Shozo Sasahara
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Sasahara is credited with having designed "bound tennis" in 1980, which is a form of tennis played on a small-sized court.[4] In 1981 he became the founding president of the Japan Bound Tennis Association. Between 1989 and 2003 Sasahara was president of Japan Wrestling Association. For many years he also served as Vice-President of United World Wrestling (FILA), and was later named its Honorary Vice-president. In 2006 he was inducted to the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame.[5][6]
Sasahara died on March 5, 2023, at the age of 93.[3]
Books by Sasahara
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References
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- ↑ Shozo Sasahara. sports-reference.com
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- ↑ Prawns Katsu Hara Megumi of the all-Japan bound tennis championship third place pays a courtesy visit to the mayor. Hiratsuka City. June 20, 2014
- ↑ FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame inductees announced; Nine honored including first woman. FILA. June 26, 2006
- ↑ Shozo Sasahara. FILA
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