In Pics | 5 wrestlers to watch out for at Tokyo Olympics

A look at the five notable wrestlers to watch out at Tokyo Olympics:

In Pics | 5 wrestlers to watch out for at Tokyo Olympics

Russia’s Abdulrashid Sadulaev will headline Tokyo 2020 as a returning Olympic gold medalist, after bagging the gold at 86-kg in Rio. Now competing at 97-kg, his fiercest rival will be defending Olympic champion Kyle Snyder of the United States. Nicknamed the

Hassan Yazdani Charati from Iran comes to Tokyo as a 2016 Olympic champion, winning at 74-kg. Now competing at 86-kg, the 2019 world champion faces a tough field of top competitors, including David Taylor of the United States. In Iran, where freestyle wrestling has been regarded the national sport, Yazdani became known as

In men's Greco-Roman, Cuba has a strong duo in three-time Olympic champion Mijain Lopez at 130-kg, plus world and Olympic champion Ismael Borrero. Cuba has a chance to repeat their successful Rio performance in Tokyo. Borrero, a former weightlifter, broke through at the 2015 World Championships. He moved up to 67-kg in this Olympic cycle. Credit: Instagram/borreromolina

Risako Kawai from Japan will be looking to repeat her Rio gold. In celebration after winning at 63-kg, she memorably slammed her coach down on the mat twice. Kawai is not the only star of the Japanese women wrestling team, who won 11 out of 18 gold medals in the last three Olympic games. Credit: Instagram/risako_kawai

Olympic gold medalist in Rio at 125-kg, Taha Akgul from Turkey was crowned European champion in April. The 30-year-old has been training with American Kyle Snyder and is determined to repeat his Rio success. Akgul's latest gold meant a lot to the Turkish giant, he said in a recent interview with the state news agency Anadolu, coming after nearly two years on the sidelines with injury. Credit: Instagram/tahakgul