Wrestler Risako Kawai Celebrates Olympic Win by Bodyslamming Coach Twice

Note to all Olympic wrestling coaches whose clients win gold: Run.

On Thursday, Risako Kawai won her gold-medal match against Maria Mamashuk of Belarus in the 63-kilogram freestyle. The Japanese wrestler celebrated by slamming 56-year-old coach Kazuhito Sakae to the mat.

Then she did it one more time for good measure.

Bodyslamming a coach is as commonplace in Rio de Janeiro as spiking a football or flipping a bat. Earlier this week, Cuba's Mijain Lopez commemorated his triumph in similar fashion.

At least he can pretend his was a mishap. Kawi instead executed two fundamentally sound takedowns on Sakae, a retired wrestler who took the post-match antics in stride.

Afterword, they hugged and Kawi hoisted her coach on her shoulders.

[NBC Olympics]