Canada Prepares for 2024 U20 Pan-American Championships

OTTAWA — Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) proudly announces the 20 athletes, coaches, and support staff representing Canada at the 2024 U20 Pan-American Championships, from July 11-13 in Lima, Peru.

“Team Canada is sending a seasoned group of young international wrestlers to the U20 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Peru. We are delighted to see many of our talented athletes with prior international experience, which augurs well for this championship. This tournament is a crucial step toward the World Championships later this summer,” said Chris Woodcroft, WCL High Performance Director.

Alongside their international experience, the team features athletes with prior Pan-Am podium successes. All team members aim to impress and secure a solid position for the U20 World Championships, taking place from Sept. 2-8 in Pontevedra, Spain.

Representing Canada in Greco-Roman wrestling will be Abbotsford, British Columbia’s Jorawar Dhinsa. Competing at 130kg, Dhinsa was the Canadian representative for the Pan-American Olympic Qualifiers earlier this year, finishing fifth. He also placed fifth at the Senior Pan-Am Championships at 130kg and earned a silver medal at the 2024 U23 Pan-Ams in freestyle. Now, he aims to add a U20 medal to his 2024 achievements.

In men’s freestyle, Guelph, Ontario’s Nathan Hunyady, a past medalist, will compete at 65kg. Hunyady, who won silver at the 2023 U20 Pan-Am Championships, will strive to upgrade his medal to gold in 2024.

On the women’s side, Abbotsford’s Rupinder Johal will seek her second Pan-Am Championships medal. Johal, who won gold at the 2022 U17 Pan-Ams at 73kg, will now compete at 76kg, aiming for another gold.

U20 Pan-American Championships Team

Weight Class	Name	Hometown	Club
WW 50kg	LO GRECO, Francesca	Niagara Falls, ON	Brock WC
WW 53kg	MULLIN, Sierra	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatoon WC
WW 55kg	GROF, Madisyn	Maple Ridge, BC	Burnaby Mountain WC
WW 57kg	FINDING, Ella	Port Moody, BC	Burnaby Mountain WC
WW 59kg	SENKO, Ashton	Maple Ridge, BC	Coast Wrestling Academy
WW 65kg	RANDHAWA, Prabhleen	Brampton, ON	Akhara of Champions WC
WW 68kg	KEEFE, Vanessa	St. Catherines, ON	Brock WC
WW 72kg	BLAIS, Tehani	Hamilton, ON	Hamilton WC
WW 76kg	JOHAL, Rupinder	Abbotsford, BC	Burnaby Mountain WC
FS 57kg	ROMANO, Matteo	Welland, ON	Brock WC
FS 61kg	HELOU, Blayne	Pickering, ON	Hamilton WC
FS 65kg	HUNYADY, Nathan	Guelph, ON	Guelph WC
FS 70kg	SIDHU, Sehaj	Surrey, BC	Burnaby Mountain WC
FS 74kg	KENNEDY, William	South Bend, IN	Brock Jr Badgers WC
FS 79kg	NAGRA, Arjun	Surrey, BC	Coast Wrestling Academy
FS 86kg	BAL, Rohit	Surrey, BC	Canadian Mal WC
FS 92kg	ARSAGOV, Zaurbek	Montreal, QC	Montreal NTC
FS 97kg	DHINSA, Tejvir	Abbotsford, BC	Guru Gobind Singh WC
FS 125kg	ASEKOMHE, Omogbai	Mississauga, ON	Hamilton WC
GR 130kg	DHINSA, Jorawar	Abbotsford, BC	Guru Gobind Singh WC

Accompanying the team are the coaching staff and team officials. The group includes coaches Frank Mensah, Heather Sweezey and Gord Peavy; team leader Tamara Medwidsky; and athletic therapist Victoria Cleary. Jason Flinders, Michelle Flinders, Roger Pike and Joe Yee will represent Canada as officials.