Having just won an Olympic gold medal, the Chinese athlete did something that surprised everyone.

Chinese weightlifter Li Wenwen is unopposed in the women's 81kg weight class at the 2024 Olympic Games. The Chinese athlete successfully lifted 130kg and 136kg in the snatch. She avoided attempting the final lift due to elbow pain.

Li Wenwen easily won the gold medal in weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics (Photo: Getty).

In the clean and jerk portion, Li Wenwen easily lifted 167 kg and 173 kg. At this point, the Chinese athlete achieved a total lift of 309 kg, 10 kg more than the second-place finisher, Park Hye Jong (South Korea), and secured the gold medal.

Before attempting her final lift of 174kg, Li Wenwen stunned everyone. Instead of lifting the weight, she helped Coach Wu Meijin onto the platform. She lifted the head coach to show her gratitude. The entire arena erupted in applause to commend Li Wenwen's kind gesture.

Li Wenwen lifted the coach up as a token of gratitude (Photo: Getty).

Li Wenwen's achievement helped the Chinese Olympic team reach 40 gold medals at the 2024 Olympics. However, they still couldn't secure the top spot. After the US women's basketball team won the championship, the US team also had 40 gold medals, but they took the lead due to having more silver medals than China (44 vs 27).

Nevertheless, the Chinese sports delegation had an outstanding Olympic performance. They only lacked a bit of luck to overthrow the dominance of the US sports delegation 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