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2nd Women's World Cup of Wrestling
Cairo, Egypt
October 19-21, 2002

Ottawa -- Canada repeated it's 2001 5th place performance at the 2nd Women's World Cup held in Cairo, Egypt, October 19-21. Canada opened with losses to Ukraine (18-8) and China (19-8) before defeating Tunisia (25-3) and host country, Egypt (24-4) on Saturday. The final day saw two further losses to Russia (23-5) and Japan (20-7).

Individually, the top performer was Ohenewa Akuffo (Brampton, ON - Guelph W.C.) who finished in 2nd place. She defeated 3-time World Champion Kyoko Hamaguchi from Japan but lost by fall to a Russian opponent. Hamaguchi ended up winning the competition on tie-breaking criteria. Earning a bronze medal was Viola Yanik (Saskatoon, SK - Saskatoon W.C.).

Dual Scores:

Canada vs. Ukraine (8-18), vs. China (8-19), vs. Tunisia (25-3), vs. Egypt (24-4), vs Russia (5-23), vs. Japan (7-20)

Final Team Standings:

1. Japan, 2. Russia, 3. Ukraine, 4. China, 5. Canada, 6. Tunisia, 7. Egypt

Individual Canadian Results:

63 kg - Viola Yanik (Saskatoon, SK - Saskatoon W.C.) - Placed 3rd
           vs. Lyudmyla Golovchenko (Ukraine) - Won 6-2
           vs. Lili Meng (China) - Lost 2-9
           vs. Saaeda Elrayabe (Tunisia) - Won by Pin
           vs. Sara Mohamed Elashram (Egypt) - Won 10-0
           vs. Anna Polovneva (Russia) - Lost by Pin
           vs. Japan - Lost 3-10