Mijain Lopez of Cuba becomes the third ever Olympic athlete to win five consecutive gold medals in a sport, joining Hipposthenes of Sparta (628-608 B.C.E.) and Milo of Croton (604-516 B.C.E.).

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.