All-round Athlete

Chapter 517: Sniping Zhang Guan

In the athlete's locker room, three strong men were sitting in a row. They were wearing uniform uniforms, and the striped American flag on their chests was particularly conspicuous.

Those three are Jeremy Varliner, Rashaun Merritt and David Neville, all three of whom are in the finals of the 400 meters according to you, and they will be out in an hour , to participate in the men's 400m final.

The men's 400m is undoubtedly the strength of the US team. In the traditional sprint events, the 100m and 200m, although the US team has been challenged by the Jamaica team, but in the men's 400m event, the US team still has the advantage. unshakable. In this Olympic Games in history, the US team also won the top three places in this event.

It's just that Zhang Guan's qualifying has prevented the US team from standing at the highest peak in this event. However, the dominance of the US team in the 400-meter sprint event is still unquestionable.

At this time, standing in front of the three athletes was a black man in a shirt and tie, who looked like an official. He was the leader of the US track and field team.

The leader of the American team looked at the three contestants and said with a smile on his face: "Gentlemen, I am very sorry for calling you here and delaying your pre-match preparation. The reason why I did this is to ask you. A few hours ago, I just met with the general manager of our American team, and he can attack Zhang Guan in the next men's 400m final!"

"Sniping Zhang Guan?" The three of them were startled at the same time. They had thought before that they might be cheering for them by asking them to come, why not mention the matter of winning the gold medal, or trying to win the top three places, but they didn't expect the team leader to make such a request.

"Yes, snipe Zhang Guan, that is, don't let him win the gold medal!" The team leader paused, and then said: "I think everyone must know that the most discussed thing in the world is that Phelps And Zhang Guan, who is the greatest athlete in the world, and the number of gold medals they won obviously determines the outcome of this debate. So far, Phelps has won eight gold medals in this Olympic Games Gold medals, and although Zhang Guan only won five gold medals, but the competition is not over yet, he is very likely to win eight gold medals."

The leader of the US team said this, with a hint of resignation in his eyes, and then said: "Assuming that Phelps and Zhang Guan both won eight gold medals, we can still say that Phelps is the first gold medalist in an Olympic Games. People who have won eight gold medals, we can still think that Phelps is the greatest athlete in the world, but people from other countries may not think so. Everyone must know that the influence of track and field events in the world is greater than It’s bigger than swimming, and track and field champions will definitely get more attention than swimming champions, and they can also get more sponsorship.”

"And Zhang Guan also broke the big event, which itself is an incredible thing. In the modern sports meeting, there are athletes who can win the championship by crossing the big event. It can be said to have created a miracle. And tennis is also A very influential sport, a double championship in tennis and track and field, is bound to be more sought after by the world than a single championship in swimming." The American team leader shrugged, and continued: "From this point of view, Philp Si does not have the advantage. If both Zhang Guan and Phelps have won eight gold medals, it seems that Zhang Guan's results are obviously more convincing than Phelps. In addition, judging from the current situation, Zhang Guan Guan may also win a medal in the 4x100-meter relay, which means that Zhang Guan is likely to win nine medals in the end, becoming the athlete with the most medals in a single Olympic Games."

"So you need us to stop Zhang Guan in the 400-meter event? Just so that Phelps can become the greatest athlete in the world?" Wariner asked with some dissatisfaction.

Variner is also the top athlete in the world, and was once the ruler of the 400-meter sport. Although he never broke the world record, because of his life experience similar to that of "Forrest Gump" in the movie, Variner was in the United States. The popularity is not inferior to Phelps. So when he heard this reason, of course he was very upset in his heart.

If the team leader says it’s all for honor, for the United States, or even for sponsors, etc., Variner can accept or agree with it, but to win the championship in order to keep Phelps’ greatest athlete, this makes Variner Somewhat unacceptable.

I am also a world champion, why should I win the championship in order to achieve your reputation as the "greatest athlete"? Is it possible that I, Variner, will be first-class than you, Phelps? This is what Varina is thinking at this time.

The leader of the U.S. track and field team obviously realized that what he just said was inappropriate, and he immediately said: "Of course, Phelps is only one aspect of it, and more importantly, it is for us. On the gold medal list, our U.S. team Still suppressed by the Chinese team in the second place, it seems that our gold medal first place is hopeless, so we can't let Zhang Guan get so many gold medals, and we can't let Zhang Guan get the achievement of "The Greatest Athlete"! We want to tell the whole world that the United States is still the world's number one sports power, and we will not be surpassed by China!"

Seeing the confident look of the team leader, Merritt hesitated for a moment, and said, "Sir, I am very sorry to interrupt you, but Zhang Guan's strength in track and field events, especially in sprint events, is obvious to all. He broke the world record of 400 meters. And in this year's Olympic Games, he was in full swing. In the four events of 100 meters, 200 meters, 1500 meters and long jump, he not only won the gold medal, but also won the record-breaking championship. Bolt, Ramz, and Saladino, they have performed at a super level but still lost to Zhang Guan. Please forgive me, Zhang Guan is already very strong, and with his current state, we I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop him!"

Varina and Neville nodded in agreement at the same time, especially Varina, who had been defeated by Zhang Guan many times, so he knew the horror of Zhang Guan best.

The leader of the U.S. team smiled slightly, showing a vague disdain, and said, "This is another point I want to tell you, Zhang Guan is not invincible, and his state cannot always be the same. That's great, he also has bad moments, like today!"

"Today? Sir, your consciousness is that Zhang Guan is not in good condition today?"

"Yes!" The U.S. team leader nodded with a smile, and continued, "Before I came here, Zhang Guan was participating in the final of the triple jump event. Do you know what his results are?"

The U.S. team leader stopped talking on purpose to whet their appetites, and then said: "Zhang Guan failed in the first two attempts, and among the twelve contestants, he ranked first from the bottom. position, and is about to face being eliminated!"

"What?" The three athletes all showed incredulous expressions, because in their impression, Zhang Guan has always been invincible, how could he not even enter the top eight!

"It seems that you don't believe me. It doesn't matter. Let's turn on the TV and have a look. Maybe Zhang Guan has been eliminated by now!" The team leader said, picked up the remote control of the TV, and clicked on button to start.

As the most advanced stadium in the world, the athletes' locker rooms are equipped with televisions, and the athletes can directly watch the situation in the arena, and they can also watch the live broadcast of other games.

The scene of the game appeared on the TV, and at this time it showed that Zhang Guan had just walked out of the sand pool.

"Has Zhang Guan been eliminated yet? It looks like he finally jumped out of the results just now and advanced to the top eight." As soon as the American team leader finished speaking, a subtitle appeared on the bottom of the screen.

"WR, 18.32M"

The American team leader immediately froze on the spot.

The American team leader certainly knows that WR means world record, which means that Zhang Guan has just broken the world record!

"My God, 18.32 meters, I read it right, Zhang Guan broke the world record. He broke the world record of 18.29 meters triple jump held by Edwards! There is someone in the world who can break this world record!" Meili Special exclaimed.

But Varina looked at the team leader with some sympathy.

Want to snipe Zhang Guan? Because Zhang Guan's game state is not good enough today? Failed the first two attempts? Ranked last? About to be eliminated?

At this moment, these seem to have become a joke.

Can you skip the 18-meter mark if you are not in good condition? Can you break the world record if you are not in good condition? Can you surpass the "Cross-Century Bird" Edwards if you are not in good condition?

Zhang Guan broke the world record again. This is not in a bad state, it is clearly in a burst of state!

Varina sighed and said, "I think Zhang Guan's sixth gold medal has already been obtained!"