Cuba's three-time Olympic king Mijaín López beat Iran's Amin Mirzazadeh 8-0 and advanced to the semifinals of the 130 kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling in the Greco-Roman style

Tokyo, August 1 (RHC)-- Cuba's three-time Olympic king Mijaín López beat Iran's Amin Mirzazadeh 8-0 and advanced to the semifinals of the 130 kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling in the Greco-Roman style of the great event of Tokyo 2020.

Mijaín López achieved his second success by superiority in the tournament under the five rings and for the access to the dispute of the crown he will compete against Turkey's Riza Kayaalp, in the reedition of the final of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 edition when the Cuban won his third gold.

The Cuban star of the Greco modality started his action in Tokyo with a 9-0 smile over the Romanian Alin Alexuc in little more than a minute of combat.

Cuba also celebrated in this first day of the Olympic wrestling with Luis Orta's 5-0 victory over the American Ildar Hafizov in the 60 kilogram category.