Wrestling: Japan's Taishi Narikuni becomes part of mother-son world champion duo

Japan's Taishi Narikuni captured his first title at the world wrestling championships Friday with a technical fall over Zain Retherford of the United States in the final of the men's 70-kilogram freestyle, a non-Olympic event.The 24-year-old Narikuni became part of a mother-son world wrestling champion duo. His mother Akiko won the women's 65-kg division at the 1990 and 1991 championships competing under her maiden name Iijima.In the final, Narikuni, competing in his first world championships, avoided repeated tackles by Retherford and got behind his opponent's back before pulling off a cou…READ FULL ARTICLE