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Dream comes true for Lopez

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Mijain Lopez of Cuba

(BEIJING, August 14) -- In a rematch of his Athens quarterfinal loss, Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez this time prevailed over defending Olympic champion Khasan Baroev of Russia 5-0, 1-1, to claim the gold in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kilogram Wrestling weight class, on August 14, 2008.
Lopez was knocked out by Baroev in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games to finish fifth.
Lopez's gold is the first for Cuba in Beijing. As a traditional wrestling powerhouse, Cuba has collected five Wrestling gold medals at previous Olympic Games.
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Mijain Lopez (blue) of Cuba wrestles with Khasan Baroev of Russia

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Beijing 2008 Thread, Dream comes true for Lopez in Sports; Dream comes true for Lopez Mijain Lopez of Cuba (BEIJING, August 14) -- In a rematch of his Athens quarterfinal ... Short Link: http://forum.egypt.com/enforum/showthread.php?t=2615