All-round Athlete

Chapter 123 The King of Track and Field

On July 5, the IAAF Grand Prix Lausanne was held in Lausanne, Switzerland.

In the restaurant, Liu Feiren held a large plate of food and kept stuffing it into his mouth. He was obviously in a good mood at the moment, as if he had stepped out of the shadow of failing to win the Golden League in Paris.

Lausanne can be said to be the blessed land of Liu Feiren. Three years ago, Liu Feiren broke the world youth record and Asian record in the 110-meter hurdles in Lausanne.

"Lausanne is a good place for you! It should be here where you broke the Asian record for the first time!" Zhang Guan said with a smile on his face.

"Yeah, it's been three years in a blink of an eye, time flies so fast." Liu Feiren said vaguely with his mouth full of food.

But Zhang Guan knows that next year, here will also be the Lausanne station of the IAAF Grand Prix. Liu Feiren will break the world record with 12.88 seconds, so Lausanne is indeed a blessed place for Liu Feiren.

"You ate so little today?" Liu Feiren looked at the plate in front of Zhang Guan.

"I don't seem very hungry today." Zhang Guan replied, but he was thinking about going to have dinner with Sharapova for a while.

Sharapova came to Lausanne earlier than Zhang Guan, and now she is waiting for Zhang Guan in the hotel.

Liu Feiren didn't think much about it. He thought that the Swiss dishes didn't suit Zhang Guan's taste, and then he said quietly, "I still have two packs of instant noodles, can I give them to you when I go back?"

"Have you eaten three packs?" Zhang Guan suddenly laughed, and then said, "I still have one pack left. If you finish eating, I will help you."

"You didn't even eat a packet!" Liu Feiren said with a little surprise: "I didn't even dare to part with it. I only made a packet when I was really hungry. If you really don't want to eat, give it to me later."

Considering that there may be problems with the eating habits in Europe, the training base specially prepared several packs of instant noodles for everyone in emergency, all of which were fried by the chefs at the base themselves. However, Zhang Guan went on a date with Sharapova almost every day, so he never had a chance to eat instant noodles.

Powell did not participate in the International Super Grand Prix in Lausanne, mainly because the schedule was too tight.

The first stop of the Golden League is July 1st, while the second stop in Rome is held on July 8th. Athletes still need to participate in the pre-match press conference and adapt to the venue, so they must arrive two days in advance Rome. The Super Grand Prix in Lausanne happened to be held on July 5th, which means that if you participate in the Lausanne competition, you must rush to Rome to participate in the second leg of the Golden League immediately after the end of the competition, plus the previously held In the Paris leg of the Golden League, the athletes played three times a week, and the intensity of the competition was quite high, so many big-name athletes chose to give up the Lausanne race and go directly to Rome to prepare for the second leg of the Golden League.

Lausanne station is indeed Liu Feiren's blessed place. He ran a better result than the first stop of the Golden League, and successfully won the 110-meter hurdles championship in 13.05 seconds, but Liu Feiren's main competitor retired in the middle of the race.

At the same time, in the 100-meter sprint, Zhang Guan, who was equipped with running shoes, also easily won the championship in the 100-meter sprint with a score of 9.92 seconds. Zhang Guan also experienced the effect of running shoes for the first time.

After the Lausanne station, after participating in various activities organized by the organizer, the group went to the airport that night and boarded a plane to fly to Rome.

However, the flight was delayed on the way. The flight originally departed at 7:00 p.m. until it left Lausanne at 8:30 p.m., and then flew another hour. It was already 10:00 p.m. when it arrived at Rome Airport. Moreover, since many contestants from various countries in Lausanne also took the same flight, it became a big problem to rush to the hotel after arriving in Rome. The vehicle sent by the organizer to take the opportunity turned out to be Yiliang Iveco, which can seat ten people. It's already good. Adding luggage, athletes are like sardines in a can.

"No, I won't sit, let's take a taxi!" Zhang Guan's height did not want to be squeezed into this small car.

Director Yu and Coach Sun glared at Zhang Guan at the same time, apparently telling him that money is tight for the competition, so save as much as you can, and they sent a car to pick them up, so why waste the money.

Zhang Guan immediately understood, and then said: "Take a taxi, I'll pay for it!"

"Hehe, we forgot that the person standing in front of us is a billionaire!" Director Yu was obviously talking about the fact that Zhang Guan made a lot of money in last year's Olympic Games.

"That's right, we're not short of money!" Zhang Guan said as he walked towards the taxi stop.

The hotel booked by the organizer has a very impressive name, the Roman Royal Hotel. But when Zhang Guan and his party arrived at the hotel, they were told that the room was full. So they had no choice but to contact the organizer again, and after a lot of effort, the organizer was able to contact another nearby hotel.

When Zhang Guan arrived at the hotel, it was already past twelve o'clock. At this time, everyone was still hungry, but the hotel told that there was no food service at this time. If you want to eat, you have to go back to the Royal Palace. hotel.

Zhang Guan was really a little angry this time. He has been tossing for seven or eight hours in a row, and he still has to be hungry. This is absolutely unbearable.

Zhang Guan ran to the corner, picked up the phone, and dialed Sharapova's number.

"Honey, I waited for you all night, and I called the airport to confirm. I heard that your plane was delayed. Are you here now?" Sharapova's voice was a little lazy, as if she was a little sleepy.

"Martha, we have arrived, but we have encountered some problems. The hotel is full, and there is no food to eat. Please help me to see if there is any room where you live? The best thing is that there is food." Zhang Guan Open your mouth and say.

"Okay! I'll call you later." Sharapova hung up the phone, and a few minutes later, she called back, telling Zhang Guan that the room had been booked and that the hotel had prepared food.

Zhang Guan immediately walked up to everyone and said, "Let's go, let's change to another hotel. I've already found someone to book a place, and there's food! Don't worry about the cost, we're not short of money!"

"So you're hiding in the corner and you're booking a hotel? When did you become so powerful, and Rome still has your overseas connections?" Coach Sun said as he picked up his luggage and prepared to follow Zhang Guan. After all, he was tired all day. God, he also really wants to find a place to eat something quickly, and then have a good sleep.

"Hehe, it's right to follow the local tyrants." Zhang Guan patted his chest, and led everyone out to get into a taxi.

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"This place looks more upscale than that Royal Hotel!" Liu Feiren looked at the decoration in the hotel lobby and said.

Zhang Guan smiled, but didn't talk to him. Firstly, it is impossible for Sharapova to stay in a hotel that is too bad. Secondly, the Golden League is about to start. At this time, only expensive high-end hotels will have rooms, and generally cheaper hotels are already fully booked.

The high prices of high-end hotels naturally have a reason. For example, even after one o’clock in the morning, the restaurant will still provide food, and there are chefs on duty 24 hours a day. Although the food at night is not as complete as during the day, it is already very good for hungry people. Perfectly enjoyed.

After eating and washing, it was already three o'clock in the morning, so everyone almost fell asleep.

The next day, Zhang Guan didn't get up until noon, and everyone else was about the same, so he ate lunch directly. After lunch, Zhang Guan and Liu Feiren drove to the training venue arranged by the organizer for adaptive training.

But what I didn’t expect was that the venue arranged by Rome was not suitable for training at all. Everyone thought that there would be a separate stadium, but they didn’t expect to arrange an open stadium. Many Roman citizens came here to exercise Physically, there are even two amateur football teams competing in the middle field.

"What kind of training ground is this! It's simply a mass activity center. If it is placed in China, dozens of square dance teams can be organized!" Zhang Guan complained in his heart. He felt that it was obviously impossible to train in this situation. up.

But Liu Feiren had to work harder. Even though he was surrounded by ordinary citizens, Liu Feiren still had more than two hours of restorative training.

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In the evening, in front of the balcony of the hotel suite, Sharapova handed a glass of water to Zhang Guan, and she picked up half a glass of red wine, took a sip, then shook the glass in front of her eyes, and then said: "Really! It's a pity that you can't enjoy this delicious red wine."

"No way, there is a game tomorrow! Don't eat indiscriminately." Zhang Guan stretched out his arms, and Sharapova took advantage of the opportunity to sit in Zhang Guan's arms and lean on him.

"I'm going back after your game tomorrow." Sharapova lightly stroked Zhang Guan's chest, and then said: "I need to start training, and there will be several big competitions, Bank of West Classic, The Acura Classic, the Los Angeles Open, the Toronto Open, and then the US Open."

Zhang Guan nodded. July and August before the U.S. Open was the peak period for all kinds of tennis competitions in the United States, and the degree of commercialization of American sports was very high. Many big consortiums were willing to spend money to sponsor tennis matches. Tennis tournaments have higher prize money than tennis tournaments in Europe. For example, the total prize money of the Bank of the West Classic is 585,000 US dollars, while the Budapest Classic held in Hungary on the same day has a total prize money of only 140,000 US dollars. This figure is also a normal prize amount in Europe. Conversely, in North America, the Acura Classic has a total prize money of 1.3 million U.S. dollars; the Los Angeles Open has a total prize money of 585,000 U.S. dollars; the Toronto Open has a total prize money of 1.3 million U.S. dollars; In the competitions held in North America, the amount of 585,000 US dollars has become the minimum guarantee line, while many European competitions only have a total prize money of more than 100,000 yuan, so many big-name players in Europe,

For sports, sometimes spending money really works!

"Then when are you going to leave?" Zhang Guan continued to ask.

"Flight to New York the morning after tomorrow," Sharapova said.

"Then we should cherish the time?" Zhang Guan hugged Sharapova.

The wine glass rolled on the ground, and the flowing red wine spread on the white floor, as bright as blood, but it reflected the silhouettes of the lingering lovers beside them.

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