Taiwan’s streak of winning gold medals in weightlifting at the Olympic Games going back to 2008 on Friday came to an end as its weightlifter Chen Wen-huei placed sixth in the women’s 71kg final in Paris.
Chen, who won bronze in the 64kg division in her Olympic debut in Tokyo three years ago, finished the event with a total of 236kg, successfully lifting the bar twice — 103kg in the snatch and 133kg in the clean and jerk.
She attempted 140kg in her last clean and jerk after failing to clean 139kg on her second attempt.
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However, she was unable to stabilize the bar overhead as she tried to bring both feet together, resulting in her falling backward onto the mat.
“At that moment, I thought it was too late to say anything,” the 27-year-old said when asked what she was thinking as she lay on the mat.
“Let me lie down for a moment and think about how to have a perfect curtain call,” Chen said, describing her thoughts at the time.
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Chen said she felt great going into the competition, but regretted rushing, as she “wanted to win so badly.”
She vowed to compete again at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
“I hope I can be interviewed again then with a good result,” she said.
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In women’s golf, New Zealand’s Lydia Ko was headed into the final day of the women’s individual stroke play tied for the lead with Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux.
Taiwan’s Hsu Wei-ling was in a share of 17th after rounds of 74, 69 and 72 left her eight shots off the leader. Chien Pei-yun was a further three shots back after rounds of 76, 71 and 71.
The final round was under way at press time last night.
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