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Wei Jizhong was once a titan in China's sports industry and made great contributions to China's sports industry. But he is also a man to love and hate, and he has also hurt some heroes and legends in Chinese sports.
He once forced away Chen Zhonghe, the meritorious coach of the women's volleyball team, squeezed out the legendary coach of the women's volleyball team, Lang Ping, and suppressed Liu Guoliang, the head coach of the national table tennis team. He once said some incredible things, such as that the women's volleyball team played conservatively, Lang Ping was not suitable for coaching, Liu Guoliang should be severely punished, and so on.
He has done some incomprehensible things, such as supporting his fellow countryman Cai Bin to take the position, interfering in the appointment of the women's volleyball coach, opposing Liu Guoliang's comeback and so on. So what kind of person is Wei Jizhong?
1. The merits of Wei Jizhong
He has indeed made indelible contributions to China's sports industry. He is a visionary and wise sports leader, he has won interests and respect for China on the international sports stage, he has promoted reform and development in the domestic sports field, and he has played a leading and promoting role in the national fitness movement.
Wei Jizhong is a diplomatic-minded sports leader who specializes in using sport as a soft power to promote international exchange and cooperation. He participated in "ping-pong diplomacy" in 1971, which paved the way for the normalization of Sino-US relations.
He led "volleyball diplomacy" in the 1980s, which fostered trust in China's friendly relations with Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea. He also participated in sports exchanges between China and the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Africa and other countries and regions, expanding China's international influence.
Wei Jizhong is an innovative sports leader who dares to reform and experiment with new sports models and concepts. He has promoted the reform of China's sports industrialization, marketization, socialization and specialization, and injected new vitality and impetus into China's sports industry.
2. Wei Jizhong's mistakes
Wei Jizhong also once excluded the legendary coach of the women's volleyball team, Lang Ping, because Lang Ping was unwilling to be interfered with by him, but insisted on his independence and professionalism. Lang Ping, once the main attacker of the Chinese women's volleyball team, won a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and was selected as the best player.
However, in the 2013 Asian Championships, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to the Japanese team and did not win the championship. Wei Jizhong took this opportunity to make unreasonable accusations and interference against Lang Ping, and even wanted to remove Lang Ping as the manager.
Wei Jizhong also once suppressed Liu Guoliang, the head coach of national table tennis, because Liu Guoliang was unwilling to cater to his will and insisted on his principles and conscience. At the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships, Liu Guoliang supported the strike of the three main players of national table tennis Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong in order to resist Wei Jizhong's intervention.
Wei Jizhong took this opportunity to severely punish and transfer Liu Guoliang, which eventually led to Liu Guoliang leaving the position of national head coach.
III. Wei Jizhong's motives
Why does he have an unfair and disrespectful attitude and behavior towards some meritorious coaches and athletes in the Chinese sports industry? He engaged in some interest transmission and power exchange in the field of domestic sports, he ignored China's honor and dignity for his own status and reputation on the international sports stage, and he ignored the fairness and justice of sports in the national fitness movement.
Wei Jizhong has also intervened in the appointment and use of head coaches and main players of some national teams, allowing them to play and train according to his wishes and arrangements.
He once opposed Lang Ping as the head coach of the women's volleyball team and supported Li Mu as the head coach of the women's volleyball team. Li Mu was a student of Wei Jizhong and later became a follower and supporter of Wei Jizhong . The two of them often appear together in women's volleyball matches and training.
Wei Jizhong also opposed Liu Guoliang's return as the head coach of national table tennis, and supported Liu Xiaodong as the head coach of national table tennis. Liu Xiaodong was once a subordinate of Wei Jizhong, and later became an ally and spokesperson of Wei Jizhong.
The two of them often appear together in table tennis competitions and training, and are considered to be "double heroes in the table tennis world". But Liu Xiaodong has also been opposed and boycotted by players and coaches because of some mistakes and conflicts.
These things caused an uproar on the Internet, making countless fans and netizens feel angry and disappointed with Wei Jizhong . They believed that Wei Jizhong was an ambitious and conspiratorial man who ignored the long-term development and overall interests of China's sports industry, and only considered the selfish interests and status of himself and his cronies.
epilogue
To sum up, Wei Jizhong is a sports leader with indelible contributions and unforgivable mistakes. We cannot ignore his faults because of Wei Jizhong's merits, nor can we deny his merits because of Wei Jizhong's mistakes.
We must look at this person in Wei Jizhong objectively, not only to give him the praise and respect he deserves, but also to give him the necessary criticism and supervision.