JOHNSTOWN, PA - Bo Bassett was only six years old when he won his first world championship. Now at the age of 14, Bassett will be back on the world championship mats.

Bassett, an upcoming eighth grader at Bishop McCort, will travel to Budapest, Hungary next week for the Cadet World Championships. Bassett will represent America on the World Team for USA Wrestling.

Even though he has eight years of experience since his last world tournament, his mom and dad still had to sign a permission slip for Bo to go.

"I'm probably going to be the youngest wrestler in the whole tournament...They actually had to sign papers to let me wrestle," said Bassett.

Bassett turns 15 this year. It is his first year of eligibility for the Cadet World Championships. He will show off his maturity, and versatility, by wrestling both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Despite being young, Bassett is ready to take down anyone who steps on the mat. He is also ready to make a run at history.

"Winning double golds, that's going to be pretty cool. No one's ever done it in the history ever, won double gold in both freestyle and Greco. I'm the fifth to ever make both teams, but no one's ever won double gold so that would be the ultimate," said Bassett when asked what are his goals for worlds.

Dedication is what separates the seven time Pennsylvania State Champion from the rest of the world.

"I just really love this sport. It's something I love to do. There's no place I'd rather be than in here. Even when I'm at home I'm only thinking about wrestling the whole time."

As Bo travels across the ocean in hopes for two more world championships, he will be watching the mats in Tokyo with aspirations to one day compete for a gold medal.

"That's the big one...2024 will be my first year I'd be eligible. I'd be like 17 years old, so I'd be pretty darn young for the Olympics. But 2024, 2028 looking to hopefully make the Olympic Games."

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