Just won Olympic gold medal, Chinese athlete's action surprised everyone

China's Li Wenwen was unbeaten in the women's 81kg weightlifting category at the 2024 Olympics. The Chinese athlete successfully lifted 130kg and 136kg in the snatch. She did not risk lifting the weight in the final round due to elbow pain.

Li Wenwen easily won the 2024 Olympic weightlifting gold medal (Photo: Getty).

In the clean and jerk, Li Wenwen easily conquered the weights of 167 kg and 173 kg. At this time, the Chinese athlete achieved a total lift of 309 kg, 10 kg more than the second person, Park Hye Jong (Korea), and was sure to win the gold medal.

Before entering the final lift of 174kg, Li Wenwen surprised everyone. She did not lift the weight but brought coach Wu Meijin onto the stage. She lifted the head coach to show her gratitude. The whole stadium applauded Li Wenwen's beautiful action.

Li Wenwen lifted the coach to show gratitude (Photo: Getty).

Li Wenwen's achievements helped the Chinese sports delegation reach the 40 gold medal mark at the 2024 Olympics. However, they still could not win the top spot. After the US women's basketball team won the championship, the US sports delegation also had 40 gold medals but they took the lead due to the number of silver medals higher than China (44 vs 27).

Regardless, the Chinese team had an excellent Olympics. They just lacked a bit of luck to overthrow the American team's dominance in the Olympic arena.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/vua-gianh-hcv-olympic-vdv-trung-quoc-co-hanh-dong-khien-tat-ca-ngo-ngang-20240812085951286.htm