Two championship performances in wrestling has given the United States 100 gold medals at the Pan American Games in Chile with two more days of competition ahead.
ldar Hafizov of the United States celebrates his gold medal victory over Cuba’s Kevin de Armas at the end of their men’s greco roman 60kg match, at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.ldar Hafizov of United States, right, and Cuba’s Kevin de Armas, compete in the men’s greco roman 60kg gold medal match at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.
The U.S. took home 117 gold medals at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru four years ago. The U.S. sent 631 athletes to Chile, mostly up-and-coming competitors with little chance of qualifying for next year’s Paris Olympics. Kyle Snyder, the 27-year-old wrestler from Maryland and former Olympic champion, won gold in Santiago.
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