38-year-old Cuban Mijain Lopez Nunez won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, wrestling men's Greco-Roman style 130 kg class, and became the first wrestling men to win the Olympic Games for the fourth time in a row.
38-year-old Lopez Nunez won the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games in the Greco-Roman style 120 kg class and won the gold medal in the 130 kg class at the previous Rio de Janeiro Games.
Lopez Nunez, who participated in the Tokyo Games, played against a Georgia player in the final on the 2nd, scored 3 points in the first half by rotating from a ground fight, and continued to attack with abundant stamina that does not make him feel age in the second half. I piled up points by pushing it out of the hall.
Lopez Nunez won the gold medal by winning 5-0.
Lopez Nunez is the first boy to win the Olympic Games for the fourth time in a row in wrestling.
So far, there have been three men's championships, including Russia's Alexander Karelin.
On the other hand, among women, Kaori Icho of Japan has achieved four consecutive victories from the 2004 Athens Games to the previous 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Lopez Nunez "You can reach your goal if you want"
At a press conference after the match, Mijain Lopez Nunez said, "I'm really happy with the incredible achievements. I think the Cubans are happy too. I tell the wrestling players that I can reach my goal if I wish. I want to. "
38-year-old Lopez Nunez said about his future career, "I was told not to retire, and it would be great if I could challenge the Paris tournament three years later. But I have to be careful because I will be 41 years old. I can't, and now I'm glad I got the gold medal. "