Look: Cuban wrestler bodyslams elderly coach after winning gold
Even after Mijain Lopez secured his third consecutive gold medal Monday, the Cuban wrestler apparently wanted to keep fighting - and when he turned his attention to his next victim, it was his coach.
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After celebrating his Greco-Roman wrestling triumph over Riza Kayaalp of Turkey with a salsa-infused dance, Lopez's ecstatic coach approached him for a friendly hug before the Cuban decided to take the celebration to a new level.
In a move World Wrestling Entertainment fans might confuse with a heel turn, Lopez proceed to throw his elderly coach to the ground.
That, right there, is the form of a champion:
Fortunately, Lopez's coach was full of smiles after being manhandled.
All photos courtesy Action Images.
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