On the 22nd local time, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a notice through its official website that due to the violation of the relevant anti-doping regulations by Kazakh weightlifter Rasimov, all his results in all competitions between March 15, 2016 and January 18, 2021 were unqualified, and all medals, scores and prizes were recovered.
The picture shows a screenshot of CAS.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Rakhimov won the gold medal in the men's 77 kg weightlifting category. After being judged to be in violation, it means that Lu Xiaojun, a famous Chinese player who originally won the second place in the competition, is expected to win the championship in succession, thus achieving the feat of winning gold medals in three consecutive Olympic Games.
In the middle of the summer in Rio six years ago, Lu Xiaojun, who was already in his own right at the time, won the silver medal in the Olympic men's weightlifting competition with 177 kg, 202 kg in the deadlift, and a total of 379 kg.
In the grasping stage, Lü Xiaojun asked for 170 and 175 kilograms for the second handle, respectively, and both Of which Lü Xiaojun successfully lifted. In the third, Lu Xiaojun asked for a super world record of 177 kg, and he finally managed to lift it, breaking the world record of 176 kg held by himself.
Infographic: Lu Xiaojun won the gold medal in Tokyo.
However, Kazakhstan's Nidzat Rasimov, who was 12 kg behind Lu Xiaojun in the snatch stage, challenged 214 kg in the deadlift stage and successfully lifted. Broke the world record in the deadlift and successfully reversed the gold medal with the weight advantage.
Controversially, in this test, the "unsteady" Rasimov still received three white lights.
In the face of this slightly bitter and regretful game, Lu Xiaojun's words were also a little unwilling. He said the opponent was strong and it was really unexpected to be able to lift it. "It's good to lift up, lift it up, and if you lose, you lose."
"First of all, at my age, I can still participate in the Olympic Games and fight for the country, which has made me very happy and happy. Secondly, I can stand on the podium again, no matter what color the medal is, I am also very happy. Again, personally, I have played my best. Lu Xiaojun said with such a smile in the interview.
It can be seen that the veteran loves this venue deeply, and he always fearlessly moves forward for the sake of his dreams.
After that, Lu Xiaojun, who was not convinced or accepted defeat, canceled the original decision to retire and decided to fight for another Olympic Games in order to get back the gold medal he had lost.
At last year's Tokyo Olympics, he fulfilled his dream.
Infographic: Lv Xiaojun shows gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. China News Service reporter Tong Yu photographed
Lu Xiaojun won the Men's 81 kg championship at the Tokyo Olympic Games with a total of 170 kg in the snatch, 204 kg in the deadlift and a total of 374 kg, and he has gained every time in three consecutive Olympic Games.
"I'm still waiting for the Rio 2016 Olympics and the IOC decision." The winner, Lu Xiaojun, mentioned the word "regret".
In fact, at the beginning of 2021, the International Weightlifting Federation issued an announcement that for a period of time in 2016, Romanian athlete Dumitru Katari and Kazakhstani athlete Nigat Rasimov have been suspended for violating the International Federation's anti-doping rules and are waiting for the final penalty decision.
Image source: Screenshot of Weibo comment.
"Never underestimate a champion's heart, even if it doesn't look young anymore." This sentence is most appropriate for Sending to Lü Xiaojun. After years of waiting, this time the voice of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport has brought Lu Xiaojun one step closer to the gold medal. The regrets buried deep in his heart can finally be remedied.
After learning that Lu Xiaojun is expected to win the gold medal and achieve the Olympic triple crown, netizens also sent warm blessings to the veteran general, who was called "military brother" and "military god".
Behind the blessings of everyone, lu Xiaojun has paid for more than ten years. From the emergence of the London Olympic Games, to the success of the Tokyo Olympic Games, to the regrets that are expected to be in Rio today. Along the way, Lu Xiaojun walked very steadily, and he who had always believed in himself finally won the honor he deserved.
On 20 December, a delegation of Mainland Olympic athletes visiting Macao visited The Ruins of St. Paul's, a famous attraction in Macau. The picture shows Xie Sipi, Lü Xiaojun, huang Dongping (front row from left to right) taking a photo in front of the Ruins of St. Paul's. China News Service reporter Zhang Yu photographed
Fairness has always been the pursuit of the Olympic Games, and I believe that time will eventually give a fair answer.
We are willing to accompany Lu Xiaojun and wait for the arrival of the gold medal together! (Author Liu Xingchen)