At the Tokyo Olympics women's 55 kg final, Liao Qiuyun won the silver medal with a snatch of 97 kg, a deadlift of 126 kg and a total of 223 kg. Although he won the silver medal with a difference of 1 kilogram, Liao Qiuyun's performance was perfect, and he succeeded in every trial. There are regrets and gains, and after the game, she smiled and waved to the camera, calmly leaving the competition venue. At her home, fathers and villagers gathered to cheer her on the TELEVISION, and after the game, they set off fireworks for her.
In Tokyo on July 26, Liao Qiuyun smiled and waved to the audience as he walked off the stage. Photo/Visual China
Liao Qiuyun, born in July 1995 in Huilongwei Town, Huilongwei Management District, Yongzhou City, entered the training of Jiangyong County Sports School in 2007, was selected as a municipal sports school in 2010, and was selected as a provincial sports school for training in 2012. Winner of the 2019 Weightlifting World Cup and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament in the women's 55 kg category. At the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships and Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament, Liao Qiuyun won the women's 55 kg championship.
Liao Qiuyun's father, Liao Chaoyang, said that her daughter has liked rag dolls since she was a child, likes to wear skirts, likes to sing and dance, but her strength is generally good. At the age of 12, he was selected by his coach to enter the sports school to train weightlifting, and then he fell in love with weightlifting. He and his family began to learn about weightlifting competitions. Now, every once in a while, he opens the web page and searches for the latest information about Liao Qiuyun.
On the evening of July 26, 26-year-old Liao Qiuyun represented the Chinese team in the women's weightlifting 55 kg competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games and won the silver medal. Liao Chaoyang opened a firecracker fireworks shop in front of his home, and every time his daughter won the championship, she would set off fireworks and firecrackers to celebrate her daughter. This time, they also set off fireworks.
On the evening of July 26, In Longwei Town, Yongzhou City, Liao Qiuyun's home set off fireworks to cheer for Liao Qiuyun. Photos/Reporter Yang Xu
The little girl who loves to wear a skirt falls in love with weightlifting
In 2007, 12-year-old Liao Qiuyun was favored by the coach and entered the Jiangyong County Sports School with the coach to train weightlifting.
"Maybe she's a little stronger and a little stronger." Liao Chaoyang said he was also unclear about the reasons why his daughter was selected for sports school. In his impression, when he was a child, Qiuyun often wore skirts, sang and danced in front of them, and also liked dolls. Liao Chaoyang still remembers that on Qiuyun's 12th birthday, she and her friends took several photos for 20 yuan, and when she was 18 years old, she went to the photo studio to take 10 photos. But when Qiu Yun was a child, the economic conditions at home were not very good, and his family did not like to take pictures, and there was not a family portrait photo at home until now. "But the sensible Qiu Yun never felt that this was a pity."
On July 25, a photo album from Liao Qiuyun's home in Yongzhou City preserved a photo of Liao Qiuyun when he was 18 years old.
After Liao Qiuyun entered the sports school, Liao Chaoyang often went to see his daughter. He recalled going about 11 times a semester. Every time he went, Liao Qiuyun would tell his father: "The training is not bitter, I am not tired, you can rest assured." Once, Liao Chaoyang saw that his daughter's open little hands were full of blisters and cocoons, and he was particularly distressed. But the daughter smiled and said to him: This is what every trainer will have.
He Bin, the coach who took Liao Qiuyun in 2009, told reporters that Qiuyun loves to fight with familiar friends, but will show a shy and timid side for contact with strangers. In the training program, Qiu Yun's standing performance has always been better than the snatching performance. In the one year she trained with Liao Qiuyun, her best results were: 50 kilograms of grasp lift and 65 kilograms of deadlift. "It's not particularly good, but for herself, there's been a lot of progress."
Search the web for the latest news from my daughter
Through the competition, Liao Qiuyun was selected to train at the provincial sports school in 2012. From Liao Qiuyun's home to Changsha, you need to transfer 3 times, first from the local taxi to Jiangyong Railway Station, then from Jiangyong Railway Station to Yongzhou Station, and finally by taking the high-speed rail to Changsha, which takes nearly 5 hours.
Liao Chaoyang, who misses his daughter, visits Liao Qiuyun in Changsha 5 times a semester. "Every time, I would bring her glutinous rice dumplings made at home." This glutinous rice dumpling was specially prepared for her daughter by Liao Qiuyun's mother, He Jianjuan. "Whenever my daughter wants to eat it, I make it for her." He Jianjuan smiled and said that as long as her daughter liked it. What reassures them the most is that Qiuyun is used to eating and living outside, and will not affect training because of poor eating or bad rest.
In 2017, Liao Qiuyun told her parents on the phone that she was going to participate in the National Games, but the opponents were very strong, and she was likely not to win the championship. Liao Chaoyang could see the fear and worry on her daughter's face through the video call.
He told his daughter that it was great to get the top three and not to put too much pressure on himself. Liao Chaoyang recalled that when watching the live broadcast that day, the family was particularly nervous, and their hearts mentioned their throats, and they did not dare to open their mouths to discuss, and could only silently cheer for her in their hearts.
"After the tackle, Qiu Yun ranked sixth, 8 kilograms behind the first place." Liao Chaoyang told reporters that Qiuyun's grandmother, who was in her 80s at the time, and her neighbors walked away silently after watching the snatching competition, afraid of seeing him sad. "But the last snatch, Qiu Yun, lifted 127 kilograms, challenged the previous best of 125 kilograms, and won the championship with a total score of 222 kilograms." Mentioning this experience, Liao Chaoyang couldn't help but shed tears in front of reporters.
Every time Liao Qiuyun won the championship, he would make a video call with his family and ask them: I have won the championship, do you see it? Happy? In addition to reporting good news to his family, liao Qiuyun's video call content is mostly about homework, almost not mentioning the hardships and difficulties of training.
Since her daughter practiced weightlifting, Liao Chaoyang and his family began to pay attention to the weightlifting competition, and those who did not have their daughters participated in it also watched. In every competition, which players are his daughter's strong opponents, Liao Chaoyang has a good understanding. In the days when my daughter didn't make a video call, they searched the Internet for her name, keeping abreast of her updates.
"Regardless of gold and silver, you are our pride"
On the night of the competition on July 26, Liao Qiuyun had a group of fathers and fellow villagers sitting in front of her home early in the morning, waiting for her appearance in front of the TV. Whenever Liao Qiuyun appeared on the field, everyone would get up and shout her name and cheer for her. After successful attempts, their faces were filled with joy and pride. Throughout the game, no one left.
On the evening of July 26, in Huilongwei Town, Yongzhou City, the courtyard of Liao Qiuyun's house was full of villagers who came to watch the live broadcast of the game.
When she saw Liao Qiuyun lose gold and silver, even if she felt regretful, everyone praised her for each trial state: perfect. "It doesn't matter, whether it's a gold medal or a silver medal, in your mother's heart, you are your mother's pride." He Jianjuan said. For Liao Qiuyun's family and her enlightenment coach He Bin, she performed very well throughout the women's 55 kg competition, and every performance was particularly stable, and they were proud of her. He Bin said: "Qiu Yun is still relatively stable, and I believe that she can adjust her state. ”
On the evening of July 26, Yongzhou City returned to Longwei Town, the game ended, saw his daughter win the silver, Liao Qiuyun's father Liao Chaoyang was full of tears.
After the game, the reporter observed that Liao Chaoyang quickly wiped away the tears that flowed from the corners of his eyes, and He Bin walked towards Liao Chaoyang and hugged him. Liao Qiuyun's sister Liao Xialing said that her heart has been tightly held by the situation of the game. "My sister finished the lift, the results were very good, and I was a lot more relaxed. After feeling the pressure from the second pick-up, I immediately started to tense up until the end of the game. For this result, I still want to celebrate for my sister, because her performance on the spot is really great! ”
In front of Liao Qiuyun's house, fireworks and firecrackers prepared in advance were set off as usual. There are a lot of fireworks on site, and they are fired 3 times in total, illuminating the summer night sky.
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All the tears were worth it
@Rich Woman is Me: Never thought weightlifting would be so exciting.
@ Where the heart goes: She has been hurt, it is not easy!
@No name: Other players are not easy, but I am still difficult to reconcile.
@Okay, all right, all right: it's already great to succeed every time.
@Spin muma: Chinese girls are good, female strength is good.
@Zhang emo: I was so touched by this game that all the tears were worth it.
@Purple House Little Spoon Goose: Weightlifting is now also a dream team.
@Stars: took out the thermos cup again, hahaha so cute.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Yi Sihan reported from Changsha