The USA’s Kyle Snyder defeated Khetag Goziumov of Azerbaijan to win the men’s 97kg freestyle gold, while in the 65kg category the title went to Russia’s Soslan Romanov, who defeated another Azerbaijani, Toghrul Asgarov.

There were two wrestling golds for Russia on day 9 at the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018. Akhmedkhan Tembotov and Sergei Kozyrev dominated the 80kg and 110kg categories respectively, while Uzbekistan’s Umidjon Jalolov and Azerbaijan’s Turan Bayramov won gold in the 48kg and 65kg. However, the story of the day was USA’s Robert Howard’s sporting gesture after defeating local favourite Hernan David Almendra in the 55kg.

Highlights of the Wrestling Freestyle - 65kg Men on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ikhtiyor Navruzov (red) of Uzbekistan and Soslan Ramonov (blue) of the Russian Federation compete in the Men's 65kg Semi Final match on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Soslan Ramonov (blue) of the Russian Federation and Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan compete in the Men's Freestyle 65kg Gold match on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Soslan Ramonov of the Russian Federation celebrates after winning the gold in the Men's Freestyle 65kg Gold match against Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Turan Bayramov of Azerbaijan (red) and Mohammad Baghi Karimiseifabad of Islamic Republic of Iran during the Wrestling Freestyle - Men’s 65kg on Day 8 of the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games at the Asia Pavilion, Youth Olympic Park on October 14, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Argentina’s Linda Marilina Machuca was defeated by Cuba’s Milaimys de la Cari Marin Potrille in the women’s freestyle 73kg gold medal match, the last of five women’s freestyle events on day 7 at the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018.

While new stars were born in Buenos Aires, several former Youth Olympic Games (YOG) athletes were busy making their mark on the global sporting stage with a series of top-level performances. Here, we take a look at some of the YOG graduates who have excelled over the past month…

Robert Howard (USA) steals the show with a gesture of sporting goodwill on the final day of the Buenos Aires 2018 wrestling competition.