Brazil, unbeatable in Team Kyorugui for Santiago 2023

PATU, Santiago, Chile (24-10-2023). The powerful Brazilian team, made up of world medalists, Olympic athletes and Grand Prix winners, looked superior in the men's Team Kyorugui final against Chile, and won the first title in the history of this sport, which made its debut at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games on October 24.

World medalists Paulo Melo and Edival Marques, together with Rio 2016 Olympic athlete Maicon De Andrade, were far superior from the first round against the Chilean team made up of Aaron Contreras, Ignacio Morales and Joaquin Churchill, whom they defeated 48-16 to be crowned.

The South American team overcame four tough bouts to become champions, a result that meant the only gold for Brazil in Santiago 2023, since in the individual senior categories, they did not achieve any of the eight golds in dispute, and in poomsae they did not qualify for the Pan American competition.

The first victory was a close 101-95 win over Argentina's Lucas Guzmán, José Luís Acuña and Agustín Alves. Later, in the quarterfinals, they overcame Cubans Yaniel Fernandez, Guillermo Perez and Kelvin Calderon in a great physical and technical duel that ended with a six-point difference (76-70).

In the semifinals, the Brazilians dominated by double points (67-37) the brave Ecuadorian team composed of Adrián Miranda, José Nieto and Julio César Nazareno.

Brazil with the gold medal, Chile with the silver medal, along with Mexico and Ecuador, were the winning nations in the first staging of the men's Team Kyorugui in the Pan American Games.