[NOWnews今日新聞] In the past, the Chinese team’s “treasury” of medals in international competitions, Taekwondo, has fallen into a bottleneck in recent years. In the recent Olympics, Asian Games, and even the Universiade, it fell into the dilemma of zero gold. “NOWnews Today’s News” examines the problem through the thinking of associations, coaches, international referees and players, hoping to put forward specific suggestions so that Taekwondo can regain its glory and become internationally famous again.
Lin Weijun, the new generation of taekwondo “long-legged god of war”, lost to Luo Jialing in the women’s 57kg gold medal match at the National Games today (23rd).After the game, he couldn’t hide his disappointment and said directly, “I hope the coach can respect my ideas and not keep changing weight classes, leaving me at a loss and speechless!”
Lin Weijun, who is 180 centimeters tall, competed in the women’s 53kg category at the Hangzhou Asian Games in September and won the silver medal. However, she was actually forced to compete in the 62kg category at the World Championships in August this year, with a gap of nearly 10kg. She suffered a lot and was tortured both physically and mentally.
In this match, Lin Weijun faced off against the “sweetheart of Taekwondo” Luo Jialing. He won 5:2 in the first round. Unexpectedly, he was reversed, especially in the final round, where he was defeated 3:14. His lack of physical strength became a fatal injury.
▲Taekwondo player Lin Weijun was forced to constantly change weight classes, which also made him tortured. (File photo/photo by reporter Ye Zhengxun)
Lin Weijun said, “The weight classes keep changing, which makes it difficult for me to maintain my muscle mass and physical strength. Now when I meet Luo Jialing, I obviously suffer a disadvantage in the confrontation and my strength is smaller than the opponent, so I am very discouraged.”
The women’s lightweight category at the last Tokyo Olympics was 49kg and 57kg, and it will go up to 67kg. Lin Weijun also hopes to develop stably in the same weight class, rather than changing accordingly for different weight classes in various international competitions.
A retired Taekwondo player said, “Athletes are humans, not machines. They cannot adjust their weight at will, and weight loss is very painful and torturous. Lin Weijun has high self-requirements, so he was able to lose 9 kilograms in a short period of time, but for Its athletic performance will be greatly affected, and it will be a huge psychological torture.”
▲File of female taekwondo player Lin Weijun. (Photo/Produced by NOWnews)
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2023-10-23 11:53:22
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