All-round Athlete

Chapter 118: The King of Track and Field

In the 10th National Games, there are 42 major events and 357 minor events, and 46 teams from all over the country have participated in a total of nearly 10,000 people. Although the scale is not comparable to the Olympic Games, it has definitely reached the level of the Asian Games. In some strong sports, such as table tennis, badminton, diving, weightlifting, etc., the competition is much more intense than the Olympic Games, and the level of excitement exceeds the Olympic level.

Preliminaries will be held in advance for each event. This preliminaries are not qualifiers, but real preliminaries. Only athletes who pass the preliminaries can participate in the main competition held in October. As for the preliminaries of the 10th National Games, the main basis is the points accumulated by the athletes in the competitions in the past year. As long as the points reach the standard, they can participate in the preliminaries of the 10th National Games.

Zhang Guan participated in two national track and field championships last year, and won the 100-meter sprint championship. His points are enough to participate in the 10th National Games. However, in the 200m and 400m events, Zhang Guan has not yet participated in a formal competition, so he cannot participate in the preliminaries.

The preliminaries of track and field were held on June 20th. The preliminaries of many events have already ended in the previous months, such as table tennis, diving, weightlifting, judo, etc., and the preliminaries of some events will be held in the next three Monthly unfolded one after another.

In the track and field preliminaries of the 10th National Games, the level of athletes is relatively low, not even comparable to the level of the National Track and Field Grand Prix. Zhang Guanquan thought he was practicing by himself, and he didn't work hard 30 meters before the finish line, but even so, he successfully won the championship with a time of 10.19 seconds.

In the UK, Sharapova defeated Jankovic in the Birmingham Classic and won the championship. She seemed to be in good condition on grass, but then at Wimbledon, Sharapova lost to Venus Williams. Si, stop the semi-finals. In last year's Wimbledon, Sharapova defeated Serena Williams to win the championship, and this year, Venus Williams avenged her sister.

Next, Sharapova will prepare for the US Open and participate in several Open Championships held in the United States and Canada in early August. Before that, she decided to stay in Europe for a few days because this year's IAAF The Golden League is about to start, and Zhang Guan will come to participate.

The IAAF Gold League is an integration of several different events scattered in Europe. It began in 1998. During the period, the top eight players in each event in each game will receive bonuses. In addition, athletes who remain undefeated in each station will Get a special prize. This special prize was originally a 50kg pure gold ingot, which is why this event is called the Golden League.

Since 2003, the IAAF has carried out reforms on this competition, reducing the number of Monte Carlo stations, and the competition has changed from seven stations to six stations. The special prize of 50 kilograms of gold has become worth 1 million U.S. dollars. The requirements for the million-dollar prize have also been lowered. In the six races, as long as you win five of the individual championships, you can share $500,000, and if you win all six races, you can get another $500,000. For example, if there are two 5-station champions and one 6-station champion at the same time, then these three people will share the first 500,000 prize money equally, and the remaining 500,000 US dollars will be won by the 6-station champion alone. If If there are two champions in the six races, there will be one more person participating in the distribution.

The setting of the Golden League competitions is also different from many track and field grand prix. Not all track and field events can participate in the Golden League. In the 2005 Golden League, the men's official competitions included 100 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 110 meters hurdles, high jump and javelin throw, and others such as 200 meters, 400 meters, obstacle course, long jump, shot put, etc. It is included in the competition; while the women's side has only five events: 100 meters, 800 meters, 5,000 meters, 400 meters hurdles and triple jump.

The first stop of this year's IAAF Golden League is held in Paris, France. Because there will be a series of activities such as press conferences before the game, athletes will arrive in Paris three to five days in advance.

On the plane flying to Paris, Zhang Guan was holding a sports magazine in his hand. A large part of this magazine was devoted to the introduction of Wimbledon that just ended, including Sharapova's match process, for Zhang Guan to read. is fascinated.

Liu Fei was nervous and excited. He found that Zhang Guan was staring at the photos of Sharapova in the magazine, and he felt a little impatient.

Liu Feiren pushed Zhang Guan and said, "You don't seem to be nervous at all!"

"Nervous? Do you feel nervous?" Zhang Guan glanced at the photos in the magazine again, and then reluctantly closed the magazine.

"Of course I'm nervous, this is the Golden League! Although I have participated in the IAAF Grand Prix before, I have never participated in the Golden League." Liu Feiren said.

Zhang Guan responded with a smile: "I thought you had so much more game experience than me, and you must be calmer than me."

"You don't understand. A few years ago, I was looking forward to participating in the Golden League, 50 kilograms of gold! How big is that!" Liu Xiang paused, and then said: "Actually, I was quite innocent at that time. To be able to meet Alan Johnson one day and get him to sign an autograph is enough."

"I never thought that one day I would beat Alan Johnson, right?" Zhang Guan asked.

Liu Feiren nodded, but then shook his head again, and continued: "The former idol was Alan Johnson, who dreamed of becoming the number one in the world, but when he grew up, he knew that the dream was far away, and he thought it would be great to be able to enter the national team ;When I first joined the national team, I thought it was enough to be the number one in the country; later I became the national champion, and I wanted to be the Asian champion; I became the Asian champion, and I wanted to break the world record; and then I hoped to enter the final of the Olympics. You won the championship in the Olympics Later, I thought of launching an impact towards the Olympic champion. Now, I really want to break the world record! I went around and went back to my childhood, dreaming of becoming the number one in the world."

"Don't worry, I guess you will break the world record soon, no later than next year!" Zhang Guan said.

"What about you? Who was your former idol?" Liu Feiren asked suddenly.

"Dayao, and..." Zhang Guan paused, pointed to Liu Feiren, and continued, "And you!"

"Me?" Liu Feiren suddenly laughed, but there was a hint of self-mockery in the smile.

Zhang Guan straightened his body, as if reminiscing about it, and then said: "At that time in high school, the school was closed, and the self-study was late every night, and it was almost 11 o'clock by the time I finished washing and went to bed. I have a tight study schedule, and there are no entertainment activities. I just listen to the news at 11 o’clock every day after I go to bed. I remember that the news broadcast seemed to say that there was an IAAF Grand Prix. You broke the world youth record all at once. And Asian Records, it just so happens that the female monitor of our class has the same name as you, so since then, I have remembered your name."

"That was in Lausanne, Switzerland! I ran 13.12 seconds. Three years have passed. Thinking about it now, it seems like yesterday." Liu Feiren let out a long sigh and fell into a short memory .

Zhang Guan went on to say: "You should have been in a sports school since you were a child! Almost all athletes in our country are like this. You know, I am different. When I was young, I went to elementary school, junior high school, and high school like ordinary people. , the only dream at that time was to be admitted to university! My previous grades were not good enough, but when I reached high school, my grades were not good. I went to practice sports, and the scores of special students will be relatively low in college. Later, I participated in the national second-level athlete test and was selected by Mr. Chen, and then..."

Zhang Guan thought of his own system, if there was no system, he might have wasted his whole life. So he continued: "And then I had a dream!"

Liu Feiren had been listening quietly, but found that Zhang Guan suddenly stopped talking, and couldn't help asking: "What dream? National championship? Asian championship? Or world championship? Or like me, have you thought about all of these?"

Zhang Guan still smiled, and did not answer directly, but said: "No matter what the dream is, it may be realized one by one, or it may be farther and farther away, but at least it has advanced on the road of chasing dreams and worked hard. .And we are very lucky, we have realized our previous dreams, and more people, although they have advanced and struggled, have not even touched the edge of their dreams..."

Liu Feiren was taken aback for a moment, thought about what Zhang Guan said seriously, and then nodded more seriously: "You are right, we are lucky, there are too many athletes, they work hard, but they fail succeed."

"So, sometimes when I think about it seriously, I feel quite satisfied." Zhang Guan said.

"Satisfied? Are you still practicing 200 meters if you are satisfied?" Liu Feiren said. These days, Zhang Guan is practicing corners, but Liu Feiren has seen everything in his eyes.

"What I mean by 'satisfaction' is not to be content with the status quo, but to be grateful for what you have gained." Zhang Guan thought for a while and explained: "For example, if I have an ordinary car now, then I think a luxury car is the most important thing. It is my dream. I will continue to work hard to buy a luxury car, but during this hard work, I will not feel that my car is bad. Every time I drive out, I will still be very happy and feel Very satisfied, I would think that although ordinary cars are not as luxurious as luxury cars, at least I own a car."

"You are so optimistic!" Liu Feiren suddenly laughed after hearing Zhang Guan's comparison.

"I thought you were going to say that I am the spirit of Ah Q." Zhang Guan continued: "Life is lived with a smile and a cry, so wouldn't it be better to be optimistic. And we are athletes, As we grow older, we encounter injuries, we will encounter ups and downs in our state, when we are champions, countless people will praise us, but when we fail, we will suffer all kinds of doubts and abuse , Enen, even taking a wife may not make you happy. So, please be optimistic first, don't cry and stand up..."

"What a mess!" Liu Feiren patted Zhang Guan on the shoulder: "We always said 'we' before, why did I get married when I got married? Why didn't you mention yourself?"

Zhang Guan laughed at himself. He couldn't reveal the future to Liu Feiren. He only hoped that at some point in the future, Liu Feiren would remember what he said and go on optimistically.

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