All-round Athlete

Chapter 873: The Counterattack Begins

Playing with the gold medal in his hand, Zhang Guan showed a stern expression on his face. He remembered that in today's race, he was originally seventh on the grid, but was arranged to be the first one to go to the mines.

"Sebastian, you're starting to play tricks on me!" Zhang Guan sneered: "It's not rude to come and go, if this is the case, then don't blame me for playing dirty too. Sebastian, I have to find something for you to do too!"

Zhang Guan closed his eyes and carefully recalled the things about the London Olympics.

"From the perspective of future generations, there are indeed many unfair places in the London Olympics, and these can be used to make a fuss! According to the schedule, the track cycling competition is about to start. In the team competition, yes It can make a big fuss." The first thing Zhang Guan thought of was the track cycling team competition.

First of all, in the women's team sprint competition, the Chinese team made it all the way up from the preliminaries and broke the world record twice in a row. Foul, the gold medal has also become a silver medal. The reason for the foul announced by the referee was that the players were suspected of having wheels pressing the line during the handover.

In the previous game, the same situation was not punished, and before the game, the coach of the national team also consulted the referee specifically on this issue, and the answer was allowed.

That is to say, when the wheel pressed the line before, it was allowed by the referee and was not sentenced to a foul. But after the Chinese team won the championship, the referee gave a foul penalty. It was obviously artificially hacking China. A gold medal for the team.

Zhang Guan remembers that when he saw the news, he was very angry, and the domestic media reports were also biased. The media reports at the time said that the referee canceled the gold medal of the Chinese team for no reason. It was not until later that the media dug out the real situation at that time. But in fact, it is impossible for the referee to call a foul without giving any reason. At that time, the referee also gave the basis for the penalty, although it was a basis for the penalty with inconsistent standards.

Now Zhang Guan has experienced so many games, and his views on this matter are more mature. Zhang Guan thinks that this kind of thing has two sides. Whether the referee is targeted or the penalty standard is not uniform, it is also true that the Chinese team is pressing the line. This is tantamount to revealing a flaw in oneself, and then being caught by someone. The so-called flies do not bite seamless eggs, just imagine that if the Chinese team did not press the line, the referee would not even be able to catch a flaw, and there would be no way to black out this gold medal.

"For the women's team sprint event, although the referee's judgment standards are not uniform, at least we can find a reasonable basis. It may not be easy to use this matter to make a fuss. After all, this is the home of the British! But track cycling The men's team sprint competition...hehe!"

Zhang Guan thought of the men's team sprint competition held on the same day, and a smile appeared on his face.

In the London Olympics, the two teams that entered the finals of the track cycling men's team competition were the British team and the French team. However, after the start of the game, the British player who was obviously behind after the start fell down. The referee decided that this was a mistake. An accident and a restart of the race was announced.

After the re-start, the British team started very well, but the French team was affected by the rematch. In the end, the British team won the gold medal as they wished.

It would be fine if things ended like this, but the British player Hinds, who fell, was a little overwhelmed. He accidentally said something wrong when he faced the media after the game. He personally admitted that it was planned before the game. Tactics, once the start is unfavorable, immediately take the initiative to fall down and get a chance for a rematch.

After the French learned of this situation, of course they would not let it go. They appealed to the organizing committee, but this is the home court of the British team, so the result of the appeal was that the British team's approach was a reasonable use of the rules, and there was no problem.

The words "reasonable use of the rules" sound ridiculous. When the Chinese team used the rules in badminton doubles, it became a passive game and was disqualified. The Olympic Committee at the time said that the Chinese team's approach was beyond the bottom line of the athletes.

When the British team flopped, IOC spokesman Adams said: "British athletes respect the Olympic spirit. In the cycling incident, everyone has seen that the British team did their best to win. s hard work."

This is the London Olympics. The British used the rules to dive, respecting the Olympic spirit, and making the best effort for victory; while the Chinese team used the rules to hand over the ball, which turned into a passive game and exceeded the bottom line!

What's even more ridiculous is that many Chinese people who don't know the inside story are still criticizing the badminton team, thinking that the badminton team made a big mistake and violated the spirit of sportsmanship! These saints should really go and see what the British do. The British are all behind the flopping Hinds!

I have to say that the British approach is very practical. When athletes from other countries do something wrong, the British can criticize it verbally and criticize it from the perspective of the Virgin Mary; but if their own people do something wrong, they can make a statement and say that the mistake is right. However, the saints in China are just the opposite. Athletes from their own country make mistakes and go all out to rant; while athletes from other countries make mistakes, they have to find a reason to shirk responsibility for them.

In Zhang Guan's view, the British team's diving is definitely something that can be used. If it is used properly, it will be enough to become a big scandal in the London Olympics. What's more, it was the French who were the first losers in this incident. Letting the French and the British dog bite the dog is a good choice.

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There are many low-end newspapers and magazines in Europe. These newspapers and magazines have a relatively small circulation, and most of them rely on strange or novel content to attract readers.

The French "Observer" is such a newspaper. The circulation of this newspaper in France is less than 10,000, and its influence is only around Paris.

Charlie is the editor-in-chief of "The Observer". On this day, as usual, he was sitting in the office, flipping through the letters that had just arrived.

"Bills, sales ads, bills, sales ads... as usual. Huh? What is this? Leak?" Charlie suddenly found a strange letter, no signature, no postmark, and the middle of the envelope said "Release" this phrase. .

This was obviously sent to the mailbox of the "Observator" by someone specially, rather than by mail.

"Breaking news?" Charlie opened the envelope, and there were some papers and a check inside.

Charlie was the first to pick up the check. The figure of 10,000 euros on it surprised Charlie, and then Charlie immediately opened the papers. After looking carefully, Charlie gasped.

The first piece of paper is a letter. The content of the letter is to hope that the "Observer" can publish the content of the later revelations tomorrow. At the same time, the other party is willing to pay a sponsorship fee of 30,000 euros. The check of 10,000 euros is the deposit .

"30,000 euros!" Charlie's eyes lit up suddenly.

Although France is a big country in Europe, its salary level is the lowest in Europe. Especially in recent years, the unemployment rate has risen, and the salary level of French people has not risen for a long time. According to the statistics of the French government, the average monthly income of the French is only a little over 2,000 euros, and they earn more than 20,000 euros throughout the year. French people with an annual income of more than 40,000 euros are considered middle class.

So 30,000 euros, for the average Frenchman, is more than their annual income.

Although Charlie hasn't seen what the news is, but for the 30,000 euros, he also decided to publish this so-called news.

Afterwards, Charlie began to carefully read the next few sheets of paper, and while reading, Charlie became more and more angry.

The content of the next few papers is roughly that the British team has formulated a winning strategy for track cycling. Once the start is not smooth, it will deliberately fall to conduct a rematch. In order for the referee to cooperate and allow the British team to rematch, the United Kingdom has sent money benefits to relevant personnel!

"Shameless! The Brits are so shameless! They bribed them for victory!" Charlie snorted coldly.

France is also a big cycling country, and the Tour de France is the world's number one cycling event. In terms of track cycling, France is also very strong and is very likely to win the gold medal. If the British play dirty tricks, they will naturally touch the interests of French athletes.

"Publish, such news, even if it doesn't have the 30,000 euros, it must be published! We must publicize the shameless tricks of the British!" Charlie made up his mind.

In France, not only the "Observatory" received similar letters and checks, but many small newspapers also received the same letters with checks.

In Belgium, in Spain, in Germany, in Italy, and even in the United Kingdom, small newspapers received letters and checks. For these small newspapers, the sponsorship fee of 30,000 to 50,000 euros is not a small amount of money, and these small newspapers originally rely on publishing some weird content to attract readers. The easier it is to sell, as for authenticity, it doesn't matter. So this news about the British team's flopping and bribery is also in line with the appetite of these small newspapers.

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In order for these newspapers to publish the news, Zhang Guan spent two million euros. Of course, Zhang Guan does not need to do this kind of thing himself. In the UK and even Europe, there are some detective agencies or consulting companies. As long as they are paid, they will definitely be able to find suitable media to spread the news.

So after explaining the matter, Zhang Guanbian ignored it, and he still had to prepare for the game tonight.

At 9:30 p.m. on August 1, the preliminaries of the London Olympic boxing event above 91 kg will begin soon.

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