At the Tokyo Olympics, the sixth gold medal of the Chinese team was thrilling. In the men's weightlifting 67 kg final, Chen Lijun finally won this Gold-laden Olympic gold medal without any danger, stood on the highest Olympic podium, and realized his dream for many years.
At this moment, he shed tears of excitement, because no one knew how much sweat he had paid behind the glory, how much suffering he had experienced, all of which only he had suffered in silence.
This is not only a hard-won Olympic gold medal, but also a bitter child's counterattack life.
As a child, he was extremely talented and entered sports school to learn weightlifting
Chen Lijun was born into an ordinary rural family in Anhua County, Hunan Province. His father was a well-known "Hercules" who could easily pull up hundreds of pounds of goods. Therefore, when the weightlifting team of Yiyang Children's Sports School enrolled students, some villagers recommended Chen Lijun to Coach Jiang Yilong.
Coach Jiang was suddenly interested, and specially ran to Chen Lijun's house to find Chen Lijun, but the child in front of him was thin and small, not like a Hercules.
What is unexpected is that in the standing long jump test, the barefoot Chen Lijun jumped casually on the cement floor and sprang out of the old distance, two meters three six, which is an amazing result for a child. Later, in the push-up test, Chen Lijun did more than 50 in one breath, which really stunned Coach Jiang, he did not expect that this small body contained such a large energy, from teaching for so many years, he was still the first time to see such a talented child.
Coach Jiang worked for the Chen family and wanted to take Chen Lijun to train weightlifting, saying that he would become a great instrument in the future. Chen's father is very supportive, hoping that his son can become an Olympic champion, but Chen's mother thinks more, she feels that weightlifting is too hard, if there is no result, the training is short, the object is not easy to find.
For the sake of this good seedling, Coach Jiang repeatedly invited the door, and Chen Lijun himself wanted to go, so he pleaded with his mother. In the end, the mother had no way, reluctantly agreed, Chen Lijun successfully entered the sports school and began weightlifting training.
Accidents at home, hard training to improve family conditions
Chen Lijun, who came to the sports school, began to train hard at weightlifting. However, his performance is not at all like that of a teenager, he is very disciplined, very hardworking, often practice by himself, and he wants to prove himself with good results.
Unfortunately, after less than a year of training, his already poor home collapsed. Chen Lijun's father suddenly suffered from brain cancer, which made this already poor family worse, and the burden of the family all fell on his mother Chen Youzhen at once.
Mom is a factory worker, the monthly salary is only seven or eight hundred yuan, but also to take care of the bedridden husband, although Chen Lijun in the sports school free tuition do not have to worry about her, but she is still very tired, helpless.
The sensible Chen Lijun understood his mother's difficulties and decided to give up weightlifting and go to work to earn money to help his mother subsidize the family. Coach Jiang rushed to Chen's house after learning about it, chatted with Chen's mother for a long time, and firmly believed that Chen Lijun would be able to achieve good results, Chen's mother was moved, and she made up her mind that even if she was tired and tired, she would let her son let go and chase his dream.
With little achievement, he represented China in Rio and regretted his defeat
Kung Fu paid off, and the hard-trained Chen Lijun's achievements slowly improved. In 2010, at the age of 17, Chen Lijun won the Youth Championship and gradually emerged in world-class competitions. In 2013, he lived up to expectations and won the World Championship. In 2015, he defended his title again and even broke the world record.
He used the prize money he earned from the competition to subsidize his family. At this time, Chen Lijun, who won the world championship, also wanted to break through himself and strive for an Olympic gold medal.
In 2016, the 23-year-old Chen Lijun finally got the opportunity to participate in the Olympics in Rio, when he was the biggest favorite in the 62 kg category, both excited and stressed. Family, friends and coaches are full of confidence in Chen Lijun, believing that he can realize his dream and win this Olympic gold medal, even if he knows that fate has made a big joke to him who is already suffering.
Under the expectation of all, Chen Lijun stepped onto the Olympic field. The first time he tried to lift, he limped down the weightlift in pain, and it turned out that he had cramped his thighs too hard. In the second attempt, he endured pain and nervous emotions, came on stage again, his thighs were still cramping, and at this time his body did not support him to continue to compete, and he had to regret and announce his retirement. Everyone didn't know how this happened, and everyone was very surprised, sorry, disappointed, sad...
Of course, the most painful thing was Chen Lijun himself, and this defeat was like a big mountain, pressing on his body and breathless. After practicing hard for more than ten years, he fell on the stage closest to his dream, and this pain could only be experienced by Chen Lijun himself.
Lie down and try your luck to realize your dream of the Tokyo Olympics
After a difficult trough, Chen Lijun quickly resumed normal training with tenacious will, and he pinned all his hopes on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
He continued to train day in and day out for four years, when the pandemic struck and the Olympics were postponed for a year, disrupting his original preparations. However, in order to realize his dream, he had no choice but to continue to train and actively prepare for the Olympic Games.
Finally, the Tokyo Olympics began. In the men's 67 kg weightlifting final, Chen Lijun once again stepped onto the weightlifting platform that carried his dreams.
Probably because of the bad state or too nervous, Chen Lijun in the first two rounds behind the other side 11kg, such a gap, in the high-level Olympic arena, it is almost difficult to catch up, and Chen Lijun decided to fight for his dream, he directly added 12kg.
Success or failure, in one fell swoop. Everyone held their breath, and Chen Lijun successfully lifted the barbell in one fell swoop. Chen Lijun swung his fists and screamed in the sky, releasing all the repression of these years, and all the grievances, bitterness, and hardships were finally rewarded the best.
After winning the championship, Chen Lijun also gained a happy love, and his girlfriend Yuan Mei, who had been in love for many years, entered the palace of marriage and envied others. Let us wish Chen Lijun a bright future road with bright sunshine and happiness!