On July 24, Beijing time, the women's weightlifting 49 kg final of the Tokyo Olympic Games was contested at the Tokyo International Forum Building. Hunan famous Hou Zhihui represented the Chinese team, and she finally won the second gold medal of the Chinese delegation to the Tokyo Olympic Games with excellent results, this Hercules who looked slightly "petite" made up for the regret of missing the Rio Olympics 5 years ago with a perfect performance.
In April this year, two consecutive world records were broken
Hou Zhizhi at the Tokyo Olympic Games according to IC photo
Before the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Russian weightlifting team was banned by the International Lifting Federation, which greatly increased the Chinese team's hopes of winning the women's major event. On July 31, 2016, just before the opening of the Rio Olympic Games, Hou Zhihui, a female weightlifter from the Chinese Olympic team and a Hunan athlete, was unexpectedly replaced by Meng Suping, a women's weightlifter in the 75 kg category.
In an interview at the time, Xiong Ni, deputy director of the Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau, said: "Hou Zhihui was replaced for two main reasons: First, the Russian weightlifting team was banned, the competitiveness of the women's weightlifting event in this Olympic Games declined, and the Chinese weightlifting team adjusted the participating events accordingly, adjusting the women's 48 kg class to the women's 75 kg class; secondly, Hou Zhihui currently has certain injuries and illnesses, and there are certain risks in the competition." We feel very sorry for Hou Zhihui, but the national weightlifting team must have their comprehensive consideration, and we understand. ”
For athletes, who have been training hard for many years, but did not qualify for the Olympic Games at the last moment, the blow is certainly huge. However, Hou Zhihui was not discouraged, but trained harder and prepared to return to the king at the Tokyo Olympics. At the Asian Championships in April this year, Hou Zhihui broke two consecutive world records with a snatch of 96 kg and a total of 213 kg.
In the women's 49 kg category, 24-year-old Hou Zhihui has an absolute advantage.
He studied under the famous coach Zhou Jihong, and weighed less than 60 pounds when he joined the team
Hou Zhihui, 24, was born in Meitang Village, Guiyang County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province, and entered Guiyang No. 3 Middle School in 2008 to start practicing weightlifting. In 2009, Hou Zhihui was selected by Zhou Jihong, head coach of the women's weightlifting team of Hunan Provincial Weightlifting Management Center, and was selected to train in the Hunan Provincial Weightlifting Team. In 2017, at the weightlifting competition of the 13th National Games held in Tianjin, Hou Zhihui proved herself with her first National Games gold medal.
Before the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese weightlifting team took a creative photo, pictured by Hou Zhihui according to IC photo
Today, Hou Zhihui is already a "Hercules" who competes for gold and silver on behalf of the Chinese team, but when she was just selected for sports school, she was only a child with a height of only 1 meter 3 and a weight of less than 30 kilograms. Chen Yijie, her enlightenment coach on the Hunan provincial team, commented on her as "amazingly explosive". For her, the guidance of the famous coach Zhou Jihong is crucial.
Zhou Jihong has been engaged in weightlifting for decades, bringing out 2 "Major Slam" winners, Wang Mingjuan, Li Ping, Xiang Yanmei and others are her disciples. For Hou Zhihui, Zhou Jihong's evaluation is very affirmative, "Xiao Hou's coordination is good, although the strength is not outstanding, but she is a person who uses her brain to practice." ”
With the excitement of this Tokyo Olympic Games, Hou Zhihui not only made up for the regrets of the Rio Olympic Games, but also let the world know this "great wisdom" Xiang girl.
Red Star News reporter Li Bo
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