"Ninja wrestler" Ota 63kg class gold wrestling world championship September 16 0:39

Shinobu Ota won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman style 63km class on the 15th day of the tournament on the 15th day of the competition in Kazakhstan.

The Wrestling World Championship kicked off in Kazakhstan on the 14th, and on the 15th day of the second day of the tournament, the finals were held in four classes of men's Greco-Roman style.

Of these, at the 63km class that is not held at the Olympics, Rio de Janeiro Olympic silver medalist Ota has advanced to the final with all three matches up to the semi-finals.

In the final, he played against World Champion Russia's Stepan Maryanyan, who once led to 1 to 4, but after 2 minutes left, Ota's strong skill would hold his opponent's neck down. I decided to "turn back" to rotate the opponent, and then reversed by taking points in succession, winning 10 to 4 and winning the gold medal.

Mr. Ota said with a smile, “I feel good. I was a little detour because I did n’t know the best in the world because I won the first gold medal in the second World Championship.”

In this class, winning a gold medal does not affect the selection of the Olympic team, but Ota said, “It is a class that will not be held at the Olympics, but I thought it would be impossible to win. The results of other classes I would like to think about what I should do with the Olympics in mind. "

On the other hand, 20-year-old Shota Ogawa won the bronze medal at the Greco-Roman style 55km class, which is not implemented at the Olympics.

"Ninja wrestler" with quick bodywork and balance

Shinobu Ota, who won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman style 63kg class, is a 25-year-old from Gonohe, Aomori Prefecture.

"Ninja wrestlers" are good at quick-working and a sense of balance in the air. It is called by the nickname.

It has a play style that exposes the fighting spirit and faces the game, and the tenacity of winning the game until the last second of the game is also a great strength. Won a silver medal.

At last year's Jakarta Asian Games, only one Japanese wrestling player won a gold medal.

This tournament was aimed at participation in the 60 km class held at the Olympics, but lost to the representative battle with Nikita University's junior, Kenichiro Bunda, and entered the 63 km class that is not held at the Olympics. It was.

However, he won the gold medal according to the word, saying, “I can't lose this class to aim for the Olympics,” and became the first world champion.