Canada’s Shady El Nahas accepts his gold medal after winning the men’s 100kg judo match against Chile’s Thomas Briceno at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.
Asked what his plan was to defeat Chile’s Thomas Briceño — and the home crowd — in the final, El Nahas was straight forward. Despite getting some insults from the fans during the final, the Canadian left the room under applae after hugging Briceño, raising his defeated opponent’s right arm and asking those on the stands to applaud. Briceño himself took pictures with El Nahas in the backstage area and thanked him on social media.
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