'If I'm okay, then (the goal) is the next Olympic gold medal.' It is not the opponent but the injury that stands in front of him. Tian Tao said that the next step is to thoroughly deal with the knee injury. I just set a goal for myself.' Tian Tao said that he had a bad mentality before and even 'don't want to practice', but see By the age of 37, Lu Xiaojun had won the Tokyo Olympics and was inspired. In fact, everyone knows that I will definitely not lift it, and I can't lift it. However, Tian Tao revealed that Shengzhong poses great challenges to every joint, and injuries follow. Later, he rose to the 96 kg class, won the World Championships, and set a world record for clean and jerk of 231 kg. Training Not active or systematic, I only practiced for two weeks before the National Games.ĭuring the Rio Olympics, Tian Tao participated in the men's 85 kg competition and won the silver medal. Because of knee injuries and the loss of the Tokyo Olympics, the mentality and state of the whole person have declined in recent times. Today's results are still far from his peak state. 'Today's performance is very poor.' Tian Tao said after the game. In the second attempt, he directly claimed 232 kilograms, which is 1 kilogram heavier than his own world record.īut he just shook the barbell and gave up trying to lift without exerting any force.īefore stepping down, Tian Tao shouted, 'I will come to the next Olympic Games!' In the clean and jerk, after Tian Tao lifted 208 kilograms for the first time, he has basically secured the championship. In the snatch, he led the second with 187 kg by 7 kg. In the 96 kg finals, the 27-year-old Tian Tao, runner-up in the Rio Olympic Games, was significantly better than his opponent. Yang Zhe achieved four consecutive National Games championships. Tian Tao and Yang Zhe won the 96kg and 109kg champions respectively. He was nevertheless chosen to represent China at the 2013 World Championships, where he was forced to drop out after the snatch part of the competition.China News Service, Weinan, Shaanxi, September 23 (Reporter Wang Peng) The men's weightlifting competition of the 14th National Games entered a major competition on the 23rd. Later this year in September at the domestically prestigious Chinese National Games he placed third with only two good attempts. In the March National Championships he won the snatch with 165 kg but had to retire early again due to injury after only one successful jerk, not placing on the overall podium.

In 2013 he moved up to the 85 kg class and competed in January at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, winning the bronze medal. During his second attempt in the jerk with 211 kg he also injured his right elbow and had to rehab for the rest of the year.

With his total of 365 kg he was however beaten by Lu Haojie and Lu Xiaojun to third place and didn't make the national team. Tian's next competition was the April 2012 National Championships where he attempted to qualify for the London Olympic Games. Although not recognized for not being an international event, his lifts far exceeded the official Youth World Records (by 6/23/35 kg respectively), the jerk of 205 kg even beating the Junior World Record by 3 kg. He first rose to national prominence after winning the 77 kg category of the Chinese Intercity Games in October 2011 at the age of 17. Tao took up weightlifting in Changyang at ten years of age.

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