Japan’s Yoshida Arash claims gold in men’s freestyle 97kg category at U23 Wrestling World Championships -Xinhua

Japan’s Yoshida Arash (R) and Georgia’s Merab Suleimanishvili compete in the gold medal match of the men’s freestyle 97kg category at the U23 Wrestling World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

Gold medalist Japan’s Yoshida Arash poses during the awarding ceremony for the men’s freestyle 97kg category at the U23 Wrestling World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

Japan’s wrestlers and coaches pose after the awarding ceremony at the U23 Wrestling World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

Japan’s Yoshida Arash celebrates victory after the gold medal match of the men’s freestyle 97kg category against Georgia’s Merab Suleimanishvili at the U23 Wrestling World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

Japan’s Yoshida Arash (bottom) and Georgia’s Merab Suleimanishvili compete in the gold medal match of the men’s freestyle 97kg category at the U23 Wrestling World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)