Cuba's Lopez wins men's Greco-Roman 120kg gold medal -- china.org.cn

Mijain Lopez (blue) of Cuba wrestles with Khasan Baroev of Russia during the men’s Greco-Roman 120kg final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008. Mijain Lopez won the bout and grabbed the gold medal.

Mijain Lopez (blue) of Cuba wrestles with Khasan Baroev of Russia during the men's Greco-Roman 120kg final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008. Mijain Lopez won the bout and grabbed the gold medal. [Xinhua]

Cuba's Mijain Lopez beat Russia's Khasan Baroev to win the men's Greco-Roman 120kg gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on Thursday.

Baroev took the silver. Lithuania's Mindaugas Mizgaitis and Armenia's Yuri Patrikeev finished joint third.

Mijain Lopez of Cuba celebrates after defeating Khasan Baroev of Russia during the men's Greco-Roman 120kg final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008. Mijain Lopez of Cuba won the bout and grabbed the gold medal.

Mijain Lopez of Cuba celebrates after defeating Khasan Baroev of Russia during the men's Greco-Roman 120kg final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2008. Mijain Lopez of Cuba won the bout and grabbed the gold medal. [Xinhua]

(Xinhua News Agency August 14, 2008)