In the 10th National Games, there are 42 major events and 357 minor events, with 46 national teams representing nearly 10,000 people participating in the event. Although not as large as the Olympic Games, it has definitely reached the level of the Asian Games. In some strong sports, such as table tennis, badminton, diving, weightlifting, etc., the competition is much more intense than in the Olympics, and the level of excitement exceeds the level of the Olympics.
Each event will start preliminaries in advance. This preliminaries are not qualifiers, but actual preliminaries. Only athletes who pass the preliminaries can participate in the main competition in October. As for the preliminaries of the Tenth National Games, the main basis is the athletes' points in competitions in the past year. As long as the points reach the standard, they can participate in the preliminaries of the Tenth National Games.
Zhang Guan participated in two National Track and Field Championships last year and won the 100-meter dash championship in both events. His points were enough to participate in the 10th National Games. However, Zhang Guan has not participated in official competitions in the 200m and 400m events, so he cannot participate in the preliminaries.
The preliminaries for track and field are held on June 20. The preliminaries for many events have already ended in the past few months, such as table tennis, diving, weightlifting, judo, etc. There are also preliminaries for some events that will be held in the next three The months unfold one after another.
In the preliminaries of the Tenth National Games, the level of athletes was relatively low, not even comparable to the level of the National Track and Field Grand Prix. Zhang Guanquan thought he was practicing by himself and stopped working thirty meters before the finish line. But even so, he successfully won the championship with a time of 10.19 seconds.
In the UK, Sharapova defeated Jankovic in the Birmingham Classic and won the championship. She seemed to be in good condition on grass, but then she lost to Venus Williams in Wimbledon. Si, stopped in the semi-finals. In last year's Wimbledon, Sharapova defeated Serena Williams to win the championship, and this year, Venus Williams avenged her sister.
Next, Sharapova will prepare for the US Open and participate in several open tournaments in the United States and Canada in early August. Before that, she decided to stay in Europe for a few days because of this year’s IAAF The Golden League is about to begin, and Zhang Guan will come to participate.
The IAAF Golden League is an integration of several different events scattered across Europe. It started in 1998. The top eight in each event will receive bonuses. In addition, athletes who remain undefeated at each station will receive bonuses. Get a special prize. This special prize started out as 50 kilograms of pure gold ingots, which is why the event was called the Golden League.
Since 2003, the IAAF has reformed the competition, reducing the Monte Carlo station. The competition has changed from seven to six. The special prize of 50 kilograms of gold has been changed to a value of 1 million US dollars. At the same time, the The requirements for the million-dollar grand prize have also been lowered. As long as you win the individual championships in 5 of the six races, you can get 500,000 US dollars. If you win all six races, you can get another 500,000 US dollars. For example, if two 5-race champions and a 6-race champion appear at the same time, then these three people will share the first 500,000 US dollars in prize money equally, and the remaining 500,000 US dollars will be won by the six-race champion alone. If If there are two champions in the six races, then one more person will participate in the distribution.
The setting of the Golden League competition events is also different from many track and field grand prix events. Not all track and field events can participate in the Golden League. In the 2005 Golden League, the men's official events include 100 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 110 meters hurdles, high jump and javelin, but there are no other events such as 200 meters, 400 meters, obstacle course, long jump, shot put, etc. are included in the competition; while for women, there are only five events: 100 meters, 800 meters, 5000 meters, 400 meters hurdles and triple jump.
The first stop of this year's IAAF Golden League is held in Paris, France. Because there will be a press conference and a series of activities before the game, athletes will arrive in Paris three to five days in advance.
On the plane flying to Paris, Zhang Guan held a sports magazine in his hand. A large part of this magazine was devoted to introducing the just-concluded Wimbledon, including an introduction to Sharapova's match process, which Zhang Guan could read. entranced.
Liu Feiren, however, seemed nervous and excited. He noticed that Zhang Guan kept staring at Sharapova's photos in the magazine, and he felt even more irritable.
Liu Feiren pushed Zhang Guan and said, "You don't seem nervous at all!"
"Nervous? Do you feel nervous?" Zhang Guan glanced at the photos in the magazine again before reluctantly closing the magazine.
"Of course I'm nervous, this is the Golden League! Although I have participated in the IAAF Grand Prix before, I have never participated in the Golden League." Liu Feiren said.
Zhang Guan responded with a smile: "I thought you had so much more competition experience than me, so you must be calmer than me."
"You don't understand. A few years ago, I dreamed of participating in the Golden League. 50 kilograms of gold! That's a lot bigger!" Liu Xiang paused, then continued: "Actually, I was quite innocent at that time. It would be satisfying to meet Alan Johnson one day and ask him to sign his autograph."
"I never thought I would beat Alan Johnson one day, right?" Zhang Guan asked.
Liu Feiren nodded, but then shook his head, and continued: "My former idol was Alan Johnson. I dreamed of becoming the number one in the world, but when I grew up, I knew that dream was far away. I thought it would be good to join the national team. ; When I first joined the national team, I thought it would be enough to be the best in the country; later I became the national champion, and I wanted to be the Asian champion; I became the Asian champion, and I wanted to break the world record; and then I hope to enter the Olympic finals. You win the Olympics Later, I thought about attacking the Olympic champion. Now, I really want to break the world record! It has come full circle and I am back to my childhood, dreaming of becoming the world's number one."
"Don't worry, I guess you will break the world record soon, no later than next year!" Zhang Guan said.
"What about you? Who was your idol before?" Liu Feiren suddenly asked.
"Dayao, and..." Zhang Guan paused, pointed at Liu Feiren, and continued: "And you!"
"Me?" Liu Feiren suddenly laughed, but there was a hint of self-mockery in his smile.
Zhang Guan straightened his body, as if reminiscing, and then said: "In high school at that time, the school was closed, and I had to study very late every night. By the time I finished washing and went to bed, it was almost 11 o'clock, then. I had a tight study schedule and no entertainment activities. I happened to listen to the news at 11 o'clock every day after going to bed. I remember that the news broadcast at that time seemed to be talking about an IAAF Grand Prix. You broke the world youth record all of a sudden. And the Asian record, it just so happened that the female monitor of our class had the same name as you, so from then on, I remembered your name."
"That was in Lausanne, Switzerland! I ran 13 seconds and 12 seconds. Three years have passed since then. Thinking about it now, it seems like yesterday." Liu Feiren let out a long sigh and fell into short memories. .
Zhang Guan continued: "You should have been attending sports school since you were a child! Almost all athletes in our country are like this. You know, I am different. When I was a child, I was like ordinary people, going to elementary school, middle school, and high school. , my only dream at that time was to get into college! My grades before were just okay, neither above nor below, but when I got to high school, my grades were not that good. I seemed to be studying very hard, but I just couldn’t get good grades, so I went to practice sports, and students with special talents will have lower scores in college. Later, I took part in the test for national second-level athletes and was selected by Mr. Chen, and then... "
Zhang Guan thought of his system. Without it, he might have wasted his whole life. So he continued: "Then I had a dream!"
Liu Feiren had been listening quietly, but found that Zhang Guan suddenly stopped talking, and couldn't help but ask: "What dream? National championship? Asian championship? Or world championship? Or are you like me, you have thought about all these?"
Zhang Guan still smiled and did not answer directly, but said: "No matter what the dream is, it may be realized one by one, or it may be farther and farther away, but at least I have moved forward and fought hard on the road to chasing the dream. . And we are very lucky, we have realized our dreams, while more people, although they have moved forward and struggled, have never even touched the edge of their dreams... "
Liu Feiren was stunned for a moment, thought about what Zhang Guan said seriously, and then nodded more seriously: "You are right, we are lucky. There are too many athletes who work hard, but they fail. Be successful."
"So, sometimes if I think about it seriously, I feel quite satisfied." Zhang Guan said.
"Satisfied? Are you satisfied and you still practice 200 meters?" Liu Feiren said. Liu Feiren has seen everything Zhang Guan is practicing these days.
"The 'satisfaction' I am talking about does not mean being content with the status quo, but being grateful for the harvest." Zhang Guan thought for a while and explained: "For example, if I have an ordinary car now, then I think a luxury car is the best choice. It is my dream. I will continue to work hard to buy a luxury car, but in the process of this effort, I will not feel that my car is bad. Every time I drive the car out, I will still be very happy and feel I am very satisfied, and I think that although ordinary cars are not as luxurious as luxury cars, at least I am a car owner."
"You are so optimistic!" Liu Feiren suddenly laughed after hearing Zhang Guan's analogy.
"I thought you were going to say that I am the spirit of Ah Q." Zhang Guan continued: "Life has to be lived with a smile and a life with tears, so wouldn't it be better to be optimistic? And we are athletes, so casually As we age, we encounter injuries, and we will encounter ups and downs in form. When we are still champions, countless people will praise us, but when we fail, we will suffer all kinds of doubts and abuses. , eh, eh, even getting a wife may not make you happy. So, you should be optimistic first, don't cry and stand up... "
"What a mess!" Liu Feiren patted Zhang Guan on the shoulder: "Everyone mentioned 'us' before. How come it's time to marry a wife and you won't let me go as far as being single? Why don't you mention yourself."
Zhang Guan smiled mockingly. He could not reveal the future to Liu Feiren. He only hoped that at some point in the future, Liu Feiren would remember his words and move on optimistically.
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