Cuban wrestler Mijain López Núñez retired after the 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling final at the Paris Olympics — going out as a wrestling legend and his competitor’s hero. López Núñez, 41, ...
PARIS — A Cuban wrestler made Olympic history Tuesday and perhaps put himself in the conversation as one of the greatest Olympic athletes ever. [autotag]Mijaín López[/autotag] became the first Summer ...
Follow live coverage of Day 12 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, with 21 gold medals on offer Mijain Lopez, the 41-year-old wrestler from Cuba, became the first athlete to win five consecutive Olympic golds ...
Legendary Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez, the only athlete to have won five consecutive individual Olympic golds, called Thursday for the Cuban sport to "open up" to the world to help recover its lost ...
With a win in the Greco-Roman 130kg final, Cuba's Mijain Lopez became the first athlete to win five Olympic gold medals in the same individual event. After the match, he left his shoes on the mat to ...
PARIS (AP) — Mijain Lopez has gone out on top. The 41-year-old Cuban defeated Yasmani Acosta Fernandez of Chile 6-0 in the 130-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to win his fifth ...
In 2016, attendees wave flags during the Fidel Castro memorial at the Plaza of the Revolution Antonio Maceo in Santiago de Cuba. Jack Gruber USA TODAY Sports As 2024 dawns, we mark an anniversary that ...
Legendary Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez, the only athlete to have won five consecutive individual Olympic golds, called Thursday for the Cuban sport to "open up" to the world to help recover its lost ...