Nandu News Reporter Tao Xinlei On the evening of July 25, Beijing time, the Chinese men's weightlifting team made consecutive attacks at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and after Li Fabin won the men's 61 kg championship, Chen Lijun won the sixth gold medal for the Chinese delegation with a total score of 332 kg in the men's 67 kg class.
Born in 1992, Chen Lijun is a veteran member of the Chinese national weightlifting team. At the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, As the world record holder in the 62 kg class, Chen Lijun suddenly cramped during the warm-up before the game, and after being examined by the team doctor and coach, it was confirmed that he could not stick to the game, and Chen Lijun could only reluctantly abstain from the competition. After the game, Chen Lijun said with tears in an interview: "I'm sorry coach, sorry leader, sorry motherland." ”
Five years later, Chen Lijun, who switched to the 67 kg class, vowed to make up for the regrets of that year. He won the overall result at the 2019 World Championships and earned the world record for the class at the 2019 Asian Championships with 339 kg. He won two more gold medals in the 2021 Asian Championships, the standing and the overall result, and in an interview, Chen Lijun said: "Only if I win the Olympic championship, I can raise my eyebrows." ”
China's Chen Lijun in the competition. Xinhua News Agency
Chen Lijun had a clear advantage in the 67 kg class, but Colombia's Mosquila and Uzbekistan's Algashev performed well in the first half of the continental competition.
Chen Lijun's grasping lift set the weight at 145 kilograms, which he completed very steadily and easily. However, in the next two attempts, the Chen Li army lost. In the end, his snatch performance was set at 145 kg.
The main rival of the Chenli Army, Mosquila, set the weight at 148 kilograms, and then grabbed 151 kilograms in the next trial.
Chen Lijun, who was lagging behind in grasping and lifting, lifted 175 kilograms in the first weightlift. He directly increased the weight to 187 kg in the second one. In the end, he overpowered his opponents in adversity and won the championship with a total score of 332 kg. This is a manifestation of absolute strength.