Olympics-Wrestling-Maroulis ousted by Kawai, Kumar wins by fall to reach final

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Wrestling - Freestyle - Women's 57kg - Semifinal - Makuhari Messe Hall A, Chiba, Japan - August 4, 2021. Risako Kawai of Japan in action against Helen Maroulis of the United States REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) -Helen Maroulis' quest for a second Olympic gold medal was ended by Risako Kawai of Japan in the semi-finals of the women's freestyle lightweight competition in a battle of reigning Olympic champions on Wednesday.

Maroulis, the first female American wrestler to be crowned an Olympic champion when she won the bantamweight gold in Rio, has battled through multiple concussions and post-traumatic stress disorder in recent years before qualifying for the Tokyo Games.