All-round Athlete

Chapter 195 Conditionally Approved to Compete

The awarding staff gave Zhang Guan a certificate, which he had not told Zhang Guan before, which made Zhang Guan a little at a loss.

"What kind of certificate is this?" Zhang Guan took it while thinking, and just glanced at it, and saw that the three letters of ATP were particularly conspicuous.

"ATP? Professional Tennis Federation." Zhang Guan thought silently.

At this time, the award presenter said to Zhang Guan: "Zhang Guan, congratulations, from today onwards, you are an ATP-registered professional tennis player!"

"What? Professional tennis player?" Zhang Guan still didn't respond.

Fortunately, Sharapova reminded from the side: "This is the ATP professional player's registration certificate with your name on it, which means that you are now a professional tennis player registered in the ATP. Well, this is a very important thing. A special souvenir."

Zhang Guan immediately understood that this certificate was probably a gift from the sponsor for his participation in this charity day event.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of charity event invites some celebrities in other fields. Although there will be no monetary rewards, since the celebrities are willing to come, it is impossible for the organizer not to express it. Therefore, the organizers often prepare some special or representative souvenirs. For example, when Bolt participated in an event in Berlin, the city of Berlin gave Bolt a turning head of the Berlin Wall as a souvenir.

This kind of commemorative gift is not about how much it is worth, but about the meaning behind the souvenir. If you are an ordinary fan, you may feel very happy to get a tennis ball signed by Federer, but Zhang Guan's reputation is three points higher than Federer's, so the organizer naturally needs to come up with a more meaningful and representative gift That's enough, so the organizer of the US Open got an ATP professional player qualification certificate, which can be regarded as giving Zhang Guan the status of a professional tennis player in honor. This is the same nature as those honorary professors of a certain university and honorary citizens of a certain city.

As a track and field athlete, it is useless for Zhang Guan to be a professional tennis player, but as a souvenir, this ATP professional athlete certificate is indeed very suitable. Although this thing is not valuable, it is very symbolic. Of course, Zhang Guan just wanted a name, and he didn't have to fly around the world to play matches like those professional tennis players.

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Li Na handed the ball bag to Jiang Shan, and said at the same time: "Unexpectedly, although Zhang Guan is a track and field athlete, he is really good at playing! At least in terms of technique, he seems to be well-organized, better than those amateur players Many, maybe even reach the quasi-professional level! It’s just that I really don’t have any competition experience.”

Jiang Shan nodded in deep agreement: "Especially in terms of serving, although he uses the simplest flat serve, the speed of the ball has reached the level of the world's top players! I have always heard that Zhang Guan is the most physically gifted player in China. A good player, if you look at it today, it really is worthy of the name. I think that if Zhang Guan goes to practice tennis, he will definitely have no problem entering the Grand Slam tournament."

"I think it is better for Zhang Guan to practice track and field. You see, he has won many world records in track and field! Although our country's track and field strength is not strong, it is still a major event that has been developed for decades. Where is the audience base? Yes, even if you can't run the world record, you can still be popular if you win the world championship. Even if it's like tennis, it has only been developed in recent years, and now many ordinary people in our country don't even understand the basic rules of tennis. And There are still so many restrictions on the network management center..." Li Na complained.

Jiang Shan shook his head helplessly. Li Na has been dissatisfied with the "paternalistic management" of the network management center for more than a day or two. If the network management center is willing to approve, Li Na will definitely become the first athlete who chooses to fly solo.

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While Zhang Guan and Sharapova were having a sweet two-person world in the United States, in the domestic field management center, Director Luo looked sad.

"This Zhang Guan, Sun Wukong is the reincarnation! Just find trouble for me." Director Luo sighed softly, and picked up the report card in his hand again.

This is the results table of the National Athletics Championships that ended not long ago. This National Athletics Championships is also a trial event for track and field events in the Doha Asian Games, so it stands to reason that the first place in each event is definitely eligible to go to Doha to participate in the Asian Games.

However, according to the original plan, the national team does not plan to send people to participate in some events, and most of them are concentrated in men's events. For example, men's 10,000-meter, men's hammer throw, men's 800-meter middle-distance run and 1,500-meter middle-distance run. These are weak items for the national team, and even in Asian-level competitions, there is no hope of winning prizes. Due to the consideration of reducing personnel, they are not going to send people to play.

The threshold for the Asian Games is still relatively low, but domestic athletes definitely want to go. The Chinese team is originally the country with the largest number of participants in the Asian Games, and it is also going to West Asia. Considering the hosting capacity of the organizer and some related expenses, it is necessary to reduce the number of personnel. There are restrictions on the number of participants in each major event, so it is normal to give up some weaker events.

However, what Director Luo has to face today is really not the issue of the number of participants.

"100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, and long jump! By the way, we have to add a 4 by 100 meters. These are five events. Zhang Guan still thinks it is not enough! We have to run 800 meters and 1500 meters! What is he thinking of the Asian Games? Playing house!" Director Luo continued with a displeased face: "Participating in seven events at the same time, I have to tire myself into a dog! Old horse, tell me, how can there be track and field in this world? Athletes, participating in seven events at once!"

"Hehe, if Zhang Guan can really participate in seven events at once, it should make history!" Director Ma answered with a smile on his face.

"Creating history? Also making history! When I mentioned these words, I became even more angry. It was the Asian Games, which was held only once every four years. Many domestic athletes could not go to the Asian Games. He made the Asian Games What will it be, a place to gain fame? That’s right, when people mention the Doha Asian Games in the future, they will say that Zhang Guan participated in seven events at the same time in one Asian Games. How can he have so much physical strength for seven events." Director Luo became more and more angry: "Looking back to the 2008 Olympic Games, will he also participate in seven events to make history? In that case, the Olympic Games will not be better than !"

"We have also evaluated physical strength." Director Ma picked up the small book in his hand, and continued: "Zhang Guan's physical strength reserve and physical strength recovery are far beyond ordinary people, so according to our evaluation, even if he participates in multiple In the event, at least the gold medals in the 100m and 200m events can be guaranteed. In these two events, Zhang Guan has a huge advantage over other Asian athletes. Judging from the level of other athletes in Asian countries, Zhang Guan Guan only needs to run 100 meters in 10 seconds and 200 meters in 20 seconds to easily win the championship, which is very easy for Zhang Guan.”

"What about 400 meters?" Director Luo continued to ask.

Director Ma immediately replied: "In the 400-meter event, East Asian athletes can't pose a threat to Zhang Guan. Our main opponents are still from West Asia. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are all naturalized teams. Among them, several players have run into or close to the 45-second mark. Of course, athletes do not perform at their best in every game.”

Director Luo thought for a while and asked, "What's the record for men's 400 meters in the Asian Games?"

"44 seconds 93, created by Ismail from Qatar at the Hiroshima Asian Games." Director Ma replied.

"According to Zhang Guan's current world record, it is more than 1.7 seconds behind this result! This gap is still quite large in the 400 meters. So even if Zhang Guan's physical strength is average, there is still a gap in the 400 meters event." Play?" Director Luo asked.

Director Ma nodded cautiously: "There must be something going on. Zhang Guan must have thought that he could win gold medals in these three sprint events, so he had to argue to participate in the two middle-distance races of 800 meters and 1500 meters."

At this moment, Director Luo's anger subsided for the most part, he lowered his head, and began to think seriously.

A few minutes later, Director Luo raised his head and asked, "If Zhang Guan is really allowed to participate in the 800m and 1500m events in the Asian Games, what kind of results will he achieve? He may win a medal. Is it even a championship?"

"It's unlikely." Director Ma shook his head, and continued: "The middle-distance running level of the Central Asian countries is among the highest in the world. It can even be said that they are capable of winning gold at the World Championships or the Olympics. Zhang Guan's middle-distance running Although he can dominate the country, his performance is still far behind those athletes in West Asia."

Director Luo rolled his eyes, as if thinking about it, he said, "Do you think this is okay? We will allow Zhang Guan to participate in the 800m and 1500m events in the Asian Games this time, but he must win the championship." That’s fine, I have to win gold medals in other events too! If you can’t win the championship, just continue to practice sprinting, at least before the 2008 Olympics, you can’t mention middle-distance running.”

Director Luo picked up the teacup, took a sip of water, and then said: "In the Asian Games, the athletes' sprinting skills are poor. Even Zhang Guan can win the championship if he doesn't work hard, but the Olympic Games is different. The strong are like clouds." , the gold medal in the sprint event will never be lost. So in the Asian Games, let Zhang Guan mess around once, but the 2008 Olympics must not be done by Zhang Guan's temper. The thought of running is over!"

"That's a good idea! This kid never admits defeat, and with his personality, he's likely to fall for it." Director Ma showed an old fox-like face, and then said: "Leave this to me! The Athletics World Cup is coming soon, so I will discuss this matter with Zhang Guan."

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