Olympics: Mijaín López Qualifies for the Final and Has a Historic Record Within Reach

Mijain Lopez also know aas the Gigante de Herradura, Aug 5, 2024 Photo: @QSagua97818

August 5, 2024 Hour: 4:46 pm

Lopez, about to turn 42, won this Monday in the first semifinal

Cuban wrestler Mijaín López will compete in the final of Greco-Roman in the category 130 kilos and has at his fingertips the record of being the first male athlete to achieve five gold medals The same Olympic discipline.

Lopez, about to turn 42, won this Monday in the first semifinal against Azerbaijan’s Sabah Shariati by 4-1 in a match fought on the tapestry of the Arena Campo de Marte, next to the Eiffel Tower.

His opponent in tomorrow’s final will be the Chilean of Cuban origin Yasmani Acosta, who beat the Chinese Meng Lingzhe 1-1 and technical decision.

“Today is a very special day, not only for me but for the world, because it’s an outcome that the whole world was waiting for,” said Lopez in a statement to the press after the fight.

Hoy, el cubano Mijaín López, de 41 años, se ha clasificado para la final de lucha grecorromana. Mañana puede convertirse en el único deportista de todos los tiempos en ganar el oro en cinco Juegos Olímpicos consecutivos. Gigante. pic.twitter.com/e278UfvMtd
— Fonsi Loaiza (@FonsiLoaiza) August 5, 2024

Today, 41-year-old Cuban Mijaín López qualified for the Greco-Roman wrestling final. Tomorrow he could become the only athlete of all time to win gold at five consecutive Olympic Games. Giant.

For the final tomorrow, he predicted that “it will be a very nice final, I think it will be something spectacular between two Cubans”, even more because both have trained together in the past.

Mijaín López, winner of the gold medals in this category in the JJ. Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, he aims to achieve his fifth consecutive gold in Paris.

So far, only Lopez and four other legends of the sport, such as Michael Phelps (swimming), Carl Lewis (long jump), Alfred Oerter (disc) and Paul Elvstrom (sailing)They’ve won gold in four JJOC’s. The Institute for Vocational Training and Continuing Training has been established in Luxembourg.