Head coach of the Russian Greco-Roman wrestling team Gogi Koguashvili told that the five-time Olympic champion Mijain Lopez Nunez There is no equal in terms of weight, the Cuban could win the 2024 Games with one hand.
On Tuesday, Lopez Nunez, 41, defeated Chilean Yasmani Acosta Fernández with a score of 6:0 in the final of the 130 kg category. After the fight ended, Lopez Nunes took off his wrestling shoes and left them in the center of the mat, announcing his retirement.
— On my own behalf, I would like to congratulate Mijain López Nunez. He has achieved a unique feat! Believe me, if someone from the outside says that he easily managed to win, then it will be wrong. At his age, fighting at such a high level is worth a lot. He has become a great Olympic champion, all his gold medals were won fairly.
Considering his opponents in the heavyweight division, he is an undisputed leader, even at his age. No one can fight him with dignity, he has no rivals, with all due respect to all athletes. He could have tied one hand and he would have won (smiles). Everyone who fought with him fought like a rock, it is impossible to win against him, “Koguashvili told .
Lopez Nunez, in addition to winning the Olympic Games (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024), is a five-time world champion (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014) and five-time Pan American Games champion (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019). He is the most decorated wrestler in history.
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