(Shaanxi National Games) Two Olympic champions win women’s weightlifting gold medal, veteran Xiang Yanmei, clean and jerk world record
China News Service, Weinan, Shaanxi, September 18 (Reporter Wang Peng) In the women’s weightlifting event of the 14th National Games held on the 18th, two Olympic champions won gold medals. In the 87 kg class final, Tokyo Olympic champion Wang Zhouyu won the gold with a total score of 273 kg. In the final of the 76 kg class, Rio Olympic champion Xiang Yanmei won the gold with a total score of 275 kg. At the same time, the clean and jerk performance of 157 kg exceeded the world record for clean and jerk.
In the 87 kg final that night, although Shinco Olympic champion Wang Zhouyu was regarded as the biggest favorite to win the championship, the competition at this level was actually very fierce. In the snatch, Wang Zhouyu, Kang Yue, and Liang Xiaomei all lifted 118 kilograms of weight, while Ao Hui lifted 116 kilograms. The difference between the strengths of several players was only a few millimeters.
In the clean and jerk, Wang Zhouyu took the lead, lifting 148 kilograms first, ranking first in the total score temporarily. But soon, Kang Yue from Shandong successfully lifted 150 kilograms, leaving Wang Zhouyu behind. And Liang Xiaomei, a Guangxi player who appeared next, challenged 151 kilograms three times in a row in the clean and jerk, and succeeded in the third attempt, squeezing Kang Yue behind her again.
With the three players taking the lead alternately, Jiangxi player Ao Hui “increased fire”. After failing in her first clean and jerk of 153 kg, she directly increased the weight to 154 kg and succeeded in the third attempt. She temporarily ranked first with a total score of 270 kg. This is also the total result of Wang Zhouyu’s victory in Tokyo.
At this time, Wang Zhouyu has ranked fourth. In the second attempt, she successfully lifted 155 kg, taking the first place with a total score of 173 kg. Afterwards, as Kang Yue failed two consecutive attempts to lift 156 kg, Wang Zhouyu locked the gold medal in advance and gave up the last attempt.
“After the Olympics, the training time is not very sufficient, and the training is not systematic. I came with a state of fighting.” Wang Zhouyu said after the game. The teammates of the national team are all competing on the same stage. Everyone promotes and promotes each other. Only by progress can the performance of the Chinese women’s sports team at this level approach the world record, or even break the world record.
In this regard, Wang Zhouyu’s coach in charge and deputy head coach of the Chinese women’s team, Wang Guoxin, said that the game is not only for the gold medal, but also for the world record. “I believe in her, she also believes in me. We trust each other and we must complete it. This goal.”
In the 76kg final that afternoon, Rio Olympic champion Xiang Yanmei returned to the National Games after dormant for four years. In the snatch, Xiang Yanmei ranked third with 118 kg.
In the clean and jerk, Xiang Yanmei’s 146 kg opener weight was the highest in the game. After lifting steadily, she ranked second with a total score of 264 kg. In the second attempt, Xiang Yanmei continued to lift 150 kg, with a total score of 268 kg and secured the championship. In the third attempt, Xiang Yanmei decided to hit the world record for the clean and jerk of 156 kg and directly demanded a weight of 157 kg. In the cheering of the audience, Xiang Yanmei steadily lifted the barbell, surpassing the world record for clean and jerk and breaking the national record for clean and jerk and total score in one fell swoop.
“Very cool! Very relieved! Very comfortable!” After the game, Xiang Yanmei was very excited. She told reporters with tears in her eyes that she had been preparing for the National Games for three years. Although she was injured, she had more training than the young players, just to prove that she could still do it. “This is my fourth and last National Games. I have practiced for so long and I am really relieved.”
On the same day, Peng Cuiting, a 20-year-old player from Guangdong, surpassed the snatch world record with 125 kg. Talking about the performance of the “post-00s” on the field, Xiang Yanmei said: “They have a promising future, and it will be up to them in the future.” (End)
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