TATABANYA, Hungary – The first gold medal for Team USA at the 2025 Veteran World Championships went to St. Paul native Rudy James, who collected his third consecutive gold medal in the men’s freestyle Division C 78 kg weight class with a dynamite run on Wednesday at Tatabanya Sport Hall.
James went 5-0 in his bracket with a 57-second pin and a pair of shutout technical falls to his credit. In the championship match, James took a 1-1 criteria win over Anis Gharbi of France in a rematch of the 2023 finals. Continue reading at themat.com →