In the past five years, the desperate money army took back what it had lost.

　　China news agency, Tokyo, July 26 th, "Let’s let it go about the Rio Olympics and turn it over." Walked down from the men’s 67kg podium, turned his head to one side, waved his left hand and said.

　　On the evening of July 25th, Beijing time, in the men’s weightlifting 67kg class of Tokyo Olympic Games, China’s Chen Lijun won the championship with 145kg in snatch, 187kg in clean and jerk and 332kg in total score, breaking the Olympic records of clean and jerk and total score, and also won the sixth gold medal for the China sports delegation. The picture shows Li Lijun taking off his mask at the award ceremony. China News Service reporter Han Haidan photo

　　This is a night belonging to the imperial army, and the champion needs to digest. That sad night in Rio five years ago also needs to be digested.

　　That sad night was August 8, 2016, the second competition day after the opening of the Rio Olympic Games. After two consecutive snatch failures, the Patent Army withdrew from the men’s weightlifting 62kg gold medal competition.

　　This is an unexpected result. Before the Rio Olympic Games, in the 2015 World Championships in Houston, the Patent Army broke the world record of 62kg and won the championship.

　　The Chenli Army, which played in Rio Olympic Games with a halo, was originally regarded as one of the most stable gold rush points of China weightlifting team. No one expected that the accident would happen.

　　During the warm-up session before the game, Li Lijun suffered from cramps in his legs. In the words of coach Yu Jie, his legs were "as hard as stones". After a simple massage, Chen Lijun felt a little relaxed in his legs, so he tried to snatch 143 kilograms. "But as soon as I grab the barbell, my legs get hard again. I really can’t help it." Chen Lijun said helplessly after the game.

　　Facing the camera, the strong weightlifting man’s eyes were red and he choked and said several "sorry".

　　After retiring from Rio, the Patent Army entered a new round of preparations for the Olympic Games, but it is obviously more difficult to get back what it is about to get than simply winning gold.

　　Returning to the World University Weightlifting Championship, winning the national championship and winning the national games, the Chenli Army slowly regained its mood. "Winning the Tokyo Olympics is proud." One year later, the sorrow of Rio is still in the heart of the patent army.

　　In July 2018, the international weightlifting Federation adjusted the level of weightlifting events, and the 62 kg class was adjusted to the 67 kg class. After the weight gain, the Li Lijun still performed steadily.

　　At the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, the patent army successfully won the championship by breaking the men’s 67 kg world record with 332 kg. "The next step is to prepare for a new level wholeheartedly. I hope to have a dream in Tokyo!" Every time Chen Lijun is interviewed, it seems that he can’t get away from the topic of Tokyo’s dream.

　　In the men’s 67kg class competition of the World Weightlifting Championships in 2019, the Patent Army made a further breakthrough and won the championship with 337kg. He would not have thought that the 187kg completed in the clean and jerk had laid a great foundation for his dream trip.

　　In 2020, under the epidemic, the Tokyo Olympic Games was forced to be postponed for one year. In October, the Chenli Army suffered a hand injury and needed surgery. "It was a big blow. I never thought I would have surgery in my career." Yan Lijun said.

　　Fortunately, the injured troops did not give up. Five months later, he came back from injury. In the Asian Championships in Tashkent in April, the Chenli Army won the championship with the clean and jerk and the total score. The excellent performance of the "mock exam" of the Tokyo Olympic Games has completely let the troops out of the scruples of injuries.

　　Standing on the stage of dreams, the patent army failed to snatch the second and third consecutive attempts, which had to make people’s thoughts travel back to Rio five years ago. You know, in the snatch of 145 kilograms, this achievement was only tied for fourth place among 10 players, 6 kilograms behind Colombian Mosquera.

　　In the clean and jerk, Mosquera is still strong, with a successful attempt of 180kg, which means that the Chenli Army has to put all its eggs in one basket to lift 187kg in the last two attempts, which is 12kg higher than the previous attempt.

　　Quickly walked onto the stage, grabbed the barbell, and struggled to lift it. Li Lijun steadily lifted 187 kilograms. This is the weight that the Patent Army has never lifted in the competition after the 2019 World Championships. With a breath from Rio to Tokyo, he made a miracle in deus ex from the corner.

　　"Sometimes I think of the bitterness of this road and feel a little like crying, but I will pass if I think about winning the championship later." Chen Lijun, who just stepped off the podium, said excitedly.

　　But obviously, the taste of waiting for five years is not so easy to digest. Half an hour later, when talking about this topic again in the press conference hall, Li Lijun choked and said, "It’s really not easy to walk all the way. I have been trying to win the championship for years. My opponent is very strong in this competition, but I am stronger!"

　　Five years later, another night of tears, the story of the dream of Kouli Army came to a successful conclusion in a ups and downs way, which is also the epitome of the five-year preparations for the Olympic Games. (End)