Yang Zhe: Lifting a weight is like writing life lightly

Qilu Evening News 30 years old, four consecutive championships, 411 kg... On the evening of September 23, at the Weinan Sports Center Gymnasium, Yang Zhe, a famous weightlifter in our province, won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg competition in the weightlifting event of the 14th National Games with absolute strength, and achieved the feat of four consecutive championships at the National Games in the year of its establishment. For many years in the face of two points and one line of life, in the face of day-to-day boring training, Yang Zhe has always insisted on "lifting the weight of the light". And when he stood on the weightlifting platform and rubbed talcum powder, he was obsessed with lifting weights. This is Yang Zhe's weightlifting life. Although it is already full of honors, Yang Zhe said that as long as there is a dream that is not finished, he will be ready to go at any time!

"It does feel different to win this time than in the past, and winning the championship for four consecutive times has a special meaning for me." Stepping off the podium, Yang Zhe, who has experienced countless big scenes, still can't hide his slightly excited emotions: "Although the whole process of defending the title seems to be relatively relaxed, in fact, I thought about it a lot before the competition of this National Games, and I was more anxious than the previous three sessions, and I was always wondering if I could compare myself, but at the beginning of the training, as soon as my hand touched the barbell pole, all the entanglements were forgotten." Yang Zhe said that all his usual troubles can always be relieved after feeling the temperature of the barbell, and the Fourteenth Luck successfully defended this gold medal for Shandong Sports and his weightlifting life, and he finally had a sense of relief.

In the 2009 Eleventh Luck, 18-year-old Yang Zhe made his debut in the national fortune under the witness of the people of his hometown, and finally he reached the highest podium with a bang, and also created the history of Shandong's male jugging. In the 12th luck of 2013, the more mature and hard-working Yang Zhe successfully defended the title with absolute strength without suspense. In the 2017 thirteenth luck, the 26-year-old Yang Zhe was in the year of the fight, and no one in the game could shake his dominance, reaching the top of Jinmen to achieve three consecutive championships of the national games, Yang Zhe has completed a feat in the Chinese weightlifting arena. Fourteen luck cycles, age growth, injury invasion, Yang Zhe's physical state will inevitably decline, but he has been using tenacious willpower to fight against the "law" of competitive sports. The Emperor did not fail, and Yang Zhe of the Fourteenth Fortune once again reached the top and achieved the great cause of the four consecutive championships of the All-China Fortune.

Looking at the entire history of the National Movement, Yang Zhe's achievements are also remarkable. At the age of 30, if you want to win four consecutive championships, you must first become famous at a young age, then you must be constantly prepared, and finally you must be "old and strong" in the face of various difficulties and challenges. In the interview, Yang Zhe pointed to himself from head to toe, and said in a joking tone: "There is hardly a good place in the body from top to bottom." Nearly 20 years of professional training, 4 complete transit cycles, a total of one astronomical barbell weight lifted, and a body of injuries. The reason that has always inspired Yang Zhe to continue to walk firmly on the road of weightlifting is actually very simple, that is, love, that is, the feeling that barbells are difficult to give up. Yang Zhe said that although the years are not sparing, he has not been troubled by difficult injuries in the fourteenth luck cycle, for which he said the most is thanks. "This cycle, both the national team and the Shandong team have paid a lot for me, and the leaders, coaches, medical personnel, scientific research and support personnel are all behind the scenes heroes who can achieve four consecutive championships, special thanks."

During the Tokyo Olympic cycle, the International Lifting Federation stipulates that each association can only send a maximum of 4 male and 4 female athletes to participate, and each level can only send one player, so the Chinese weightlifting team can only send 4 athletes of men and 4 men to attack the gold medal of 8 levels. Due to the strength of The small level of China's weightlifting project, it is directly difficult for Yang Zhe to enter the Olympic lineup. But Yang Zhe never relaxed his requirements for himself and was always ready to fight for national honors. At the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in April this year, Yang Zhe set a new world record in the snatching class with a score of 200 kilograms in the men's 109 kg competition, making the name of the Chinese male weightlifter appear for the first time in the INTERNATIONAL Lifting Federation World Record List. Yang Zhe's outstanding performance has also successfully raised the current world record held by Chinese male weightlifters to 12.

But it is undeniable that if you want to impact the world's highest level of men's lifting of 109 kg, Yang Zhe's standing performance has always been a fatal shortcoming. At the end of the interview, Yang Zhe also mentioned this regret, "Although I have achieved four consecutive championships in the National Games, but the results in the world arena over the years have always been a little worse, perhaps it is difficult for me to make great progress, but I have never had the idea of giving up, and I especially hope that my disciples can rise up quickly and contribute to the breakthrough of the Chinese men's major level as soon as possible." ”

Talking about his plans after the Fourteenth Movement, Yang Zhe said that he wanted to take a period of rest first, and as long as the country and Shandong still needed it in the future, he would definitely continue to insist on it, just because he still loved weightlifting! Saying that, Yang Zhe turned and walked into the athletes' channel, leaving a thick and resolute back. (Guo Wei)