Asnage Castelly

Asnage Castelly (born March 29, 1978[1]) is a Haitian-American wrestler who competed for Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 74kg freestyle competition.

[3] He attended Irvington High School, where he competed in football, track and wrestling, winning a state district title in the sport.

[4][6] He served in Iraq with the United States Army as a Muslim chaplain, and became a member of the coaching staff at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) after completing his military service.

[4] He received approval from both the Haitian Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, the international sanctioning body for the sport, and was allowed to compete.

As part of the 11-member contingent from Haiti at the 2016 games, Castelly was chosen to be the flag bearer at the opening ceremony, an honor that surprised him so much that he "thought it was a joke", when he was first notified.