Wrestling icon Mijain Lopez of Cuba retires after an unprecedented 5th straight Olympic gold in an single event, bowing out undefeated in official competition since 2015
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The 41-year-old has not lost a match since his longtime rival Riza Kayaalp of Turkey beat him in the final of the 2015 World Championships. Lopez pinned his former training partner Acosta in the first period and then added a takedown in the second to secure victory before removing his shoes and leaving them on the mat signaling his retirement.
“To achieve all of these results, one has to love their sport, love their job, and demonstrate to the world that with so little you can achieve great things,” he said of his career.Lopez touched the mat with his head, gleaming with beads of sweat, before taking off his shoes.“I wanted to win gold but at the same time, not so much because it’s Mijain, a legend in wrestling worldwide,” he said.
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