Southern California teens among top performers at Pan-American judo championships 

A group of American teenagers worked incredibly hard 2025 Cadit Ban Am Ojania To finish among the top competitors, and some of the best performers were from here in Socal.

The best athletes from all over the United States from all over the United States went to Lima, Peru, for the championship, competing against athletes from 15 other countries in the Americas and Oceania.

Stretch across 16 weight (eight males, eight females), TEAM USA Cadets took ten total medals, including two gold.

One of the winners of the gold medal was Kanta UEYAMA, a Borbank citizen competing in the weight category +90 kg and trains in La Tenri Judo in Boyle Heights.

UEYAMA entered the third Cadet Pan AM-OCEANIA as a two-winning silver medal and the second competitor in the world for its weight category, according to the Judo of the United States of America. He was able to demand gold with IPPON (Immediate Win) against Argentina Edgar Molina in the semi -finals Yuko (A quarter of a point) for the only point that was identified in the finals against Frank David Mousima, Iwan Awti from Canada.

I also get a gold medal for their weight category, Amaris Bell from Pimberruck Pines, Florida, who competed in the 44 kg category.

Southern California had a silver medal trainee, a citizen of San Gabriel, Malia Manibuj, who is competing in the 48 kg weight category. The United States of America said it was the third consecutive silver medal in this event.

The Cadette Ban Am, or O or Utina, in Lima, Peru, included the original Socal: Kanta UEYAMA (Top Row, the second of the right) and Malia Manibuj (the front row, the second of the right). Compliment: Alex Bates/USA Judo

The ten medals won by the Team Usa Caffeine team were caffeine to occupy the third place in the Cadet Pan AM-OCEANIA championship behind Brazil and Canada.

It does not stop there; The United States of America also ended with ten medals. The students of this competition were born between 2008 and 2010, while IJF was born between 2005-2010And children have two categories less than weight.

And yes, the Sucal citizen was also among the novice medals: Jacob Yang from Los Angeles.

Yang, who competes with the national team and trains in the United States of America, won the Judo at La Judo Club in Arlington Heights, silver and bronze in the 66 kg men’s section; This was the third year in a row the bronze victory. The world champion was trained last year, according to the Judo of the United States of America.

Among the beginners in the field of young medals, Jacob Yang and Malia Manepoj. Compliment: Alex Bates/USA Judo

Manibuj also won a bronze medal in its first appearance in the beginners section of the 48 kg weight category.

From another citizen in California, Olexander Neznik from Los Gatus, and won a silver medal in the 90 kg department for children.

It can be a full list of winners of the trainees It was shown here.

Click here To view the full list of the young winners.

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