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Japan's Dosho advances to 3rd round of 69 kg

Japan's Dosho advances to 3rd round of 69 kg

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 17 Kyodo - Japan's Sara Dosho (R) faces off against Buse Tosun of Turkey during a women's freestyle 69-kilogram class 2nd round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won to advance to the third round.

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Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho is lifted by team director Kazuhito Sakae (R) and coach Shota Shidochi (L) on their shoulders after winning the women's 69-kilogram gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016.

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Japan's Dosho wins bronze in women's 69kg at world wrestling championships

Japan's Dosho wins bronze in women's 69kg at world wrestling championships

Sara Dosho (L) tackles Nasanburmaa Orchirbat of Mongolia in the women's 69-kilogram third-place match at the world wrestling championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 9, 2015. Dosho won a bronze medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dosho wins 69-kg bronze at world wrestling championships

Dosho wins 69-kg bronze at world wrestling championships

Sara Dosho holds her bronze medal in the women's 69-kg division award ceremony at the world wrestling championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 9, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Dosho advances to final

Japan's Dosho advances to final

Japan's Sara Dosho (L) faces off against Anna Jenny Fransson of Sweden during a women's freestyle 69-kilogram class semifinal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won to advance to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Dosho advances to final

Japan's Dosho advances to final

Japan's Sara Dosho (L) faces off against Anna Jenny Fransson of Sweden during a women's freestyle 69-kilogram class semifinal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won to advance to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan female wresters show off world championship medals

Japan female wresters show off world championship medals

Japanese female wrestlers form the Olympic rings in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept.11, 2015, with the medals they won at the world wrestling championships in the U.S. city. From L: Risako Kawai, silver medalist in the 63kg class; Saori Yoshida, 53kg gold medalist; Eri Tosaka, 48kg champion; Sara Dosho, 69kg bronze medalist; and Kaori Icho, 58kg winner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe visits Ekoin temple in Koyasan World Heritage area

PM Abe visits Ekoin temple in Koyasan World Heritage area

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) sits with a priest at Ekoin temple, built by legendary monk Kukai's disciple Dosho 1,200 years ago, in the Koyasan area, part of a World Heritage site in western Japan, on May 16, 2015. Abe said he will instruct government agencies to increase the number of tax-free stores in provincial cities around Japan to promote tourism. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (R) celebrates her win over Anna Jenny Fransson of Sweden during a women's freestyle 69-kilogram semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Olympics superfan Yamada dies at 92

Japanese Olympics superfan Yamada dies at 92

File photo taken Aug. 22, 2016, shows Naotoshi Yamada (C), an Olympics superfan who went to every Summer Games from 1964, posing for photos with Japanese wrestlers Sara Dosho (L) and Eri Tosaka at Galeao airport in Rio de Janeiro. He died of heart failure on March 9, 2019, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling Dosho wins women's 69-kg gold at worlds

Wrestling Dosho wins women's 69-kg gold at worlds

Sara Dosho (R) of Japan is declared the winner after defeating Aline Focken (L) of Germany in the women's 69-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Paris on Aug. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: 3 Japanese women bag gold at world c'ships

Wrestling: 3 Japanese women bag gold at world c'ships

Japan's (from L) Risako Kawai, Sara Dosho and Yui Susaki pose with their gold medals after winning the women's 60-, 69- and 48-kilogram classes, respectively, at the world wrestling championships in Paris on Aug. 24, 2017. ((Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling Dosho wins women's 69-kg gold at worlds

Wrestling Dosho wins women's 69-kg gold at worlds

Japan's Sara Dosho (L) and Aline Focken of Germany compete in the women's 69-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Paris on Aug. 24, 2017. Dosho won her first world title a year after capturing Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese athletes leave Rio

Olympics: Japanese athletes leave Rio

Japanese wrestlers Sara Dosho (L) and Eri Tosaka (R), who won the Rio Olympic women's 69- and 48-kilogram gold medals, respectively, pose for a photo with a fan at Galeao airport in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 22, 2016, before their departure for Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: PM Abe meets Japanese athletes

Olympics: PM Abe meets Japanese athletes

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) smiles as he is flanked by women's wrestling medalists from his country -- Kaori Icho (L), Risako Kawai (2nd from L), Sara Dosho (3rd from L), Saori Yoshida (2nd from R) and Eri Tosaka -- in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 21, 2016. Abe attended the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after a meeting with Japanese athletes who took part in the Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Japan's wrestling gold-winning trio

Olympic scenes: Japan's wrestling gold-winning trio

(From L) Japanese wrestlers Sara Dosho, Kaori Icho and Eri Tosaka pose together after winning golds in the women's freestyle 69-kilogram, 58-kilogram and 48-kilogram classes, respectively, at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Commemorative stamps of Japanese gold medalists

Olympics: Commemorative stamps of Japanese gold medalists

Photo taken Aug. 19, 2016 shows a sheet of commemorative stamps of Japanese wrestler Eri Tosaka, the women's 48-kilogram winner at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Japan Post Co. began selling commemorative stamp sheets of Tosaka and two other gold medalist wrestlers -- Kaori Icho and Sara Dosho -- at one of its main post offices in Tokyo the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Commemorative stamps of Japanese gold medalists

Olympics: Commemorative stamps of Japanese gold medalists

Photo taken Aug. 19, 2016 shows a sheet of commemorative stamps of Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho, the women's 69-kilogram winner at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Japan Post Co. began selling commemorative stamp sheets of Dosho and two other gold medalist wrestlers -- Kaori Icho and Eri Tosaka -- at one of its main post offices in Tokyo the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Commemorative stamps of Japanese gold medalists

Olympics: Commemorative stamps of Japanese gold medalists

Photo taken Aug. 19, 2016, shows a sheet of commemorative stamps of Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho, the women's 58-kilogram winner at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Japan Post Co. began selling commemorative stamp sheets of Icho and two other gold medalist wrestlers -- Sara Dosho and Eri Tosaka -- at one of its main post offices in Tokyo the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (bottom) celebrates her victory as she carries team director Kazuhito Sakae on her shoulders after winning gold in the women's 69-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (L) is congratulated by Japan's wrestling team director Kazuhito Sakae after winning gold in the women's 69-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Sara Dosho (bottom) of Japan carries team director Kazuhito Sakae on her shoulders after winning gold in the women's 69-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (C) and coach Shota Shidochi (L) hug each other alongside team director Kazuhito Sakae after Dosho defeated Russia's Natalia Vorobeva in the women's 69-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (back) is hugged by team director Kazuhito Sakae after defeating Russia's Natalia Vorobeva in the women's 69-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (L) competes against Canada's Dorothy Erzsebet Yeats during a women's freestyle 69-kilogram third-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (L) competes against Canada's Dorothy Erzsebet Yeats during a women's freestyle 69-kilogram third-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (L) competes against Alina Stadnik Makhynia of Ukraine during a women's freestyle 69-kilogram first-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (bottom) competes against Alina Stadnik Makhynia of Ukraine during a women's freestyle 69-kilogram first-round qualification match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (L) competes against Anna Jenny Fransson of Sweden during a women's freestyle 69-kilogram semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Olympics: Women's wrestling in action

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (L) competes against Anna Jenny Fransson of Sweden during a women's freestyle 69-kilogram semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won the match and went on to claim gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Sara Dosho (L) of Japan competes against Natalia Vorobeva of Russia in the women's 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Sara Dosho (L) of Japan competes against Natalia Vorobeva of Russia in the women's 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Sara Dosho (R) of Japan competes against Natalia Vorobeva of Russia in the women's 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Sara Dosho (R) of Japan competes against Natalia Vorobeva of Russia in the women's 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Sara Dosho (R) of Japan competes against Natalia Vorobeva of Russia in the women's 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. Dosho won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Olympics: Dosho defeats Vorobeva in wrestling final

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (L) is declared the winner over Russia's Natalia Vorobeva in the women's 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Celebration for Dosho in women's wrestling

Olympics: Celebration for Dosho in women's wrestling

Sara Dosho of Japan acknowledges the crowd while holding her country's flag after defeating Natalia Vorobeva of Russia in the women's 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho at women's wrestling award ceremony

Olympics: Dosho at women's wrestling award ceremony

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho acknowledges the crowd with her gold medal at the award ceremony for women's 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho with her gold in women's wrestling

Olympics: Dosho with her gold in women's wrestling

Japan's Sara Dosho smiles with her gold medal during the award ceremony for women's 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho with her gold in women's wrestling

Olympics: Dosho with her gold in women's wrestling

Japan's Sara Dosho smiles with her gold medal during the award ceremony for women's 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Medalists of women's 69-kg wrestling

Olympics: Medalists of women's 69-kg wrestling

Gold medalist Sara Dosho (2nd from L) of Japan, silver medalist Natalia Vorobeva (L) of Russia and bronze medalists Elmira Syzdykova (2nd from R) of Kazakhstan and Anna Jenny Fransson of Sweden pose for a photo during the award ceremony for the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Japan's Sara Dosho (L) is declared the winner over Natalia Vorobeva of Russia (R) in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Japan's Sara Dosho (L) is declared the winner over Natalia Vorobeva of Russia (R) in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Japan's Sara Dosho reacts after defeating Natalia Vorobeva of Russia to win the gold medal in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan sweeps women's wrestling gold medals on Day 13

Olympics: Japan sweeps women's wrestling gold medals on Day 13

(From L to R) Japan's Sara Dosho, Kaori Icho and Eri Tosaka, gold medalists in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram, 58-kilogram and 48-kilogram classes, respectively, pose for a photo at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Japan's Sara Dosho reacts after defeating Natalia Vorobeva of Russia to win the gold medal in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan sweeps women's wrestling gold medals on Day 13

Olympics: Japan sweeps women's wrestling gold medals on Day 13

(From L to R) Japan's Sara Dosho, Kaori Icho and Eri Tosaka, gold medalists in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram, 58-kilogram and 48-kilogram classes, respectively, pose for a photo at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Japan's Sara Dosho (C) celebrates after defeating Natalia Vorobeva (L) of Russia to win the gold medal in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Photo taken from camera set up on stadium ceiling)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Japan's Sara Dosho (R) celebrates after defeating Natalia Vorobeva of Russia to win the gold medal in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Olympics: Japan's Dosho wins women's 69-kg wrestling gold

Japan's Sara Dosho (R) celebrates after defeating Natalia Vorobeva of Russia to win the gold medal in the women's freestyle wrestling 69-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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