Graduate School of Food and Population Health Sciences Student Wins Gold Medal at the 2025 Wrestling World Championships, Following Her Success at the Paris Olympics
Sakura Motoki, a first-year graduate student in the Graduate School of Food and Population Health Sciences, won the gold medal in the women’s 62 kg weight class at the 2025 Wrestling World Championships, held in Zagreb, Croatia, from September 13 to 21, 2025. This victory follows her success at the 2024 Paris Olympics and marks another outstanding achievement in her career.
Sakura Motoki has been working as an assistant at IKUEI University, and since April 2025, she has also been pursuing her graduate studies at Gunma University as a working student. Her continued success is highly anticipated.
Message from Sakura Motoki
“Since April 2025, I have been studying at the Graduate School of Food and Population Health Sciences. At this world championship, I was able to win my first-ever gold medal.
Balancing my studies, work, and athletic career would not have been possible without the constant guidance and support from the faculty members and researchers in my school and laboratory. I am truly grateful for the environment that allows me to devote myself fully to my competition.
I am scheduled to participate in the U23 World Championship this October. If I win, I will achieve a Grand Slam, becoming only the third person in history to do so. I sincerely appreciate your continued support and encouragement.”
