The legendary Cuban grequista mijain lopeza four-time Olympic titleholder, officially announced that he will be at the upcoming summer event in Paris 2024, in which he will seek to become the first wrestler in history with five crowns under the five rings.
The World Wrestling Union (UWW for its acronym in English) revealed the news this Monday afternoon through its social networks with brief statements from Pinar del Río and several iconic images of his victory in Tokyo 2020, the fourth after those achieved. in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016.
“I will fight again at the @paris2024 Olympic Games. I want to become the first wrestler to win five Olympic gold medals,” Lopez told official UWW channels.
Although the news is a novelty, it was almost an open secret that the staunch fighter was considering the possibility of returning to the mats in the French capital. In fact, since October 2021 had given clues of an eventual presentation in Paris.
At that time, during the gala of the Association of National Olympic Committees held on the island of Crete, Greece, the Cuban did not rule out a possible participation in the French fight when he was approached by the press after being awarded in the Outstanding Performance category. exceptional) for his performance at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
“Everyone wants to know if I continue or not. Now I can only say that you have to think about it, you have to meditate on it, because you can’t get there by getting to the Olympic Games. It is a very long road, in which everyone expects results. To reach my sixth Olympic Games you have to think about it, because I would arrive at 42 years old and I think I should go to the big one, not below. That’s why I’m meditating, if I feel like it, I’m sure I’ll go, “said Mijaín.
More than a year and a half later, it is already a fact that the colossus from Herradura will compete in the French capital, where he will be one of the great figures to watch.
