At the just-concluded 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation ranked second with a good result of 38 gold and 32 silver, and the most gold medals were not the traditional Chinese strengths we are familiar with, such as table tennis and diving, but the humble weightlifting project. Among the 38 gold medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games, weightlifting contributed 7 gold medals and 1 silver medal, which is the largest number of gold medals won by all Olympic sports.
However, when it comes to the development of the weightlifting project, we have to mention this key figure - Zhan Xugang, who is a leader in the field of weightlifting in our country and has made important contributions to the development of China's weightlifting cause. In 1996, China's weightlifting project was still an unpopular event, and Zhan Xugang represented the Chinese team in that year's Olympic Games and won the gold medal and became famous, which not only made the public remember his name but also gave the weightlifting project unprecedented attention.
Later, at the Atlanta Olympic Games, Zhan Xugang frequently broke the world record, so that foreign media also knew the weightlifter from China. By the time he was 30 years old, weightlifting in China was already well-known around the world and he announced his retirement.
After completing brilliant achievements in his career, Zhan Xugang also ushered in the spring in love and his first love is also a flight attendant Yao Jian entered the palace of marriage. Not only that, Zhan Xugang's career also ushered in the second spring, retreating to the background as a coach in Zhejiang Sports Vocational and Technical College, cultivating new weightlifting talents for China.
Now that he has been promoted to the position of director, he is telling us with practical actions that he can shine in the career of weightlifting even if he is not on the field. Today, Zhan Xugang is almost 50 years old, and he is also a model of double harvest of love in the eyes of the public. Zhan Xugang is using his practical actions to tell us that no matter at any stage, as long as there is a dream that is loved and firmly in his heart, life will eventually be brilliant.