Why is Deng Wei not in the Olympics?

All the eight weightlifters have won medals in Asian championships. Rio Olympics champion Deng Wei, who is also a five-time world champion, will not compete in Tokyo due to her injuries.

What happened to Deng Wei?

Deng Wei, was top of the rankings at 64kg and China’s highest ranked female athlete across all weight categories. She did not lift after weighing in at the Asian Championships in Uzbekistan in April because of an unspecified injury. Few of them will have planned for a China team without both Deng Wei and Tian Tao.

Is Deng Wei injured?

Deng Wei, the Olympic gold medalist in Rio 2016 and reigning world record holder of women’s 64kg, has been left out after being sidelined by a waist injury.

How tall is Deng Wei?

5′ 3″
Deng Wei/Height

Why is Tian Tao not going to Tokyo?

The Chinese team of eight left out Tao due to an elbow injury that has affected the Games’ involvement of the athlete who tops the weightlifting rankings and holds the world record in the men’s 96 kilograms category.

What does Tian Tao weigh?

95.75 kg
Tian Tao

Personal information
Weight 95.75 kg (211 lb)
Sport
Country China
Sport Weightlifting

Is Jourdan Dela Cruz Filipino?

Jordan dela Cruz is a regional filmmaker from the province of Camarines Sur in the Philippines. He is an alumnus / fellow of the Asia Pacific Film Institute, the Doha Film Institute, and the Tribeca Film Institute Talent Lab.

Why is Tian retiring?

The Chinese team of eight left out Tao due to an elbow injury that has affected the Games’ involvement of the athlete who tops the weightlifting rankings and holds the world record in the men’s 96 kilograms category. THEWILL recalls that China has won five weightlifting gold medals at every Olympic Games this century.

Is Hou Zhihui a male or female?

Hou Zhihui (Chinese: 侯志慧; pinyin: hóu zhìhuì; born 18 March 1997) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic champion, World champion, and two-time Asian champion competing in the women’s 49 kg category. As of 2021, she has set eleven senior world records throughout her career.

Does Tian Tao speak English?

🏋🏻 Tian tao on Instagram: “I can’t speak English, so many comments don’t understand”

How old is Jordan Delacruz?

23 years (May 20, 1998)
Jourdan Delacruz/Age
It just wasn’t the one she hoped for. TOKYO — After all the training and daydreaming and anticipating, the Olympics often happen in a blip, and sometimes the blip is mean. So it went Saturday for Jourdan Delacruz, a 23-year-old weightlifter from north Texas with a good story and a bright future.