Mijaín López seeks to resume his sports career: "I think I can return to the mattresses"

The legendary Cuban fighterMijain Lopez, whose last competition was in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics, announced that he is looking to resume his sports career.

"I am motivated to resume my sports career, I have already discussed it with the group of coaches and I want to test myself to see what happens, the body is the one that will tell me if I can withstand the training loads," he told the official portal.CubaYes.

López, 40 years old, has been away from the mats since August 2021, when he won his fourth Olympic gold.

"After a year of rest, we have to see how the body reacts to the training to see if I can continue. I must be about 10 or 15 kilograms above my ideal weight, but throughout my career I have always been able to lose weight when I have that doesn't worry me too much. That difference seems like a lot, but when you start training, it goes down without many problems. With training and dedication I return to my weight," he explained.

The stellar athlete stressed that this sabbatical year was very good, especially because he has been able to spend more time with his family and especially with his children.

"After 30 years of sports career, with a lot of sacrifice, this was very good for me after achieving my fourth Olympic title. Also with this I recharge my batteries and with the motivation I have I think I can return to the mats," he stressed.

In February 2020 Mijaínannounced that he would retire that year after trying to win his fourth Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games.

"After Tokyo, I'm retiring. It's already decided. Why? Well, because of my age, I want to rest and it's time to give opportunities to the new generations," he declared then.

However, after the pandemic had to be postponed for a year due to the pandemic, the fighterHe changed his plans, although he kept his idea of leaving home at the conclusion of the biggest sporting event.

A year and a half later, the best Greco-Roman wrestler in history sets his sights on the Paris event in 2024 to fulfill his dream of a fifth Olympic gold, a feat that no wrestler in the world has achieved, neither man nor woman. .

The Cuban will arrive at the event a few days before his 42nd birthday.

López has ruled out participating in this year's regional events: the Central American Games in San Salvador and the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile, having already accumulated five Pan American and two Central American gold medals.