Chinese star lifter upset with Asian championships win

时间：2007-04-25 00:26:14

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TAI'AN, East China - Chinese star lifter Shi Zhiyong, Athens Olympic champion in men's 62kg, took his first gold medal in 2007 here in Asian championships, but the title didn't bring him any happiness.


China's Shi Zhiyong competes during men's 62kg weightlifting at the 2007 Asian Championships in Tai'an of East China's Shangdong Province April 23, 2007. [Xinhua]

Shi, who didn't win any gold in last year's international competitions after injuring his waist in summer, lifted 152kg in the snatch1 and 175kg in the jerk2 for a total of 327kg on Monday to claim the men's 69kg title, 27kg more than the silver medalist. However, compared with his record 335kg made in 2006 Asian Games, the 327kg upset him a lot.

"I performed very badly", said Shi after the competition, "the gold medal is nothing and I feel guilty."

Shi won the Athens Olympic title with a world record of 325kg in total. After that, he changed to 69kg category.

"After I was injured in my waist, I did less practice." Shi said, "I can lift a total 340kg in training and I'm not tough today. I didn't have harsh3 rivals4 in the competition, and the gold medal is all about luck."

Shi can lift 155kg in the snatch and 185kg in the jerk during the training, and his coach hoped that he could lift 345kg to 346kg in total in the competition.

However, Shi's performance upset not only himself but also the coach.Chen Wenbin, coach of the Chinese men's weightlifting team, said in anger,"The gold medal is not shining. To win the Olympics gold medal, he should at least lift 350kg in total."

"We must make sure the 69kg gold medal is in our pocket in 2008," Chen added.

Shi has not shined since his category changed. He failed in the world university championship in France and in the National Games in Jiangsu Province respectively5. In the Doha Asian games, he lost to his teammate Zhang Guozheng to finish second though the difference was only one kilogram.

Zhang, the 69kg king in the Athens Games, didn't compete in the Asian Weightlifting Championships because of injury.

"Zhang is one of the best players in 69kg category with plenty of international competition experiences. I don't have a lot of chances to compete with him, and this time I also missed the chance."

"I will try hard to overtake6 Zhang", said Shi, "And I have confidence in 2008 Olympic Games. I can do better in the future.

I will not give up. The support of Chinese people is my impetus7, and I want to perform really well at home in Beijing." Shi added


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1 snatch ZF9zv     
n.抢夺，碎片，一阵，一瞬间，一点点；v.夺取，抢劫，抓住
参考例句：
  • The magazine was snatch from my hand before I could read it.我还没来得及看那期杂志，就被从我手里抢走了。
  • He had a snatch of sleep sitting in his chair.他坐在椅子里稍睡片刻。
2 jerk pazz3     
n.（口语）笨蛋，性情古怪的人，急拉，肌肉抽搐；v.痉挛，急拉，急推，急动
参考例句：
  • Just keep that jerk off me.让那个笨蛋离开我。
  • The knife was stuck but she pulled it out with a jerk.那把刀子被卡住了，她猛地一拔，把它拔了出来。
3 harsh XdDzu     
adj.严厉（酷）的，刺耳的，刺目的，毛糙的
参考例句：
  • The sunlight is very harsh.太阳光很刺眼。
  • Although his words are harsh,there is positiveness in them.虽然他的话很苛刻，但有建设性。
4 rivals 9357f705a055126cd4cadc045c987c4e     
竞争对手( rival的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • one of the President's chief rivals 总统的主要政敌之一
  • She always managed to outsmart her political rivals. 她总有办法表现得比她的政敌智高一筹。
5 respectively GBqzF     
adv.各自地，独自地，个别地，分别地
参考例句：
  • They finished first and second respectively.他们分获一二名。
  • In this machine which items make up the software and the hardware respectively?在机器中，哪几项分别构成软件和硬件？
6 overtake IKixp     
v.追上，赶过，超过；袭击，压倒
参考例句：
  • I had to walk very fast to overtake you.我不得不快走才能赶过你。
  • No one could overtake him.没有人能超过他。
7 impetus L4uyj     
n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力
参考例句：
  • This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
  • Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。

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