Helen Maroulis loses to Risako Kawai in 57kg semifinals
3 years, 5 months ago

Helen Maroulis loses to Risako Kawai in 57kg semifinals

Associated Press  

CHIBA, Japan — Helen Maroulis wishes she had a do-over. “I maybe had some other options that I could have gone for, but I think I was thinking like, ‘Oh, she’s waiting for me to clear out so she can shoot,’” Maroulis said. “So to be here like this is like — I’m so grateful.” Kawai advanced to face Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus in the final. Yukako Kawai of Japan — Risako Kawai’s younger sister — held on to defeat Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan 4-3 in the women’s freestyle 62kg final. In the bronze medal matches, Iryna Koliadenko of Ukraine defeated Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia 3-1 and Taybe Mustafa Yusein of Bulgaria beat the Russian opponent Liubov Ovcharova 10-0 in a match that lasted 56 seconds.

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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The Hindu  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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NPR  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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