The President of the IOC, Mr. Bach
IOC President Bach confirmed to reporters that weightlifting, boxing and modern pentathlon will be kicked out of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics! This is the blockbuster news released by the Olympic Committee on December 9 when it officially released the "28 initial events of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games", and it is reported that the 2028 Olympic Games will be newly included in the three major sports of skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing after kicking weightlifting, boxing and modern pentathlons.
The 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games added a major event
At the same time, Bach also said that if the three projects kicked out can solve the "problems" raised by the International Olympic Committee, there is still a chance to be re-included in the Olympic sports. However, according to the style and rules of the IOC organization, this is obviously only a glimmer of possibility, and the overall situation is basically determined. Of course, once this much-suspected news was announced, it still aroused an uproar, and several people rejoiced and several people were sad! Countries and regions where each project has a comparative advantage will actively support and approve; on the contrary, those countries and regions that do not have an advantage will stand up against it or are not cold. Boxing and modern pentathlon are the strengths of Europe and the United States, and they will naturally oppose being kicked out of the Olympic Games this time; weightlifting is China's strength, and it is bound to oppose being ruthlessly kicked out by the Olympic Committee this time.
Chinese weightlifting team
Tokyo Olympic Gold Medal Table
How strong weightlifting is in China may not be imagined by many non-sports fans. Judging from the past achievements, the Chinese weightlifting team is definitely a big gold medal winner of the Olympic gold medal, and can even be called the dream team, which is not inferior to the record of the national ball and diving dream team. Table tennis is often not 100% sure of winning the championship in men's singles, mixed doubles and other individual events, there are still accidents, Japan, South Korea, Sweden and Germany have caused a lot of trouble for the Chinese team; the Chinese diving dream team has also been successfully sniped on the men's springboard and double springboard events in previous Olympic Games. However, the Chinese weightlifting team is not the case, and the advantages of being able to participate in the competition can basically ensure the championship, whether it is the grasplift, the deadlift or the overall result. In addition, weightlifting is different from table tennis and diving, there are many individual events and there are world records and Olympic records, and the great thing is that basically all the records of the big competition are engraved in the name of Chinese team members, and it is usually Chinese athletes who can break these records. Therefore, the Olympic Committee kicked out the big item of weightlifting this time, which is a fatal blow to the total number of gold medals in our country and even the ranking of the gold medal list, and it is certainly against it.
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The decision of the Olympic Committee must have been made after many professional arguments, there must be his reason, since we are one of the members, we naturally have to support and implement. As for boxing and modern pentathlon being kicked out of the Olympic arena is easier to understand, then why are weightlifting also kicked out? Strength has always been the foundation of sports, and the core training of almost all sports is inseparable from strength: including football, basketball and athletics; even badminton, tennis and table tennis with skills as the core. Without the guarantee of strength advantage, it is absolutely impossible to become a top master, let alone win the championship.
Olympic motto
Besides, the Olympic motto emphasizes faster, higher and stronger! Even if it is necessary to adjust, can we cut some similar individual and gold medal totals; can we develop some healthy training standards and participation mechanisms that are more appropriate? In addition, there is another reason why the weightlifting was kicked out of the Olympic Games: that is, the weightlifting is not strong, this is a bit reasonable, there are not many people who do watch the weightlifting, usually there are more athletes, coaches and medical teams on the field during the game, and the simple weightlifting does look a bit mechanically boring, although it definitely has its charm. Another core issue raised by the IOC with weightlifting organizations is that the problem of medication is widespread and difficult to trace. Taking banned drugs is a phenomenon that has occurred in many projects, not only weightlifting, but also difficult to eliminate, and some teams and individuals are indeed drifting away on the road to taking drugs for the sake of interests, achievements and honors, which is incompatible with pure sportsmanship and Olympic pursuits.
Weightlifting team selection training
In fact, there is also a voice in the society that supports weightlifting being kicked out of the Olympic arena: that is, weightlifting is too harmful to the body, which is easy to cause deformed development of the body, such as short stature, O-shaped legs and so on. This is because many athletes have participated in selection and training since they were teenagers, and the training intensity of professional teams is too large, often overloaded to force the body to break through the range that the body can withstand, and in order to compete, it is necessary to regularly diet and lose weight, and over time the physical damage is indeed serious. Professional athletes can get good results, if they can't get results, once the "old" retires, because the level of education is not high and there is no other skill, the body has fallen a lot of injuries, adding weight is originally a niche project, usually there is not much competition bonus and savings, so that after going to society, the choice will become very narrow and narrow, and life will become more difficult. In this sense, weightlifting is indeed not particularly popular with most parents and children, and usually only children from poor families will choose to go into this line.
The bits and pieces behind the weightlifting champions
As for the voice questioning the decline in China's gold medal ranking, in fact, it can be ignored, and it is originally a false proposition! China is no longer a gold medal-only country, and true self-confidence does not have to be ranked first and second to prove that sports are only a strong part. Of course, a project has existed for such a long time, and suddenly to bid farewell to the biggest Olympic stage, there will indeed be many people who need to adjust and adapt, and there will inevitably be many excellent coaches and athletes who will go to other sports and industries from now on. In any case, we would like to thank them for bringing so many wonderful moments and honors, and wish them a smooth transition and transformation. It is expected that in the 2024 Olympic Games, the Chinese weightlifting dream team can break more Olympic records and world records! Successfully and beautifully complete the final battle of the curtain!