Syosset's Vito Arujau won the gold medal at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Serbia on Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Vito Arujau of US and Abasgadzhi Magomedov of Russia compete in their men's freestyle 61 kg wrestling final match during the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Vito Arujau of US and Abasgadzhi Magomedov of Russia compete in their men's freestyle 61 kg wrestling final match during the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Vito Arujau of the U.S. and Abasgadzhi Magomedov of Russia compete in their men's freestyle 61 kg wrestling final match during the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Vito Arujau of the U.S. wrestles against Abasgadzhi Magomedovi (blue) of Russia during the men's freestyle 61kg gold-medal match at the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: ANDREJ CUKIC/EPA-EFE/Shutterstoc/ANDREJ CUKIC/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Vito Arujau of the U.S. wrestles against Abasgadzhi Magomedovi (blue) of Russia during the men's freestyle 61kg gold-medal match at the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: ANDREJ CUKIC/EPA-EFE/Shutterstoc/ANDREJ CUKIC/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Vito Arujau of the U.S. wrestles against Abasgadzhi Magomedovi (blue) of Russia during the men's freestyle 61kg gold-medal match at the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: ANDREJ CUKIC/EPA-EFE/Shutterstoc/ANDREJ CUKIC/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Vito Arujau of the U.S. wrestles against Abasgadzhi Magomedovi (blue) of Russia during the men's freestyle 61kg gold-medal match at the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: ANDREJ CUKIC/EPA-EFE/Shutterstoc/ANDREJ CUKIC/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Vito Arujau of the U.S. wrestles against Abasgadzhi Magomedovi (blue) of Russia during the men's freestyle 61kg gold-medal match at the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Vito Arujau of US celebrates defeating Abasgadzhi Magomedov of Russia and winning the men's freestyle 61 kg wrestling final match during the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Vito Arujau of US celebrates defeating Abasgadzhi Magomedov of Russia and winning the men's freestyle 61 kg wrestling final match during the Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.

Credit: ANDREJ CUKIC/EPA-EFE/Shutterstoc/ANDREJ CUKIC/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Gold medal winner Vito Arujau of the USA poses for photos during the Men's free style 61kg medal ceremony of the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 17, 2023.

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