TOKYO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- After Hou Zhihui won the first gold medal in the weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Zhang Guozheng, head coach of the Women's Team of the Chinese Weightlifting Team, praised Hou Zhihui's steady play, saying that Hou Zhihui fully implemented the coach's intentions on the field, successfully won the gold medal in all six attempts, and praised the "little monkey".
Hou Zhihui at the award ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
Watching Hou Zhihui ascend to the highest podium, Zhang Guozheng stood in the audience to take pictures of the "little monkey". A reporter asked him about his mood, he said: "My mood now is in addition to happy or happy." 'Little Monkey' today fully implemented the coach's intentions, and I want to give her a thumbs up. ”
Zhang Guozheng revealed that in fact, Hou Zhihui also had a little "accident" before the game. Before the pre-game weight, she was still a little overweight, so Zhang Guozheng took her to run off the field for a while, and then went back to weigh and qualified. Zhang Guozheng sighed and said: "Running is also physical exertion! But she played steadily today, and did every step in place. ”
Hou Zhihui in the game. Photo by Xu Zijian, Xinhua News Agency
For Hou Zhihui to reduce the weight of the handlebar in the grasp and deadlift links, Zhang Guozheng explained: "Seeing that the opponent is not so strong, we do not need to take risks, we want to take a stable gold medal. The 'Little Monkey' was great today, with all 6 attempts! "At a high level, a high success rate means that there is no room for the opponent to fight back and more pressure is thrown at the opponent. Hou Zhihui was the only one among the contestants who tried all the successful attempts.
Hou Zhihui's gold medal was also the second gold medal won by the Chinese sports delegation in Tokyo after the shooting team's Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Olympic Games. Zhang Guozheng said happily: "We took advantage of the east wind of the shooting team to open the door and step by step, hoping to continue to work hard in the next competition and achieve good results!" ”