{"id":647,"date":"2025-04-04T21:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asport.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/cuban-wrestler-mijain-lopez-enters-history-by-winning-a-fifth-consecutive-olympic-title\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T21:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:09:13","slug":"cuban-wrestler-mijain-lopez-enters-history-by-winning-a-fifth-consecutive-olympic-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=647","title":{"rendered":"Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez enters history by winning a fifth consecutive Olympic title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>  At 41 years old, the one who carried the Flag of the Cuban delegation four times, became the first athlete to keep his Olympic title four times.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"signature \">\n<div class=\"signature__images\">\n<picture class=\"picture-wrapper\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/QOFNE2zFQ-0iX_ERrzRx_hsLSKk\/100x100\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 100w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/-gBMMBhrpfPVU4wxxxIHH4_vfk8\/200x200\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 200w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/lapgKXACsWLsVig_y8-tXJ6w0Lo\/432x432\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 432w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/W7a-T7zsJd6pNLabgcq5NSfMiOo\/720x720\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 720w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/gGquKWdCGbpvYg4WZHlOK4A9-fo\/1024x1024\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/pExrhqCnuhYgiJGmQSlEfxuhNjM\/1328x1328\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 1328w\" sizes=\"\"\/><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/vDaUbxlH3PNwOmvLE6by3ksM93c\/100x100\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 100w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/87iEFDy7UfenhttBwpfEtzRnFlU\/200x200\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 200w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/0pWChA9JUclweuL2jHA7SYFM6RQ\/432x432\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 432w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/L7LjFmkCDkvGnSa2xngQbC1GGMw\/720x720\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 720w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/dJoFP6zZDPjb7chfncb-1Bqv1MU\/1024x1024\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/LDg4tpG4qL55cAnATlcFwAQMlpU\/1328x1328\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png 1328w\" sizes=\"\"\/><noscript><br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/cO0cua9P76EY85fZN3CiAyFDA84\/100x100\/filters:format(jpg)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png\" class=\"signature__image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-sizes=\"auto\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"signature__image lazyload\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-sizes=\"auto\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/cO0cua9P76EY85fZN3CiAyFDA84\/100x100\/filters:format(jpg)\/2024\/06\/21\/mateorond-6675cbfea18d6661873198.png\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"signature__authors\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"signature__groups\"><\/p>\n<p>          France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions &#8211; Sport writing<br \/>\n        <\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-time\">\n<p>\n  <span class=\"publication-date__published\"><\/p>\n<p>    Published <time datetime=\"2024-08-06T21:58:57+02:00\">the 06\/08\/2024 21:58<\/time><br \/>\n  <\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"publication-date__metadatas-separator\"\/><br \/>\n    <span class=\"publication-date__modified\"><\/p>\n<p>      Updated <time class=\"publication-date__time\" datetime=\"2024-08-07T00:33:53+02:00\">the 07\/08\/2024 00:33<\/time><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"reading-time \"><br \/>\n    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#ftvi-icon-timer-outlined\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<p>        Reading time: 3min<br \/>\n  <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-cover \">\n<figure role=\"group\">\n<picture class=\"picture-wrapper\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/8m7JxjIv1hxGgqCxZ6BDo3LGibE\/0x95:6780x3906\/432x243\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/TJgs1fjkBYpBKC006hSNRZ7MIR4\/0x95:6780x3906\/720x405\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/5usROkdVizkK2sQCHwb4csPpG-4\/0x95:6780x3906\/1024x576\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/Zs8zWwwGXxuIzW2GV9OE5foXUIc\/0x95:6780x3906\/1328x747\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg 1328w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/niCx4zCjpZdfbRbia30rBHPfRy4\/0x95:6780x3906\/2656x1494\/filters:format(avif):quality(50)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg 2656w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1440px) 885px, (min-width: 1200px) 50vw, 90vw\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/FwtmDpLNVjrMjY6rpv1FFDm37bg\/0x95:6780x3906\/432x243\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/FEQgkxj5sWYs3Z14Uzxvs76Q5B4\/0x95:6780x3906\/720x405\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/rn_Y3sIedtr8cO0g4XpLi3IwgeI\/0x95:6780x3906\/1024x576\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/TIm1tEaEbnr2zZfBH3e3ZPG3hn4\/0x95:6780x3906\/1328x747\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg 1328w, https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/Pwsg3S4t55b-Dt4ns9NkjbbhS_M\/0x95:6780x3906\/2656x1494\/filters:format(webp)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg 2656w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1440px) 885px, (min-width: 1200px) 50vw, 90vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1440px) 885px, (min-width: 1200px) 50vw, 90vw\" alt=\"Wrestler Mijain Lopez is announced winner of the Paris Olympic Games final on August 6, 2024 at the Arena Champs-de-Mars. (AFP)\" width=\"432\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/ky7ZIh-OCtpDxf7KqTzqRAQVQis\/0x95:6780x3906\/432x243\/filters:format(jpg)\/2024\/08\/06\/000-36bl7rh-66b274a46722d592974326.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture><figcaption>Wrestler Mijain Lopez is announced winner of the Paris Olympic Games final on August 6, 2024 at the Arena Champs-de-Mars. <span>(AFP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Cuba can count on his hero. The wrestler Mijain Lopez won a fifth Olympic coronation by dominating the <span>Chilean, Yasmani Acosta, (6-0) in the final of under 130 kg in Greco-Roman struggle<\/span>Tuesday August 6, at the Arena Champs-de-Mars. He had given up on the roofing role of his delegation during the opening ceremony in Paris, which he had held in Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo, but Mijain Lopez held his rank as a gold provider from Cuba, when he had not appeared in competition from the Olympic Games in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><span>By winning the only gold medal in his country at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, he became the first athlete to be crowned five times in rank in the same event. <\/span><span>The Americans Carl Lewis (long jump), Michael Phelps (200 m 4 swimming), Katie Ledecky (800 m freestyle) and Alfred Oerter (Disc throw), the Danish Paul Elvstrom (sail) and the Japanese Kaori Icho (struggle) had stopped with four consecutive gold medals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Two small points, that&#39;s all he left for his opponents during the competition. Before the final, Mijain Lopez had swept Lee Seungchan (7-0) and mastered the world champion Amin Mirzazadeh (3-1) then Sabah Saleh Chasti (4-1). Almost a setback for those who had not conceded anything to his competitors three years ago in Japan: his last lost point dates back to 2015, when he lost to the final of the world championship (against the Turk Riza Kayaalp, 0-1).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>              <\/p>\n<p><button id=\"9c02e0fc-542f-11ef-b3e0-b9b856da0ddd\" class=\"francetv-player-wrapper \" aria-label=\"Voir la vid\u00e9o (2min). 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Because a single opponent beat him at the Games, in Athens, when he was 21 years old and only had in his record the Pan -American Games of 2003: Russian Khasan Baroryev. He had defeated him in the quarterfinals, on the path of his only Olympic title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mijain Lopez started with boxing, like many of his compatriots and as his big brother Michel Lopez, bronze medalist in Athens in 2004, before discovering the struggle at the age of ten. A specialty of the country, too, since it has just won the 25th medal of the Caribbean archipelago in the discipline. A know-how that perfectly embodies the native of Pinar del Rio with concrete supports, formidable by his power as by his liveliness for a golgoth size. <\/p>\n<p><button id=\"99e83f68-2c18-11ef-a359-6daa476a3b9b\" class=\"francetv-player-wrapper \" aria-label=\"Voir la vid\u00e9o (7min). 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The large format takes you to the lands of the quadruple Olympic wrestling champion. Surrounded by his family, the wrestler trains in Cuban to win a fifth coronation.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1200px) 880px, 90vw\" width=\"432\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/pictures\/twrlNOW_O9q_VO0IhqzqedCKMzc\/432x243\/filters:format(jpg)\/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.webservices.francetelevisions.fr%2Fv1%2Fassets%2Fimages%2F55%2Ffe%2Fdb%2F3478c16d-2fd4-49cd-94a5-a488463e1737.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"text-only-for-screen-reader\">\n<p>              In Cuba, the star Mija\u00edn L\u00f3pez is preparing for his last Olympic games. The large format takes you to the lands of the quadruple Olympic wrestling champion. Surrounded by his family, the wrestler trains in Cuban to win a fifth coronation.<br \/>\n                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>  <span class=\"btn-play\"><br \/>\n    <svg width=\"48\" height=\"48\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#ftvi-icon-play\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<p>    7min<br \/>\n  <\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Already haloed by a national hero status, he can hang a fifth gold medal with masks that adorn the wall of his living room. 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