On February 15, Beijing time, 29-year-old Olympic champion Deng Wei officially announced her retirement on her social network, ending her 19-year weightlifting career! Judging from Deng Wei's retirement speech, the young athlete is still reluctant, but injuries and age increases are difficult to overcome, and in the end she can only choose to end her career. It is worth reminding that in 2019, Deng Wei won the title of "Training Pacesetter" together with Zhu Ting of the women's volleyball team, Xu Xin of table tennis and 18 other people!
Speaking of Deng Wei, many netizens may not be very familiar with it. This girl from rural Fujian province has been training in sports schools since 2003, and although her talent and foundation are not very good, she still relied on hard training and finally reached the peak of her career at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. She helped the Chinese weightlifting team and won the women's 63 kg championship.
After winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games, Deng Wei also ushered in her own era, and in the following 2 years, she won numerous awards. Especially in 2018, Deng Wei once again achieved glory at the Weightlifting World Championships, in the women's 64 kg competition, she grabbed 112 kg, deadlift 140 kg, and won the triple crown with a total of 252 kg, while breaking 3 world records.
In the following year, Deng Wei, Zhu Ting of the women's volleyball team, Xu Xin of the table tennis team and 18 others won the honorary title of "Training Pacesetter" awarded by the State General Administration of Sports. This title can also be regarded as the best summary of Deng Wei's career.
It is understood that Deng Wei is a girl from the rural area of Sanming, Fujian Province. The coach's most highly praised her sentence is: Training is particularly hard! The mental quality is very good. This is enough to show that behind every medal she wins, there is a dedication and effort that we can't see.
Weightlifting project, itself is relatively less attention, if it is not the Olympic Games to win the gold medal, I am afraid that many netizens will not know her. Deng Wei's retirement this time did not attract too much attention, but the contribution she made to the national team should be remembered. Finally, I also wish Deng Wei and wish her to create glory in later life.