Park Hye-jung, a silver medalist in weightlifting at the Paris Olympics, reported that she finished the game unfortunately due to a mistake by the coaches.
Park Hye-jeong participated in the women’s 81kg or higher weightlifting class held at South Arena 6 in Paris, France on the 11th (Korea time). Park Hye-jeong won the silver medal with a total of 299kg with 131kg of snatch and 168kg of Yongsang.
Park displayed impressive performance enough to set a new Korean record at the event. She lifted 123 kilograms in the first period of the increase without difficulty and succeeded up to 131 kilograms in the third period, setting a new Korean record.
The scene in question came out during Yongsang. Park won the medal by lifting 163 kilograms in the first period and 168 kilograms in the second period. This was a record that exceeds the new Korean record (296 kilograms in total).
With only the third period remaining, Park was challenging herself to weigh 173 kilograms when she was caught on the broadcast screen. Due to a mistake in time, she entered the stadium without even getting a belt when she had 10 seconds left. She also had magnesium powder, one of her protective equipment, on her hands.
Announcer Jeon Hyun-moo, who was broadcasting the game on KBS, said, “Why did you come out so late? Why did you come out so quickly?” and commentator Lee Bae-young said, “I was too busy. I didn’t prepare properly,” adding, “I don’t think I was preparing. I think I missed my turn inside.”
In the end, Park failed at the third try. After failing, she even stared at the coach and the coach.
Park Hye-jeong, who conducted the interview after the match, revealed the behind-the-scenes story of the third period of Yong-sang. “I was very satisfied with the impression, but there was a very regrettable incident in the third round of Yong-sang. I was also angry and it was a disappointing third round,” she said.
“What the coach and coach always said was to confirm the second place and let’s put a heavy weight like gambling in the third round,” he said. “The two paid too much attention to me. If the coach had signed the autograph (that he wasn’t ready), it would be passed on to another player, but I think the coach was also too nervous.”
“I was really angry after the match. The director said sorry,” Park said. “I was also angry, but he said it was okay. It ended well.” “I feel a bit sad,” Park said with a smile.
Netizens who saw this responded, “What kind of local sports competition? I went to the Olympics,” “I have to take responsibility even if it’s not intentional,” and “It’s a weightlifting operation game, but I’m really angry.”
BY: 안전놀이터