When walking through the TV interview area, the mixed interview area, and the press conference over and over again, Liao Qiuyun's tears could not stop flowing. These tears were mixed with unwillingness and regret, but there was no regret. The six trial lifts were all successful, exceeding the best level of training, and the Hunan girl, who was known as the "stable girl" in the Chinese weightlifting team, was praised by Zhang Guozheng, the head coach of Chinese women's weightlifting.
Before the game, the Tokyo International Forum Building had a slight difference, and today there are many foreign journalists, almost twice as many as in the previous three weightlifting competitions. Although Liao Qiuyun was only third, he was only 1 kg behind the first-ranked Uzbekistan player, and the same as the Philippine player and 30-year-old veteran Diaz had a score of 97 kg. Although Diaz's snatch performance is already higher than all her previous competitions, considering Liao Qiuyun's strong lifting strength, the Chinese team is still following its own plan.
Diaz adopted the tactic of pressing the Chinese team by 1 kg, liao Qiuyun wanted all the weight, and Diaz added 1 kg more. Thus, although Liao Qiuyun successfully lifted 118, 123, and 126 kilograms, Diaz conquered the weights of 119, 124 and 127 kilograms. The elder of the four Olympic dynasties, at the age of thirty, won the first gold in the history of the Philippine delegation's Olympic participation. Her total score of 224 kilograms is at least 10 kilograms higher than all the international competitions she has participated in before the entire Tokyo Olympic cycle.
After the game, some netizens questioned that the Chinese women's lifting coaching team was too "conservative" and buried the gold medal by taking the initiative. This is an unabashed misunderstanding. "Liao Qiuyun's best result in recent training is 123 kilograms, and we have to empty the athletes' best training results and best race status by 126 kilograms, and there is no more than 1 kilogram." Zhang Guozheng analyzed after the game that in fact, after Diaz lifted 124 kilograms in the second place, the Chinese team's "more conservative" weighting method was 125 kilograms, so that it could surpass her, but the coaching staff did not. "We are not conservative, we want 126 kg, based on Liao Qiuyun's real level of training, and counting that the opponent is in excellent form today, he has done his best to create difficulties for her." Zhang Guozheng fully affirmed Liao Qiuyun's fighting spirit, "Although we are very sorry, I don't think we regret it. I said to Liao Qiuyun, 'The child is doing great today, I give you a thumbs up, it's really not easy'. The opponents did do better than we did, but we fought to our limits and could leave with our heads held high. ”
After the game, Chinese reporters surrounded Liao Qiuyun, "Your recent training has only lifted a maximum of 123 kilograms, how did you feel when the coach asked you for 126 kilograms today?" "In fact, I am still very confident in this weight, because today's state is really good, so even if I have not lifted this weight in normal training, I am still full of confidence." Liao Qiuyun said firmly with tears in his eyes as he said, "I will continue to refuel, and I will be better than the National Games next." ”
Yuan Xuejing, a special correspondent of this newspaper
Source: China Sports News
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