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UWW Minute: Cuba's Ismael Borrero

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 15:59 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (April 21) -- Olympic champion and two-time world champion Ismael Borrero has had a newsworthy few months.

The Cuban Greco-Roman star won the Pan Am Championships March 6th, which earned him valuable Ranking Series points and secured him the top seed at 67kg for Tokyo 2021. The Cuban ,who won the 2016 Games at 59kg, talked about the importance of concentration no matter the level of the competition.

"Sometimes there are lesser opponents, but it's never easy. You have to compete hard every time," said Borrero. "I hope for victory and channel everything I feel inside to action on the mat."

In April, Borrero announced he had tested positive for COVID-19. He was largely asymptomatic and has since recovered. The defending world champion is now testing negative and is back at home.

"My success, my career are built on faith, courage, and perseverance," he said. "Always those things."

LIVE BLOG: Pan-American Championships (DAY TWO)

Friday, May 8, 2026 - 16:03 By Eric Olanowski

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CORALVILLE, United States (May 8) -- The second day of wrestling at Pan-Ams is in full swing. Today, we welcome women's wrestling into mix, while also closing out Greco-Roman with 72kg and 97kg, which are the final two weights. The six women's weights we'll wrestle on Day Two are 50kg, 55kg, 57kg, 62kg, 68kg and 72kg.

11:20: This is not a knock on Greco-Roman, but Jasmine ROBINSON (USA) just had the nicest throw of the compeittion. A five-point suplex that is surly going to go viral over on our social channels. If you know how Kennedy BLADES (USA) throws her Suplex, Robinson's was nearly identical. I'm working on getting it up right now.

11:08: Gabriel ROSILLO KINDELAN (CUB), a Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medalist, will look to join Luis ORTA (CUB) and Kevin DE ARMES (CUB) as podium toppers here in Iowa. His toughest competition will be former Pan-Am champ Kevin MEJIA (HON). They are on opposite sides of the bracket and would not meet until the gold-medal match.