(Shaanxi National Games) Women’s weightlifter Deng Wei was injured accidentally, teenager Luo Shifangpan and Guo Weichun contest
China News Service, Weinan, Shaanxi, September 17 (Reporter Wang Peng) The weightlifting event of the 14th National Games entered the second competition day on the 17th. In the women’s 64 kg weightlifting finals, Rio Olympic champion Deng Wei was accidentally injured and bitterly angry. Guangdong player Zeng Tiantian unexpectedly won the championship. In the final of the women’s 59 kg weightlifting class, Hunan teenager Luo Shifang won the championship with a total score of 241 kg, and expressed his hope that he would have a chance to compete with the Tokyo Olympic champion and Taipei athlete Guo Weichun in the future.
In the women’s 64 kg weightlifting final that night, three world record holder Deng Wei was undoubtedly the favorite to win the championship. As a 28-year-old veteran, Deng Wei was not selected for the Chinese weightlifting team list due to a waist injury before the Tokyo Olympics, and missed two consecutive Olympic championships. Whether Deng Wei could stage the “Return of the King” at the National Games became the biggest attraction of the night.
In the snatch, Deng Wei successfully drove 108 kilograms and successively lifted 113 kilograms and 115 kilograms to enter the clean and jerk competition with a snatch result of 5 kilograms ahead of the second place. In the clean and jerk, Deng Wei, who weighed up to 138 kilograms, appeared last, but accidentally injured her leg while supporting the barbell. Deng Wei insisted on two attempts after being injured, but the pain made her look painful, and she failed to lift the barbell. Eventually, she was supported and left the court regrettably, causing an uproar in the audience.
Due to Deng Wei’s injury, Guangdong player Zeng Tiantian unexpectedly won the championship with 108 kg snatch and 138 kg clean and jerk, with a total score of 246 kg. After the game, she also said bluntly that all the players know Deng Wei’s strength, and even if she can’t win the championship, she will fight for second place. “Deng Wei is our role model, (in my heart) it’s a pity.”
And before the women’s 59 kg finals, 21-year-old Hunan teenager Luo Shifang was regarded as the biggest favorite to win. In the 2021 National Weightlifting Championships, she won the championship with a total score of 236 kg, and set a national record of 106 kg in snatch, as well as three national youth records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total performance. Although the state is very good this year, there are still episodes in the game that day.
In the final, Luo Shifang was the last to play, starting with a snatch of 105 kg, which was only 1 kg lighter than his national record, which was very risky. Sure enough, Luo Shifang’s first two attempts failed, making the audience sweat. In the third attempt, Luo Shifang successfully lifted 105 kg amid the cheering of the audience, ranking first in the snatch.
In the clean and jerk competition, Luo Shifang successfully lifted 134 kg in the second hand. At this time, her total score reached 239 kg, which was locked in advance of the gold medal. In the third attempt, she continued to lift 136 kilograms steadily, and the audience boiled over.
In the Tokyo Olympic cycle, women’s weightlifting 59kg is the weakest level of Chinese women’s weightlifting. All three world records at this level are held by Taipei’s Guo Weichun. Luo Shifang said that during the Paris Olympic cycle, he hopes that he can go to the next level. If there is a chance, he will compete with Guo Weichun, “Don’t persuade, just do it!” (End)
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