Víctor Pérez Genere conquers bronze in wrestling and DR adds seven medals at the 2025 Junior Pan Am Games

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay. Dominican Víctor Pérez Genere won the bronze medal in the 125-kilogram freestyle wrestling category at the II Junior Pan American Games, which are being held in Asunción and conclude this Saturday. You may be interested in:Liranyi Alonso wins the women’s 200 meters and breaks the record Pérez Genere decisively defeated the local Iván Gómez by 8-0 (5-0, by fall), displaying a technical dominance that allowed him to reach the podium. With this result, the Dominican wrestling team concluded its participation in the multi-sport event with two bronze medals, added to the one obtained by Yorkis Carvajal Lerbours in the 60 kilos of the Greco-Roman style. On his way to the bronze, Pérez defeated Mexican Rizieri Chávez (6-4) in the quarterfinals, and in the semifinals he was surpassed 10-0 by technical superiority against the Brazilian Gabriel Silva. “This medal represents the work and effort of all my coaches. Now we must continue working for better development in the future,” expressed the Dominican wrestler after the victory. With the performance this Friday, the Dominican Republic occupies the 18th position in the overall medal table with a total of seven medals: one gold, two silver and four bronze.

Other wrestling results

• Juan Andrés (97 kg) lost the bronze medal match against the Mexican Juan Iturriza (15-2). Previously, he had defeated the Brazilian Lucas Imbernon (8-1), but fell in the quarterfinals against the American Thomas Dineen and in the semifinals against the Cuban Darell Lee.
• Juan Valerio (57 kg) was left without a chance after losing his three matches against José Falcón (Venezuela), Charles Farmer (USA), and Adrián Samano (Puerto Rico).
• Juan Gómez (74 kg) fell by 1-8 against the Puerto Rican Tanner Peake.

Karate

The Dominican Keanu Feliz fought three matches, falling to Hayato Yoshi (Mexico) by 1-0, drawing 2-2 with Luka Salesky (Argentina, defeat by first advantage) and being eliminated by the Paraguayan Dieter Rinck (4-2).

Men’s indoor volleyball

The Dominican sextet finished in fifth position after defeating 3-2 to Colombia (25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 19-25, 15-10). The team finished with a 2-3 record in the event.

Men’s Beach Volleyball

The duo formed by Rolvin Maldonado and Ramón de Jesús finished in tenth place, after falling 2-0 (21-15, 21-15) against the Costa Ricans Julián Araya and Jhostin Varela. Maldonado contributed 12 points and De Jesús 9, while Varela (18) and Araya (13) secured ninth place for Costa Rica.

Upcoming Competitions

The final day of this Saturday will feature Dominican weightlifters Luis Florentino Martínez (+98 kg) and Perqui Nicoll Francis Gutiérrez (+77 kg), starting at 11:00 a.m. (10:00 a.m. Dominican Republic time).