Young weightlifter Pan Xingzhen (second from right) returned to her alma mater, Hunei Junior High School today.

(Provided by Konei Junior High School)

[Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Comprehensive Report] Taiwanese young weightlifter Pan Xingzhen brought back 3 gold medals in the women's 49 kg class at the 2023 World Youth Weightlifting Championships with a snatch of 73 kg, a clean and jerk of 90 kg, and a total of 163 kg. Today she took advantage of the afternoon During the training break, I returned to my alma mater, Hunei Junior High School, and thanked the coach and the school for their support.

This year's World Junior Championships was held in Albania. A total of 12 contestants from Taiwan participated in the competition. Among them, Pan Xingzhen from Hunei Junior High School in Kaohsiung City won three gold medals in the women's 49 kg class.

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After returning to Taiwan, Pan Xingzhen continued to train, but she did not forget to embark on a journey of gratitude to return to her alma mater, Hunei Junior High School. She expressed her gratitude to the coaches of Hunei Junior High School for teaching and training so far. After arriving in Luzhu High School, she still often returned to her alma mater for training. To win the gold medal in the World Youth Weightlifting Competition, we must first thank our alma mater for its cultivation.

Pan Xingzhen said: "In February this year, I had the opportunity to enter the National Training Center to become the trainer of sister Guo Yuchun. I would like to thank the weightlifting head coach of the national team for giving me the opportunity to enter the national team to learn from Guo Yuchun. I also thank the director and executive director of the National Center. The deputy chief executive and all the executives love me so that I can enter the national team to study, and I will work harder, hoping to represent the country and win honor for the country.”

Young weightlifter Pan Xingzhen (right) returned to his alma mater, Hunei Junior High School today.

(Provided by Konei Junior High School)

Pan Xingzhen from Hunei, Kaohsiung is studying at Luzhu High School. Her mother is a new resident of Vietnam, and her father usually does odd jobs for the family's finances.

Because of his poor birth, not only Pan Xingzhen practiced weightlifting, but his elder sister Pan Chunjin and younger sister Pan Meijin were also weightlifters. They hoped to improve their family circumstances through this sport, and the results of the three were not bad.

Huang Houming, the coach of Hunei Junior High School, was an important pusher for the three sisters to embark on the road of weightlifting. At first, the elder sister Pan Chunjin trained with him, and then the two younger sisters also joined. He achieved good results in the National Games. He said, "Although the family environment is not good, sister Pan Xingzhen trains very seriously and hardly takes time off for practice. That's why she has the opportunity to show good results."

Assisting the Pan family sisters along the way, Huang Houming believes that as a coach, as long as the child is willing to train hard, he is willing to help, and even considering the child's family situation, sometimes he pays for the treatment and additional training clothes, "We try our best. Maybe to help them, and now I will help them apply for some sponsorships, hoping to let them train well.”

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