At this time, Zhang Guan's position was actually a little off. If he were an experienced athlete, he would definitely use two or three steps to adjust. But for Zhang Guan, a rookie, there is obviously no such adjustment in the corner. Ability.
Next to Director Ma, several other coaches also shook their heads. Zhang Guan's skills in the curves were completely inconsistent with his status as the world's number one flyer. Not to mention compared with the world's top 200-meter sprinters, even with the domestic provincial team. All the 200-meter athletes are worse than Zhang Guan, and even some young talents in high school have much better cornering skills than Zhang Guan.
Finally, entering the straight area, Zhang Guan's performance finally became normal. Judging from the speed Zhang Guan showed on the straight, Zhang Guan's condition was quite good, which made everyone heave a sigh of relief. It doesn't matter if you can't run well at 200 meters, but you must maintain your level at 100 meters. If you can't run well at 200 meters and can't maintain your level at 100 meters, you will suffer a big loss.
Zhang Guan crossed the line. At the same time, the smile on Director Yu’s face grew stronger and he even said, “It was a pretty good run!”
Director Ma suddenly became angry after hearing what Director Yu said.
"Not bad? Where is it not bad? Is this called not bad? The curve in front is simply terrible! What do you think of you, old man? Are you really the former 200-meter national champion? Are you really the sprint coach of the national team? What? You actually have the nerve to say that Zhang Guan's running level is not bad!" Director Ma's heart suddenly felt like thousands of horses galloping, and he could not help complaining about the guidance.
Instructor Yu looked down at the timer in his hand, and then continued: "Yes, the progress in the past few months is quite big. Three months ago, when Zhang Guan just started practicing 200 meters, I did it for him In a test, his time at that time was 22.28 seconds by hand. In the past three months, he was exactly 0.3 seconds faster. This time by hand, he could run within 20 seconds."
Director Ma continued to complain in his heart: "With such a bad cornering technique, so what if it improves by 0.3 seconds in three months? So what if it's within 20 seconds on my hand... Wait, within 20 seconds?"
The next moment, Director Ma quickly lowered his head and looked at his timer. The timer in his hand showed 19.98 seconds!
19.98 seconds, when replaced by electronic timing, it is 20.22 seconds. Even if Director Ma’s manual timing error is relatively large, the electronic timing will definitely be controlled within 20.30 seconds.
"Did I press slow when I started? Or did I press fast when I finished? Or is the stopwatch broken? It hasn't been used for too long and the battery is running low?" Countless possibilities suddenly flashed through Director Ma's mind. It emerged, but was overthrown by him in an instant. Director Ma still couldn't believe it. He thought he might have made a timing error. He really wanted to see the numbers in the hands of other coaches around him, but he couldn't save face. Although he was surrounded by acquaintances, Director Ma was the leader after all. It would be really embarrassing if he made mistakes even with his own stopwatch.
Director Ma then glanced at the electronic timer on the sidelines.
"20.23 seconds! The electronic timing is 20.23 seconds! It turns out that my timing was correct and the stopwatch was not broken. Why am I still thinking about whether the stopwatch is broken at this time! 20.23 seconds is 0.31 seconds faster than the 200m national record of 20.54 seconds! It’s only 0.2 seconds away from the Asian record! This is more than good! It’s awesome! Is this true? Is the electronic timer broken? Impossible, it is consistent with the results of my stopwatch. My There's no way the stopwatch and the electronic timer are broken at the same time! Oops! Why am I wondering whether the stopwatch is broken again? I should be thinking about 20.23 now, right 20.23..." Director Ma felt that his thoughts were becoming confused.
The 200-meter dash time of 20.23 seconds was enough to confuse the minds of other coaches present.
There was silence, and no one spoke. Only Director Yu’s smile became more abundant. This on-site effect made Director Yu very satisfied. He raised his head slightly, feeling the pleasure of proving that his sword was not old, but he found that there was no People pay attention to themselves, everyone is looking at the results in a daze, and then, Director Yu decides to add fuel to the fire!
Director Yu said: "The running is not bad. In this simulation test, Zhang Guan's performance is relatively normal, so there is still a lot of room for improvement. I think as long as we continue to train and run within 20 seconds, it is only a matter of time." question."
"Run into 20 seconds!" Everyone gasped at the same time. The 20-second mark of 200 meters is the same as the 10-second mark of 100 meters. It is an insurmountable barrier for Asian athletes. The Asian record now happens to be 20.03 seconds set by Shingo Sutsutsu, followed by Koji Ito’s 20.21 and Shinji Takahira’s 20.29. As for the world record, it is 19.32 seconds set by the legendary American flying star Michael Johnson in 1996. This number is too far away for any athlete.
In the 100-meter event, the gap between the Asian record and the world record is about 0.23 seconds, but in the 200-meter event, the gap between the Asian record and the world record reaches 0.71 seconds. Although it is only 100 meters more, the gap is much larger. More than twice.
But Michael Johnson is a legend, and the world record of 19.32 seconds he set is also a barrier for black European and American athletes. Even among Americans, no one has been able to come close to this number in recent years. Take the Athens Olympic 200-meter champion Sean Crawford as an example. His winning time of 19.79 seconds is already a great achievement in the 200-meter event in recent years. results.
No one would expect Zhang Guan to break Michael Johnson's world record. After all, it is too far away, but as long as he can enter within 20 seconds, he will have a chance to stand at the top of the world. In official competitions, as long as he performs a little If it's a little better, if the opponent's performance is a little worse, it's very possible to win a world championship.
Director Ma suddenly became excited when he thought about the possibility of running under 20 seconds. That would be a major breakthrough in the history of track and field events. At this moment, in his eyes, the bald Director Yu suddenly became so cute. As for the cornering skills, it is not a problem at all. Zhang Guan is still young anyway, and his skills will improve gradually if he practices them slowly.
"Zhang Guan is able to achieve such good results because of his guidance! Well, if you have any difficulties in the next step of Zhang Guan's training, you can always ask me. I will definitely solve it for you if the national team can solve it. If the national team can't solve it, I will report it to the center and try to help you solve it." Director Ma praised Yu's guidance, and then continued: "I think there will be games in a few months, and we can choose some games for Zhang Guan. Go run the 200-meter event and gain some competition experience. If possible, I hope he can participate in this East Asian Games."
"The next East Asian Games will be held in Macau. It is our home stadium. I think Zhang Guan will definitely be able to run well and maybe surpass the Japanese." Director Yu said.
"Don't put too much pressure on him. He is still young and has a long way to go. With his potential, the future is limitless." After Director Ma finished speaking, he walked closer to the instructor and said softly: "These three months , how are Zhang Guan’s business activities?”
"It's okay. I mainly went to shoot a commercial and then participated in an event at the university. Nothing else." Director Yu thought for a while and asked softly, "What? Is there any wind blowing from above?"
Director Ma nodded lightly in acquiescence, and then said: "The swimming center and the little diving prince are having a tense dispute. The Swimming Association may have to take some measures. We are also waiting and watching on this matter, and the people in the association There are also disagreements.”
"Do you want to remind Zhang Guan?" Director Yu asked.
Director Ma frowned and thought for a while, then said: "We brought Zhang Guan with our own hands. We watched him grow up little by little, break Asian records, break world records, and become an Olympic champion. In fact, I am very grateful to him deep in my heart. He allowed me to see the hope of our country’s track and field in the future. Because of him, I firmly believe that our country’s track and field will be at the top of the world. I regard him as the greatest achievement in my life! I think you have witnessed it more than I have. many."
Director Ma calmed down and continued: "And as far as I know, Zhang Guan's brokerage team is not ordinary. I'm afraid that even if the above uses some means, this brokerage team will not obey. Although I don't hope The relationship is too tense, but we'd better not get involved in the fight between gods. We'll call Zhang Guan into the office later and I'll talk to him personally."
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Ten minutes later, Zhang Guan saw Director Ma in the office, and there were only two of them in the office.
"Zhang Guan, you have to continue training for the 200 meters, and strive to win a world championship in the future!" Director Ma encouraged Zhang Guan first, and then asked Zhang Guan about his recent training before changing his words. Get to the point.
"I don't know if you have paid attention to the news about diving recently, about the little prince of diving. You may have heard about him. I just got a piece of news here. It is a rumor, but it may not be accurate. Director Ma continued in a very cryptic manner: "The swimming center may have to use some very severe punishment methods."
Zhang Guan nodded. He had already recalled this matter. From some snippets in the future news and some posts on some forums, Zhang Guan may know more about this matter than Director Ma now.
Just listen to Director Ma continue to say: "In fact, all domestic associations are also paying close attention to this matter, including our Athletics Association. Once the swimming association's punishment comes out, it is likely to become the basis for similar punishments by various associations. At present, it seems , your situation is similar to his. He signed a contract with a specialized entertainment company and found his own agent. Although you did not sign a contract with a specialized entertainment company, your agent team can be considered one of the best. So once The Swimming Association's decision on his punishment will definitely have a great impact on you and your agent team."
Zhang Guan took a deep breath and asked, "What do you think above?"
"Our center cannot make the final decision on this kind of matter. The key is to look at the opinions of the association, and the opinions within the association are not unified now." Director Ma leaned forward and said softly: "On this matter, In fact, the vast majority of leaders are still very neutral and have not expressed their opinions clearly. After all, the development of athletes' commercial value is all about crossing the river by feeling the stones. No one knows whether it is good or bad. Only a few people clearly want to take back your rights. Commercial development rights require you to disband your agent team. What I’m worried about now is that once the swimming association’s punishment is announced, there will be a basis for it, and then those neutral people may change their stance.”
"Thank you, Director Ma." Zhang Guan said sincerely. He knew that in Director Ma's position, he shouldn't tell him so much. Director Ma's willingness to tell him this was more because of his feelings for his disciples as a coach.
And Zhang Guan also knows that the championship team may face another big trouble.
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