Chapter 430: Olympic PDA

Chapter 430 Olympic Dog Food

"Success!"

Meng Fan still wasn't joking. He stepped up, and he lifted it. Although this time everyone saw that his third attempt at 282 kilograms was no longer as effortless as before—yes, even that lift that broke the five-hundred mark, looking back now, seemed easy too—he still lifted it.

After squatting down, as Meng Fan slowly stood up and the barbell was gradually pushed to its highest point, everyone could see that he was struggling a bit.

It was strange, really. When Meng Fan lifted this 282, pushing his total to 515, people no longer cared how terrifying that score was; instead, the focus shifted to "Meng Fan finally showing some strain."

Yes, finally showing some damn strain!

If he didn't struggle with a weight like this, it would be too hard to know what to say or do.

Having broken the five-hundred mark and pushed it to 515, he had to show his limits!

After Meng Fan's third attempt, the competition finally ended, and with it, all the weightlifting events of the Olympics concluded.

The weightlifting events at this Olympics ended with such a miracle; it was no longer just a perfect ending or a flawless finale, but something that should be forever remembered by the world!

This competition would undoubtedly be the most famous and most spectacular in weightlifting history, and Meng Fan would inevitably become the most legendary and greatest figure in weightlifting history.

There was no "one of" about it.

The following process was more routine: receiving awards, raising the national flag, singing the national anthem, and crying.

"Fourth gold medal!"

Commentator Zhou Yingjie's commentary for this match was quite comfortable—though his voice cracked several times, at least he got his fill, unlike previous matches where he finished before even introducing the opponents. During the award ceremony, his voice cracked again: "This is Meng Fan's fourth gold medal at this Olympics! Four golds in a single Olympics, he surpasses Li Ning and Zou Kai's record of three golds in a single Olympics, becoming the athlete with the most gold medals in a single Olympics in Chinese history, and also the third most gold medals in a single Olympics in Olympic history, second only to Phelps' eight in a single Games and Paavo Nurmi and Nedo Nadi's five in a single Games!"

"At the same time, he is the first athlete in human history to win Olympic gold medals across three different sports."

"...This concludes our commentary for this event. Thank you to all the viewers for your company, and thank you to Meng Fan for the thrilling competition! Let's meet again tomorrow at the men's freestyle wrestling arena, where Meng Fan will compete in his fifth event, the men's 130-kilogram freestyle wrestling. Wishing Meng Fan great results! Goodbye!"

After going off air, Zhou Yingjie quickly headed to the restroom; this match was just too intense!

After the award ceremony, Meng Fan went off the stage and ran toward the audience again. When he reached below the stands, he held the gold medal high and handed it to Wu Tong, saying something, but the noise was too loud for Wu Tong to hear clearly, though she probably understood the gist.

Wu Tong took the gold medal with a blissful smile, examined it closely, looked it over again and again, then tried to pass it to others, but no one took it, letting her keep it.

The Wu family naturally knew Wu Tong's birthday, and the Meng family must have known by now.

No wonder.

Earlier, the first gold medal was handed to Xiao Nanshan, the second to his parents, the third to Meng Caiwei. Everyone thought Meng Fan had changed his ways and stopped showing off his romance, but he was saving it for this!

This gold medal had Wu Tong's birthday date "engraved" on it!

What better birthday gift could there be than this?

Below the stands, a reporter from CCTV-5 was already waiting.

The reporter was as excited as before and, after congratulations, asked the question everyone cared about: "Meng Fan, was there any significance to the final weight increase in the clean and jerk? Or does the total of 515 mean something special to you?"

Meng Fan glanced at Wu Tong, then smiled at the reporter and said, "Yes, the number 515 is very meaningful to me. Because my girlfriend Wu Tong's birthday is May 15th. This year, due to my Olympic preparations, I didn't have time to celebrate her birthday or give her a gift. So, after breaking the five-hundred mark in total weight, I thought I'd take a gamble and push the total to match her birthday number, then give her the gold medal as a birthday gift. I hope she likes this long-overdue present."

After hearing the reason, the reporter was dumbfounded. The viewers waiting in front of their TVs for Meng Fan's interview were also hit with a blast of Olympic dog food!

How capricious and incredible does someone have to be to think of this? An athlete giving an Olympic gold medal to a family member or lover is already capricious and incredible enough, but to link it to a birthday date?

No, it wasn't just that.

This wasn't just "engraving" his girlfriend's birthday on the gold medal; it was inscribing her name and birthday into weightlifting history!

From this moment on, whenever anyone mentions the highest record in weightlifting, they would immediately think of Wu Tong, at least among domestic audiences.

And this record might stand for a long time. At least, from the current perspective, no one in the world besides Meng Fan could break it.

In other words, if Meng Fan didn't break it himself, this record could last for decades, or even centuries!

After all, before Meng Fan, the five-hundred mark was considered a "once in a lifetime" thing.

Love her? Write her birthday into history!

This blast of Olympic dog food was simply incredible!

"...I think she will definitely like it." The reporter couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "So, if your girlfriend's birthday were May 20th or even June, would you have increased the weight further?"

Meng Fan smiled without answering. Any answer to that question would sound arrogant, and Meng Fan's attitude had always been humble.

Seeing this, the reporter had to say, "Then is there anything you'd like to say to the viewers?"

Meng Fan smiled and said, "See you tomorrow."

The reporter was taken aback. Where was today's "humility"?

From Meng Fan's snatch of 233 to the clean and jerk, to the award ceremony and this post-match interview, the domestic internet grew increasingly lively. The topic #MengFanWeightlifting# remained the hottest, and as soon as the interview clip came out, it became even more animated, spawning related trending topics.

#MengFanGirlfriend#

Compared to Meng Fan, Wu Tong's popularity was certainly much lower. Many online still didn't know about this most beautiful painting restorer, so they immediately searched for and discussed Meng Fan's girlfriend.

The new trending topic #Birthday515# quickly appeared on the hot list. Besides those coming for the dog food, many amusingly claimed they shared the same birthday, half proud of being born on the same day, half lamenting the gap between them—truly a case of "not to be mentioned in the same breath."

Thanks to [Wang Ci] for the 50,000 reward!

(The chapter ends)