All-round Athlete

Chapter 153 The King of Track and Field Competing in Two Events Simultaneously

At the press conference after the game, Zhang Guan was still the biggest focus of media attention, and some reporters asked about the IAAF Golden League in a few months.

"In this year's IAAF Golden League, there is a men's 400-meter sprint event. Will you participate?" The reporter asked straightforwardly.

Zhang Guan didn't even think about it, but said directly: "Of course I will participate. The 400-meter sprint event is very interesting, and I like it very much."

"So does that mean you won't take part in the 100-meter dash?" Another reporter asked.

"Of course not!" Zhang Guan said decisively: "Of course I will participate in the 100 meters, and I will also participate in the 400 meters."

"You want to participate in two projects at the same time?" The reporters suddenly became interested, and the frequency of the flashlights also increased instantly.

"I don't think any athlete would participate in the two events of the Golden League at the same time before! So I don't know if I win six consecutive victories in both events, then at the end of the million-dollar prize, it will be counted as one head It’s still based on two heads!” Zhang Guan said with a smile.

"Wow..." The reporters below suddenly fell into a brief commotion.

In the Golden League, it is so difficult to win six consecutive championships in one event. It is simply impossible for Zhang Guan to win six consecutive championships in two events at the same time. Perhaps in the 100-meter event, Zhang Guan has unparalleled dominance and is capable of winning the final gold award, but in the 400-meter event, Zhang Guan is just a rookie.

In the 400-meter event, there are many strong players. In addition to Wariner, the US team has four or five top players in the world. The level of Jamaica's 400-meter sprinters should not be underestimated. Among European countries, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Cuba and the Bahamas in the Americas also have some strong 400-meter runners.

"Zhang Guan is too arrogant! Participating in two events at the same time, he wants to win gold awards in both events."

"It's impossible to win six consecutive victories in two events! Unless he is Superman."

"Did you forget that during the Athens Olympics the year before last, Zhang Guan was still an unknown person and started to claim that he could win the Olympic champion, and he even paid a lot of money to buy him to win! Maybe he can really do it."

"The Olympics is just one event, but this time there are two events, not to mention six competitions, the entire schedule is close to three months."

Not far away, Director Yu wiped his sweat quietly when he heard Zhang Guan's answer. He felt that this scene seemed familiar.

"Boy Zhang Guan, if you give it some sunshine, it will shine brightly. This energy is coming up again! Tell the publicity side, don't broadcast this episode!"

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With Gatlin's suspension, the large-scale doping scandal in the United States has temporarily come to an end, and the track and field athletes have already resumed normal training.

The track and field level of the United States is undoubtedly the first in the world, and the 400-meter sprint is the strongest event in American track and field. Since the 1980s, American players Bush Reynolds and Quincy Watts have ruled successively He started the 400-meter sprint event, and later there was a legendary flying man like Michael Johnson. At present, 8 of the 10 fastest 400-meter results are created by Michael Johnson. For Americans, the United States in history has won three gold, silver and bronze medals in the Olympic 400-meter sprint many times.

Today, the young sports of the American team have inherited the 400-meter tradition of their predecessors very well, and a group of athletes such as Otis Harris, Derek Blue, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt, etc. have emerged The world's top 400-meter sprinters, and the strongest among them is the current No. 1 400-meter runner, Jeremy Varina, who is known as the "Sunglasses Flying Man" and "White Forrest Gump".

Jeremy Variner once won the 400-meter sprint championship in the Athens Olympics. At that time, his winning time was 44 seconds. Then in 2005, he also won the 400-meter sprint championship of the World Athletics Championships and the 400-meter gold league in Zurich. However, not every stop of the 2005 Golden League has a 400-meter sprint event, so Variner has no chance to challenge for the final gold award, otherwise Zhang Guan will have one more competitor .

Since 2005, Jeremy Variner has also ushered in his peak period. In 2006, Variner's technology has matured, and until 2008, he was the absolute king of the 400-meter sprint event. .

In the indoor training hall, Varina is doing strength training.

Varina's coach Hart came over and said, "Jeremy, I found a very interesting game video here, I think you should take a look."

"Which event's game video? When is the game?" Varina asked.

"Just finished the World Indoor Athletics Championships, the 400-meter final." Hart continued: "Campbell and Merritt both participated in this competition. But they didn't win the 4 x 400-meter medal."

"Francico also participated in today's indoor track and field championship! His strength is still very strong. Although he is more inclined to run in the early stage, Campbell can't beat him, let alone Merritt. We in the United States In the team, I should be the only one who can win against Francisco. There is also Otis, unfortunately he was injured."

The Otis in Varina's mouth is the famous American Otis Harris. He won the silver medal in the men's 400 meters in the Athens Olympics, and he was only 0.16 seconds slower than Varina. Harris, who was unknown before 2003, began to rise slowly in 2004. He became a blockbuster in the Athens Olympics and became the 400-meter athlete in the United States second only to Wariner. However, he has been troubled by injuries in the latest meal, and his strength has declined.

Coach Hart continued: "But this time the 400-meter champion is not Francisco."

"Not Francisco? Who is that? Is there a newcomer coming out of nowhere?" Varina asked curiously.

"It's a person you know but you definitely can't think of." Hart paused, and then said: "Okay, I won't guess the riddle with you, let me tell you! The 400-meter champion of this indoor track and field championship is Zhang Guan !"

"Zhang Guan? The 100-meter world record holder? He also ran 400 meters?" Varina was even more surprised.

"Yes, that's him!" Hart nodded, and continued: "Actually, when he was an East Asian athlete last year, he already participated in the 400-meter dash and broke the Asian record."

"What is the Asian record for 400 meters?" Varina asked.

"The Asian record at that time was 44.56 seconds, and Zhang Guan broke the world record with 44.50 seconds!"

"44.50 seconds? So fast!" Variner was taken aback again.

In fact, for Variner, 44.50 seconds can only be regarded as a relatively good and normal result, but what surprised Variner was that Zhang Guan could make such a fast result. Zhang Guan is a 100-meter sprint athlete, and the 100-meter sprint and the 400-meter sprint can be said to be two different events. For a special athlete who does not practice 400 meters, it is definitely a very remarkable achievement to be able to run into 45 seconds.

"Zhang Guan once again ran under 45 seconds in this indoor track and field competition." Coach Hart looked at Variner, and then said: "And he also announced at the press conference after the game that he will participate in the Golden League at the same time." 100-meter and 400-meter events."

"What? He wants to participate in two competitions at the same time!" Varina laughed suddenly, and then said: "It seems that I have another opponent! Coach, let me watch Zhang Guan's competition video! "

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In the lounge, Hart played Zhang Guan's game video for Varina.

"This is! How is this possible? The final sprint is so fast? His last 100 meters must be within 11 seconds, and may even reach 10.50 seconds. How did he do it?" Variner looked shocked.

"How about it, it's a very interesting game video! When I saw it for the first time, I was as surprised as you." Hart continued: "So I specially analyzed the video of this game. The first 300 meters maintained almost the same frequency, as if it was as precise as a machine. His speed in the first 100 meters was actually the same as that in the third 100 meters, while in the second 100 meters , because it is a straight road, the speed is slightly faster, but the pace frequency has not changed."

"That is to say, he was relatively slow in the third 100 meters, so he was behind when he entered the final straight." Variner immediately concluded.

"Yes. But his speed in the final sprint can fully recover the time behind the front, and even complete the overtake. The front maintains the frequency and sprints at the end. This is the same as the retro running method decades ago." Hart said. Turn around: "But I can be sure that this is definitely not that kind of retro running method, but a brand new running method."

Varina was silent for more than ten seconds, and then said: "Coach, I definitely can't do this kind of running, and I don't think anyone else can do it either. Zhang Guan's last sprint speed must be It can only be done with abundant physical strength, and the running in front of him is not slow. If you have so much physical strength, you can run a faster time by using the more mainstream running methods now."

Hart smiled slightly, and then released the next video.

"Maurice Green? And Zhang Guan? Is this the Athens Olympic 100m?" Varina asked.

"Yes, it's the 100-meter semi-finals of the Athens Olympics." Hart pointed to the screen, and then said: "Did you see that Zhang Guan was in a bad state when he left the field, and he consumed a lot of energy, but in the finals ..."

Hart said and played the video of the Olympic men's 100-meter final.

"Understood? Zhang Guan won the championship with an absolute advantage! His physical strength seems to have fully recovered, and he was better than the semi-finals." Hart paused the video, and then said: "I'm sure Zhang Guan is using and recovering his physical strength. Has a special method, or he has a monster-like special physique. Jeremy, I want to tell you that in the next Golden League, you may face a physical monster!"

"So what? Even if it's the Hulk Hulk, I can defeat him!" Variner said firmly.

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