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Havana, Aug 20 (ACN) Cuba's top authorities today congratulated five-time Olympic champion Mijain López Núñez on his 42nd birthday.

“For the five Olympic golds for the Homeland that turned him into one of the legends of Paris 2024 and for the dedication, dignity and commitment of the true athlete, proud of the T-shirt of the team of the four letters. Congratulations again, champion,” said Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, in his X account.

For his part, Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State, highlighted the athletic talent, dedication, commitment and loyalty of the Greco-Roman wrestler.

In a congratulatory message, published on the X account of the Parliament, the also member of the Political Bureau congratulated the champion and deputy, highlighting the immense joys he has given to the people of Cuba.

Also on the occasion of the celebration, Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the PCC, sent a strong hug to this glory of sport.

“Many congratulations on behalf of the @PartidoPCC to our five-time Olympic champion, who has given so much glory and joy to #Cuba, on his 42nd birthday. A big hug, Mijaín,” he wrote.

Mijaín López Núñez was born in the municipality of Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río province, on August 20, 1982.

The Cuban athlete made history at the recent Paris 2024 Olympic Games by becoming the only athlete to win the same individual event in five consecutive Olympics (after Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020).

López Núñez has been a deputy to the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba in the IX Legislature and the current X Legislature, for his native municipality.