Five years ago, Chen Lijun, who was fighting for the country, retired due to cramps and broke in Rio. After the game, he cried bitterly and even said, "Sorry coach, sorry leader, sorry motherland." Five years later, the comeback Chen Lijun relied on the result of 187 kg in the men's weightlifting 67 kg competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games to achieve a big reversal of 6 kg behind in the grasp and win the gold medal in one fell swoop, making up for his regrets. This time, he is a well-deserved Olympic champion!
Chen Lijun at the Tokyo Olympic Games according to ic photo
The Rio Olympics retired due to cramps and shed tears
As the winner of the 2015 Houston World Championships and the world record holder, Chen Lijun was once regarded as the most stable gold medal for Chinese men in weightlifting at the Rio Olympics. However, in the men's 62 kg competition, Chen Lijun suddenly cramped, and after examination by the team doctor and coach, it was confirmed that he could not stick to the game, and he had no choice but to withdraw. Former Olympic champion Zhang Guozheng said excitedly in the commentary: "The tears are going to flow down, and then I have to rely on Zhou Yunjie to explain more, my emotions are too affected." ”
In an interview after the game, Chen Lijun restrained the tears that he had for a long time, and he said with tears: "I'm sorry coach, sorry leader, sorry motherland." I failed everyone! This has never happened before, and the reality is so cruel. This scene made the audience in front of the screen equally heartbroken.
When talking about the reasons for the withdrawal, Chen Lijun said: "120 kg is not a problem, after a calf of 130 kg is forced, I suddenly feel leg cramps, and after the second preparation activity, my legs have cramps." This had never happened before, and his legs hurt so much that he couldn't stand upright, and finally chose to retire. ”
In the end, the Rio Olympics championship in this category was won by Colombia's Moscella.
It's making a comeback, sweeping multiple World Series titles
Chen Lijun's father was a famous Hercules in the eight townships of Shili, and Chen Lijun inherited his father's physical talent and entered the major sports school in Yiyang, Hunan At a very young age. At that time, in the sports school test, Chen Lijun was less than 1 meter 3 tall, weighed only 28 kilograms, and the long jump result was 2 meters 36. Coupled with his strong muscles, the coach immediately decided that he was a genius at weightlifting.
At first, Chen Lijun's family was relatively difficult, and he almost dropped out of school twice, but the family eventually overcame the difficulties and supported Chen Lijun to stick to his weightlifting career.
On July 8, 2021, the Chinese weightlifting team took a creative photo, the picture shows Chen Lijun and the picture is based on the ic photo
The disastrous defeat in Rio did not discourage the Chenli army, and in the next few years, he steadily increased his personal strength and firmly stood firmly in the position of the world's strongest at this level.
In 2018, the International Lifting Team Weightlifting Competition was changed from the 62 kg class to the 67 kg class. At that year's Weightlifting World Championships, in the men's 67 kg category, Chen Lijun won the deadlift and overall results championships with 182 kg and 332 kg, of which the total result of 332 kg also set a new world record. At the 2019 World Weightlifting World Championships, Chen Lijun won the overall championship with the heaviest weight with 337 kg. In the men's 67 kg event at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships and Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament, Chen Lijun won the championship with an excellent result of 154 kg in the snatch, 185 kg in the deadlift and a total of 339 kg, which is a new world record in this category.
In this Olympic Games, although there are famous players such as Rio Olympic champion Moscla, although the snatch performance is 6 kg behind Moskra, Chen Lijun still relies on his absolute strength in the deadlift to complete the big reversal with a score of 187 kg and win the Olympic gold medal that is 5 years late.
Red Star News reporter Li Bo
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