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Wrestling voted back in for Tokyo Olympics

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Japan Wrestling Federation President Tomiaki Fukuda (L) and Olympic wrestling gold medalist Hitomi Obara pose for photos in Buenos Aires on Sept. 8, 2013, after wrestling was chosen for inclusion for a single berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session.

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Japanese medalists at London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gold medalists at the London Olympics, (from L front) Ryota Murata (men's middleweight boxing), Kohei Uchimura (men's gymnastics individual all-around), Hitomi Obara (women's wrestling 48-kilogram class), Saori Yoshida (women's wrestling 55-kilogram class), Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (men's 66 kilogram freestyle wrestling), Kaori Icho (women's wrestling 63-kilogram class) and Kaori Matsumoto (women's judo 57-kilogram category) pose for photos with other medalists in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012.

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Japanese Olympic delegation arrives back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - (From front) Kaori Icho, Hitomi Obara and Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu arrive at Narita airport from London on Aug. 14, 2012, with other members of the Japanese Olympic delegation. Icho, Obara and Yonemitsu respectively won the gold medal in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class, the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class and the men's 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the London Olympics.

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Obara, Icho win Olympic wrestling gold

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara (R) holds up the gold medal she won in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class while Kaori Icho (L) holds the gold medal she won in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class of the 2012 London Olympics at the ExCeL venue on Aug. 8, 2012.

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Obara wins gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara bites the gold medal she won in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL venue on Aug. 8, 2012.

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Obara wins gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara (lower) takes on Azerbaijan's Mariya Stadnyk in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class final at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Obara beat Stadnyk to win the gold.

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Obara wins gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara holds up the gold medal she won in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL venue on Aug. 8, 2012.

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Obara wins gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara holds the Japanese national flag and responds to cheers in tears of joy, after winning the gold in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL venue on Aug. 8, 2012.

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Obara wins gold in women's wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara (R) reacts after beating Azerbaijan's Mariya Stadnyk (L) to win the gold in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012.

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Obara wins gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara (L) fights Azerbaijan's Mariya Stadnyk in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class final at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Obara beat Stadnyk to win the gold.

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Obara wins gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara (R) fights Canada's Carol Huynh during the semifinals in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Obara beat Huynh.

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Obara wins gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara (R) fights Senegal's Isabelle Sambou during the quarterfinals in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Obara beat Sambou.

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Japan's Obara arrives in London to compete in women's wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara (Front L) speaks to reporters on arriving at London's Heathrow Airport on Aug. 3, 2012. She will compete in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram division at the 2012 London Olympics.

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United World Wrestling Hall of Fame

Former Japanese wrestler Hitomi Obara (R) poses for a photo with United World Wrestling President Nenad Lalovic in Belgrade on Sept. 9, 2022, as the eight-time world champion and London Olympic gold medalist is inducted into the federation's Hall of Fame.

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United World Wrestling Hall of Fame

Former Japanese wrestler Hitomi Obara (R) poses for a photo with United World Wrestling President Nenad Lalovic in Belgrade on Sept. 9, 2022, as the eight-time world champion and London Olympic gold medalist is inducted into the federation's Hall of Fame.