Holding a 166 kg barbell and making a "golden rooster independent" pose, this unimaginable picture appeared in the scene of the men's 61 kg final at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Li Fabin, a Chinese athlete who completed this difficult move, won the championship with a total score of 313 kilograms, winning the fifth gold medal for the Chinese team, which was also the first gold medal achieved by Chinese male athletes at the Olympic Games.
The eight Chinese weightlifters who competed in the Tokyo Olympics all have the strength to attack the gold medal, and Li Fabin is no exception. He holds two world records in the men's 61 kg class (145 kg) and overall (318 kg). The world record for the deadlift in this category is 174 kilograms held by Indonesia's Irawan. This game is a contest between the two world record holders.
The snatch competition took the lead, with the remaining 7 players all completing their respective 3 attempts, and the best result among them was 133 kg. Two of the highest-caliber athletes began to compete, both of them weighing 137 kilograms. From this, it is reflected that the strength of the two is much higher than that of others. Iravan took the lead and completed the 137 kg test lift very smoothly. Li Fabin followed suit, also challenging this weight. When squatting up, Li Fabin did not resist, and the first attempt to lift 137 kg failed. Since only these two players still had a chance to try at this time, Irawan had already lifted another 137 kilograms, and Li Fabin did not have more time to rest and adjust, and had to perform a second test immediately. Under pressure, Li Fabin squatted a little reluctantly, but he finally withstood the pressure and lifted 137 kilograms. Both players directly asked for 141 kilograms of weight, and after Iravan failed his first attempt, Li Fabin successfully lifted this weight and fixed his grasping performance at 141 kilograms. This time the pressure was on Iravan, who failed in his third attempt, with a snatch of 137 kg.
As in the snatch competition, the deadlift was the last of these two players to appear. Irawan asked for 165 kilograms of weight, and Li Fabin reported that the weight of the handle was 171 kilograms, which was a psychological tactic. Irawan lifted the weight of 165 kilograms steadily. Li Fabin adjusted the weight of the handlebar to 166 kg to ensure effective results first. Similar to the first one of the grab lift, Li Fabin's first attempt to lift the lift also made people nervous, after lifting the barbell, in order to adjust the balance, he once left the ground with his right leg, made a "golden rooster independence" shape, and finally stood firmly, the referee's three white lights lit up, and the trial was successful!
This thrilling and crucial move became a watershed moment in the whole game, and the situation was completely in Li Fabin's hands since then. The second Li Fabin asked for 172 kilograms, this time no longer let people worry about it, and lifted the barbell in one go, raising the total result to 313 kilograms. Both the snatch and the overall result set Olympic records.
Trailing by 11 kilograms, Irawan, who was forced into a desperate situation, directly asked for 177 kilograms, which exceeded the world record for the deadlift of 2 kilograms. Apparently, at this moment, Irawan does not have the ability to break records. Li Fabin asked for a weight of 178 kilograms, so that Irawan had to conduct consecutive test lifts. The opponent failed twice, and the gold medal was started early. In the last one, Li Fabin tried to challenge the world record of 178 kg, although he did not succeed, but the Olympic gold medal has arrived.
Li Fabin's "Golden Rooster Independence" is the key point of this competition and will also become a classic moment of the Olympic Games. This is not the first time that Li Fabin has appeared in this "difficult" action in the competition, he introduced that the same situation was seen at the 2018 Asian Championships. In the team, he has the title of "small steel cannon", can carry and practice, is not afraid of suffering, has good physical fitness, and has very few injuries. Li Fabin's core strength is very strong, and he admits that the appearance of "Golden Rooster Independence" in the game is a wrong move, which is adjusted by relying on his strong strength. Such a mistake at the Olympics is too thrilling. He also warned everyone: "Wrong moves, don't learn." ”
Source Beijing News Sports | Reporters Yuan Hongheng, Chen Jiakun, and Li Yuanfei
Editor: Deng Fangjia
Process Editor Tai Shaofeng