Dream comes true for Lopez : Greco-Roman 120kg Wrestling

Mijain Lopez of Cuba (Photo credit: Liang Qiang/Xinhua)


In a rematch of his Athens quarterfinal loss, Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez this time prevailed over defending Olympic champion Khasan Baroev of Russia 5-0, 1-1, to claim the gold in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kilogram Wrestling weight class, on August 14, 2008.

Lopez was knocked out by Baroev in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games to finish fifth.

Lopez's gold is the first for Cuba in Beijing. As a traditional wrestling powerhouse, Cuba has collected five Wrestling gold medals at previous Olympic Games.