Nunez Lopez, after the fight celebrated his coaching crew by lifting one and throwing the other over in the celebrations mood.
7th August 2024 01:26 AM
Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler, Nunez Lopez, has won his fifth Olympic gold medal in the 130kg, beating Fernandez Acosta of Chile in the process at the ongoing Paris 2024 Games.
His first gold medal was in Beijing 2008, the other in London 2012 and the 3rd in Rio De Janeiro in 2016.
Cuban won the 4th in Tokyo 2020 before his victory at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
On July 3, he and the Cuban judoka Idalys Ortíz were designated as the flag bearers for Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Widely considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, López is also, five-time World Champion, and five-time Pan American Games champion.