Russia's Davit Chakvetadze and Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez walked away with gold medals after Monday's Greco-Roman wrestling events, winning the men's 85-kilogram and 130-kilogram weight classes at the 2016 Summer Olympics, respectively.
Chakvetadze dominated Ukraine's Zhan Beleniuk in the 85-kilogram gold-medal match, winning 9-2, while Lopez Nunez added a third Olympic title to his resume with a win over Turkey's Riza Kayaalp.
Here's a look at Monday's medal winners:
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
85 Kilograms | Davit Chakvetadze, RUS | Zhan Beleniuk, UKR | Javid Hamzatau, BLR | Denis Kudla, GER |
130 Kilograms | Mijain Lopez Nunez, CUB | Riza Kayaalp, TUR | Sabah Shariati, AZE | Sergey Semenov, RUS |
Recap
There were a handful of surprises in the qualifying rounds of the 85-kilogram tournament, with Rustam Assakalov of Uzbekistan, one of the favourites to medal, losing 2-1 against Viktor Lorincz of Hungary.