2023-11-05 02:43:19
Cuba’s Greco-Roman wrestlers won four gold medals this Saturday, out of four disputed, during the Santiago 2023 sports games, and with this they added eight titles and displaced the United States wrestling team from the lead.
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Daniel Gregorich (87 kg) beat Venezuelan Luis Avendaño 5-1, while Gabriel Rosillo (97) beat Venezuelan Luillys Pérez 9-1.
For his part, the Olympic and world champion Luis Orta (67) beat the Colombian Julián Horta by technical superiority (10-1), while Oscar Pino (130) beat the American Cohlton Schultz 6-0.
���� Three golds: Cuba becomes immense in Greco-Roman Wrestling
������ The Caribbean country was the best of all in the finals of the 67, 87, 97 and 130 kilo categories, reaching 27 gold medals in the medal table of #Santiago2023.
Further? �� pic.twitter.com/R2uwyFqqdi
— Santiago 2023 (@santiago2023)
November 4, 2023
In previous days, other Cuban wrestlers had already won four titles: Yurieski Torreblanca (86 kg), Alejandro Valdés (75 kg), Yusneylis Guzmán (50 kg) and Milaimys de la Caridad Marín (76).
Thanks to that performance, Cuba concluded with eight titles, five silver medals and three bronze medals. Places two and three corresponded to the USA (7-3-1) and Brazil (2-1-1).
���� Karate leaves Chile one gold behind Lima
���� Valentina Toro and Rodrigo Rojas overcame great rivals at the Contact Sports Center and added the 11th and 12th medals for the national delegation in these Pan American Games: two triumphs dedicated to the country and its… pic.twitter.com/jGaXn9BNt5
— Santiago 2023 (@santiago2023)
November 5, 2023
In another day of intense emotions, this Saturday the Chilean karatekas Valentina Toro (-55 kg) and Rodrigo Rojas (+84 kg). Toro defeated the Cuban Baurelys Torres in a convincing manner, 8-0, while Rojas defeated the Brazilian Lucas Fernandes 2-1.
My congratulations to Yorgelis Salazar, for his great victory in Karate -50 kg at the Pan American Games “Santiago 2023” and achieving the Gold Medal for Venezuela. What a nice triumph! Now, to move forward, reaping more successes and more blessings. A Big Hug Yorgelis! pic.twitter.com/zBMMSOtAN0
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro)
November 4, 2023
Likewise, Venezuelan fans celebrated the triumph of their karate fighter Yorgelis Salazar, who was crowned champion of the -50 kg category following defeating Yamina Lahyanssa, representative of Canada, 5-0.
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