Taiwanese female weightlifter Fang Wanling broke down in tears during the Asian Games after being injured and ranking fourth with a total of 182 kilograms.

Fang Guanling. (Photo by special correspondent Chen Zhiqu)

[Special Correspondent Wu Mengru/Nagoya Report] Taiwanese female weightlifter Fang Guanling made her debut in the women's 49kg at the Nagoya Asian Games today. She surrendered 82kg in the snatch and 100kg in the clean and jerk, ranking fourth with a total of 182kg. However, she was accidentally injured during the snatch and was unable to straighten her elbow smoothly. She still showed strong resilience and fought hard despite the injury. After the game, she couldn't help crying when she talked about her failure to stand on the podium, blaming herself for disappointing those who supported her.

Looking back on the situation at that time, Fang Guanling revealed that the acute injury occurred during the third lift of the snatch, and the entire hand could not be straightened. Because her snatch performance was not as good as expected, she originally wanted to rely on her good clean and jerk to catch up. However, due to a serious elbow injury, she was unable to fully straighten her strength. When she first challenged 100 kilograms, she instinctively wanted to retract due to severe pain in her hand, resulting in non-standard movements and was sentenced to failure.

Faced with great physical pain and panic, Fang Guanling admitted that she did have the thought of simply giving up at the moment, but then she thought: "I finally made the choice, and now I am here. My mother also came to watch me compete." The coach also encouraged her and told her, "You have the last few games left, just try your best and finish it. I believe you can do it." With this unwillingness and willpower, she successfully lifted 100 kilograms in the second clean and jerk, but unfortunately she could not complete the third one.

Fang Guanling couldn't hide her disappointment. She said that based on her recent selection score of 193 kilograms, she originally expected to have the opportunity to stand on the podium, but she missed the medal due to a sudden injury. However, she had not had a similar situation in the past, so she had to go to check as soon as possible after the game to confirm the injury.