Mijaín López defeated Iran’s Amin Mirzazadeh 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the 130 kilogram division in Greco-Roman wrestling.
The Horseshoe Giant got the decisive advantage in the first period when he made his opponent suffer and took advantage of the four-point situation to achieve an imbalance.
In the second half, the judges gave in to the Cuban’s patience and awarded him his first point since Beijing 2008 because between the London, Rio and Tokyo editions he collected 50-0 among all his fights.
Merzazadeh, the current world champion, preferred to continue the fight in the standings, but he could not reduce the score further and Mijaín is two wins away from becoming the first athlete with five Olympic gold medals in the same individual event.
