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Hitomi Obara, Japan's Wrestling Legend, Suddenly Dies at 44

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

15:29 JST, July 20, 2025

Women’s wrestling legend Hitomi Obara, a gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics and eight-time world champion, has suddenly died, sources close to her said on Saturday. She was 44.

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