Cuban wrestler Mijaín López praised in Panama

Havana, October 8 (RHC)-- On Thursday, La Estrella de Panamá newspaper highlighted on its website the sports career of veteran Cuban wrestler Mijaín López, who was recently honored by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

In his usual column dedicated to sports in the dean of national journalism, commentator Bienvenido Brown refers to the words of IOC president, Thomas Bach, about the 'extraordinary' Greco-Roman style wrestler from Cuba.

"After 29 years in the elite of Greco-Roman Wrestling, the Cuban is still the KING of the super-heavyweight class.  In Tokyo, he WON his FOURTH consecutive gold medal.  The 38-year-old Mijaín did it without conceding a single point," the specialist writes in his article entitled "An IOC Truth: Mijaín López, 17 years without losing an Olympic Fight."

He also offered details on the statements made by the gladiator to Prensa Latina, after his return last August after participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games: "I delivered what I promised. I have always been committed to my work and I always will be."

Brown also mentioned some of the medals won by 'El Terrible' in world championships of the discipline and Pan American competitions, who assured that he will be the only one to decide when his career ends, hence he did not rule out his presence in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In his track record, this 'glory of Cuban sport' holds four Pan American, five World and four Olympic titles in a row.

In the Sports Cocktail section, the commentator also quoted two dispatches from the Prensa Latina news agency, generated in his office in Caracas, on the meeting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with the team that attended the Under-23 Baseball World Championship and with the Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas.