On March 23, Beijing time, a news about foreign athletes violating doping regulations attracted the attention of domestic sports spectators, the athlete who was punished was Nidzat Rakhimov, the champion of the men's weightlifting 77 kg category at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and the International Court of Arbitration for Sport announced that Rasimov canceled his championship from March 2016 to January 2021 because of taking banned drugs, and was banned for 8 years. Rakhimov's suspension and cancellation means that Chinese weightlifter Lu Xiaojun can win an Olympic gold medal.
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In the 2016 Rio Olympic Final, Lu Xiaojun lost to Rakhimov in the final and ranked Second, when Rakhimov won the championship by breaking the world record. After the game, Lü Xiaojun generously congratulated Rasimov on winning the championship, but at the end of the incident, Rasimov took banned drugs to compete, and Lu Xiaojun's gold medal was stolen for up to 6 years. Fortunately, in the end, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport won the honor that Lu Xiaojun deserved.
It is worth mentioning that because of the failure at the Rio Olympic Games, Lu Xiaojun insisted on not retiring, improving the intensity of training to maintain the state, and finally got the opportunity to compete in the men's 81 kg event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and finally won the championship. From another point of view, the gold medal of the Rio Olympics was stolen, and the audience also saw a stronger Lu Xiaojun.
Now, Lü Xiaojun has determined to be replaced by the gold medal of the Rio Olympic Games, coupled with the victory of the London Olympic Games and the Tokyo Olympic Games, Lü Xiaojun has completed the Olympic triple championship in weightlifting in one go, an achievement that has never been done before, and Lü Xiaojun directly achieved a historical first-person achievement.
In addition, Lü Xiaojun's achievements in his entire career are countless, he has won the world championship many times, from 2009 to 2013, he broke 6 world records in one go, and then in 2018 and 2019, respectively, he broke the world record for three consecutive times. To this end, Lü Xiaojun also got a nickname of "God of War", in 2010, Lü Xiaojun was named the world's first male weightlifter at that time, and was praised by overseas media as "Chinese Hercules"! This is enough to reflect The Excellence of Lü Xiaojun and conquer all media and audiences at home and abroad with his outstanding performance.
After learning that he won the Rio Olympic gold medal, the 37-year-old Lu Xiaojun did not have too many psychological waves, and released a bland dynamic, Lu Xiaojun said: "Thank you for your concern and blessings! At present, we are still waiting for the official news of the International Olympic Committee and the International Federation of Lifting, and we, the Chinese Association, have been paying attention to this matter. I hope that everyone will continue to pay attention to China's weightlifting, the miracle comes from the same efforts as always, China weightlifting, come on! ”
At present, Lu Xiaojun has not retired, the 37-year-old is still insisting on exercising, in the future, there is even a chance to see Lü Xiaojun impact the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, when Lu Xiaojun is 39 years old. It is unknown when the god of war will retire, but the legendary story of the god of war is believed to have been circulated in the weightlifting world!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)