Havana, October 29 (RHC) – Cubans Yaynelis Sanz (55 kg) and Arturo Silot (97 kg) were eliminated today from the World Wrestling Championship, held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Silot, 25 years old and ranked tenth in the 97 kg freestyle division, debuted in the qualifying round with an 8-3 victory over Hungarian Richard Végh, a European bronze medalist.
In the next stage of the tournament, the native of the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba lost a close match, 16-18, to Azerbaijani Magomedkhan Magomedov, a bronze medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, who was unable to advance to the repechage after losing in the following round.
Meanwhile, his compatriot Yaynelis Sanz lost 1-8 in the round of 16 to Indian Ahilya Shinde, a wrestler of just 19 years old who had previously won a bronze medal at the Asian U23 Championships held last May.
The last appearance of a wrestler from the largest island in the Caribbean at the event will be this Saturday, with Geannis Garzón as one of the protagonists in the 74 kilogram freestyle division.
