Jiang Aiguo felt that he was probably going to fail in this attempt. The weight of 175 kilograms had really exceeded his current limit.
Jiang Aiguo felt that his arms had gradually lost consciousness, his consciousness could no longer control his body, and the movements his body made were just instincts developed through more than ten years of training.
His arms were shaking, his torso was shaking, and his legs were shaking. He felt that every inch of skin, every muscle, every drop of blood, and every cell in his entire body was struggling to support the weight of the barbell. .
"You can't hold it anymore, give up!" A voice sounded from Jiang Aiguo's heart.
"175 kilograms, a weight you have never tried before. Even if you can't lift it, there is no shame in it." Another voice emerged in Jiang Aiguo's mind.
"Even if you give up now, you won't gain nothing. You have already won the silver medal." The voice appeared again, as if giving Jiang Aiguo a reason to give up.
The resolute look in Jiang Aiguo's eyes dimmed a lot. The moment he raised the barbell above his head, he felt that there was no strength left in his body to support him.
He decided to give up. This was indeed not a weight he could bear.
It was only at this moment that he saw a woman in the stands holding a little girl less than two years old. The little girl's eyes widened and she stared at him intently.
"Why are you two here?" Jiang Aiguo instantly recognized that the woman was his wife, and the little girl in the woman's arms was his daughter.
"My girl is looking at me!" Jiang Aiguo's heart suddenly shook.
"My girl is looking at me. He must really hope that I can win! How can I just give up? I can't let my daughter see me failing! I have to persist! I have to persist! I have to win! I have to Victory! I want my daughter to see my victory!"
At this moment, Jiang Aiguo suddenly felt that his whole body was full of strength. It was the power of hope, enough for Jiang Aiguo to defeat the 175 kilogram barbell.
"Drink...ah..." A low roar came from Jiang Aiguo's throat. He tightened his arms, raised the barbell above his head, and then used all his strength to maintain his center of gravity and stabilize his body.
Jiang Aiguo's body was still trembling slightly, but this time it was trembling with excitement. His facial features were still hesitant and deformed due to excessive exertion, but his pupils always had the look of his daughter printed on them. At this moment, Jiang Aiguo was not only fighting for himself, but also for his family and his daughter!
"Girl, did you see that? Dad didn't give up! Dad did it!" Jiang Aiguo felt as if he had done something great. At this moment, he was no longer just an athlete, but also an excellent father.
When the final bell rang, Jiang Aiguo left the barbell on the ground, and the entire arena shook. However, the deafening shouts from the audience covered up all this.
"Successful! Won! We won!" Li Dai rushed out excitedly and shouted at Jiang Aiguo in the audience.
At the competition venue of Group A, Fang Dashan lowered his head helplessly. The cheers from the audience in Group B told him the final result.
"We lost. Group A actually lost to Group B, and it was Jiang Aiguo's first time participating in the 62kg competition. If this gets out, I will definitely be laughed at!"
While Fang Dashan was thinking about it, the coach next to him came over and comforted him: "Don't worry about it, you have already performed very well today, but your opponent is also very good, with a clean and jerk of 175 kilograms and a clean and jerk of 62 kilograms. Among top athletes, few can lift it."
In the stands of the Group B competition area, the little girl who was less than two years old was clapping her hands vigorously. In fact, she didn't understand why she was clapping. She just saw that everyone around her was clapping, so she also clapped.
But she knew that the man on the stage was her father, and he looked very happy.
The little girl didn't understand why her father was very happy, but since her father was happy, she should be happy too, so she also laughed happily.
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Coach Song Guangming did not appear at the game this morning.
The lightest men's category is the 56kg category. There are no athletes of this level in the Hanbei Provincial Weightlifting Team. The second lightest category is the 62kg category, and there is only one Jiang Aiguo who was forced to downgrade. In Song Guangming's view, Jiang Aiguo was just there to make up the money, and there was no need for him to be there in person.
The strengths of the Hanbei weightlifting team are the 77kg and 85kg classes. The 69kg class can also compete. The competitions for the 69kg and 77kg classes will be held in the afternoon, and the 85kg class competition will be held the next day. In the morning, Song Guangming’s work focus was arranged on the afternoon of the first competition day and the morning of the second competition day.
Song Guangming looked at his watch. Although the time had just reached 11 o'clock in the morning, he decided to have lunch in advance and then rushed to the stadium. Because the weightlifting event starts the weighing time two hours in advance, for a competition held in the afternoon, the athletes will start preparing for the weighing at noon, and as the head coach of the weightlifting team, he should also arrive at the competition at noon. on site.
Song Guangming packed up his things and was about to leave. He had already stepped out of the office door, but the phone on his desk rang at this moment.
Song Guangming hesitated for two seconds, and finally walked back and answered the phone.
"Coach, I'm Xiao Liu. Good news. Jiang Aiguo won the championship in the 62kg category!" A quick and joyful voice rang on the phone.
"What did you say? Say it again!" Song Guangming felt that he must have heard wrong.
"In the 62kg category, Jiang Aiguo won the championship!" the opponent repeated.
"Impossible!" Song Guangming himself was the first to deny the news. In his opinion, for a player who was temporarily dropped to the 62kg category and is still a 32-year-old athlete, it would be good if he could pass the pre-match weigh-in. As for winning the championship , it’s simply a fantasy.
"Coach, what I said is true. Jiang Aiguo really won the championship. The snatch was 141 kilograms, the clean and jerk was 175 kilograms, and the total score was 316 kilograms." The other party revealed this series of numbers.
"316 kilograms? You mean Jiang Aiguo lifted 316 kilograms. Xiao Liu, have you been kicked in the head by a donkey? Don't brag with me here!" Song Guangming felt that the other party was playing a trick on him, and he seemed a little annoyed.
If Jiang Aiguo in the 69 kg class lifted 316 kg, Song Guangming would not be surprised at all, but Jiang Aiguo in the 62 kg class lifted 316 kg. Even if Jiang Aiguo was beaten to death, he would not believe it.
As a professional weightlifting coach, he certainly knows what this number means. If a 62-kg athlete can lift 316 kg, this is a level that only top domestic athletes can achieve. Jiang Aiguo is 32 years old. He has already passed his peak period, and he has also forcibly reduced his weight to the 62kg level in a short period of time. Song Guangming refuses to believe that such a Jiang Aiguo can reach the top level of athletes. level, lifting a total score of 316 kilograms.
"Coach, I didn't. How dare I brag in front of you..." Xiao Liu seemed a little anxious: "The award ceremony is about to start. I will take some photos right away and send them to you via WeChat!"
A few minutes later, Song Guangming's WeChat received a photo from Xiao Liu. In the photo, Jiang Aiguo stood in the middle of the awards podium, holding a trophy and flowers in his hands. Song Guangming enlarged the photo and could vaguely see the word "Champion" printed on the trophy.
"Oh my God, Chiang Kai-shek really won the championship!"