Three-time Olympic champion Mijaín López assured today his presence in the final of the 130 kg of the Greco-Roman wrestling and will seek his fourth crown under the five rings on Monday; while the 60 kg Luis Horta surprised everyone by equally advancing to the gold dispute in the Tokyo Games.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- In the most anticipated combat of the classic style, Mijaín defeated the Turkish Riza Kayaalp again, this time with a tight 2-0 that left him at the gates of a historic four-time championship. The victory in the semifinals completed a perfect day for the flag bearer of the Cuban delegation, who accumulated 19 points and did not allow any in his three presentations.

Now, in his particular appointment with history, the giant from Pinar del Río will face the Georgian Iakob Kajaia this Monday, who left out in the semifinals Chilean nationalized Yasmani Acosta.

ORTA, THE REVELATION

The pleasant surprise of the day was performed by Luis Alberto Orta, who left two world runners-up on the way to his first Olympic final. The continental monarch debuted with a convincing 5-0 victory over American Hafizov and, already in the quarterfinals, defeated 4-3 Russian Sergey Emelin, world champion in 2018 and subtitling a year later.

The Havana-born left the best demonstration of the biggest day of his career for the semifinals, beating Moldovan Viktor Ciobanu, the current subtitle of the world, by superiority (11-0). The overwhelming success gave him the ticket to the dispute for the Olympic crown this Monday when he will face Japanese world champion Kenichiro Fumita.