China the new emerging power in women wrestling, Sun Yanan their bold face

By   - 21/10/2019

Once SUN Yanan (CHN) made the bold decision at 15 to leave home for the unknown to pursue a wrestling (Kushti)career, she knew there was no turning back. “At the beginning, I told myself I needed to be independent because I already left home,” she recalls. “I cannot go back. If I go back, it would be shameful.” Sun has never looked back and, despite her late start in the sport, has forged a solid career that includes a world gold medal, an Olympic bronze and numerous other laurels. After a setback at the recent World Championships, the 27-year-old has her sights set firmly on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

“Step by step, I felt I really enjoyed wrestling (Kushti) and it already became part of my life,” Sun says of her development in the sport. “And I wanted to realize my dream to be more confident and become a perfect lady because of wrestling. I really grew up.”

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And this is not only the journey of Sun Yanan – but Chinese woman wrestling which is growing in stature year on year. Ignored, unnoticed – Chinese women wrestlers are not only making their presence felt at the world stage but now are beating the best in their own game.

Sun secured a spot for China at 50kg by placing 5th at the World Championships in Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan last month. Although she finished out of the medals, she showed she could still be a factor in the weight class.
Throughout her career, Sun has inevitably found herself in high-level clashes with opponents from powerful Japan, and the draw in Nur-Sultan put her into a quarterfinal against Yuki IRIE (Japan). Irie, who knocked off two-time world champion Yui SUSAKI (JPN) to make the Japanese team, had beaten Sun in their last two meetings over the past two years.

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But on this September day in Central Asia, Sun got the best of her nemesis with the kind of confidence and audacity that develops by leaving home as a teenager to strike out on one’s own.

Sun built up a 9-1 lead with two bold moves before holding on for a nail-biting 13-12 win. The first big move was a backdrop off a front headlock, a 4-point move more likely to be seen in Greco-Roman matches.

“In China, the women also practice that move,” Sun says.”

Clearly power of Chinese women is being felt at the world stage now. In 2017 world Championships China won only 1 medal. In 2018 they improved their tally to 5 & in 2019, China again won 5 medals at the world championships and finished very close fourth in the team rankings behind Japan, Russia & USA.

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Along with Sun, Pang Qianyu (53kg Bronze), Rong Ningning (57kg silver), Pei Xingru (59kg bronze), Wang Xiaoqian (65kg, bronze), Pa Liha (72kg bronze) are the world beaters and flag bearers of the Chinese wrestling (Kushti). This means China will be force to reckon with at the 2020 Olympics and along with Japan, Russia, US will start as favorites in Tokyo.

“I’m very excited when I imagine that next year I will compete at the Olympics,” Sun says. Results can’t be predicted in the sport but one thing is certain like at the world championship in Nur-Sultan growing powers of Chinese women will surely be felt at Tokyo 2020 as well.

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