Li Fabin's "Versailles" is not really "Versailles"
2024-08-10
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China Youth Daily Client, Paris, August 8 (China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Liang Xuan) "I accept your criticism, my performance was indeed not perfect." On August 7, local time, after winning the gold medal in the men's 61kg class at the Paris Olympics, Li Fabin smiled and "apologized" as soon as he entered the mixed interview area. He won the championship with 143kg in the snatch, 167kg in the clean and jerk, and a total score of 310kg, and set an Olympic record in the snatch, but the clean and jerk score of 167kg made him feel "regrettable."
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"167 kilograms is not a good result in my normal training." For Li Fabin, saying "regret" while wearing a gold medal is not a kind of "Versailles". The number that was not achieved under the spotlight hides a veteran's unwillingness to compromise with age and injuries, as well as his reluctance to leave the arena.
This is not the first time that Li Fabin has given people a "Versailles" impression. At the Tokyo Olympics, Li Fabin performed a "one-legged stand" during the competition, which shocked the audience, but he couldn't help laughing and then stood firmly. After the game, he revealed: "It's just that the center of gravity is unstable, which is an old problem of mine. I even lifted it to 90 degrees before. I just didn't expect that in such a big competition, doing such a move would make people worry." But he also joked, "Maybe it's a good thing. Maybe everyone will like it if I play some tricks."
Li Fabin's performance once added a positive annotation to "Versailles", making this Internet buzzword with "superiority" have an additional layer of understanding of "absolute strength". At that time, Li Fabin admitted that he did not know the meaning of "Versailles", but he was a low-key person and should not belong to the category of "Versailles".
Practical, low-key, and even a little boring. Li Fabin calls himself "a person who lacks passion", but what replaces it is often the focus that can wear away a stone.
During the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Li Fabin was considered an athlete with relatively few injuries. However, during the Paris Olympic cycle, he had to fight against a knee bone contusion, which he revealed would cause instant pain when trying to lift the barbell. "Fortunately, the team helped me complete my rehabilitation and gave me strong psychological support," but preparations for the Olympics were urgent, so he could only train while receiving treatment, and at the same time he looked envious at the young athletes who "could complete the coach's plan 100%," saying, "I could do it before, but it's very difficult now."
Li Fabin has thought about retiring. But the reality is that he has been overcoming obstacles in the arena, breaking the world record in the clean and jerk at the 2022 World Championships in Colombia; winning the Asian Championships in Korea, the World Championships in Saudi Arabia, and the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023; winning the World Cup in Thailand in April this year and breaking the world record in the snatch with 146 kg, and always ranking first in the world ranking of Olympic qualifications in this level.
After the World Championships in Colombia, Li Fabin took a break for a while, but he found that resting would lead to muscle loss, deformed movements, and even trying to lift a 20kg barbell would be painful. In order to maintain his competitive form, Li Fabin voluntarily returned to the training ground.
In Li Fabin's video diary of preparation for the game, he started taking a sauna at 8 a.m. in order to lose weight. Even though he looked forward to going to the cafeteria every day, he only had 4 shrimps, a piece of salmon, a box of yogurt and a handful of fruit on his plate. For Li Fabin, he persisted for so long just to be able to continue playing.
Standing on the bright stage, Li Fabin held the barbell high, applause came from all around, and a strong sense of contrast came over him. "The Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators. The passionate atmosphere of this Olympics makes me reluctant to retire." Especially every time he sees Irawan, his old rival who has "fought in five Olympics", Li Fabin can feel the real "Olympic spirit". "Maybe, I will continue to fight with this spirit."
(Source: China Youth Daily Client)
