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Wrestling: Japanese Olympic champ Kinjo

Japan's Risako Kinjo, who won two Olympic wrestling gold medals under her maiden name Kawai, gives an interview in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on May 22, 2023.

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Wrestling: Japanese Olympic champ Kinjo

Japan's Risako Kinjo, who won two Olympic wrestling gold medals under her maiden name Kawai, gives an interview in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on May 22, 2023.

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Wrestling: Japanese national championships

Two-time Olympic champion Risako Kinjo (red) locks her arms around Yui Sakano's shoulders during the women's 59-kilogram final at the wrestling national championships at Komazawa Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2022.

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Wrestling: Japanese national championships

Two-time Olympic champion Risako Kinjo smiles during the medal ceremony after winning the women's 59-kilogram title at the wrestling national championships at Komazawa Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2022.

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Japan wins silver in synchronized swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, shows Yukiko Inui (R) and Risako Mitsui, who won the silver medal in synchronized swimming duet free routine final of the Asian Games.

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Japan wins silver in synchronized swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, shows Yukiko Inui (front) and Risako Mitsui, who won the silver medal in synchronized swimming duet free routine final of the Asian Games.

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Japan wins silver in synchronized swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, shows Yukiko Inui (front) and Risako Mitsui, who won the silver medal in synchronized swimming duet free routine final of the Asian Games.

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Japan wins silver in synchronized swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, shows Yukiko Inui (front) and Risako Mitsui, who won the silver medal in synchronized swimming duet free routine final of the Asian Games.

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Ancient court-style parade held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Risako Ota (C), selected as a festival queen known as Saio-dai, departs on a float from the Old Imperial Palace in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 15, 2014, for an 8-kilometer parade during the Aoi Festival, one of three major festivals in the old Japanese capital.

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'Saio-dai' festival queen holds ritual ceremony at Kyoto's Kamogamo Shrine

KYOTO, Japan - The 12-layered ceremonial kimono-clad Risako Ota, chosen as the "Saio-dai," reigning festival queen, for 2014, dips her hands into a river at Kamigamo Jinja, a World Heritage shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, in a purification ritual on May 4, 2014. It is one of the pre-events leading up to the May 15 Aoi (hollyhock) Festival, one of the three major festivals in Kyoto.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai of Japan poses with her gold medal for the women's 57-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai of Japan poses with her gold medal for the women's 57-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai (red) of Japan celebrates after winning the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram final against Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai (red) of Japan and Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus compete in the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai of Japan poses with her gold medal in the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai of Japan poses with her gold medal in the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai of Japan poses with her gold medal in the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram final against Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram final against Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram final against Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai (red) of Japan and Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus compete in the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai (red) of Japan and Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus compete in the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling

Risako Kawai (red) of Japan and Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus compete in the women's wrestling freestyle 57-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo.

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Kawai wins silver medal in women's freestyle 63-kg class

Japan's Risako Kawai holds up her silver medal for the women's 63-kilogram class at the wrestling world championships during the awards ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 10, 2015. Kawai virtually guaranteed her spot at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kawai defeated in 63-kg final

Japan's Risako Kawai (R) is defeated by Mongolia's Battsetseg Soronzonbold in the women's 63-kilogram final at the wrestling world championships in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2015. Kawai lost by fall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan misses out on medal in synchro duet free at worlds

Japan's Risako Mitsui (L) and Yukiko Inui perform during the synchronized swimming duet free final at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, on July 30, 2015. They finished fourth in the event won by Russia's Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan synchronized swimming duo perform at world championships

Japan's Yukiko Inui (L) and Risako Mitsui perform in the synchronized swimming duet free preliminary routine at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, on July 28, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inui, Mitsui win synchro swim bronze at world c'ships

Japan's synchronized swimming head coach Masayo Imura (far L) congratulates Yukiko Inui (2nd from L) and Risako Mitsui (4th from L) after their performance in the duet technical routine final at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, on July 26, 2015. The duo took bronze while Russia's Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina secured gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inui, Mitsui win synchro swim bronze at world c'ships

Japan's Risako Mitsui (L) and Yukiko Inui perform on their way to winning bronze in the synchronized swimming duet technical routine final at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, on July 26, 2015, the first podium finish for the country since the 2007 worlds. Russia's Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inui, Mitsui win synchro swim bronze at world c'ships

Japan's Risako Mitsui (Front) and Yukiko Inui perform on their way to winning bronze in the synchronized swimming duet technical routine final at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, on July 26, 2015, the first podium finish for the country since the 2007 worlds. Russia's Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: national final

Japan's four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho (R) competes against 2016 Rio de Janeiro gold medalist Risako Kawai in the women's 57-kilogram final at the national invitational championships in Tokyo on June 16, 2019. Icho lost and needed to prevail in a playoff in July to secure a spot at the world championships, which double as a qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Japan wins silver in synchronized swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, shows Yukiko Inui (front) and Risako Mitsui, who won the silver medal in synchronized swimming duet free routine final of the Asian Games. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins silver in synchronized swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, shows Yukiko Inui (R) and Risako Mitsui, who won the silver medal in synchronized swimming duet free routine final of the Asian Games. (Kyodo)

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai (R) of Japan defeats Rong Ningning of China to win the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: Icho at national championships final

Photo shows four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho (R) en route to beating Risako Kawai in the women's 57-kg final at the national wrestling championships in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: Icho at national championships final

Photo shows four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho (R) en route to beating Risako Kawai in the women's 57-kg final at the national wrestling championships in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: Icho at national championships final

Photo shows four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho (R) en route to beating Risako Kawai in the women's 57-kg final at the national wrestling championships in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan waves to the crowd after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World wrestling championships

Risako Kawai (top) of Japan defeats Rong Ningning of China to win the women's 57-kilogram division title at the world championship in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo