"It's him, here! Here it comes!" At 9:10 a.m. on October 10, Chenzhou Asian Games champion Liu Huanhua appeared at Chenzhou Beihu Airport, and the crowd burst into warm applause. His parents and friends presented him with flowers and hugs, and congratulations were endless.
After a brief welcome ceremony at Beihu Airport, Liu Huanhua returned to his alma mater, Jiahe County No. 5 Middle School, and his hometown in Xiaxingluo Village, Jinping Town, Jiahe County.
At Jiahe County No. 5 Middle School, teachers and students presented applause and flowers to Liu Huanhua, and Liu Huanhua also shared his competition and training experience with his alma mater.
In Xiaxingluo Village, a Yangge team has begun singing and dancing to welcome Liu Huanhua's triumph. Hundreds of people and Liu Huanhua's family and relatives have long been waiting here. After Liu Huanhua got off the car, he thanked the crowd one after another, and put the Asian Games gold medal hanging around his neck and personally put it on his grandmother's neck.
"After returning to my hometown after nearly two years, I feel that my hometown is getting better and better, and the enthusiasm and support of the people in my hometown for me has moved me very much and I have more motivation to struggle." In a few days, Liu Huanhua will return to the team to continue training, he said, next, he will work hard to prepare for the Paris Olympic qualification competition, and after qualifying, set a record for the Chinese men's major division competition in the Olympic Games, and win glory for his hometown and country.
It is understood that on October 6, in the men's 109kg weightlifting final of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Liu Huanhua won the gold medal with a snatch of 185 kg, a jerk of 233 kg, and a total of 418 kg, of which the jerk and total results broke the Asian Games record. Liu Huanhua fought tenaciously and played well in the competition, winning honors for the motherland with excellent results and adding glory to his hometown.