Team American Samoa Wrestlers Make It to Medal Rounds
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SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ C M Y K POSTCARD FROM ASHGABAT Team AS wrestlers, Iafeta Vou, Danieal Misaalefua, and Nolan Puletasi with the American Samoa Flag on their way to the arena for the fi rst matches of the day. Puletasi and Misaalefua advanced to wrestle for the bronze medal in their respective categories but both lost in the end. Team American [photo: Terry Custodio Auva’a] Samoa wrestlers make it to medal rounds Just as the last days of the 2017 Ashgabat Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games were coming to an end, two of Team American Samoa’s wrestlers took the American Samoa Flag all the way to the quarterfi nal round in Men’s Greco Roman Wrestling: Daniel Missalefua (71kg) and Nolan Puletasi (85kg) Samoa News coverage of the Games is sponsored by Carl’s Jr. Both wrestlers had tough quarterfi nal bouts, with both putting up a good fi ght but eventually, they lost, sending them to wrestle for the bronze where Nolan Puletasi faced off against older wrestler Owelekow Syhazberdi of Turkmenistan. Owelekow, who comes from a long line of wrestlers, was victorious, despite Puletasi’s valiant attempt to gain the win. When approached for comments after the match Puletasi, crestfallen that he lost but proud Daniel Misaalefua during his bronze medal match. [photos: Terry Custodio Auva’a] of the fact that he was able to wrestle someone consid- ered one of the top contenders for the gold at the Games said, “I loved every match I was in. It gave me a chance to experience the level of competition here on the Asian continent. There’s always more room for self-improve- ment and I plan on working harder towards the next wres- tling event. Thank You American Samoa for your prayers and support.” In his bronze medal match, Daniel Misaalefua went up against Hussaini Mustafa of Afghanistan. Much like Owelekow, Mustafa comes from a country where wres- tling is the main sport - culturally and historically. Many Middle Eastern and Asian countries live and C M breathe wrestling from an early age with many starting as Y K young as 5 years old. Misaalefua said after the match he was grateful for the opportunity to wrestle another top contender in his fi eld. “This is my fi rst international competition, and I thank God for the opportunity to wrestle for a medal. There is an old saying, ‘We live on the mat, we die on the mat,’ and throughout my whole match, it was tough. I tried my best and I’m looking forward to representing our island in any other wrestling competition and hopefully the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.” ASNOC Secretary General Ethan Lake was enthu- siastic that American Samoa placed in the Top Five in a major Asia/Oceania tournament. “Team American Samoa has competed against some of the top athletes in the world here at these Games, and we are very proud of the athletes’ achievements,” Lake said. The Games, awarded to Ashgabat by the Olympic Council of Asia in 2010, opened on September 17 and featured 6,000 athletes and offi cials from 65 teams – 45 from the OCA, 19 from Oceania, and the African Refugee Team. 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