Wrestlers give US 100 golds at Pan American Games, with more competition ahead
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Wrestlers give US 100 golds at Pan American Games, with more competition ahead

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Two championship performances in wrestling on Friday gave the United States 100 gold medals at the Pan American Games in Chile with two more days of competition ahead. Ildar Hafizov beat Cuba’s Kevin de Armas 7-5 in the 60-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal bout, while Kamal Bey defeated Brazil’s Joilson de Brito 12-5 in the 77-kilogram Greco-Roman final bout. The U.S. took home 117 gold medals at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru four years ago. Veteran shooter Vincent Hancock took his third Pan American Games title in skeet shooting.

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U.S. athletes finish Pan American Games with more gold medals but fewer podiums than four years ago
1 year, 1 month ago

U.S. athletes finish Pan American Games with more gold medals but fewer podiums than four years ago

Associated Press  

The United States roster of 631 athletes at the Pan American Games finished on the top of the medal table for the 17th time, as expected, but with fewer podiums than four years ago in Lima. Women of three team sports on Sunday helped the U.S. beat the number of gold medals obtained in the previous Pan American Games: softball, …

Skeet shooter Vincent Hancock and gymnast Jordan Chiles, U.S. flagbearers in Pan Am Games, win gold
1 year, 2 months ago

Skeet shooter Vincent Hancock and gymnast Jordan Chiles, U.S. flagbearers in Pan Am Games, win gold

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — The two flagbearers for the United States team at the Pan American Games in Chile won gold medals on Sunday. Veteran shooter Vincent Hancock took his third Pan American Games title in skeet shooting, while gymnast Jordan Chiles led the women’s team to the all-round gold in Santiago. Shortly after putting the gold medal around his neck, …

Gymnast Chiles leads U.S. team to gold against Brazil’s Andrade at Pan American Games
1 year, 2 months ago

Gymnast Chiles leads U.S. team to gold against Brazil’s Andrade at Pan American Games

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles has dreamed about being a flagbearer at a major sports event since she saw her friend Simone Biles do it at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics closing ceremony. On Sunday, the silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics made another dream come true; to lead the U.S. women’s gymnastics team into a continental final …

Santiago opens Pan American Games with nod to the Indigenous, poetry and memory of dictatorship
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Santiago opens Pan American Games with nod to the Indigenous, poetry and memory of dictatorship

Hindustan Times  

In the most awaited moment of the two-hour event, the Pan American flame came through “the tunnel of memory” and into the National Stadium in Santiago that was a center of torture and executions after the coup d'etat five decades ago. Lucy Lopez, 93, who won a silver in the high jump at the 1951 Pan American Games, Chile's first …

List of sports superstars set to compete at Pan American Games 2023
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List of sports superstars set to compete at Pan American Games 2023

Hindustan Times  

Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil, Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade, Dominican sprinter Marileidy Paulino and Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz are among the athletes set to compete in the Pan American Games in Santiago between Friday and Nov. 5. Brazil's Rebeca Andrade The Pan American Games, the largest multi-sport event in the Americas, are held every four years and precede the Olympics …

Pan American Games 2023: Top nine Olympic medallists to watch out for
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Pan American Games 2023: Top nine Olympic medallists to watch out for

The Hindu  

Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil, Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade, Dominican sprinter Marileidy Paulino and Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz are among the athletes set to compete in the Pan American Games in Santiago between October 20 and November 5. | Photo Credit: X | Maggie Mac Neil The China-born Canadian swimmer won one medal of each colour at the Tokyo Olympics; …

Pan American Games set to open in Chile with many athletes eyeing spots at the Paris Olympics
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Pan American Games set to open in Chile with many athletes eyeing spots at the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

The Pan American Games open Friday in Chile’s capital with more than 100 spots available for next year’s Paris Olympics and the usual contest to see who will finish second behind the United States in the medals chart. The Pan American Games, the largest multi-sport event in the Americas, are held every four years and precede the Olympics by a …

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