"I object to Zhang Guan's participation in this Asian Track and Field Championships!" The speaker was a middle-aged man with a slightly stout figure and glasses with many circles on the bridge of his nose.
This middle-aged man's surname is Tang. He is not an athlete and has never been a coach. His major is statistics and has nothing to do with sports. But his administrative skills were valued by the center's leaders. In fact, his work ability is indeed very strong. At least from a management professional perspective, he is much better at administrative management than those who are athletes. Perhaps because of his background in statistics, he has very strong data analysis skills and is a typical results-oriented person.
Just listen to the middle-aged man surnamed Tang say: "This Zhang Guan's explosive power and speed are indeed very fast, but in my opinion, he has a huge shortcoming and is not suitable to participate in this Asian Track and Field Championships. Because he can't Run a relay race!”
"In this Asian Athletics Championships, in addition to the single events, we also have to participate in the 4x100m relay race. I have read relevant information about Zhang Guan. He has only had two months of formal training. The most basic start is not up to professional standards, and he must not have been trained for relay races. Based on this, I think he is not suitable to participate in this Asian Track and Field Championships."
"In the men's 100-meter event, the strongest team in Asia is the Japanese team. Although they no longer have international athletes like Ito Koji, Japan's Nobuharu Asahara and Shingo Suetsugu have both run under 10.10 seconds. This requires They are stronger than our country’s players. In addition, there are Hiroshi Toe and Shinji Takahira, who are about the same strength as our country’s players. In addition, Kazakhstan’s Medvedev and Chernofey, and Saudi Arabia’s Mubarak and Abdu La, it is basically impossible for Chinese athletes to win a medal in the 100-meter event. But in the men's 4x100-meter event, except that we are not as good as Japan, our overall strength is about the same as Saudi Arabia, and slightly stronger than Kazakhstan. Stan, I think if we go out with the current personnel configuration, we can get at least a bronze medal in the relay event, and have a chance to fight for a silver medal. But if we change the team at the last minute, replace it with someone who has never run 4x100 meters. If a newcomer enters the battle, I’m afraid he won’t even get a bronze medal.”
Although Director Tang is an outsider in track and field, he directly analyzed the facts and data. The temptation of a medal does sound very convincing.
Director Yu obviously did not agree with Director Tang's statement, so he retorted: "The main reason for selecting Zhang Guan to play is to train young athletes and let him accumulate more experience in competitions. You have all seen the video I just played, Zhang Guan has great potential. Currently, the starting reaction time takes about 0.3 seconds. If he can reach the level of top athletes in this event, he can at least eliminate 0.15 seconds. Coupled with the improvement of daily training, I think he will definitely be able to An athlete who can run within 10 seconds will definitely be world-class in the future and is worth spending some money to train. Moreover, his performance has already reached the Olympic A standard. For next year's Olympics, I think Zhang Guan should be sent this time. Go out and experience it.”
"What Director Yu said makes sense. Zhang Guan's potential is indeed huge." Director Tang agreed at first, but then he retorted: "But the growth of a young athlete always takes time. Just talk about the starting reaction time. The problem, I’m afraid, is not that the training in the past few months can reach the top level. I won’t go into details. Just talk about Liu Feiren in the 110-meter hurdles. He was only 16 years old when he entered the national team in 1999. , one year younger than the current Zhang Guan, we regarded him as a key training target. He only achieved results in Asian competitions in 2001, broke the Asian record in 2002, and was qualified to participate in the World Track and Field Championships this year. We spent It took four years of hard work to train him into a world-class athlete. Even if Zhang Guan starts training now, it will probably take him two or three years to become a world-class athlete."
Director Tang paused deliberately, then turned to Director Ma and said: "As for next year's Athens Olympics, it is still too early to discuss who will be sent to participate, but Zhang Guan's Olympic A-standard results will not help our participation quota. We still can only By sending an athlete to compete, wouldn’t Chen Jian have reached the B mark? I personally think that in competitions like the Olympics, it would be safer to send an experienced player like Chen Jian to participate. He might have a chance to enter the second place. round of competition. Zhang Guan is still too young and has participated in too few competitions. One extraordinary performance does not prove that he has the top level of strength. It is too risky to send Zhang Guan to participate."
Director Tang's last words shocked the hearts of almost everyone present. Zhang Guan suddenly appeared in this competition and broke the national 100-meter record. However, this was the only official competition he participated in. It cannot be ruled out that he will compete in the 100-meter competition. The possibility of extraordinary performance in the game, no one can guarantee that Zhang Guan's results will be sustainable. Compared with those veteran athletes who have been on the battlefield for a long time, Zhang Guan's sudden achievements always make people feel unreliable. It makes people fear that Zhang Guan will just be a shooting star, shining briefly and then disappearing. will disappear into the dark night sky.
Director Ma frowned. He knew that sending Zhang Guan to the competition was risky. If Zhang Guan is really just a flash in the pan, then sending him to play will not only fail to train athletes, but the national team will also lose a medal in the 4x100m relay. For the national track and field team, any medal in international competitions is hard-won.
Director Ma did not express his position, but the topic turned to the Olympics, and some people in the venue were already unable to sit still.
"Director Tang is right. It is safer to send Chen Jian to participate in the Olympics. After all, Zhang Guan is too young and inexperienced, and there will be many opportunities in the future."
"Yes, sports in southern Guangdong have developed very well in recent years. They have trained a large number of outstanding athletes and have made outstanding contributions to the country. Their athlete training system is only worth learning and promoting."
Except for the guide, most of the others here nodded in agreement.
Guangdong and Guangxi have always been strong provinces in sprinting. At present, among the well-known domestic athletes, Chen Jian, Yin Hanzhao, and Liu Yang are all from southern Guangdong, and among young athletes, Wen Yongyi, Liang Jiahong, etc. are also from southern Guangdong. It is worth mentioning that the first Su Fei person to increase the speed of 100 meters to 9.99 seconds in the future is also from southern Guangdong.
Coach Yuan of the Nanyue Track and Field Team introduced some Hong Kong training methods and trained a group of outstanding athletes. The more outstanding athletes, the better the results, and the greater the voice in the national team. Moreover, Nanyue is also one of the provinces with the strongest economy. , so whether it is in the Athletics Association or the General Administration of Sports, Nanyue has excellent relationships and connections.
As one of the top leaders of the Athletics Association, Director Ma naturally knew that within the top management of the Athletics Association, Chen Jian had basically been determined to participate in the Athens Olympics, which was regarded as an honor given to the track and field team of South Guangdong Province. Of course, Chen Jian’s ability to participate in the Olympics is well deserved. In terms of higher-level sports, athletes who submit reports to various associations will also have the green light.
"Zhang Guan is seventeen years old this year. Even if the Capital Olympics is held five years later, he will only be twenty-two years old. He is in his golden age. Maybe it is too early for him to participate in the Olympics.
Between medals and exercising trust, Director Ma makes a decision.
Just listen to Director Ma say: "As Director Tang said, training an athlete is not something that happens overnight. Even if he is a genius, it will take us several years to train him into an international-level athlete. In the men's 100-meter dash, The higher the level of athletes, the harder it is to improve their performance, so Zhang Guan's competitive level will not improve significantly in a short period of time. Moreover, Zhang Guan is still very young, and there are some uncertainties in him. We should not send him out this time. The game is over. Young people will have many opportunities in the future, not just at this moment."
Director Ma said as he looked at the very reluctant Director Yu next to him, and changed the subject: "However, Zhang Guan broke the national record, and this still requires a reward. I have reported to the Athletics Association to apply for a cash reward of 100,000 yuan and a 200,000 yuan cash reward." There should be no problem for leaders to approve the special training subsidy of 10,000 yuan. And I think that young athletes with endless potential like Zhang Guan can be given priority in the future Capital Olympics... "
Director Yu nodded, obviously agreeing with Director Ma's words. He knows how important the Capital Olympics will be five years from now, and being able to appear at the Bird's Nest will have special meaning. According to the overall plan of the Sports Federation, Director Ma will still lead the national track and field team to participate in the Capital Olympics five years later. Therefore, Director Ma’s final statement of priority in selecting athletes for the Capital Olympics can be regarded as a suitable explanation to Zhang Guan.
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Mr. Chen was not surprised by this result. He told Zhang Guan the result very calmly, and even explained the reasons clearly.
"If I don't send you to compete, I can at least get a medal in the 4x100-meter relay race. If I send you, I won't even get this medal. And judging from the current situation, your participation in next year's Athens Olympics will not be possible. I’m afraid I’m not too optimistic.”
Mr. Chen paused and said solemnly: "Xiao Zhang, you have to remember that competitive sports are so cruel, and sportsmanship and the like are all mentioned. For athletes, it is still about performance! For With a medal for the 4x100-meter relay in the Asian Games, you lose the chance to compete. For some reasons, you may also lose the qualification to participate in the Olympic Games. If you don't want this to happen again, you have to train hard and keep changing. To be strong, you have to achieve results in various competitions. When you stand at the top of the world, you can truly control yourself. At that time, no one else can decide whether you participate in the competition, but you have the final say! "
Zhang Guan nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, that day won't be long..."
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