After the People's Republic of China returned to the Olympic stage, many outstanding Olympic athletes emerged in China, who fought for the country and fought for the glory of the motherland.
In order to win the championship, the country's Olympic athletes are even willing to put themselves in danger, just like the Chinese weightlifter Tang Gonghong at the Athens Olympics in '04, who successfully added a gold medal to the country with the feat of "risking death".
However, what is unexpected is that since then, Tang Gonghong's figure has rarely appeared in the public eye. What about her current situation?
Tang Gonghong was born into a remote rural family in Yantai City, Shandong Province, where her family made a living from farming, and she had an older sister who was three years older than her. Although his family was not wealthy, he was able to eat a full meal every day.
Although Tang Gonghong is young, he already knows how to help his parents and reduce their burden, as the saying goes, "children from poor families are in charge of their families early".
Although life is so hard, as long as the family reunites and works together, isn't this also another kind of happiness?
As Tang Gonghong grew up, her food and weight had been skyrocketing, and at first the parents didn't realize this, they simply thought that the child was growing up and didn't particularly care.
Until Tang Gonghong was 11 years old, her weight had surpassed that of her parents, reaching more than 60 kilograms. A normal adult male weighs only about 70 kilograms, and her weight is almost close to this value.
Tang Gonghong's parents were so surprised by the discovery that they thought their daughter was developing so quickly that they thought she had a physical problem. After careful examination by the hospital, their excitement was calmed down.
Observing their daughter's healthy physical condition, increasing weight, and amazing physical strength and arm strength, the parents were convinced that her daughter must be a gifted talent.
With this expectation, Tang Gonghong's parents brought her to the sports school, hoping that she could change the family's farming fortune by learning Xi a skill.
Tang Gonghong's parents were not disappointed in reality, because as soon as they arrived at the sports school, the coach immediately discovered that she had a talent for weightlifting and planned to focus on cultivating her. However, there is a fee of 500 yuan to enter the sports school.
After Tang Gonghong's parents returned home, they began to secretly think about whether they should send her to a sports school, after all, the training in the sports school is not trivial.
Tuition is just one of the issues, the other is that physical training is much harder than farming at home, especially weightlifting, and I was worried about whether my daughter's body could handle it.
Parents have considered all aspects and they have reasons to give up, but such opportunities do not arise very often. If they choose to give up, will they regret it?
After some inner struggle, Tang Gonghong's parents finally decided to sign her up, hoping that she would achieve something and change the family's current predicament.
Tang Gonghong's parents immediately took action, his mother went to borrow money, and his father used the family's savings to scrape together 500 yuan.
Tang Gonghong came to the sports school at the age of 11 to start weightlifting training, she has never left the village or left her parents, and it is obviously difficult to accept the current situation, plus the daily training volume of the sports school is very huge.
After a few days of training at the sports school, Tang Gonghong longed to go home. She called her parents and cried to express her thoughts to them. Faced with their daughter's request, her parents could not do anything but take her home.
Although Tang Gonghong is not very old, he knows the hard work his parents have paid for him. When she returned home, instead of being blamed, she was called to the fields to work with her parents.
Tang Gonghong has been assisting her parents in farm work since she was a child, and she is well aware of their hard work, but she does not realize that her parents have not given her the hardest work. It wasn't until she returned from sports school that her parents wanted her to experience the hard work of farming.
After Tang Gonghong had such an idea, he began to devote himself to some heavy farm work, such as picking and transporting agricultural fertilizer, fertilizing, sowing seeds, and so on. She had been busy with these tasks for several days, and as a result, her body was a little overwhelmed.
Tang Gonghong deeply understands the hard work of her parents on weekdays, so she has long understood her parents' intentions. This time, she made up her mind to train diligently in the sports school to win glory for her parents and improve the family situation.
When the parents found out, they smiled with relief and sent Tang Gonghong back to the sports school the next day. Since then, she has never expressed a longing for home or a complaint about training.
Tang Gonghong trains to the extreme every day with the spirit of never admitting defeat, and only when she reaches her goal will she stop. This firm willpower is in her pursuit of goals, and it is this spirit that supports her to persevere in moving forward.
Tang Gonghong is in excellent physical condition, she is also willing to put in the effort, and often asks her coach for various weightlifting techniques. Whenever the coach points out a problem, she corrects it repeatedly until the norm is met.
With Tang Gonghong's unremitting efforts, she became one of the leaders of the sports school weightlifting team, performed well in the provincial team selection competition, and after being successfully selected for the provincial team, she did not relax and soon became the main member of the provincial team.
After a long period of training, Tang Gonghong participated in his first national competition in 2001.
Tang Gonghong participated in the competition for the first time with 312The 5 kg score broke the national record for the total score of more than 75 kg in the country, and won the overall championship of the 9th National Games.
Tang Gonghong joined the national team with excellent results, and since then she no longer represents a province, but the whole country, her position is more high, and her horizons are naturally broader.
Tang Gonghong's current achievements are enough to improve her family's situation, but she has not given up weightlifting, but has devoted herself to preparing for the Athens Olympics and striving to win a gold medal for her country.
On the eve of Tang Gonghong's participation in the Asian Weightlifting Championships on behalf of China, the Athens Olympics will be held. In the competition, she won three championships in the snatch, clean and jerk and overall score, and has since become a leader in the domestic weightlifting world.
Tang Gonghong participated in the Athens Olympics with an unstoppable attitude, and broke the world record in the competition, winning the championship and a gold medal.
Although Tang Gonghong's early performance in the competition was average, if he wanted to become a champion, the final key move was still crucial. It was she who took the plunge and won the Olympic gold medal.
Many people may not know the rules of weightlifting, although the champion is determined by the weight lifted, the athlete's own weight is also a factor that affects performance.
As an example, suppose two people lift the same weight, but their weight is different, and the person with the lower weight wins. In addition, in a weightlifting competition, the weight must be 2 per increaseMultiples of 5 kg and not less than 25 kg.
Tang Gonghong is 7 years behind South Korea's Zhang Meilan5 kg, in order to be on par with her, it is necessary to increase your weight to reach 7 more than the other party5 kg. This is because the regulations are so.
Tang Gonghong weighs 6 kg more than Zhang Meilan, so even if she has the same score as Zhang Meilan, the championship will still be won by Zhang Meilan. In order to win, Tang Gonghong would need to lift 10 kilograms more than Zhang Meilan, reaching 172More than 5 kg.
With the encouragement of her coach, Tang decided to take on this huge challenge, and she decided to give it a go, because she was the only one who lifted 182It takes 5 kilograms to win the championship.
Tang Gonghong watched that the Korean players and coaches had already begun to celebrate in advance, and her spirit of not admitting defeat completely exploded. In the end, she managed to complete 1825 kg weightlifting, won the championship and set a new world record.
The audience applauded Tang Gonghong after seeing this scene, and the Chinese coaches backstage hugged and cheered for her excitedly after seeing her success.
Tang Gonghong's "risking her life" took a toll on her, and when she returned to the lounge after the match, she suffered a nosebleed, which made the coaches and athletes chuckle in their hearts.
After careful examination by doctors, Tang Gonghong's physical condition was fine, and then she successfully climbed the podium and accepted the honor that belonged to her.
After winning the Olympic gold medal, Tang Gonghong was eager to continue her career, but her physical condition prevented her from moving forward.
On the advice of doctors, Tang Gonghong had no choice but to retire and return to the place where she was trained as a child. Here, she became a coach responsible for selecting and developing new talent to play for the country.
Tang Gonghong also ushered in his own love, he is a boy who works in a real estate company, and this boy loves her very deeply.
In order to avoid Tang Gonghong from being in danger due to blood pressure problems, they never planned to have children.
Although the two come from completely different worlds, Tang Gonghong did not feel disgusted because her husband was just a small worker, but lived a sweet and loving life.
Tang Gonghong's "risking death" at the Athens Olympics not only successfully changed his family, but also successfully broke through his own limits. Her spirit of not admitting defeat is worth learning Xi.
Although she won glory for the country, she was not proud, but lived a low-key life. This spirit inspires people who are working hard in society and pushes them to work hard for their future.