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In the men's 73kg weightlifting final at the Paris Olympics, Chinese athlete Shi Zhiyong competed but encountered an upset. As the dominant figure in this event, Shi Zhiyong was the champion of the previous two Olympic Games. Coming to Paris, he was striving for a third consecutive championship.

In the snatch competition, Shi Zhiyong was in great shape, lifting 165 kg, and entering the clean and jerk 10 kg ahead of the second place.

It seemed that the competition was going to lose suspense, and Shi Zhiyong chose to start with 191 kg in the clean and jerk. Unfortunately, Shi Zhiyong failed in all three clean and jerk attempts, and was eliminated without any results, and missed out on the medal!

This was the first gold medal lost by the Chinese weightlifting team in this competition, and of course the first time they missed a medal. As for why Shi Zhiyong chose 191 kg to start, it seems that the pressure from his opponent was too great. The Indonesian lifted 199 kg to break the Olympic record and won the gold medal with a total score of 354 kg. However, if Shi Zhiyong had chosen a less extreme weight, at least a medal would have been inevitable. Of course, this is the power of courage!

After the game, Shi Zhiyong cried and said, "The third adductor muscle may be broken. I heard a 'pop' sound." Shi Zhiyong also said that his spiritual support is the Olympics. Now that the Olympics are over, he may consider retiring.