On the train back to the provincial capital, Zhang Guan sat next to Mr. Chen and asked, "Mr. Chen, if I won the championship this time, will I be able to participate in the Asian Track and Field Championships?"
Mr. Chen thought for a while, then shook his head solemnly: "Not necessarily, it's hard to say now."
"Why? Isn't this the selection competition for the Asian Track and Field Championships? As usual, I won the championship, so I should naturally qualify for the Asian Track and Field Championships." Zhang Guan looked a little impatient. The task prompt in the system also requires Zhang Guan to participate in an international competition. If he fails to go to the Asian Track and Field Championships, this task will not be completed until the year of the monkey.
Mr. Chen sighed and said, "Things are not as simple as you think. Although this competition is called the Asian Athletics Championships trials, it does not mean that the first place in the trials will be able to represent the country."
Zhang Guan looked at Mr. Chen in confusion, obviously not understanding what Mr. Chen meant, but Mr. Chen continued: "Although you are the champion of this trial, in fact, it is not a big deal for the center to send you to compete in the Asian Track and Field Championships." . So the situation is more complicated. You can think of it as a matter of national conditions. Let alone the Asian Track and Field Championships, even when it comes to the Olympic selection, athletes who meet the Olympic A standard may not be able to compete with the Olympic B standard athletes. Let me tell you. You may not be able to understand it now, but you will understand it naturally when you see more in the future. Calm down first, don’t be proud just because you broke the national record, and train steadily when you go back. You are only seventeen years old, as long as you train well, you will not I’m worried that I won’t have a chance to compete.”
Although Mr. Chen's words were very vague, Zhang Guan suddenly realized it after thinking about it for a while.
The domestic athlete selection system is doomed to have complicated interests of all parties involved. When selecting athletes to participate in international competitions, not only internal factions but also local interests must be taken into consideration. From a certain point of view, the local team's appeal for interests is more clear. The local team has worked hard to cultivate an athlete, and naturally needs the athlete to bring benefits to them. For the sake of profit, it can prevent outstanding athletes from going to higher levels. On the road to the competition, you can find some excuses to ban athletes and hide them, or even force athletes to retire early.
Local teams have been digging and cultivating outstanding athletes for many years, and then sending them to the national team, so the national team must also give some rewards to the local area. This is not an exchange of interests, but more like a kind of mutual reliance, which must exist for the development of sports. reliance.
This reward is not only financial compensation, but also includes honor.
For some weak sports, qualifying for the Olympics is an honor! It is an honor that can be distributed by means.
As a latecomer, Zhang Guan will understand this kind of thing even if he doesn't have to explain it clearly. B-standard athletes competing in place of A-standard players also happened in subsequent Olympic Games. In the women's 54kg weightlifting event at the London Olympics, the national weightlifting team did not send the A-level athletes with the highest scores to participate, but sent B-level athletes to participate. Later, they did not win even a medal in this event at the Olympics.
Weightlifting is not like table tennis, where anyone can win a gold medal, but it is undeniable that weightlifting is the strength of the national team. In the women's 54kg category, Chinese athletes have won Olympic gold medals and broken world records. His strength is not as good as before, but he still has the strength to compete for medals. However, in the process of selecting participating athletes, he was able to resist the temptation of Olympic medals, unswervingly bow to factional interests and local interests, and select an athlete with a strong background and poor performance to participate in the Olympics, which fully reflects the first-class performance of the competition. 2. Sportsmanship. When faced with questions from the media after the game, he looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
Compared with the women's weightlifting event, the men's 100-meter dash in track and field is undoubtedly a perennial "show". Its qualification to participate in the Olympics is more suitable as an honor to be given to a local team as a reward for supporting the national sports industry for many years. .
Thinking of this, Zhang Guan clenched his fists unwillingly. If he was as famous as Dayao or Liu Feiren, he would never worry about the center depriving him of his qualifications. The center would even beg him to participate, let alone even one Your qualification for the Olympics may not be guaranteed!
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A national record for the men's 100-meter event has brought the provincial track and field team the condolences of leaders, a special commendation meeting, and the pursuit of the media. The most beneficial thing is that Zhang Guan has been included in a provincial outstanding talent plan, and every year Allowances are available.
As for Zhang Guan himself, apart from the obvious improvement in his status in the team, he is still an ordinary person. Needless to say, no one will recognize him when he walks on the street, even after leaving the track and field team's training ground. In an era when the Internet has not completely exploded, a national record is far from enough to make an athlete a household star. What's more, it is a long-standing weak event like the men's 100-meter dash, which is far less powerful than football, which has also been weak for a long time. Frequent media attention and unlimited topics.
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The conference room of Tianguan Center.
The scene of Zhang Guan overtaking Chen Jian in the final was being played on the big screen. Finally, the camera zoomed in and froze on the scoreboard, giving a close-up of the 10.16 seconds above.
Director Yu pressed the pause button on the remote control and said: "This is the process of yesterday's game. Everyone has seen that although Zhang Guan's starting reaction time is very slow, his explosive power is very good and his speed is also very fast. Ten To be able to achieve this level of speed and explosiveness at seven years old is rare even among black athletes in America.”
After Director Yu finished speaking, his eyes turned to a middle-aged man with a shaved head sitting in the middle. This man with a crew cut, surnamed Ma, is the head coach of the national track and field team and the assistant director of the center. His future promotion to deputy director is a sure thing. He is the person with the highest administrative level among all the participants present.
Director Ma pointed at the screen and said: "I have already sent this information to everyone in writing before the meeting, and I think everyone knows something about him. This Asian Track and Field Championships will be held in Athens next year. A practice match before the Olympic Games, the General Administration of Sport still paid more attention to it. According to the previous plan of our Athletics Association, the participants for the men's sprint event have been determined. Naturally, Zhang Guan was not among the original candidates. This time Zhang Guan broke through The national record is also an unexpected event for us. Should we follow the original list of contestants or replace it with Zhang Guan? This is also the main discussion topic I convened this meeting today."
After Director Ma finished speaking, he looked at an older comrade opposite and said, "Old He, please talk first."
Lao He nodded and said: "I am a pole vaulter, and I know a little bit about sprint events. Since Director Ma asked me to talk about it, I will just talk about it. This Zhang Guan is a good prospect, with explosive power His speed and speed are top-notch. As long as he can ensure normal training, he will become a great talent in the future. This child is only seventeen years old this year, which is still relatively young. In terms of talent echelon training, these young people with potential should be given more opportunities; However, I see that he has only had two months of formal training, and there is a gap between him and older athletes in terms of skills and experience. It would not be good if he tries too hard."
After Lao He finished speaking, he sat back. Director Yu glared at him and said to himself that this old man didn't say anything after talking for a long time. It was all nonsense.
Director Ma also knew that there was no need to expect this old He to say anything. His original intention was just to find someone to pick someone up so that others could speak freely. Lao He is old and usually doesn't make any decisions, so he is naturally a suitable candidate.
Sure enough, before Director Ma could call his name again, someone took the initiative and said, "I object to Zhang Guan's participation in this Asian Track and Field Championships!"
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