{"id":374797,"date":"2022-08-25T06:06:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T20:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=374797"},"modified":"2022-08-25T06:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T20:06:14","slug":"aden-bags-bronze-in-worlds-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/aden-bags-bronze-in-worlds-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Aden bags bronze in Worlds Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aden Attao poses with his bronze medal in the U20 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (USA WRESTLING)
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Aden Attao took the bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the U20 World Championships held last weekend in Sofia, Bulgaria.<\/p>\n

Making his U20 World Championship debut, the 17-year-old defeated two-time age-group African champion Fekry Eissa of Egypt in the battle for the bronze to secure the podium finish.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a report from USA Wrestling, Attao put 8 points on the board in the first period with a massive head pinch and a head lock to take an 8-2 lead into the break.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After the two exchanged step-out points, Attao countered an arm spin from Eissa to ice the match, 11-3.<\/p>\n

Attao, who is the grandson of Jesus and Ramona Attao of Saipan, dedicated the bronze medal in the U20 World Championships to everyone who supported his wrestling career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis medal isn\u2019t just for me, this was for my friends, family, and country. It\u2019s for everyone who has had my back since I started this journey,\u201d he said.
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Aden Attao grapples with Egypt\u2019s Fekry Eissa in the bronze medal heavyweight match of the U20 World Championships held last weekend in Sofia, Bulgaria. (USA WRESTLING)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The Boise, Idaho native said competing in the U20 World Championships was the stuff dreams are made of.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an amazing experience and I am glad I got the opportunity to show what I have and what I bring to the table. It was such a cool experience,\u201d said Attao.<\/p>\n

As for future plans, the USA Greco-Roman national champion said he will take a much-deserved break and ponder what college he will attend.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am taking a couple of weeks off to recover and just spend time with family and friends but also get caught up with school, then I have my college visits so I can see which school I wanna spend the next 4-5 years of life at,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last month, Attao completed a triple crown in junior wrestling after winning gold in the 2022 USMC Junior Greco-Roman Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.<\/p>\n

He defeated Sebastian Lopez of Kansas in the finals of the weightlifting division (285 lbs) to earn the coveted triple crown.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To complete a triple crown, a wrestler must win a folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman national championship in the same calendar year, according to USA Wrestling.<\/p>\n

The son of Jesse Attao and Stacey Hammar, Aden\u00a0 last visited the CNMI in 2011 when he was 6 years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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