BUDAPEST, Hungary - Team USA 61 kilogram representative
Vito Arujau collected bronze during his run at the 2023 Polyak Imre and Varga Janos Memorial Ranking Tournament. Arujau fell in his first match to reigning world champion, Abakarov Zelimkhan by a tight 2-0 result. Vito followed that match up with a 10-0 victory by fall over Mongolian champion, Narankhuu Narmandakh. Vladimir Kudrin forfeited the bronze medal bout, giving Arujau the third place finish at the Budapest Ranking Series.
Team USA results at the Ranking Series can be found
here.