Olympics: Motoki wins freestyle wrestling gold as Takatani defeated

Japan's Sakura Motoki won the women's 62-kilogram Olympic gold in Paris on Saturday but hopes for a night of double Japanese freestyle wrestling delight were dashed when Daichi Takatani lost in the men's 74-kilogram freestyle.Motoki, who takes advantage of superior grappling and speedy tackles, beat Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Iryna Koliadenko of Ukraine 12-1 at the Champ-de-Mars Arena to clinch the title on Olympic debut.She extended the Japanese women's title streak in the weight class that goes back to the inaugural women's wrestling tournament in 2004."I really struggled losing in mat…READ FULL ARTICLE