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USA’s Prodigal Wrestling Daughter Embarks on Her Journey to Conquer U-23 World Championship Following Senior Gold Triumph

Published 10/20/2023, 6:15 AM EDT

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Rarely does the world of sports witness prodigious talents taking the international arena by storm. One such American wunderkind has gone on to secure the senior, junior, and cadet world champion titles, at just the tender age of 19. Trained in the esoteric art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and transposing those skills as a freestyle wrestler in the global domain, she is set to shatter expectations and emerge victorious, much to the fans’ happiness.

Amit Elor had very humble beginnings before charting her way to fame, adulation, and glory. Elor who is half Russian began competing in judo from a rather nascent age, outshining her peers. What started off as wrestling at the age of 9 has been the flame that has kept her professional career burning brightly.

Amit Elor out to set the U-23 Worlds wrestling judo on fire

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Amit Elor has been practicing and perfecting her pre-existing skills in order to give a rousing performance at Tirana, Albania, where the U-23 Worlds are slated to occur. The champion had a lot of love inundating her Instagram and showing snippets of her training regimen ahead of the games, as is evident below.

 

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The champion crossed paths with Soviet coach Valentin Kalika who recognized her talent and motivated her to pursue amateur wrestling. he outstandingly won the junior world’s twice in a row at Ufa, Russia, and in Sofia, Bulgaria. After this, it was all smooth sailing for our wrestling prodigy who etched her presence in everyone’s minds and hearts for posterity. Last year at the U-23 World Wrestling Championship, she has christened the gold medalist for the 72 kg event, in Pontevedra, Spain.

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U23 World Championship portal to the 2024 Olympics for this wrestling phenom

Team USA has already proved its mettle time and time again in the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, and how. After the team impressively acquired a total tally of 14 gold medals and seven plausible Paris 2024 contenders on the roster, it was an exciting nail-biting run ahead for Amit Elor. She will, however, need to cut weight to approximately 68 kg or increase it to 78 kg, as the category of 72 kg isn’t green-lit for the Olympics.

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She is focused on achieving a top position in the U-23 World Championships despite the challenges ahead, ready to tackle and grapple with opponents who are as well-prepared and talented as her. The young prodigy is now preparing for her upcoming successes and her tryst to savor a gold for the Paris Olympics next year.

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Himanshu Sridhar

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