Women's wrestling to cap competition
China Daily | Updated: 2019-04-18 07:21
The wrestling tournament at the Tokyo Olympics will end with a women's freestyle gold medal match during six of the seven days of competition in various weight classes.
The Tokyo Organizing Committee announced the move on Tuesday, saying it will help ensure "high attendance" for each day of the tournament. The International Olympic Committee will likely appreciate the move, after it briefly booted the sport in 2013 in part because of concerns over gender equity.
Japan has been the dominant nation in women's wrestling since the sport was added to the 2004 Athens Games.
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