2024-08-16 21:49:01
The Chilean athlete won the silver medal after a tough fight against the historic Cuban wrestler, who announced his retirement from Greco-Roman wrestling.
Yasmani Acosta He could not face his friend and mentor Mijain Lopez and fell in the final of the Greco-Roman wrestling of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The national fighter aroused the hopes of the entire country, which came to a standstill to follow his fight, which ended up giving him the victory.First silver medal for Team Chile at the meeting of the five rings.
The Cuban athlete won 6-0 against Acosta, who gave it his all in the final, but it was not enough against the superiority of the man considered the best fighter in history.
Thus, the medal won by Yasmani Acosta is the 15th in the history of Team Chile, the fourth in a combat sport and the first in Greco-Roman wrestling.
On the other hand, the Cuban Mijain Lopez He became the first athlete to achieve Five consecutive gold medals in the same disciplineinstalling his name in the great history of the Olympic Games.
The above, after leading the podium in Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and recently in Paris 2024.
After finishing the fight, the now 41-year-old five-time Olympic champion announced his retirement from Greco-Roman wrestling, with a record that is also full of success in Pan American and World Championships.
Team Chile’s action is not over: where to watch Chilean athletes live at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
You can follow all the activities of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on open television through Chilevisión. In streaming, The sporting event is broadcast through the Claro Sports channel on YouTube.