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Many people may think that athletes are mostly strong and simple-minded, especially for weightlifters, and we tend to define them as only strength and ignoring intelligence. In the Chinese sports world, a weightlifter impressed everyone with his outstanding performance.
He is Mr. Zhan Xugang, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting, who has achieved higher achievements in the field of sports since retiring, not only becoming the deputy director of the General Administration of Sports, but now also holding a deputy department position. His career is a triumphant, with his first girlfriend, a beautiful flight attendant, and a happy family, which can be described as a real winner in life.
Despite Mr. Zhan's enviable career, it should be noted that his assignment to the post of deputy county magistrate in Sanmen County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, has sparked widespread attention and discussion in the entire sports world. Faced with questions from the media, he calmly responded: "I'll answer your question after I take up my post in Sanmen." It was not an easy challenge for him, and he knew that the organization trusted him, so he was determined to take on his responsibilities.
The fearless Olympic champion on the professional stage is a little helpless when it comes to the woman of his choice. After the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he met flight attendant Yao Jian on the plane, and the two began a beautiful relationship. Although the flight attendants were talking about Zhan Xugang's identity, no one took the initiative to ask him for contact information. In the end, Yao Jian took the initiative to leave his phone number, and then the two fell in love. Although Zhan promised that his emotional experience would never affect his weightlifting training, his coach still asked him to only see Yao Jian twice a week due to the need to be in top competitive condition.
The relationship between Zhan Xugang and Yao Jian is as passionate as fire, and out of love and persistence in training, Zhan Xugang can only follow the coach's regulations and reduce the contact time with Yao Jian as much as possible. Although they wanted to spend more time together, Zhan Xugang had to accept this problem in order to prepare for the 2000 Olympics.
For many years, the athlete remained in the 70kg category, and in 1998, the IWF raised his weightlifting class to 77kg, which undoubtedly presented him with a high challenge.
With the world-renowned Sydney Olympics just around the corner, Zhan Xugang is feeling unprecedented pressure, and despite his best efforts to prepare, his hopes of victory look slim. He never revealed his worries to his wife, Yao Jian, and the two kept their promise to see each other twice a week. Although Yao Jian has a lot of trust and respect for him, he knows that it is not only about his own career, but also about their marriage.
In the men's 77kg final of the Sydney Olympics, Zhan Xugang faced the pressure and tried his best to complete the challenge, although the results were not good at first, when he caught a glimpse of his wife Yao Jian's determined gaze from the audience, his heart was suddenly inspired by infinite fighting spirit. In the end, he miraculously managed to lift a giant of 207.5 kilograms and became the only athlete in the history of Chinese sports to win two consecutive Olympic titles.
Despite the jubilation at the moment, the coach expressed dissatisfaction with Yao Jian's appearance, believing that her appearance had disturbed the order of the game. With Yao Jian's absence, Zhan's achievements have not been sustained, and the age of 30 has added many difficulties to his defense of the title. The defeat was the end of his career.
Although disappointed, Zhan Xugang always maintained perseverance, and he immediately proposed to Yao Jian, ending the long and tortuous eight-year marathon relationship.
After his retirement, Zhan Xugang did not sit back and chose to quickly transform into the field of physical education. From the former elite of the weightlifting industry to the head of the heavy competition department, the identity switch was a little troublesome, but it also inspired him to work more motivated, and even postponed the wedding reservation.
Faced with the new working environment, Zhan Xugang boldly challenged and devoted himself to the management and supervision of the training process. With a keen understanding of weightlifting, he quickly found a strategy to cope with it and began to devote himself wholeheartedly to this new job.
Despite his busy career, he still allocated time to have his wedding smoothly and entered the palace of marriage. He is well aware of the importance of family, even if he is busy with work, he insists on visiting his family every weekend, and cares for his wife, believing that she is the greatest force to support him in his future.
With his increasingly outstanding performance, Zhan Xugang's position continued to rise, and he successively served as the vice president of Zhejiang Sports Vocational and Technical College, and the deputy director of Zhejiang Provincial Sports Bureau, and finally became a leader in the field of physical education. What is even more commendable is that he has cultivated Chinese weightlifter Shi Zhiyong, which can be regarded as an outstanding achievement in cultivating talents in his country.
Despite his defeat in 2004, it did not affect Zhan's career and family life. He has achieved remarkable success in his career and family life since leaving his job. This journey can be said to illustrate the truth that "being smart and brave are not contradictory", and that not all blind decisions will lead to bad results, but on the contrary, they may lead to unexpected success.
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