Beijing time on the 9th, in the men's 73kg weightlifting competition at the Paris Olympic Games
Chinese athleteShi Zhiyongcompleted the snatch with a score of 165kg
leading the second place by 10kg
The subsequent three clean and jerks
Shi Zhiyong tried to lift 191kg. Unsuccessful
Missed the podium
From his first appearance at the Rio Olympics, to his performance as a king in the Tokyo Olympics, to his return from injury to compete in Paris, Shi Zhiyong has tried his best.
After the game, Shi Zhiyong, who blamed himself very much, shed tears and apologized: "I really can't stand the pain. I really tried my best, but I didn't achieve the results I expected. I'm sorry to everyone."
In the early morning of this morning, netizens came to Shi Zhiyong's home Messages in the comment area of social media accounts: "No need to blame yourself, you have not sorry to anyone" "You are still our Olympic champion"...
There is only one gold medal, but everyone can be the champion of their own life. Now that the journey is over, as Shi Zhiyong himself said, he has "tried his best" on the road of weightlifting.
In the men's 73kg competition at the Paris Olympics, due to the huge disparity in the weight of the snatch, other contestants started trying lifts at 138kg and gradually increased. Chinese player Shi Zhiyong was not given his turn until nearly an hour later.
made his first appearance with a weight of 161 kilograms and succeeded in the trial lift; he lifted another 165 kilograms in the second trial lift; the third 168 kilogram challenge failed, and still gained a 10 kilogram advantage over the second place in the snatch stage. .
However, in the clean and jerk stage, Shi Zhiyong failed to lift 191 kilograms in three attempts and lost the chance to defend his title. The 30-year-old veteran failed to stand on the Olympic podium again. The 21-year-old Indonesian athlete Yuniansiya won the event. of gold medals.
After the game, Shi Zhiyong choked up in the interview: "I was probably a little anxious in the first clean and jerk, and I was a little confused when I didn't lift the second one. The adductor muscle might have been broken in the third one. I heard a 'pop' sound." ."
Shi Zhiyong said that has been fighting injuries for several years. He originally hoped to challenge the limit and suppress his opponent . "The snatch feels much better than during the World Cup in Thailand, so I am very confident today, but I didn't expect that in the clean and jerk. There was a problem. "
Shi Zhiyong: I lifted 180 kilograms in the backstage (clean and jerk), so I felt that I was in good condition. I discussed with the coach that I should start with 191 kilograms, so that after I lifted it, he (Indonesian athlete) ) It is more difficult to lift 202 kilograms. My goal was to lift 195 kilograms, which would basically lock in the championship, so I thought I could do it, but I didn’t know why (it failed). Maybe my lower back was still a little soft when I turned over.
When Li Dongyu, Shi Zhiyong’s first coach and coach of the Ningbo Sports Team, was interviewed by reporters after the game, he could not hide his feelings for his disciple. "After the Tokyo Olympics, his back injury was very serious. It was very, very difficult to stand on the Olympic stage. After returning from Paris, I hope he can have a good rest."
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Shi Zhiyong was born in Guilin, Guangxi. Because of his strength since childhood, I started lifting weights when I was in elementary school. In 2004, he was discovered by Li Dongyu. The following year, 12-year-old Shi Zhiyong followed Li Dongyu to Ningbo, Zhejiang, and his weightlifting career officially began.
△Shi Zhiyong in his youth
What few people know is that injuries had been bothering Shi Zhiyong before he was selected for the national weightlifting team in 2013. It was perseverance that allowed him to overcome all of this. In the 69kg category of the 2014 National Men's Weightlifting Championships and Asian Games Trials, Shi Zhiyong won the championship with a total score of 340kg. However, immediately afterwards, he missed the Incheon Asian Games and subsequent World Championships due to injury.
△Shi Zhiyong is doing daily training
In 2015, in the 69kg category of the National Men's Weightlifting Championships, Shi Zhiyong won the championship with a total score of 352kg. Shi Zhiyong's era has come, and injuries were once his defeat.
In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Shi Zhiyong won the men's 69kg weightlifting championship with a total score of 352kg.
△At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Shi Zhiyong won the men's 69kg weightlifting championship.
In the men's 73kg weightlifting competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Shi Zhiyong snatched 166kg and clean and jerked 198kg. won the gold medal with a total score of 364kg, setting a new world record .
However, after winning the Tokyo Olympics, the troubles of injuries returned, and Shi Zhiyong began his long "battle" again.
In December 2023, after more than 860 days, Shi Zhiyong returned to the international competition - At the International Weightlifting Federation Qatar Grand Prix, Shi Zhiyong won the snatch championship and overall runner-up in the men's 73kg competition. Immediately afterwards, at the 2024 Weightlifting World Cup held in April this year, Shi Zhiyong won the men's 73kg snatch gold medal.
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This summer, Shi Zhiyong entered the Paris Olympics with the belief that he would have a fight. Although the result was regrettable, Shi Zhiyong said, "I was the only one who did not feel sorry for myself."
"For me, the result of the game was a failure, but I think the preparation process was a success because I endured everything. I had acupuncture every morning and night. My belief was, 'The more times I have the injection, the more confident I will win the championship.' So I persisted for more than two years. The doctor had long suggested that I have surgery, but I insisted not to do it because I didn't. I felt that after the operation, I would have no chance to compete in the Olympics, so I have been doing closed and conservative treatments.”
From February this year to now, Shi Zhiyong had a lot of closed injections in half a year, and all the acupuncture needles he used for daily injections were used. Use a 5-liter beverage bucket.
△The scene of Shi Zhiyong treating a waist injury
Shi Zhiyong has regrets about this result, but he also understands that he has tried his best. "I'm sorry for not getting the results I expected, but for weightlifting, I really tried my best and put all my energy into it. "
He said that he might say goodbye to weightlifting temporarily, and I hope everyone can understand. "I have been practicing weightlifting for 21 years, and I have very little time with my relatives. After that, I will take time to spend with my family first."
No fear of injuries, fight in Paris again
Some courage, already weighing a thousand pounds
Let us pay tribute This love and persistence
Shi Zhiyong, thumbs up for you!
Source: China Central Radio and Television China Voice (id: zgzs001)
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