At the Summer Olympics, athletics were the biggest gold medalists. In the world of sports, there is a saying that those who get track and field win the world. But in the athletics event, it is generally European and American athletes who laugh to the end. However, China has also seen world superstars such as Liu Xiang and achieved very brilliant results. Although Chinese athletics is not very strong in the world of athletics, there have also been feats of winning gold, silver and bronze medals in competitions. However, this feat was not achieved on the podium at that time, but was achieved after nearly a decade. Contrary to the feat of Chinese players winning gold, silver and bronze medals, three Russian players have been cancelled one after another, becoming a scandal.
Recently, official news came from the Athletics Integrity Committee that China's Qieyang Shijie will be awarded the gold medal in the women's 20 km race walk at the 2012 London Olympics. Russia's Rashmanova's gold medal in this event was invalid and cancelled. In addition, Liu Hong will be replaced by a bronze medal to a silver medal, and Lu Xiuzhi will be replaced by a fourth place to a bronze medal. In this way, the gold, silver and bronze medals of the women's 20 km race walk at the London 2012 Olympic Games will be won by Chinese athletes, creating a major feat in the history of Chinese athletics.
In the women's 20 km race walk event at the London Olympics in 2012, the Chinese athletes had enough strength to attack the gold medal at that time, because at that time, China had the golden trio of Qi Yangshijie, Liu Hong and Lu Xiuzhi in this project. However, in the final final, the first two who appeared on the finish line did not have a Chinese player, and the two Russian players, Rushmanova and Kaniskina, crossed the finish line successively. Among them, Rashmanova won the gold medal in 1 hour, 25 minutes and 02 seconds, breaking the world record, and her teammate Kaniskina won the silver medal. China's Cheyang Shijie won the bronze medal in a way that broke the Asian record, with a time of 1 hour, 25 minutes and 16 seconds. Behind Sister Cheyang Shi is another general, Liu Hong, whose time is 1 minute and 26 seconds. Russia's other Kilgapukina finished fifth, while Lui Xiuzhi came in 6th. In other words, the top 6 in this event were won by Russian players and Chinese players.
To tell the truth, Lu Xiuzhi, who won the 6th place, may not have dreamed that she actually became the bronze medal winner with the 6th place after 10 years. In fact, in 2016, the World Athletics Federation announced that Russia's Kaniskina and Kiljapkina had their results cancelled because of their involvement in illicit drugs. In this way, China's Qieyang Shijie won the silver medal, Liu Hong won the bronze medal from the fourth place, and Lu Xiuzhi made up from the sixth place to the fourth place, but still had no chance of the Olympic medal.
This time, Lu Xiuzhi was a bonus, from the fourth place to the third place, winning the Olympic medal. In fact, Rashmanowa, in 2014, had already been confirmed positive for the drug. However, the IAAF has been inconclusive as to whether to strip her of her gold medal at the London Olympics. And in 2022, eight years later, the World Athletics Federation finally officially determined that all of Rashmanova's achievements between February 18, 2012 and January 3, 2014, including the gold medal in the women's 20 km race walk won at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2013 World Championships, were recovered.
With the cancellation of Rushmanova's results, a feat in the history of Chinese athletics was born. Chinese athletes won the gold, silver and bronze medals in the individual events of the Olympic Athletics Event, achieving a good story. I have to say that the process of achieving this achievement can be said to be very tortuous, but no matter what, the result is beautiful. This is not only a victory for Chinese athletics, but also the most beautiful result of China's golden generation of race walking that year. It's just a bit of a shame that this feat wasn't achieved on the podium at the time, but was achieved in this way a decade later.