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On the stage of Chinese sports, Wei Jizhong can be called a controversial figure. As a former president of the International Volleyball Federation, he is powerful enough to change the course of the coach's destiny.
However, he is often seen as an abuse of power, waving the banner of humanism, completely ignoring the opinions of others, monopolizing the circle of influence, and gradually falling into a situation of isolation and helplessness in the sports world.
Wei Jizhong, whose birthplace is located in the picturesque city of Fuping in Shaanxi Province, developed a strong interest in volleyball as a child. With perseverance and exceptional leadership, he rose to the pinnacle of power and eventually became the president of the FIVB.
However, when all the power was concentrated in his hands, he did not use it properly, but frequently abused his selfish motives to interfere in the appointment and dismissal of sports teams.
In the eyes of many people, Wei Jizhong is undoubtedly a jaw-dropping "sports bully". Ignoring the truth and the interests of the team, he is stubbornly conservative, and in order to defend his authoritative position in the sports world, he does not hesitate to ruthlessly suppress, ostracize and even expel dissidents.
It was these shocking behaviors that made him criticized and criticized in the sports world, and he almost became a "target" spurned by everyone.
Chen Zhonghe was born in an ordinary sports team family, and was only an athlete in the men's volleyball team of Fujian Province at first. However, his passion and dedication to volleyball prompted him to quickly transform into an assistant coach of the women's volleyball team.
Since then, Chen Zhonghe has been like a seedling that has just been sown, working silently on the women's volleyball field, working hard, and going through a full 22 spring and autumn baptisms of wind and rain.
It wasn't until 2000 that the seed finally broke ground, and Chen's name shone brightly in the public eye for the first time. In the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, he led the Chinese women's volleyball team to move forward bravely as the head coach and won the women's volleyball team competition in one fell swoop! When the five-star red flag slowly rose and the Olympic gold medal once again fell into the pocket of the Chinese army, Chen Zhonghe stood quietly on the sidelines, tears of excitement coming out of his eyes.
Behind this glory is Chen Zhonghe's enthusiasm for volleyball. He fought for it all his life and never had the luxury of fame and fortune. Even in his glory moments, he still maintained a low-key and modest and cautious demeanor, tirelessly coaching the players, and doing his best to promote the development of volleyball.
Perhaps, it is precisely because of this noble character of not caring about personal fame and fortune that he still sticks to the right path and is unyielding on those life roads full of twists and turns.
However, what is jaw-dropping is that when Chen Zhonghe led the Chinese women's volleyball team to win the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Wei Jizhong, as the president of the FIVB, openly made vicious and invective remarks, arrogantly declaring that "as long as Chen Zhonghe is here, Chinese sports will not be able to prosper."
The highly offensive remarks caused an uproar in the sports world, and many people were shocked and puzzled.
The truth soon surfaced - it turned out that Wei Jizhong tried to support his confidant Cai Bin, intending to let him replace Chen Zhonghe and sit on the throne of the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
In order to realize this ambitious plan, Wei Jizhong did not hesitate to launch fierce personal attacks in a vain attempt to force Chen Zhonghe to step down.
Back in 2001, Chen Zhonghe, who was only 41 years old at the time, successfully succeeded his predecessor under the decision of the General Administration of Sports of China and became the leader of the new Chinese women's volleyball team. Although he came from an ordinary background, this is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which provides a broad space for him to display his talents on the highest stage.
However, who would have expected that this major personnel appointment would lay a hidden danger for his grudge entanglement with Wei Jizhong.
As a veteran expert in volleyball, Wei Jizhong has great doubts about whether Chen Zhong and this young "rising star" can be qualified for the position of head coach of the women's volleyball team. He originally hoped to take on this position by supporting his confidant Cai Bin, but unfortunately he was unable to do so.
Therefore, when Chen Zhonghe led the team to achieve excellent results, Wei Jizhong fell into unprecedented jealousy and anger.
Wei Jizhong, who has always been obedient to his subordinates, suddenly openly attacked at this moment and made groundless accusations against Chen Zhong and this "dissident" person. There seems to be only one firm belief in his heart - no matter what the cost, Chen Zhonghe will be expelled from the coaching position, and then his henchman Cai Bin will be installed in this key position.
In 2005, Wei Jizhong's conspiracy finally succeeded, and his confidant Cai Bin was entrusted with an important task and officially became the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Chen Zhonghe left the scene in this silent struggle, and Cai Bin took the whip proudly, his face filled with arrogance that could not be concealed.
How could people have expected that the subsequent scenes would make Wei Jizhong fall into extreme embarrassment and embarrassment. It turned out that Cai Bin's command skills seemed unfamiliar and worrisome, and he couldn't even effectively control this powerful team.
His decision-making and tactical mistakes caused the performance of the Chinese women's volleyball team to plummet, even in the face of some second-level opponents, and even set the most dismal record in the team's history.
Suddenly, fan discontent spread across the country like wildfire. More radical fans even shouted the slogan of "change of coach" at the game site, openly demanding the removal of Cai Bin, the "stupid and incompetent" head coach.
Poor Cai Bin has just taken office, and he has already been criticized and spurned by the people, and his reputation has been discredited.
Whenever he recalls the cynicism he gave to Chen Zhonghe back then, Cai Bin only feels ashamed at the moment. In contrast, although Chen Zhonghe has been dismissed, he still maintains a calm and calm attitude.
He quietly observed the team's failures, never judged Cai Bin and others, but patiently waited for the moment when the truth was revealed.
In the face of such a severe internal and external predicament, Wei Jizhong was stubborn and turned a blind eye. He still clung to the life-saving straw of the "cronies", refused to let go of the pretense of the supremacy of human affection, and resolutely supported Cai Bin to continue to serve as the head coach.
It is not difficult to imagine that the State General Administration of Sports at that time must have been panicked and disputed, after all, with the pressure of public opinion caused by more and more failures, Cai Bin's "torch" has burned to Wei Jizhong's body However, he would rather close his eyes and listen than admit his mistakes, completely ignoring the interests of the team and the facts.
An internal dispute over whether to change the head coach has intensified within the General Administration of Sports. Some wise people have already stood up and painstakingly persuaded Wei Jizhong to think carefully, but he, like the characters in the ancient Bible, ignored these suggestions and always cared for Cai Bin, a "cronie".
He only has cronies in his mind and is blind to everything else.
The sympathetic Chinese women's volleyball team has failed again and again under the command of Cai Bin without light, and the famous record in the past has been constantly trampled and shattered like a dream, and in the face of the ridicule and criticism of the fans, the players can only bow their heads silently, full of tears and helplessness.
In this situation, people are panicking, and many players are full of endless despair and confusion about the future, and some have even begun to wonder whether it is necessary to stick to the territory of the national team.
As the head coach, Cai Bin also fell into a difficult choice. Whenever I saw the team taste the bitterness of defeat again, deep remorse would emerge in my heart, and I would be troubled why I had all kinds of unwarranted suspicions and attacks on Chen Zhonghe in the first place.
However, the current situation is irreparable, and he can only puff up his chest to meet Wei Jizhong's trust and support, and barely support this burden of responsibility.
In desperation, the dispute over appointments has intensified, causing a terrible storm in the world of sports. With the passage of time, Wei Jizhong's ugly behavior of abusing power and favoritism gradually surfaced.
It turned out that he not only forced Chen Zhonghe to leave the Chinese women's volleyball team, but also ruthlessly squeezed out the leading figure at the time, Lang Ping, and completely marginalized this "dissident", and what is even worse is that he openly suppressed a group of outstanding talents such as table tennis head coach Liu Guoliang, in an attempt to eliminate all opposing voices.
In the face of severe criticism from the outside world, Wei Jizhong almost gritted his teeth and tried his best to maintain his last dignity. Under tremendous pressure, he had to replace his cronie Cai Bin in desperation and re-employ Chen Zhonghe as the coach of the women's volleyball team.
However, the notoriety of "sports villains" has long been deeply rooted in the sports world and is difficult to erase.
Many seniors in the sports world have accused Wei Jizhong of abusing power, engaging in favoritism, and wantonly suppressing dissidents, which has seriously hindered the vigorous development of China's sports industry. Some people even criticized him unabashedly, calling him a "cancer" and "olhan's rope that stumbles people".
Looking back at the source of all this, it is nothing more than Wei Jizhong's personal desires, trying to seek personal interests and forming gangs in personnel appointments, which led to chaos. In the end, his abuse of power spread to the entire sports world, causing Chinese sports to suffer great humiliation and serious damage.
To this day, this dark history is still haunted and remembered by the predecessors of the sports world.