Early January, Mr.J. Casanova, sent an official email to IKA President, thanking him for his hard work, especially the IKA Secretariat and IKA Head Office for being active and responding to all needs and requests of Pan American National Federations promptly and in a professional manner, this was discussed at the PKU Directing committee meeting in Turkmenistan during the IKA World Championships, and all DC members showed their satisfaction. Also, another point discussed at the PKU DC meeting in Turkmenistan was the support that IKI- International Kurash Institute has given PKU during the past 2 years.
For reference, for the first time in the Pan American Kurash History during the World Championships, PKU obtained their first-ever Gold Medal.