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In the long history of sports in our great motherland, there is a shining superstar, his name is Wei Jizhong. His brilliant achievements in the past still make people deeply amazed and admired! This outstanding predecessor, who is respected as "the brilliant star of China's sports circles" and "the father of China's Olympic industry," has made indispensable contributions to the vigorous development of the mainland's sports undertakings, which is enough to go down in history.
Back in the 80s of the last century, Wei Jizhong had already shouldered the heavy responsibility of being an honorary member of the National Sports Federation of the People's Republic of China. With his passion for sports and his keen insight, he has contributed to the development of the national sports strategy.
His wife often lies anxiously on the sofa in the living room, staring at the lights that are always bright in the night, and is often worried about her husband's health in the depths of her heart, hoping that he can rest for a while.
However, in the face of such heavy work pressure, Wei Jizhong never regretted or complained. As a sports worker, he knows that his greatest value lies in making the country's sports industry prosperous and fruitful through unremitting efforts.
It is based on this firm belief that Wei Jizhong has always devoted himself to his work with full enthusiasm.
His hard work has finally paid off. At the critical moment of Beijing's successful bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, Wei Jizhong played a crucial role. In order to let the world better understand China, he humbly introduced the unique charm of Chinese culture to IOC President Samaranch in detail, and explained in simple terms the endless style of Beijing, an ancient and vibrant city, as the host.
With the joint efforts of Wei Jizhong and all the Chinese people, Beijing finally won the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. This is undoubtedly the most glorious page in Wei Jizhong's career, and it is also his outstanding contribution to the national sports cause.
When that moment came, the audience erupted in warm applause, and Wei Ji's center was surging with tears in his eyes. He is convinced that the glory of this moment will be forever engraved on the long scroll of history and will never be erased.
And in the long years to come, he will continue to sweat and dedicate himself to this cause.
Mr. Wei Jizhong, a figure who was once revered as a "god", is now criticized and criticized for some controversial words and deeds. In the sports world, he was deeply loved and praised as "the important weapon of the country", but in the eyes of the general public, he was the "culprit" who was scolded by everyone.
Such a conflicting evaluation stems from the many controversial events involved in the middle and old age of the Wei period. Although netizens expressed their sincere respect for his outstanding contributions to the country's sports cause, they were also deeply dissatisfied and even disappointed by some of his actions.
"When will he be able to truly cultivate his body and mind? If he sticks to the sports world, it will undoubtedly become a tragedy in the Chinese sports world!" This is the true evaluation of Wei Jizhong by netizens.
In their eyes, this old man should have spent his old age in peace, and instead of continuing to interfere in the personnel arrangements of the sports world, it is better to meditate and cherish the good times of his old age.
Some netizens even directly called Wei Jizhong a "sinner in the sports world" because he has repeatedly made controversial remarks, opposing and rejecting outstanding representatives of the sports world such as Lang Ping and Liu Guoliang, thus hindering their space to display their talents.
For example, as early as 2017, Liu Guoliang, then the head coach of the national table tennis team, suddenly announced his resignation and became the vice chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association. As soon as this news was announced, it caused an uproar in the sports world.
However, Wei Jizhong publicly claimed that "Liu Guoliang just misses his hometown and wants to return to his family to accompany his relatives", which is undoubtedly looking for an excuse for his "eviction order".
It is worth noting that shortly before Liu Guoliang's resignation, the Chinese men's table tennis team was collectively absent from an important event, the purpose of which was to "seek justice for Liu Guoliang". It can be seen that Wei Jizhong's suppression of Liu Guoliang at that time had aroused strong indignation among the athletes.
The anger of netizens also stems from Wei Jizhong's obstruction of women's volleyball coach Lang Ping for many years. Since Lang Ping was appointed as head coach in 1995, he has been strongly opposed, and until Lang Ping took the helm again in 2013, Wei Jizhong still publicly "persuaded her" to quit many times.
Obviously, in Wei Jizhong's mind, this sports superstar, who has won countless honors for the national team, has never been recognized by him.
Among the many sports stars who have been suppressed by Wei Jizhong, Liu Guoliang is undoubtedly the most typical one. This table tennis celebrity, known as the "meritorious coach", has won countless honors for the national team.
During the long years when he was the head coach of the Chinese team, the mainland won gold medals in three consecutive Olympic Games, and his brilliant achievements were remarkable! However, even such an outstanding sports superstar could not escape Wei Jizhong's accusation and suppression.
In fact, as early as when Liu Guoliang was about to take over the position of men's head coach of the national team, Wei Jizhong had already used his means in private to resolutely oppose his appointment.
"Is a young man up to the post of national team coach? He is not experienced enough to deal with it!" Wei Jizhong unabashedly questioned Liu Guoliang's qualifications at a serious internal meeting.
As an elder who has been deeply involved in the sports world for many years, he does not have high expectations for this young seedling, although under the strong recommendation of the former coach Cai Zhenhua, Liu Guoliang was promoted to head coach as he wished, but Wei Jizhong did not buy it, he was worried that Liu Guoliang alone held such a huge power, and may abuse his power and affect the long-term development of the team。
Finally, under unbearable pressure, Liu Guoliang resolutely resigned as head coach and became the vice chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association. And this decision has aroused a strong response from the national players.
In order to retain the "national team heroes" in their hearts, they even did not hesitate to be absent collectively in major competitions, just to fight for a fair treatment for Liu Guoliang, however, this kind of effort failed to save Liu Guoliang After the incident, all the players involved suffered corresponding punishments, but Wei Jizhong showed no concern about this, he publicly declared: "Liu Guoliang just misses his hometown and wants to return to his family to accompany his relatives."
From beginning to end, Wei Jizhong has always maintained a vigilant and suspicious attitude towards Liu Guoliang. In his opinion, the youngster is clearly not good enough to take on the responsibility of the national team. And when Liu Guoliang was offered the position of head coach, Wei Jizhong tried to limit his power, which eventually led to his disgraceful departure.
The whole incident undoubtedly reveals the fact that Wei Jizhong deliberately suppressed Liu Guoliang out of some ulterior motives.
In the glorious history of the mainland women's volleyball team, Chen Zhonghe is undoubtedly a bright pearl - this great mentor led the Chinese women's volleyball team to win the gold medal crown of the World Cup and the Athens Olympics in 2003 and 2004, and once again held high the banner of the world champion! This legendary journey is full of the hard work and unremitting efforts of Chen Zhonghe and all his team members.
However, what is unexpected is that behind such a remarkable achievement, Chen Zhonghe was maliciously slandered and ruthlessly suppressed by Wei Jizhong. Originally, everyone expected that after reaping such fruitful fruits, Chen Zhonghe would definitely be highly valued by the national volleyball team and continue to serve as the head coach.
However, reality has given us a resounding slap in the face, and this outstanding coach has been subjected to unwarranted accusations and suppression by Wei Jizhong.
What's even more puzzling is that Wei Jizhong publicly declared: "As long as Chen Zhonghe continues to serve as the head coach, the future of the Chinese women's volleyball team will be shrouded in clouds." Such a statement came from the mouth of a veteran person, and the intensity of his rhetoric and resolute attitude is really difficult to understand why.
In the face of Wei Jizhong's slander, Chen Zhonghe suffered great pain in his heart. He couldn't help but ask himself: Am I not good enough to continue coaching with so many accolades for the national team, but in the end he had to make the difficult decision to resign as coach.
However, not long after Cai Bin took over, the Chinese women's volleyball team's record took a sharp turn. At the 2009 Asian Championships, the former world powerhouse set an embarrassing record by losing to Thailand, which had never lost.
In less than half a year, Cai Bin couldn't wait to resign and bid farewell to the throne of head coach.
Regardless of Wei Jizhong's true intentions, Chen Zhonghe could not escape the fate of unfair treatment and could not continue to coach the national team he loved so much. After being forced to leave office, the highly decorated sportsman disappeared from the public eye and was never seen again.
In the position of the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Lang Ping can be said to have suffered the most serious obstacles and suppression from Wei Jizhong. As early as 1995, Lang Ping was selected as the head coach of the women's volleyball team by the Chinese Volleyball Association, shouldering this great responsibility.
However, this crucial personnel appointment was fiercely questioned and opposed by Wei Jizhong, who was the vice chairman of the Volleyball Association at the time.
Back in an internal sharing meeting, Wei Jizhong did not shy away from expressing his opinions frankly and directly: "Although Lang Ping is still young and inexperienced, it is difficult for him to be qualified for such an important role as a head coach.
As a senior figure in the field of sports, Wei Jizhong's words have great influence. Although Lang Ping achieved brilliant results in his short tenure, he could not resist the cruelty of reality after all, and had to bid farewell to the stage of the national team.
In the years that followed, Lang Ping traveled to the United States, Italy and other countries to coach, and achieved many successes and honors. She has led a team that has written legends and made a name for itself on the international stage.
It wasn't until 2013, when Lang Ping's career reached another peak, that she was sincerely invited to return to the Chinese national team as the head coach.
However, unexpectedly, this decision once again angered his old rival Wei Jizhong. To this day, he is still dissatisfied with Lang Ping taking charge of the national team. After learning the news, Wei Jizhong once again publicly objected, believing that the elderly Lang Ping had limited energy and should give up the opportunity to potential newcomers.
"Lang Ping has entered the age of sixtieth year, how can her energy withstand the rigorous training of the national team? It is better to let her recuperate with peace of mind and inject fresh vitality into the national team. This was what Wei Jizhong publicly said at that time.
However, this time, the leadership of the Chinese Volleyball Association did not take Wei Jizhong's suggestion and firmly chose Lang Ping. It turned out to be a wise decision.
Since 2013, the Chinese women's volleyball team coached by Lang Ping has achieved remarkable results, winning the Asian Championship and the World Cup in 2015, and the gold medal in the Rio Olympics in 2016, successfully realizing the glorious return of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
In the face of Lang Ping's brilliant achievements, the majority of netizens were deeply shocked by Wei Jizhong's behavior. Some have denounced him as a "sinner in the world of sports" for his controversial remarks aimed at preventing Lang Ping from returning to coaching and hindering the sports superstar's talent.
"Why does Wei Jizhong despise Lang Ping so much? She has won many extraordinary honors for our great motherland team, so how can she say that she is not qualified enough to continue to serve as a coach?" In the face of the enthusiastic questions of the majority of netizens, Wei Jizhong's response was secretive and incomprehensible.