In the men's 61kg weightlifting gold medal match at the Paris Olympics, Li Fabin defended his title and successfully won the gold medal in this event. United States Hampton won the bronze medal with a total score of 298 kg, and it is worth mentioning that he walked to Li Fabin for the first time after the game to congratulate the Chinese champion.
As the defending champion, Lee Fa Bin has shown his strength in this event. The snatch opened with a weight of 135 kilograms, and he finally succeeded in all three snatches with an effective weight of 143 kilograms, eight kilograms ahead of the second-place finisher, and he also set a new Olympic record.
Although the clean and jerk performance was not good, and the final effective weight of the clean and jerk was 167 kg, with the huge advantage of the snatch, Li Fabin finally scored a total of 310 kg, and still won the gold medal relatively easily.
Hampton, United States won bronze with a total of 298kg, rewriting United States weightlifting history as the first male athlete to win an Olympic medal in United States weightlifting 40 years.
After the game, before returning the training uniform, Hampton hurried to Li Fabin to congratulate the Chinese champion. As the king of this project, it seems that Li Fabin is also the object of Hampton worship.
Hampton walked up to Li Fabin, took the initiative to shake hands and hug, congratulated the Chinese champion, and with a bright smile on his face, it can be said that he was convinced. The Chinese coaching staff was also moved by Hampton's generous admission of defeat and gave him a thumbs up.