-kilogram title at the wrestling world championships in Guangzhou on Sept. 29.

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Chiharu Icho advances to women's wrestling semis in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Chiharu Icho (top) advances to the wrestling semifinals by beating 2002 world champion Brigitte Wagener of Germany in the pool elimination matches at the women's 48-kg event in the Athens Olympics at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 22.

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(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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(1)Japanese into finals, Hamaguchi falls in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Chiharu Icho beats France's Angelique Berthenet in a 12-1 technical fall victory in the women's 48-kg freestyle wrestling to advance to the finals at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 23.

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Japanese wrestling team leaves for Athens

NARITA, Japan - Four women wrestlers -- (L to R) Chiharu Icho, Kaori Icho, Kyoko Hamaguchi and Saori Yoshida -- pose at Narita airport prior to leaving for Athens on Aug. 11 to take part in the Olympic Games.

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Icho wins in wrestling Olympic test event

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese world wrestling champion Chiharu Icho smiles after clinching an easy victory in the women's 48-kilogram class by defeating Larisa Oorzhak of Russia 8-0 in the final of the women's wrestling Olympic test meet held in Athens on Jan. 24.

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(1)Hamaguchi, 4 others capture gold at World C'ships

NEW YORK, United States - The Icho sisters -- Chiharu Icho (R), winner of the women's 51-kg weight class in the World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling, and Kaoru Icho, winner of the 63-kg class -- show their gold medals at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 14.

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Chiharu Icho wins women's 48-kg title at worlds

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Chiharu Icho (R) holds up her gold medal in the women's 48-kilogram event at the wrestling world championships in Guangzhou on Sept. 29. At left is silver medalist Ren Xueceng of China. (Kyodo)

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Chiharu Icho wins women's 48-kg title at worlds

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Chiharu Icho (L) celebrates after beating defending champion Ren Xueceng of China in the final of the women's 48-kilogram title at the wrestling world championships in Guangzhou on Sept. 29. (Kyodo)

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C. Icho wins gold at world championships

BAKU, Azerbaijan - Japan's Chiharu Icho defeated her Ukrainian rival Irini Merleni 2-1 to win the 48-kilogram gold medal at the world wrestling championships for the second year in a row on Sept. 21. (Kyodo)

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Icho siblings take gold at national wrestling championships

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Icho (L) won her sixth straight title in the women's 63-kilogram free style while Chiharu Icho (R) dominated to take her third consecutive crown at 48 kg at the wrestling national championships on Dec. 22. The Icho sisters, world champions in their respective weight classes, once again left their opponents feeling their collective sting with a pair of victories at Yoyogi national gymnasium annex. (Kyodo)

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Yoshida's winning streak stopped at 119

TAIYUAN, China - Athens Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida (L) fights back her tears after a shock defeat to American Marcie Van Dusen in the 55-kilogram weight category at women's freestyle wrestling World Cup team competition in Taiyuan, China, on Jan. 19. Yoshida's winning streak snapped at 119 matches. At right is her teammate Chiharu Icho. (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestler meets female grapplers

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler ozeki Kotooshu poses with the wrestler siblings Chiharu (R) and Kaori (L) Icho at the Yoyogi Gymnasium Annex in Tokyo on June 26, the last day of the national wrestling championships. Kaori wrestles in the 63-kilogram class and Kaori competes in the 48-kg category. The Bulgarian sumo wrestler is 2.04 meters tall and weighs 155 kg. (Kyodo)

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Chiharu Icho advances to women's wrestling semis in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Chiharu Icho (top) advances to the wrestling semifinals by beating 2002 world champion Brigitte Wagener of Germany in the pool elimination matches at the women's 48-kg event in the Athens Olympics at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japanese into finals, Hamaguchi falls in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Chiharu Icho beats France's Angelique Berthenet in a 12-1 technical fall victory in the women's 48-kg freestyle wrestling to advance to the finals at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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(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. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Icho sisters to retire from wrestling

BEIJING, China - Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (R) and her elder wrestling sister Chiharu Icho (L) show off their medals won at the Beijing Olympic Games after a news conference in the Chinese capital on Aug. 18. Kaori, who defended her 63-kilogram Olympic title in the Beijing Game, and Chiharu, who took her second straight Olympic silver in the 48-kg class in Beijing, said they are considering retiring from competitive wrestling. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Icho sisters to retire from wrestling

BEIJING, China - Japanese wrestler Chiharu Icho, who took her second straight Olympic silver in the 48-kg class at the Beijing Games, said during a news conference in the Chinese capital on Aug. 18 that she is considering retiring from competitive wrestling, along with her younger wrestling sister Kaori Icho. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Icho sisters to retire from wrestling

BEIJING, China - Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho, who defended her 63-kilogram Olympic title in the Beijing Games, said during a news conference in the Chinese capital on Aug. 18 that she is considering retiring from competitive wrestling, along with her elder wrestling sister Chiharu. Chiharu Icho took her second straight Olympic silver in the 48-kg class in Beijing. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Chiharu Icho wins 48-kg wrestling silver

BEIJING, China - Japan's Chiharu Icho poses with the silver medal she won in the women's 48-kilogram wrestling of the Beijing Olympics at China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing on Aug. 16. (Kyodo)

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Canadian Carol Huynh wins 48-kg wrestling gold, Icho silver

BEIJING, China - Carol Huynh of Canada (R) is declared the winner in the women's 48-kilogram wrestling final of the Beijing Olympics against Japan's Chiharu Icho (L) at China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing on Aug. 16. (Kyodo)

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Olympics:Carol Huynh wins 48-kg gold in women's wrestling, Icho s

BEIJING, China - Carol Huynh of Canada (top) acknowledges the crowd after winning the gold medal in the women's 48-kilogram wrestling at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 16. Huynh beat Japan's Chiharu Icho (front) in the final at China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing. (Kyodo)

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Japanese wrestling team leaves for Athens

NARITA, Japan - Four women wrestlers -- (L to R) Chiharu Icho, Kaori Icho, Kyoko Hamaguchi and Saori Yoshida -- pose at Narita airport prior to leaving for Athens on Aug. 11 to take part in the Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Chiharu Icho dismantles South Korea's Kim Hyung Joo (R) to claim the first gold at 48 kilograms, the first of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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Wrestling: Icho's bid for 5th Olympic title hits snag

Four-time defending Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho (L) is consoled by her elder sister Chiharu after being defeated by Rio de Janeiro Olympic 63-kg champ Risako Kawai in their world championships 57-kilogram qualification playoff in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on July 6, 2019. Icho's bid for a fifth Olympic title hit a snag as she lost the match and failed to qualify for the September world championships, the main qualifying event for next year's Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Icho wins her fourth consecutive gold

Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho (bottom R) holds the hand of her sister Chiharu (top L) after winning gold in the women's 58-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Icho won her fourth straight Olympic gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Icho wins in wrestling Olympic test event

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese world wrestling champion Chiharu Icho smiles after clinching an easy victory in the women's 48-kilogram class by defeating Larisa Oorzhak of Russia 8-0 in the final of the women's wrestling Olympic test meet held in Athens on Jan. 24. (Kyodo)

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(1)Hamaguchi, 4 others capture gold at World C'ships

NEW YORK, United States - The Icho sisters -- Chiharu Icho (R), winner of the women's 51-kg weight class in the World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling, and Kaoru Icho, winner of the 63-kg class -- show their gold medals at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 14. (Kyodo)