A strong gold rush for Chinese athletics in the Olympic Games is Gong Lijiao of women's shot put, and her performance has been leading the women's shot put event in recent years, and she is looking forward to fulfilling her gold medal dream at the Olympic Games. The World Athletics Federation also paid special attention to Gong Lijiao in the Olympic preview of the shot put event, and she was regarded as the biggest hit when she went to Tokyo with the best state of her career.
New Zealand veteran Adams first competed in athens in 2004, two months before her 20th birthday. Now, 17 years later, Adams has won two Olympic gold medals and eight world indoor and outdoor titles, and is still one of the Olympic favourites to win the event, considered the best in the history of the project. On her fifth Trip to the Olympics, she was going to make another push for the gold medal. Although plagued by injuries and other factors, Adams threw 19m 65 in February 2021, her best time since 2016. In June she improved her grades to 19.75m, and only 4 people have done better than her this year.
The first to bear the brunt is Gong Lijiao, who is trying to succeed Adams as the best female shot put player of the 21st century. Gong Lijiao's tenacity on the field is also worthy of respect, she won a silver medal and a bronze medal in 2012 and 2008, she won the world championship twice in 2017 and 2019, and she won the silver medal at the 2015 world championships. Since March 2018, Gong Lijiao has been unbeaten in 17 competitions, and in the past four seasons she has ranked first in the world's annual results list for three seasons.
Gong Lijiao, who came to Tokyo to compete, is at the best of her career, surpassing the 20 meters in two of the seven races in 2021. On June 27 in Chongqing, Gong Lijiao threw a good result of 20 meters 39, which was the second best result of her career, only 4 centimeters less than the career best record created in 2016. In her current state, she is arguably the number one favorite to win the women's shot put event.
In 2021, another athlete who broke through 20 meters was Ramsey of the United States, who threw 20 meters 12 at the National Olympic Trials, which suddenly improved her career best by 62 centimeters. That's nearly a meter improvement over her previous outdoor best. The most important thing Ramsey needs to prove is that her performance in Eugene is by no means short-lived. In addition to Ramsey, another American athlete, Sanders, Portugal's Tangermo, Belarus' Dabiskaya, Jamaica's Thomas Dodd, etc. are all athletes that cannot be ignored.
In terms of performance in recent seasons, Gong Lijiao is undoubtedly the biggest favorite to win the championship. However, in the Rapid Change of the Olympic Arena, Gong Lijiao needs to be light, as long as she can play her highest level, she is the one closest to the gold medal.