Takatani out of men's 74-kg wrestling

Takatani out of men's 74-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Sosuke Takatani is stunned after losing to Azerbaijan's Ashraf Aliyev in the first round of the men's wrestling 74-kilogram class at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 10, 2012.

Takatani out of men's 74-kg wrestling

Takatani out of men's 74-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Sosuke Takatani (bottom) struggles against Azerbaijan's Ashraf Aliyev in the first round of the men's wrestling 74-kilogram class at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 10, 2012. Takatani lost to Aliyev.

3 wrestlers secure Rio tickets

3 wrestlers secure Rio tickets

Japan's Sosuke Takatani (L) clinches a berth for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in the men's 74-kilogram freestyle by defeating Uzbek Rashid Kurbanov (R) in a semifinal of the Asian qualifying tournament on March 18, 2016, in Astana. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Takatani advances to 2nd round

Japan's Takatani advances to 2nd round

Japan's Sosuke Takatani (L) wrestles Talgat Ilyasov of Australia during a men's freestyle 74-kilogram first-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 19, 2016. Higuchi won. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan wrestler Takatani defeated in 3rd round

Japan wrestler Takatani defeated in 3rd round

Japan's Sosuke Takatani (L) wrestles Galymzhan Usserbayev of Kazakhstan during a men's freestyle 74-kilogram class third-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 19, 2016. Takatani was defeated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan wrestler Takatani defeated in 3rd round

Japan wrestler Takatani defeated in 3rd round

Japan's Sosuke Takatani (L) wrestles Galymzhan Usserbayev of Kazakhstan during a men's freestyle 74-kilogram class third-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 19, 2016. Takatani was defeated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo