All-round Athlete

Chapter 207 Sudden World Record

Director Yu holds the stopwatch in both hands. He has experienced too many surprises brought by Zhang Guan, but at this moment, he still can't help the excitement in his heart. Zhang Guan is about to reach the end, and his stopwatch The time display on the screen has not yet reached 19 seconds.

"The world record is 19.32 seconds. Although there is an error in my hand counting, with an error of 0.24 seconds, maybe I can break the world record!" Director Yu noticed that his hands began to tremble, and he even began to worry that he would not be able to cross the line in Zhang Guan At that moment, press the stopwatch in your hand accurately.

But Michael Johnson in front of the TV is more sensitive than the guide.

Michael Johnson is the 200m world record holder and the only athlete in the world who can run 200m in 19.40 seconds. It is precisely because he has achieved this result before, so when he saw Zhang Guan's speed at the moment, his sixth sense told him that Zhang Guan's performance this time may not be inferior to his world class back then. record.

"It won't be faster than me again!" Johnson thought nervously.

In the Golden League Brussels station a month ago, Zhang Guan broke the 400-meter world record held by Michael Johnson. Today, Zhang Guan seems to break the 200-meter world record held by Johnson again.

Johnson himself knows that breaking the 200-meter world record is easier than breaking the 400-meter world record. Zhang Guan has already surpassed the difficult 400-meter world record, so why is it difficult to surpass a simpler 200-meter world record?

"Crossing the line!" When the narrator's roar was still ringing in Johnson's ears, the timer in the lower right corner of the TV had already stopped moving.

Johnson looked at the numbers on the timer and closed his eyes silently.

The time is fixed at 19.30 seconds!

A new 200-meter sprint world record was born at this moment!

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"Wow... oh... world record! It's really a world record! Zhang Guan broke the world record in the 200-meter sprint!" As a sign, the world record of 200 meters was broken, and he couldn't find the language for the next explanation.

Not only the commentator at the scene, but also for everyone else, this world record came too suddenly.

Under normal circumstances, breaking the world record always requires some preparation! For example, if a player speaks some big words before the game, if the media or experts make some unreliable predictions, if the organizer or sponsor is more generous and offers a special prize or something. Otherwise, choose some special occasions to break the world record, such as a special anniversary, or in the Olympic finals, where the whole world is watching.

But today’s situation is not the same. A new 200-meter world record has not undergone the slightest brewing and topic fermentation before. This is the first time that Zhang Guan, the world record holder in the 200-meter field, has appeared in this large-scale international track and field event!

Even though Zhang Guan is already the double world record holder of 100m and 400m, he broke the 200m world record in the first international competition of 200m, which is extremely incredible to anyone.

More than a dozen photojournalists had already flocked to Zhang Guan, and the camera of the broadcast screen was always facing Zhang Guan. It was only at this moment that the narrator thought about the next commentary.

"The last 200-meter world record was 19.32 seconds set by American legend Michael Johnson in Atlanta in 1996. It has been ten years since this world record. The second best result in the 200-meter dash is also The 19.66 seconds created by Johnson means that apart from Johnson, no athlete can run the 200 meters in 19.60 seconds, let alone challenge the world record."

"When the whole world thought that the world record of 19.32 seconds would be kept forever, Zhang Guan used his strength to tell us once again that in front of him, any world record in sprint events is not a problem, even if it is his. For the first time in the competition, he can also break the world record!"

The impassioned voice of the narrator came to Michael Johnson’s ears through the TV. Johnson’s mood was extremely depressed at this time. He picked up the remote control, turned off the TV, got up and walked into the room...

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"A world record, really broke the 200-meter world record! Old Yu, Old Yu!" Director Ma called a few times, and found that Director Yu was still unresponsive, so he pushed Director Yu violently with his hand.

Only then did Director Yu come to his senses, and then he muttered to himself: "So fast, I really didn't expect it to be so fast! I thought it would take several years!"

Director Ma understood what Guidance Yu meant, and nodded accordingly: "Yes, although I knew that Zhang Guan was capable of breaking the 200-meter world record, I didn't expect it to be so fast. This is his first official appearance in an international competition. Right. I think Michael Johnson will be very depressed now. I remember that at the Huangpu Gold Grand Prix last year, I chatted with Johnson for a while. When I talked about Zhang Guan, he still looked like he was guiding the younger generation. It’s only been a year, and both of his world records have been broken by this junior.”

"Within two months, the two world record titles will be lost, and Johnson will probably lose a lot of business income. But it doesn't matter, he can be a coach. Being a coach in the United States is quite profitable." Director Yu said .

"Old Yu, in this way, we have had a great harvest in the men's short event this year! The world records in the 100m, 200m and 400m have all been won by Zhang Guan, and the world record in the 110m hurdles has also been won by Liu Feiren." I got it, and our country has monopolized the world record of men's track and field short events, which would have been unimaginable in the past!" Director Ma said here, his brows brightened, and he became even more excited.

However, Director Yu's expression became melancholy, and he said softly, "This Athletics World Cup is over. After returning home, the leader may want to talk to me."

"Talk?" After being taken aback, Director Ma suddenly realized that by the end of this year, Director Yu will be 60 years old. The coaches of the national team are managed according to ordinary cadres. It is stipulated that Director Yu will retire soon.

Director Ma suddenly didn't know what to say, but Director Yu said firstly: "I guess I will retire after this year's Asian Games. I have been working in this position for more than 30 years. I am really reluctant." ! But being able to train a disciple like Zhang Guan is worth it to me!"

"No, Lao Yu, you can't go. There are two years until the Olympic Games, and the next one will be held in our own country. Come down." Director Ma said abruptly.

"Let's forget it!" Director Yu shook his head: "The national team has rules for the national team, so don't start it for me, and I'm an old man, it's not good to always occupy the position, let's give young people more opportunities .”

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Although Spielman won the second place, he didn't feel the slightest joy. Before that, he felt that Zhang Guan was making his debut in the 200-meter international arena, and his strength might not be very strong, so Spielman has been While thinking about defeating Zhang Guan, he even thought about the celebration after winning.

But at this moment, Spielman felt that the reality was so skinny that this new world record appeared so suddenly. In front of this world record, Spielman is not even qualified to be a background.

"Is the gap between us really that big? It's a world record! I can't achieve it in my life!" Spielman's original expression of incomparable confidence was gone, replaced by a look of confusion. At this moment, he was really hit hard.

Obikvilu came over from the side, patted Spielman on the shoulder, and said, "Wallace, don't worry, you won the runner-up, which is already very good."

"But..." Spielman was about to speak, but was interrupted by Obikveru.

I saw Obikviru pointing to Bolt in the distance, and then said: "Look over there, look at Bolt."

Bolt in the distance is now looking at Zhang Guan with a face of admiration, but Bolt is not depressed at all, and what he exudes is a kind of high-spirited emotion.

"Did you see it?" Obikviru went on to say, "Bolt has found a new goal. I think he will work hard towards this new goal."

"But that's a new world record!" Spielman shook his head: "I can't do it in my life!"

Obikvilu sighed silently in his heart. He knew that Spielman probably stopped here, and Bolt would definitely become a superstar in the track and field world in the future!

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After the men's 200-meter race, the women's 1,500-meter final, the men's 800-meter final and the women's 5,000-meter final will be held next. But perhaps because Zhang Guan broke the 200-meter world record, these few games did not attract much attention. People are still talking about the 200-meter world record just now.

It is worth mentioning that in the men's 800-meter middle-distance race, Bahrain's Joseph Saad Kamel won the championship with a time of 1:44.98, adding another gold medal to the Asian team .

The final event of the Athletics World Cup was the 4x400m relay. The Asian United Team did not participate in this event. The Asian 400-ratio level was too far behind that of Europe and the United States, so they simply gave up the competition. But even so, in the men's event, the Asian United team still won the first place with eight gold medals, and won the team championship of the Track and Field World Cup for the first time.

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