Days After Successful Pan Am Campaign, Olympic Wrestler Adeline Gray Extends Gratitude to Special Person

This year’s Pan American Championships proved to be a dream run for USA wrestlers. Winning medals in almost every weight class, Team USA showed once again exactly why it’s considered a wrestling powerhouse. For Olympic medalist Adeline Gray, Acapulco was the perfect gateway for the Games later this year. After winning the bronze medal in the 76kg category, Gray made sure to make the opportunity count. And now, Adeline took a moment to extend her gratitude to her sister and coach.

The Gray household isn’t new to wrestling. Sisters Adeline and Geneva were both trained by their father during the first stretch of their careers. And now, with her younger sibling lending her expertise to Adeline’s aid, the six-time World Championships gold winner had to make everyone aware of her contributions.

Olympic silver medalist shares love for coach-cum-sister

In a recent Instagram post, Adeline made it a point to highlight how Geneva stood firm in her corner on her way to the podium finish at the Pan Am Championships. “Just an appreciation post to @geneva12gray“, confesses the Olympic wrestler in her social media post, before proceeding to elaborate how her coach cum sister helped her on every step of the journey. “Geneva was a coach, training partner and my sister/friend“, she wrote further explaining that she kept a close eye on Adeline’s requirements while also taking care of her responsibilities remotely.

The post also showcases the sisters’ intimate bond through some heartwarming images of the duo in Acapulco, Mexico. In one image Adeline can be seen taking a piggy-back ride on Geneva, possibly underscoring how the former’s illustrious career has been supported by her younger sister.

Adeline also revealed that Geneva has been recovering from an ankle injury, and yet didn’t hesitate to spar with her sister for the Pan Am tournament. With the Olympic Games around the corner, this is the kind of push that motivates every athlete. “Thanks for sitting in my corner, being my ball warm up person and wrestling partner and coach“, remarked Adeline’s post. Considering her brilliant run at the Pan Am tournament, it was only natural for her to show some love to those who helped her clinch another glory moment.

A fabulous run in Mexico for Gray

Adeline Gray was poised as one of the biggest stars to represent the USA at the Pan American Championships. After two successful rounds, however, Adeline was met with fierce resistance at the women’s 76kg quarterfinal match. Adeline was handed a resounding 10-0 defeat by Ecuadorian Genesis Reasco and had to set her eyes on the repechage match after the gold medal became an elusive task at the tournament. Despite the setback, the Olympic wrestler came back strongly and down Brazil’s Meiriele Charamba with a 10-0 win for herself.

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In the bronze medal match, Gray stunned the audience with a quick finish as an injury default put a long shadow over her Canadian opponent. With another medal to grace her medal closet, Adeline Gray now sets her eyes on the big stage.