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Ex&Japanese Wrestler Hitomi Obara Dies at 44

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Tokyo, July 19 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese wrestler Hitomi Obara, who won the women’s 48-kilogram wrestling gold in the 2012 London Olympics, died on Friday, informed sources said Saturday. She was 44. The cause of her death and other details are unknown. The native of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, joined the Self-Defense Forces after college. Obara once retired …

Ex-Japanese Wrestler Hitomi Obara Dies at 44

Tokyo, July 19 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese wrestler Hitomi Obara, who won the women’s 48-kilogram wrestling gold in the 2012 London Olympics, died on Friday, informed sources said Saturday. She was 44. The cause of her death and other details are unknown. The native of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, joined the Self-Defense Forces after college. Obara once retired …

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