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Pan Am Games: Day One Updated Results, Notes and Livestream

By United World Wrestling Press

Pan Am Games Medals Table - Greco-Roman

Nation G S B Total United States 2 1 1 4 Venezuela 1 1 0 2 Mexico 0 1 1 2 Colombia 0 0 2 2 Cuba 0 0 2 2 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 Panama 0 1 0 1 Chile 0 0 1 1 Peru 0 0 1 1

 

Greco-Roman - 59kg (9 entries)
GOLD: Andres MONTANO (ECU) df. Ali SOTO (MEX) by TF, 11-0
BRONZE: Cristobal TORRES (CHI) df. Dylan WILLIAMS (CAN), 3-0 
BRONZE: Spenser MANGO (USA) df. Jansel RAMIREZ (DOM), 6-3 

Semifinals: Ali SOTO (MEX) df. Cristobal TORRES (CHI) by TF, 8-0
Semifinals: Andres MONTANO (ECU) df. Spenser MANGO (USA) by TF, 9-1

1/4 Finals: Ali SOTO (MEX) df. Dylan WILLIAMS (CAN) by TF, 9-0
1/4 Finals: Cristobal TORRES (CHI) df. Marvin CHAVEZ (BOL) by TF, 8-0
1/4 Finals: Andres MONTANO (ECU) df. Jansel RAMIREZ (DOM), 7-6
1/4 Finals: Spenser MANGO (USA) df. Ismael BORRERO (CUB), 3-3

Qualification: Ismael BORRERO (CUB) df. Dicther TORO (COL) by TF, 8-0

Greco-Roman - 66kg (8 entries)
GOLD: Wuileixis RIVAS (VEN) df. Bryce SADDORIS (USA) by TF, 13-1
BRONZE: Miguel MARTINEZ (CUB) df. Jair Alexis CUERO (COL) by Default (6-0) 
BRONZE: Mario MOLINA (PER) df. Jefrin MEJIA (HON) by Disqualification (9-4)

Semifinals: Wuileixis RIVAS (VEN) df Miguel MARTINEZ (CUB), 2-1
Semifinals: Bryce SADDORIS (USA) df. Jefrin MEJIA (HON) by TF, 10-0

1/4 Finals: Miguel MARTINEZ (CUB) df. Bernardo CARDENAS (MEX) by TF, 13-4 
1/4 Finals: Wuileixis RIVAS (VEN) df. Jair Alexis CUERO (COL) by TF, 8-0 
1/4 Finals: Bryce SADDORIS (USA) df. Mario MOLINA (PER), 3-0 
1/4 Finals: Jefrin MEJIA (HON) df. Luis GUALLPA (ECU) by TF, 10-2

Greco-Roman - 75kg (8 entries)
GOLD: Andrew BISEK (USA) df. Alvis ALMENDRA (PAN) by TF, 8-0 
BRONZE: Carlos MUNOZ (COL) df. Maximiliano PRUDENZANO (ARG), 4-3 
BRONZE: Juan ESCOBAR (MEX) df. Luis AVENDANO (VEN) by Fall 

Semifinals: Alvis ALMENDRA (PAN) df. Carlos MUNOZ (COL), 2-2
Semifinals: Andrew BISEK (USA) df. Juan ESCOBAR (MEX) by TF, 9-0

1/4 Finals: Alvis ALMENDRA (PAN) df. Maximiliano PRUDENZANO (ARG) by TF, 9-0 
1/4 Finals: Carlos MUNOZ (COL) df. Asnage CASTELLY (HAI) by TF, 10-2
1/4 Finals: Juan ESCOBAR (MEX) df. Renzo Luigi GARCIA (PER) by TF, 8-0
1/4 Finals: Andrew BISEK (USA) df. Luis AVENDANO (VEN), 7-0

Greco-Roman - 85kg (7 entries)
GOLD: Jon ANDERSON (USA) df. Querys PEREZ (VEN) by TF, 9-0 
BRONZE: Cristian MOSQUERA (COL) df. Alfonso LEYVA (MEX) by TF, 8-0 
BRONZE: Alan VERA (CUB) df. Oscar MARTINEZ (HON) by TF, 9-0

Semifinals: Querys PEREZ (VEN) df. Cristian MOSQUERA (COL), 6-5
Semifinals: Jon ANDERSON (USA) df. Alan VERA (CUB) by TF, 8-0

Qualifications: Querys PEREZ (VEN) df. Alfonso LEYVA (MEX), 6-4
Qualifications: Jon ANDERSON (USA) df. Oscar MARTINEZ (HON) by TF, 8-0
Qualifications: Alan VERA (CUB) df. Luis BETANCOURT (PUR) by TF, 8-0 

More than 1000 Wrestlers in Saudi Arabia's Biggest Competition

By United World Wrestling Press

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (February 24) -- Saudi Arabia organized its largest wrestling competition to date with more than 1000 wrestlers participating in the 10-day event.

The Saudi Wrestling Federation organized the event from February 8 to 17 with wrestling in Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women's Wrestling. The age groups included U12, U17, U23 and senior level.

The tournament was also open to government and private clubs which surged the number of wrestlers participating. The clubs included wrestlers from different nationalities. According to the Saudi federation, 1,173 wrestlers participated with 1,034 male and 139 female wrestlers.

Over the 10 days, 1,491 matches were conducted using the official UWW Arena competition management system to ensure professional organization, transparency, and technical accuracy.

"The number of registered wrestlers in the Kingdom has doubled in recent years," Sherif HALAWA, UWW Certified Educator & Head of Sports Performance of the Saudi Wrestling Federation, said. "This development has already produced historic achievements, including Saudi Arabia’s first-ever Asian silver medal at the U20 Asian Championships."

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, which termed the event as National Championships, has made steady success recently. It has also managed to grow wrestling at grassroots, women’s participation, referee development, and high-performance pathways.

"The technical level of Saudi wrestlers has improved significantly in recent years," Yusup ABDULSALAMOV, Senior Manager of High Performance at the Saudi Olympic Training Center, said. "There are promising talents capable of achieving strong international results in the near future. Saudi wrestling is clearly on the right path."