"Isn't that Jiang Aiguo? How did he get in? I remember he was in the 69kg category. How did he get to the pre-weighing room in the 62kg category? Did he go to the wrong place?"
"The competition schedule and time have been announced a long time ago. The 69kg competition is still early. How could we go wrong?"
"Could it be that Jiang Aiguo has moved to the 62kg class?"
"It's unlikely. He must be in his thirties. Athletes at this age are basically on the verge of retirement. How can they change levels and be demoted at the same time?"
"Maybe, there are no athletes in the 62kg class in Hanbei Province. Their strengths are the 77kg and 85kg classes. Probably because they wanted to gather more people for the home game, they asked Jiang Aiguo to come to the 62kg class. .”
"Let's take a look first. For athletes in the 69kg category to be downgraded to the 62kg category, it's not the least difficult. Maybe Jiang Aiguo will be eliminated directly during the weigh-in."
Several more experienced athletes were discussing in low voices, while the younger athletes, who might not know Jiang Aiguo very well, were looking at him curiously.
For other weightlifting athletes, controlling weight is a very troublesome matter. However, the existence of Li Dai allowed Jiang Aiguo not to worry about his weight. In the final weighing, Jiang Aiguo also successfully reached the 61.88kg mark. Participation guaranteed.
A total of 25 athletes participated in the men's 62kg weightlifting competition. The number of athletes was not large, mainly because it was held in Qingcheng. Qingcheng is located on the eastern coast, and several nearby provinces are not good at lightweight weightlifting. If the event were held in the southwest region, there would be more athletes participating in the 62kg competition.
According to international practice, when there are many contestants, the organizer will divide the athletes into two groups, A and B, to compete based on their respective strengths. Stronger athletes will be placed in Group A, while weaker athletes will be Placed in Group B. Normally, medals are produced in Group A, but occasionally accidents happen. For example, in one Olympic Games, a North Korean athlete who was placed in Group B broke the Olympic record and successfully counterattacked the athletes in Group A and won the gold medal.
In this grouping, there are 12 people in Group A, and the players are generally among the best in the country, while the 13 people in Group B are relatively poor. This is Jiang Aiguo's first time participating in the 62kg competition. At this level, his past record is zero, so he is undoubtedly assigned to Group B.
Weightlifting is divided into snatch and clean and jerk. Athletes compete in the snatch first, and each person has three attempts to lift. Then they compete in the clean and jerk, and each person also has three attempts to lift.
After the competition starts, the athletes will first try to lift weight and fill it in on the paper and report it to the referee. The weight can only be added but not subtracted. The weight of the barbell will continue to increase. Whoever chooses the weight will go up and try to lift it.
In the first try, athletes will often choose a weight that they are more confident about lifting, and get a guaranteed result first, because once this weight is reported to the referee, it can only be increased but not decreased when it is changed. If the weight chosen by the athlete is If the weight is too heavy, it is very likely that three attempts will fail and you will be eliminated directly without any results.
The weight reported by each athlete will be kept confidential by the referee to prevent opponents from making targeted tactical arrangements. Therefore, it is generally not known until the athletes come on stage who will be trying out the weight.
The level of athletes in Group B is generally low. The first athlete to appear is a newcomer who competes for the first time. He only chose 115 kilograms for his first trial. This weight can be lifted by many strong men who have been in the gym all year round. Get up, of course these strong men must be tall and burly, they cannot only weigh 62 kilograms.
The first athlete to appear successfully lifted the weight, then the second athlete to appear lifted the weight to 117 kilograms, and then another person also lifted 117 kilograms.
The weight of the barbell continues to increase, more and more new faces appear on the field, and more and more people fail to lift weights. When the weight of the barbell was raised to 130 kilograms, 12 athletes in Group B had already participated in the trial lift, but Jiang Aiguo had not yet appeared.
"This is 130 kilograms! Jiang Aiguo hasn't come out yet. How many kilograms did he report for his first trial?" Some people couldn't help but wonder.
Some of the athletes who appeared earlier had already completed three attempts, but Jiang Aiguo had not yet started his first attempt.
Finally, when the weight of the barbell increased to 135 kilograms, Jiang Aiguo finally appeared.
"The lift reached 135kg in the first trial. This is the first-class level in the country. Even if it is placed in Group A, it can be considered above average, right?"
"The opening lift result of Group A was 130kg, and now it has increased to 138kg. Moreover, three contestants tried to lift for the first time and chose this weight. Two of them succeeded and one succeeded for the second time."
"It seems that the gap between the two groups of athletes AB is still very big. But if Jiang Aiguo can lift 135 kilograms in his first attempt, he would be qualified to be assigned to Group A."
Between words, Jiang Aiguo was already prepared. 135 kilograms did not seem to be difficult for Jiang Aiguo. He lifted 135 kilograms easily.
"It's lifted. It's pretty good. I wonder what his next weight will be. Is it 136 kilograms?"
"He seems to be lifting 135 kilograms very easily. I think he will call it 137 kilograms. It is also possible to call him 138 kilograms. It can't be higher. At 138 kilograms, even if it is placed in Group A, many people have failed."
A satisfied smile appeared on Dai Li's face. The fat-reducing exercises helped Jiang Aiguo retain more muscles. He was originally in the 69-kilogram class and could lift this weight easily. Now Jiang Aiguo is retaining a lot of muscles. The condition has dropped to the 62kg level, so he is still very strong.
The weight of the barbell reached 136 kilograms, but Jiang Aiguo still did not appear. The next 137 kilograms, Jiang Aiguo still did not appear. When it reached 138 kilograms, except for Jiang Aiguo, only the last player in Group B was still there. persist in.
The athlete's third attempt was 138 kilograms. However, this weight seemed to be beyond his ability, and he ultimately failed.
"There is only one Jiang Aiguo left now, and he has only tried the lift once. It's time for him to take the stage!"
As soon as this person finished speaking, someone did come on stage, but it was not Jiang Aiguo, but a staff member. The staff member was seen trotting all the way and directly increased the weight of the barbell to 140 kilograms.
"Is Jiang Aiguo going to lift 140 kilograms for the second time?"
"Even if we are placed in Group A, there are only three or four people who can snatch 140 kilograms."
"Is this too much weight? The first time he only lifted 135 kilograms, but this time he has to lift 140 kilograms. It has increased by five kilograms all of a sudden. This is too difficult. I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed in one go."
"Look, he succeeded and lifted 140 kilograms!"
On the field, Jiang Aiguo steadily lifted 140 kilograms. After a beep, he placed the barbell on the ground. Then three white lights lit up, which meant that Jiang Aiguo's attempt was successful.
From a distance, Shi Gang's eyes showed shock.
"Jiang Aiguo really succeeded in getting down to the 62 kilogram level. If he is a 22-year-old boy, that's it. He is already 32 years old. How did he do this?"
At this time, Jiang Aiguo was the only one left in Group B who had not yet finished the competition, so he barely rested and immediately performed his third trial lift. The weight of the trial lift was 141 kilograms.