All-round Athlete

Chapter 161: The King of Athletics Reduced to an Achievement Player?

This men's 100-meter trapeze battle was hailed as the most intense game in the history of the Golden League. Zhang Guan, who won the first place, not only broke the world record of men's 100-meter sprint, but also ran to the mark of 9.70 seconds. Powell ran a personal best of 9.76 seconds. The 9.80 seconds of Montgomery who just came back can be said to be a perfect comeback. Even the fourth-placed "African Crown" Fasuba ran 9.85 seconds, and the fifth The famous Sean Crawford scored 9.88 seconds. This report card even surpassed the level of the Olympic finals.

With the end of the 100-meter plane battle, all the morning competitions are over. After a short break, the first competition in the afternoon is the men's 400-meter sprint competition.

In the 400-meter sprint event, there are also strong players like clouds. Take the U.S. team for example. In the Indoor Track and Field Championships a few months ago, all second-tier athletes were sent, but in the Golden League, all first-tier and even top athletes were sent. Jeremy Variner, the first 400-meter jumper, and Otis Harris, the Athens Olympic silver medalist, will both compete.

Jamaica, the second strongest country in sprint, sent veterans Michael Blackwood and Brandon Simpson. Among them, Blackwood has won the 400-meter sprint champion of the World Championships and the World Athletics Grand Prix many times from 2002 to 2003. And Simpson also reached the 400-meter final in the Athens Olympics.

In addition, it is worth noting that the Bahamian star Christopher Brown and the Canadian Christopher Taylor.

In the studio of the broadcasting party, the host was chatting with a guest about the upcoming men's 400-meter race. The guest was a black man. He was a legendary flying man in the 400-meter sprint. Sprint world record holder Michael Johnson.

Since retiring, Michael Johnson has lost a lot of advertising endorsements, but he has never been idle for a day. His main job now is to travel to and from major track and field events as a guest and mascot. For example, in the first Athletics Gold Grand Prix held in China in September last year, Michael Johnson attended as a guest and earned a lot of appearance fees.

The next upcoming event is the 400-meter dash. In this event, Michael Johnson, as the world record holder, naturally has the most say.

This matter, in the studio, the host and Michael Johnson are still discussing the topic is still Zhang Guan.

"9.70 seconds, this is really a terrible number." Michael Johnson continued: "Last year, in the track and field gold grand prix held in China, I once witnessed Zhang Guan running out of 9.72 seconds. I wondered when Zhang Guan could reach the mark of 9.70 seconds. I didn’t expect that he would do it this year! But I’m not surprised. According to my guess, he could actually run out of this mark long ago. It’s just that this year’s There were no big games in the first half."

"Yes, with a time of 9.70 seconds, Zhang Guan is well-deserved as the world's number one flying man! I think this world record can only be broken by himself! But for the next 400-meter sprint event, Zhang Guan still has to play, Mr. Johnson , do you think Zhang Guan can win the 400-meter sprint event?" the host asked.

Johnson thought for two seconds, and then said: "I think it is difficult. The 400m and 100m are two completely different events. If Zhang Guan runs the 200m, I think he has a great chance of winning. But for the 400 meters, it is really difficult. There are many successful part-time runners in the sprint event, such as Carl Lewis, such as me, but Carl Lewis only runs 100 meters and 200 meters, and I only run 200 meters and 400 meters meters. I also tried to run 100 meters in the past, and Lewis also tried 400 meters, but the results were very unsatisfactory.”

The host looked at the information in his hand, and then said: "I have a piece of information here. Zhang Guan once participated in the 400-meter sprint event at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in the first half of this year. He once ran under 45 seconds. At that time, he His best time in the 400-meter dash was 44.87 seconds, and according to records, his best time in the 400-meter dash was 44.50 seconds last year. This seems to be a very good result."

"Yes." Johnson nodded: "This result, in a general international grand prix, is enough to win the championship, and in the next competition, if there is no Jeremy Variner, I may I will be optimistic about Zhang Guan, but with Wariner participating, other athletes may only compete for a second place!"

"Jeremy Variner? So you are optimistic about him?" the host asked.

"In the 400-meter sprint event, apart from technology, the most important thing is speed endurance. Variner's explosive power and limit speed are very average, but his speed endurance is excellent. He is probably the athlete with the best speed endurance I have ever seen. Alright," Johnson said.

"How is that compared to when you were back in the day?" the host asked a question with a trap.

Johnson smiled: "When I was the age of Variner, I didn't have such a good technical level. However, in terms of explosive power and extreme speed, Variner is still slightly inferior. Otherwise, I believe that Variner is in 200. In the meter sprint, you can also achieve world-class achievements!"

Although Johnson didn't answer directly, the implicit meaning was that Wariner's level was not as good as his own.

"Okay, there is already a picture ahead, let's turn the camera to the scene and watch the 400-meter sprint race below!"

...

At this time, the camera happened to be aimed at the athlete's exit, and it happened that Zhang Guan walked out of it. Immediately afterwards, the audience stood up one after another and gave Zhang Guan warm applause.

The applause was grand, as if he was welcoming a hero who thought he was returning triumphantly, but Zhang Guan felt that something was wrong. He had participated in too many games and received a lot of applause, but he heard this kind of atmosphere before the game. The applause made Zhang Guan feel a little baffled.

"The game hasn't started yet, why does it feel like I'm celebrating my victory?" Zhang Guan thought to himself.

At this moment, the voice of the live DJ answered Zhang Guan's doubts: "Zhang Guan is on the stage! He will participate in the 400-meter sprint competition of this Golden League! He is also the first to participate in two events at the same time in the Golden League No matter what he achieves in the next games, he will make history!"

"Wow la la la..." There was continuous applause again.

Zhang Guan frowned a little angrily: "What do you mean, no matter what kind of results you achieve, you will make history? I'm here to win the championship, not to earn achievements! I'm also the world's number one flying man, so I need it Do you look down on me like that!"

At this moment, Variner actually stepped forward, gave Zhang Guan a hug in a friendly manner, patted his shoulder at the same time, and said: "Zhang, congratulations, you have created a history! You are the first Athletes who compete in both events in the Golden League! Good luck to you in the upcoming competitions!"

"Uh. Thank you... I wish you good luck too!" Zhang Guan replied somewhat depressed.

Then, Bahamian Christopher Brown and Canadian Christopher Taylor, who had never met Zhang Guansu, also stepped forward to congratulate Zhang Guansu.

"Zhang, congratulations!" Brown shook Zhang Guan's hand and patted Zhang Guan's shoulder

Immediately afterwards, two Jamaican athletes walked over with smiles on their faces...

And in the player waiting area, there was applause, Powell, Montgomery, Crawford, Fasuba and others also applauded Zhang Guan. Powell even whistled at Zhang Guan, which made Zhang Guan even more depressed.

The race hasn't started yet, let's celebrate Zhang Guan's honor first, which seems to tell Zhang Guan that your task for today's 400-meter race has been completed, and there is nothing left for you.

"I'm not here to earn achievements!" Zhang Guan muttered in a low voice: "I'm here to win the championship!"

Zhang Guan stood on the track. Since he just used the status potion in the morning, his current status is still at 94 points, but his physical strength has been consumed a lot due to the game in the morning, so he used the stamina potion.

But Zhang Guan's luck is not good today, he is in the eighth place.

Although Zhang Guan is the world record holder in the 100m, he is still a rookie in the 400m event. Both athletes from the United States have won Olympic medals, and both athletes from Jamaica have won rankings in the Olympics or World Championships. The above is still a newcomer, so it is reasonable to give him the eighth way.

Whether it is 100 meters, 200 meters or 400 meters, the eighth course is the most difficult one to run. In the 100-meter sprint, the eighth track and the first track are the worst, but the 100-meter run is a straight line all the way, and the situation is better. In the 200-meter race, there is only one curve, and the eighth track can also be run.

In the 400-meter race, the eighth track is much more difficult than the first track. Leaving aside the problem of the angle of the curve, let’s just talk about the starting position. Since the starting position of the eighth lane is relatively forward, the athletes in the eighth lane are also in a relatively leading position, which makes it difficult for the athletes in the eighth lane to compete. The changes in the rhythm and speed of other athletes observed in the game also made the athletes misjudge the game situation. Although the first track is also on the edge, it can observe the situation of other athletes, and the first track gives the athlete the feeling that they are always catching up. In sprint competitions, catching up is easier than leading.

After some preparations by the athletes, the audience at the scene gradually quieted down. The athletes were ready to start, and the starter also signaled the athletes to get ready to start.

The starter raised his gun, and after a gunshot, the athletes started to run.

Zhang Guan is at a relatively front position, so the other seven athletes can observe Zhang Guan's situation. At most, Zhang Guan can observe the starting conditions of the athletes in the seventh lane. less than.

In the past, when Zhang Guan ran 400 meters, his physical strength and status were basically below 80, after all, his opponent was not strong. East Asian athletes can win the championship if they can run under 46 seconds, and they can win the championship if they can run under 45 seconds in the indoor world championships. But today's situation is different. The participating athletes basically have the experience of running within 44.50 seconds, and there is also Wariner, a strong man who can run within 44 seconds.

Therefore, if Zhang Guan wants to win, he must run faster than usual!

"The state is 94, the physical strength is 96, and I will definitely be able to perform exceptionally!" Zhang Guan began to speed up.

The first chapter is delivered, it feels so good to sleep in on the weekend! I've got enough sleep, and I'm going to continue three shifts today, ask for a monthly ticket, and ask for a recommendation ticket! Thanks to the book friends for the 50,000 Flying Red Award!