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Olympic and 8-time World Champion Hitomi Obara dies at 44

Hitomi Obara, Olympic and eight-time world wrestling champion, has died at the age of 44.

İdman.biz reports that the World Wrestling Union (UWW) press service announced this.

The cause of death of the Japanese athlete has not been disclosed.

It should be noted that Obara won the 48 kg weight category at the Olympic Games held in London, the capital of England, in 2012. In addition, she won the gold medal of the world championship 8 times in different years.

Obara, who was inducted into the UWW Hall of Fame in September 2022, was in the coaching staff of the Japanese women's team preparing for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

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