Chen Minhui won the silver medal in the women's 69kg Asian Games, her first Asian Games medal in her career

Taiwanese weightlifter Chen Wenhui. (provided by the delegation)

[Special Correspondent Nian Miaoyun/Nagoya Report] Taiwanese weightlifter Chen Minhui won the silver medal in the women's 69kg category of the Nagoya Asian Games today with a snatch of 106kg and a clean and jerk of 126kg for a total of 232kg, earning her first Asian Games medal in her career. After losing at the Paris Olympics and the Hangzhou Asian Games, she stood on the podium again with red eyes. "The fall in Paris was really painful. This medal gave me great recognition for the two years after Paris. It also told me that these two years were really not in vain."

After Chen Wenhui surrendered 106 kilograms in the snatch and 126 kilograms in the clean and jerk today, her challenge for 130 kilograms was changed from success to failure twice due to changes in judgments. Regarding this judgment, she said: "In competitive sports, I still respect the referee's decision. After the competition, I also accepted the result. I am very happy to have the medal. Although the total may not be as good as expected, I feel very happy. What I said before, I want to touch and see the Asian Games medals."

Speaking of the significance of this medal, Chen Minhui said: "This medal has given me great recognition in the two years after Paris." She admitted that the fall at the Paris Olympics was very painful. "I didn't expect that I could still hold on until this point. I felt that it was too much and too difficult. In addition, my body's recovery was really not as good as before. Many times I was fighting against my body."

Having already won Olympic and Asian Games medals, Chen Minhui is looking forward to the next Los Angeles Olympics, "I hope to win another medal, regardless of quality." She also laughed and said that Japan is really lucky because it won the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal here last time, and she also likes the environment here very much.