First to win was Paltchik, who overcame Brazilian opponent Leonardo Goncalves in their category’s finals to roaring support from the crowd. Sasson then bested Kim Sungmin from Korea. “I have no words ...

Canada's Shady El Nahas beat Brazil's Leonardo Goncalves by ippon in the men's -100 kg gold medal bout at the 2023 Senior Pan American Oceania Judo Championship in Calgary.