Japan's Kota Takahashi won the men's freestyle 74-kilogram category at the wrestling world championships on Monday for the first time.The 22-year-old overpowered Paris Olympics bronze medalist and the world's top-ranked Chermen Valiev in the final in Zagreb, taking an 8-2 lead in the second period before the Albanian withdrew with an injury."I'm left with a bit of a bad taste in the mouth (with his withdrawal), but I'm happy as the title came after I got to show my trademark tackle," 25th-ranked Takahashi said."The Olympic gold medal is what I'm aiming for. I'll stay humble and diligently c…READ FULL ARTICLE