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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 

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WATCH: Chasing 97kg gold

By United World Wrestling Press

ZAGREB, Croatia (November 3) -- The 97kg weight class at the World Championships in Zagreb saw all four Paris Olympic medalists entered with Akhmed TAZHUDINOV (BRN), defending world champion, as the favorite to win the gold medal in Zagreb.

Apart from Tazhudinov, the field included silver medalist from Paris and European champion Givi MATCHARASHVILI (GEO), Paris bronze medalists Magomedkhan MAGOMEDOV (AZE) and Amirali AZARPIRA (IRI), world and Olympic champion Kyle SNYDER (USA), Asian champion Arash YOSHIDA (JPN) and multiple elite wrestlers.

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO DOCUMENTERY HERE

Magomedov and Matcharashvili bowed out early the semifinals pairs were -- Tazhudinov vs Azarpira and Snyder vs Yoshida.

Azarpira knocked off Tazhudinov with a thrilling win in the semifinals and Snyder used his experience to beat Yoshida to enter the final against Azarpira who had defeated him in Paris in the bronze-medal bout.

Snyder and Azapira squared off in the final with the latter taking early lead but the Snyder, the machine he is, came back and defeated the Iranian 4-2, winning his fourth gold medal at the World Championships.

Tazhudinov and Yoshida went on to win the bronze medals on offer, finishing the podium in one of the premium weight classes in the world.