All-round Athlete

Chapter 460

In the preliminary competition of the 200-meter sprint, the level of the players is uneven. Basically, the athletes who can advance to the Olympic A standard can enter the final.

There are two strong players in the first group, namely Crawford of the United States and Portuguese Obike Vilu, among whom Crawford is the Olympic defending champion of the men's 200-meter sprint event. In the end, Crawford easily advanced to the first place in the group. Obikvelu retired due to injury.

In the second group that followed, there were no well-known players, including Jamaica's Williams, a sprint powerhouse, who seemed to Zhang Guan unfamiliar. However, there is another person that Zhang Guan knows, and that is the Japanese player Shinji Kohei. Shinji Takahira only finished fourth in the competition, and his time was 20.58 seconds. In the preliminary round, this result is very good. If there is no accident, his time is enough for him to get eight additional places. of.

In the third group, another player from Jamaica, Anderson, also appeared on the stage and advanced smoothly. Kim Collins, who is more familiar with Zhang Guan, also advanced in this group. In the fourth group, American player Dix appeared on the field. Dix, who just graduated from college, is the only player on the US team to participate in both the 100-meter and 200-meter events. He was able to compete in the US Olympic qualifiers where there are so many masters, and his strength is indeed very powerful.

Bolt made his debut in the fifth group. This time, Bolt didn't show his strength. It was completely like coping with the competition. After all, the level of the preliminaries was too low to make Bolt completely uninterested. Then in the sixth group, the American 200-meter star Spearman also successfully qualified. Spielman is a player who specializes in 200 meters. He once competed with Zhang Guan in the 200-meter sprint event of the 2006 Athletics World Cup and won the silver medal. .

In the seventh group, Japanese player Suzue Shingo appeared. The Asia's number one sprinter was already 28 years old. For European and American track and field athletes, this age is still a small tail in the peak period, but for a Japanese, it is actually a time of decline. In recent years, he has specialized in the 200 meters, but he only finished sixth, and his time of 20.93 seconds basically bid farewell to this Olympic Games.

In the eighth group, Zhang Guan appeared amidst the cheers of the audience. The players in this group were relatively weak, so Zhang Guan easily qualified first in the group. He is also the same as Bolt, there is no need to show his true strength at all, just a little run is enough, and this will not reveal too much information to the opponent.

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After the 200-meter preliminaries, Zhang Guan didn't even have time to accept the reporter's interview, and embarked on the triple jump qualifying field.

A total of 39 contestants participated in the qualifying round of the triple jump. The athletes were divided into two groups, but the two groups competed at the same time. The promotion rules for the triple jump qualifying competition are the same as the long jump, and the top 12 in the total score enter the final. From the perspective of the strength of the players, if they can jump above 17.20 meters, they should be able to advance relatively safely; if they jump above 17.15 meters, they have great hope of being able to advance.

The triple jump is a traditional strong event in Europe, especially the British, whose strength in this event is the world's top. Britain has always had a tradition of triple jump, and the world record for triple jump was created by the famous British long jumper, Edwards, known as the "Bird of the Century". However, after entering the new century, there has never been a triple jumper as dominant as Edwards in Britain.

The national team sent a total of three players to participate in this project. Apart from the Chinese team in Asian countries, there are only a few sporadic players participating in this event.

When it comes to the Olympic Games, the world's top competition, there are very few athletes like Zhang Guan who participate in both long jump and triple jump. Although long jump and triple jump have a lot in common, they are two different events after all. In the last century, it was quite popular for athletes to combine long jump and triple jump. After entering the 21st century, there are also some outstanding long jump athletes who can combine these two events. However, with the continuous improvement of sports, each sport is developing in a professional and sophisticated direction, and athletes who are both long jump and triple jump are slowly disappearing.

In the qualifying round, Zhang Guan was placed in Group A, while the other two players from the national team were placed in Group B.

There are several top triple jump players in the world in Group A where Zhang Guan is. Among the four favorites to win the Olympic Games this time, three are in Zhang Guan's group. They are British triple jump star Phillips Aidou, Portugal's Nelson Evora and Cuba's David Gilat.

British star Phillips Aidou is 30 years old this year. He participated in the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, so this is his third Olympic Games. Aidou once jumped 17.68 meters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and in the following years, he also regularly jumped over 17.50 meters. In the first half of 2008, he once jumped 17.75 meters.

Portuguese player Nelson Evora is 22 years old this year. He also jumped 17.74 meters at the Osaka World Championships last year and won the triple jump champion at the Osaka World Championships. And in last year's IAAF Golden League, he also made great achievements.

Cuban player David Gilat is also 22 years old. He once won the triple jump champion at the World Youth Athletics Championships. It can be said that he became famous at a young age. This year, Geralt is in very good condition, and has jumped over 17.50 meters many times.

In addition to these three favorites to win the championship, this group also includes Russia's Spasokhorski, Romania's Opulia, and Ukraine's Kuznetsov, all of whom are also very capable triple jump players.

However, the promotion rules of the Olympic Games are based on the addition of Group A and Group B to calculate the results, so the impact of grouping on promotion is much smaller.

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When Zhang Guan appeared in the triple jump sand pool run, he immediately became the focus of attention of all contestants.

"That's Zhang Guan? Why did he come? Did he go to the wrong field?" Ukrainian player Kuznetsov said.

"I remember that Zhang Guan participated in the long jump competition, and his results were quite good. But now it is the triple jump competition. Did he remember the time of the competition wrong?" Russian Spasokhorski said.

The Belarusian player Jiratnisky next to him took out a piece of paper, looked at it carefully, and said, "It turns out that Zhang Guan also participated in the triple jump competition! It's written on it."

"Zhang Guan also participated in the triple jump competition? So he is both long jump and triple jump? This kind of player is rare now!" Spasokhoski continued: "But Zhang Guan participated in the competition. Several sprint events, but also tennis, long jump and triple jump is not surprising."

"I don't know how Zhang Guan's triple jump is. He is still very good in the long jump, and maybe he is also very strong in the triple jump." Kuznetsov said.

"In addition to Zhang Guan, the Chinese team also has two players participating, which shows that Zhang Guan's strength can at least reach the Olympic A standard!" Platnitsky said referring to the list of contestants.

"Olympic A standard!" Spasokhorski and Kuznetsov nodded at the same time, with a trace of solemnity appearing on their expressions.

In the triple jump event, Russia and Ukraine each have three players participating, so Spasokhorsky and Kuznetsov are also Olympic A standard players. But their level is not top-notch. They may be able to enter the finals, but they will definitely miss the medal. So they could feel that Zhang Guan and them might be at the same level.

"It looks like there will be one more opponent to advance to the final!" The two thought at the same time.

All three are talking in Russian, so other non-Russian speaking countries can't understand what they are saying. On the other side, Brazilian player Gregorio and Portuguese player Evola are also talking about Zhang Guan. They are both Portuguese-speaking countries.

"Zhang Guan is here too! I only know that he participated in the long jump competition, but I don't know that he is going to participate in the triple jump competition." Evola said with a relaxed face. As the favorite to win the championship, entering the final is very important for him It's a breeze.

Gregorio next to him obviously did his homework, and he said, "From the information I found here, it seems that Zhang Guan only started to participate in the triple jump this year, but he has improved very fast. , After only a few months of practice, I was able to jump into the Olympic A standard."

Gregorio's strength is between entering the final and being eliminated in the qualifying round. If he performs better, he can enter the final, but if he performs worse, he will be eliminated. Therefore, he has made sufficient preparations before the competition, including consulting Profiles of other athletes.

Evola nodded slightly, and then asked casually, "So what is Zhang Guan's best score?"

"Let me think about it." Gregorio frowned and thought for a while, and said, "I remember I checked, and Zhang Guan broke the Asian record for the triple jump in May. At that time, his score seemed to be 17.37." Rice!"

"Cut! I thought it was amazing, but it's only 17.37 meters. I can jump farther than that!" Evola pouted, obviously not paying attention to Zhang Guan.

Not far away, three British players were standing together.

As the first person in the UK triple jump, Ai Duwu naturally looked above his head at the moment.

"The triple jump is my territory. I didn't expect Zhang Guan to come back to participate, but later in the competition, I will tell you with my strength that you have crossed the line! With me, the triple jump is not something you can get your hands on!"

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