The Commonwealth Championships were held in Singapore at the Suntec Convention Centre. Canada sent a strong contingent of athletes, with a strong showing from our Quebec athletes from the Montreal YMHA. Linda Morais, fresh off her victory at the FISU Games put in a strong performance at 60 kgs by winning a Gold medal. Veronica Keefe, was equally dominant with a Gold performance at the 75 kgs weight division.
Linda Morais (Image the property of Singapore Wrestling)
On the Mens side, Trevor Banks took home a Bronze medal at 57 kgs while Vincent De Marinnis also won a Bronze medal at 65 kgs. Rounding out the results for our Quebec wrestlers, Jordan Steen wrestling at 86 kgs won a Bronze medal while Nariman Irankhan placed 5th in the same division. Ali Al-Rekabi won a Bronze medal at 97 kgs while Yakhdan Al-Rekabi placed 5th at 125 kgs.
Trevor Banks versus Sandeep Tomar of India (Image the property of Singapore Wrestling)
Ali Al-Rekabi with the takedown (Image the property of Singapore Wrestling)
Congratulations to our Quebec wrestlers! You make us very proud!
Jordan Steen, Linda Morais and Veronica Keefe chilling out after the competition
Members of the Montreal YMHA
(From left to right: Jordan Steen, Vincent De Marinnis, Martine Dugrenier and Abbas Mohammdian)
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