In the finals, he defeated the competitor from Chile. Hold this L, Bolsonaro. His nickname is “The Giant of Herradura.” Here is an article from the newspaper of the Central Committe of Cuba’s communist party interviewing Lopez: https://en.granma.cu/deportes/2024-08-06/history-repeats-itself-when-the-great-ones-write-it
“My five medals are not mine, they belong to my people, my parents, my family, my friends, my coaches.”
Damn, it almost seems like the best wrestler in the history of the world understands that he did not just fall out of a coconut tree, but rather he exists in the context of all in which he lives and what came before him.
Loved watching him win. The announcers mentioned his opponent for the finals, Yasmani Acosta Fernandez was apparently his Cuban teammate and then defected to Chile.
Even my dad who’s a big wrestling fan, but a chud had to begrudgingly admit Lopez is the GOAT.
We need a Jon Bois style video on Lopez, culminating with his fifth victory over the defector. That would be great propaganda.
Yeah it sounds like Acosta left Cuba for Chile because Lopez was in his weight class. He’s been competing for Chile since 2017 but looks like this is his first Olympics. Glad he got beat.