All-round Athlete

Chapter 189 The well-deserved king of sprinting

"A new 400-meter world record? There is really someone in this world who can break the 400-meter world record!" The scene went completely crazy.

The legendary American sprinter Michael Johnson, who has been undefeated in the 400 meters for seven consecutive years, set a new 400 meters world record with a time of 43.18 seconds in the 1999 World Athletics Championships held in Spain. This world record is also in the sprint event It is the most difficult world record to break, and it is also known as a world record belonging to the 21st century. It is impossible for anyone to break it within 50 years.

Since Johnson retired, there have been many 400-meter runners in the world, but they have not challenged the 400-meter world record left by Johnson. Not because the athletes don't want to, but because they simply don't have the qualifications. How can a group of athletes who can't even run in less than 44 seconds be qualified to challenge the world record of 43.18 seconds?

Until the appearance of Zhang Guan, he entered the 44-second mark with a time of 43.99 seconds in the Golden League Oslo station, and in the following Golden League, Zhang Guan also continued to refresh his best time. But even if Zhang Guan made the 400-meter score that can be ranked tenth in history not long ago, no one thinks that Zhang Guan will break the 400-meter world record.

The world record of 43.18 seconds is really too difficult!

Zhang Guan overcame this difficulty today. He improved the world record of 400 meters by 0.02 seconds. The sudden appearance of 43.16 seconds made people feel a little caught off guard. There was no sign before, and everyone was not prepared yet. , Zhang Guan broke this world record.

In the eyes of professional sports people, Zhang Guan broke the world record in the 400-meter dash, which is more meaningful than his 100-meter dash in 9.70 seconds. Zhang Guan is the 100-meter world record holder, and he has broken the 100-meter world record many times. It is a matter of course for a world record holder to break his own world record. In the 400-meter event, Zhang Guan is not the world record holder. He broke the world record created by Michael Johnson, which means that he is also at the pinnacle of the world in another event.

The president of the International Olympic Committee Rogge is of course a member of professional sports people. He knows how difficult it is to break the 400-meter world record, and he also knows that this new 400-meter world record is for a 100-meter world champion , How huge is the gold content!

His Royal Highness Wang Chu looked very excited, sprinting can easily arouse male hormones, he only heard him say: "In one day, no, it should be said that within a few hours, Zhang Guan broke two The world records in two events, 9.68 seconds in the 100-meter sprint and 43.16 seconds in the 400-meter sprint, are truly miracles! I believe history will remember this day! Remember this miracle that belongs to Belgium!"

Behind Rogge, a Swiss assistant secretly glared at His Royal Highness Wang Chu. Zhang Guan broke two world records, but was forcibly given the title of "Miracle Belonging to Belgium" by His Royal Highness Wang Chu. Although the place where the world record was broken was indeed in Belgium, such things as breaking the record are mainly due to the strength of the athletes, and it seems that it has nothing to do with where the competition takes place. When did breaking the world record have to be feng shui?

But the VIP room was almost all Belgians. When they heard His Royal Highness Wang Chu's words "a miracle belonging to Belgium", they all nodded their heads in agreement, even Rogge.

Seeing this scene, the assistant sighed helplessly, and his boss nodded in agreement, so it can be regarded as the "Miracle of Belgium"!

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For this stop of the Golden League, the broadcaster still invited Michael Johnson as a guest.

In the studio at this time, Michael Johnson looked confused, and his eyes showed a trace of despair. Obviously, he couldn't accept the reality that the 400-meter world record was broken.

Michael Johnson, the former 400-meter world record holder, of course knows how difficult it is to break the 400-meter world record. For Michael Johnson, the 400-meter world record is the greatest achievement in his sports career, and the most A place to brag about yourself.

But today, Michael Johnson witnessed with his own eyes that the world record he kept was broken. It felt like the child he had raised for many years was suddenly taken away by others. The soreness in his heart made Michael Johnson want to grow up. Crying, but this is a studio, here not only a large number of staff, but also audiences from all over Europe in front of the TV. So Michael Johnson could only endure it. Every minute and every second at this time was extremely tormenting for this former flying man.

The host on the other side looked at Johnson helplessly, and thought to himself: "Perhaps this world record came too suddenly, and Johnson couldn't accept it for a while! After all, the 400-meter used to be his strongest sport."

At this moment, the director's voice came from the host's earphones: "Michael seems to need some time to adjust himself. I'll cut the camera for you. You can talk by yourself first."

The host had no choice but to say to himself: "It's amazing. Not long ago, Zhang Guan broke the world-class record in the men's 100-meter sprint, and he pushed the limit of the human 100-meter sprint. The new world record of 9.68 seconds is within 9.70 seconds. It is still hard for me to describe the shock in my heart! However, what I did not expect was that just two hours later, in the same field, Zhang Guan broke the 400-meter world record!"

"The 400-meter sprint, as the most difficult event among all sprints, is also recognized as the world record that is most difficult to break! The previous world record for the 400-meter sprint was 43.18 seconds held by Mr. Michael Johnson. Zhang Guan took this The result was improved by 0.02 seconds, oh, it was 0.02 seconds again, in the 100-meter sprint event, Zhang Guan also improved the world record by 0.02 seconds, what a wonderful coincidence!"

"To be honest, among all the track and field world records, I always thought that the 400m world record was the least likely to be broken. If someone told me that the 400m world record was broken, I would definitely think it was an April Fool's joke And not long ago, when I saw Zhang Guan’s 43.16, my first reaction was that someone could really break the 400-meter world record! Zhang Guan, he is the well-deserved world sprint king! I need us to say He is the greatest sprinter of all time!"

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The final award ceremony in Brussels has obviously become another highlight of the media pursuit. Before the game, the organizers specially prepared an award ceremony for the athletes who can break the world record in the Brussels station. Since there is only one athlete Zhang Guan The world record was broken in Brussels, so this special awards ceremony became a stage for Zhang Guan alone.

According to the official procedure announced before the game, the President of the Belgian Olympic Committee will award a special prize of 100,000 euros to Zhang Guan, and the mayor of Brussels will also issue an honorary citizen certificate and city key to Zhang Guan. However, the situation changed. The President of the Belgian Olympic Committee and the Mayor of Brussels all stood aside, because His Royal Highness the Prince of Belgium appeared in front of the awarding platform in person and presented Zhang Guan with a special prize of 100,000 euros, a certificate of honorary citizen of Brussels and a city certificate. key.

His Royal Highness Wang Chu of Belgium personally presented the award to Zhang Guan, and the meaning behind it was completely different. After the brutal two world wars, there are not many European royal families left. Although many royal families in Europe do not have real power, their main role is to represent the image of the country, but at the same time, the royal family is also the spiritual yearning of the people. The honor of being presented by the crown prince of a country in person cannot be bought with money.

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The hard-working editor Gao Jie learned his lesson this time. He knew that today was the Brussels leg of the IAAF Golden League, and Zhang Guan had to participate in two more events, so he simply waited in the office.

Sure enough, in the early hours of the morning, Gao Jie received the news that Zhang Guan won the men's 100-meter sprint and broke the world record with a time of 9.68 seconds, becoming the first person to break the 9.70-second barrier. This news is extremely newsworthy. For a person engaged in the news industry, news of this level must be given a full page.

After finishing the new edition, Gao Jie still did not leave. He was waiting for the news of the 400-meter race. Sure enough, he waited for the news that Zhang Guan broke the world record in the 400-meter race and won the championship.

Relevant news content and pictures were quickly delivered to Gao Jie's e-mail box. While arranging the shift, he lamented the two world records that Zhang Guan had just won.

Gao Jie is not an editor with a background in sports, and he doesn't know much about track and field, but when he saw the manuscript sent to him by the reporter, he realized that the 400-meter world record has such a high gold content.

After finishing all this work, Gao Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief, then he left the office, walked to the parking lot, and prepared to go home.

Gao Jie with a tired face opened the car door and turned into the car impatiently. Before he could start the car, the phone rang.

Gao Jie's heart suddenly tightened: "Is it going to be revised again? Zhang Guan won the championship again? Impossible, Zhang Guan only participated in two events, and the 100 meters and 400 meters have been finished. Zhang Guan won two The champion has broken two world records, so there should be no problem!"

While complaining, Gao Jie answered the phone helplessly: "I'm Gao Jie, yes, I haven't left yet, I just got in the car, and I'm in the parking lot! Is it going to be revised again? Or Zhang Guan? Hasn't he already finished the race? Two champions in the 100m and 400m, two world records, the manuscripts have already been lined up, and there are two full pages! And focus on the award ceremony? What good news is there for an award ceremony! What? Wang Chu of Belgium Present the award to Zhang Guan personally!"

Gao Jie hung up the phone, looked out of the car window with a lost face, and muttered to himself: "Wang Chu, isn't that the prince? The Belgian prince personally presented the award to Zhang Guan. This treatment is probably unique in the world." One copy!"

For ordinary people in China, the word "Wang Chu" is extremely lethal. Even though many people don't even know where Belgium is in Europe, since it bears the title of "Wang Chu", everyone generally thinks it is a very powerful and remarkable thing.

Professional sports reporters will definitely report on Zhang Guan breaking two world records in one day, and list all kinds of data to prove how great Zhang Guan's two world records are, but the official public opinion guide hopes to report more on Wang Save the awards. The two world records are just two numbers in the eyes of people who don't understand sports, but the Wang Chu award is a very face-saving thing, so in this way, it is of course better to win the country's face in Europe than to break two records. number is more important.

The family courtyard where Zhang Guan lived was full of firecrackers in the early morning. People passing by heard the sound of firecrackers and knew that Zhang Guan had won the championship again. The owner of the small newsstand not far away is even more happy with a smile on his face. Whenever Zhang Guan wins the world championship, his newspaper sales will always be several percent higher.

"Old Wang, Zhang Guan won the championship again? To be honest, I don't think it's interesting to keep winning the championship." A passerby who was familiar with the boss asked.

"It's not just the championship, but also broke the world record!" Boss Wang said with a snort, "The 400-meter world record! Even the prince of Belgium gave an award to Zhang Guan!"

"Oh! So powerful! The prince of Belgium! Then give me a newspaper." The passer-by threw the money at the boss.

Central Power once again demonstrated extremely high work efficiency. In the news at 7 o'clock in the morning, a documentary about the 400-meter sprint was made. Although the documentary was only ten minutes long, it introduced in detail the past few decades. The development of the 400-meter sprint has allowed the common people to understand this project and let everyone know how difficult it is to break the 400-meter world record.

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Qiya Automobile Company.

Minister Jin was holding the phone with a look of panic on his face, because the person on the other side of the phone was Director Cui, a senior executive of the company.

Director Cui on the other end of the phone said: "Minister Jin, I am personally very satisfied with the advertisement that Zhang Guan shot for us last time. However, I think the timing of the two versions you sent is not suitable. ...a 15-second version and a 30-second version, both too short."

"I understand! I will immediately send someone to contact the advertising company to produce a one-minute version." Minister Kim said.

"Add a 45-second version and a longer 90-second version." Director Cui directly instructed.

"Yes. But for a 90-second commercial, we may have to spend more on advertising." Minister Jin continued: "The production cost is only one of them. The key is that the time for us to buy advertisements from TV stations will increase. Bringing back will increase the cost of publicity."

"You don't have to worry about money! Zhang Guan just broke the 400-meter world record. He is now the focus of the world. We must take advantage of this opportunity to increase investment in publicity. We signed Zhang Guan As a spokesperson, it costs a lot of money, and the company's finances have used the future publicity budget. It can be said that in the next five years, we are unlikely to have the budget to sign other big-name stars, so we must make good use of it. Every achievement of Zhang Guan is used to promote our brand." Director Cui said.

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There are overwhelming reports in China, but in Belgium, Zhang Guan is staying in the embassy and receiving professional foreign affairs training.

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