44.50 seconds, a new Asian record, the Asian record for the 400-meter dash.
Ordinary people may think that this is a great result, but it does not sound as dazzling as the Asian record of the 100-meter dash. However, experienced sports people all know that the record value of the 400-meter dash may be even higher than the 100-meter dash. The gold content of meter sprint.
The 400-meter dash requires technique, body, and speed. More importantly, there are too many uncertain factors in the 400-meter dash. The 44.56 seconds of Omani player Malki is already an insurmountable number in the eyes of Asians. Yes, and today's Zhang Guan suddenly increased this number by 0.06 seconds.
The audience started to revel and even started to have fun. It can be said that 100% of the audience at the scene came for Zhang Guan's 400-meter debut. They expected Zhang Guan to achieve a good result in his 400-meter debut, and now Zhang Guan has broken the Asian record. , undoubtedly handed over a satisfactory answer.
Zhang Guan waved to the spectators around him at the finish line. At the same time, a prompt appeared in the system: "The first 100-meter run was within ten seconds, the 200-meter run was within twenty seconds, and the 400-meter run was within forty-five seconds." Athletes who finish within seconds will be awarded three skill points!”
"There can be rewards for this, and it's three points!" Zhang Guan suddenly felt happy. He knew before that there were rewards for breaking records, there were rewards for winning the championship, and there were rewards for winning all six Golden League events, but he didn't expect to achieve something similar to this. There are rewards for achieving the same thing.
"It seems that achievement can be regarded as a kind of honor." Zhang Guan thought silently.
The honorary rewards of the East Asian Games are attenuated. The champion is only rewarded with one skill point, but the Asian record will not be attenuated, so there are still two points. In other words, Zhang Guan received a total of six skill points in the two games he won. , plus the three points he just received for achievement honors, Zhang Guan has already gained nine skill points. Excluding the six points for learning flexibility and coordination, Zhang Guan has earned three skill points. And tomorrow, Zhang Guan will There is also a 4x100m relay race.
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"He broke the Asian record twice in two days, and he also became the first in the world to run 100 meters under ten seconds, 200 meters under twenty seconds, and 400 meters under forty-five seconds." TV Zhang Guan's news is still playing in the TV station.
Takano Jin looked at the replay of the game on the TV and said: "Coach, I still can't figure out why Zhang Guan's final sprint was so fast. The 300-meter fast run must have consumed a lot of physical reserves. Yes, Zhang Guan’s sprint speed is not like he has just run 300 meters, but rather like he has just run 100 meters. This is unscientific!”
"But the facts are before us. Zhang Guan's final physical reserves are indeed very abundant! We can only think that Zhang Guan is very good at physical strength!" Kobayashi Keiwa said.
"And I still have a question. Since Zhang Guan has sufficient physical reserves, why didn't he run faster before? He could have chosen to use other running methods, such as Michael Johnson's running method, which ran faster in 250 meters. Sprinting; another example is the traditional running method of speeding up both straights." Susumu Takano continued.
"Yeah, if I had as much physical reserves as him, I would definitely run like Varina. After all, Varina's running method is considered to be the most advanced running method in the world. But Zhang Guan didn't do that. , his running method looks like the retro running method of the last century, which has disappeared for more than half a century!" When Kobayashi Keikazu said this, there was a strange look in his eyes: "So I think what Zhang Guan uses is not the retro running method, but a brand new running method!"
"A new running method?" Takano Jin was surprised.
Kobayashi Keikazu nodded seriously: "Yes, it must be a brand new running method! And it is probably a running method that is very suitable for yellow people's physique. This running method can save energy in the early stage and avoid yellow people. The shortcoming of insufficient explosive power. I think if we can learn this new running method, then our Japanese 400-meter sprint event will definitely rise!"
"This..." Takano Jin hesitated. After all, he was a professional 400-meter sprinter, and he had also run a high-level result within 45 seconds. Based on Takano Jin's professional judgment, Zhang Guan was not using anything brand new. Running method, but pure physical fitness monster.
However, the unique Japanese tradition of respect and inferiority kept Takano Shin silent. Kobayashi Keikazu was the head coach after all, and Takano Shin, as a subordinate, could not question his boss's judgment.
"Takano-kun, after returning to Japan, we must carefully analyze every action of Zhang Guan in the 400-meter dash, including every step, and we must collect as much information as possible on Zhang Guan's 400-meter dash. We must Study Zhang Guan's new running method and learn it! Even in the future, we can improve on Zhang Guan's method!" Kobayashi Keikazu became more and more excited as he talked, and the more outrageous he became.
Since then, Japan's 400-meter dash has embarked on a path of no return...
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In the 4x100m relay event, the national team sent a four-man lineup of Hu Kai, Jin Ke, Yang Yao and Zhang Guan. As for the Japanese team, since neither Shingo Sutsutsu nor Nobuharu Asahara participated, it was obviously impossible for a few young athletes alone to defeat the Chinese team, so in the end the national team won another gold medal in the 4x100m.
So far, in the men's track and field events, the gold medals in the five short track events of 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 4x100 meters, and 110 meters hurdles have all been collected by the national team.
Next, after Zhang Guan returned to the capital to attend the East Asian Games Commendation Ceremony, he asked for a leave from the Field Management Center and immediately flew to Los Angeles in the United States.
The WTA Year-End Finals will be held in Los Angeles, the United States, on November 7. This is the last stop of the WTA annual event, and the total prize money is also as high as 3 million US dollars, of which the championship bonus reaches 1 million US dollars.
The champion of last year's WTA year-end finals was Sharapova, so Sharapova played as the defending champion.
The right to participate in the WTA year-end finals is determined based on the WTA official ranking. Only the top eight players can enter the year-end finals. This year, the Williams sisters missed a lot of games due to leg and knee injuries, so they are lagging behind in points. , Henin was also absent due to injury, and Dementieva, ranked ninth in the world, played as Henin's substitute.
The other six contestants are Davenport of the United States, Petrova of Russia, Schneider of Switzerland, Clijsters of Belgium, Mauresmo and Pierce of France. Among them, Davenport of the United States and Kim Clijsters of Belgium are currently the top two in the WTA player list, and the gap between them is not big. Sharapova, who is third, is more than 600 points behind them. , basically bid farewell to the competition for first place in the first half of the year.
The WTA year-end finals adopt a single group tour. Eight players are divided into two groups. The top two in the group advance to the semi-finals, and the winners compete for the championship. Sharapova was in the same group as Davenport, Schneider and Petrova.
In the group stage, Sharapova defeated Swiss player Schneider 2:1, and then defeated American Davenport with the same total score. However, in the third station, she lost to Perry due to the recurrence of an old chest injury. Trova. In the next semi-finals, Sharapova faced Mauresmo, but she made 39 active errors in the entire game and ended up in the semi-finals.
Since this event is held in Los Angeles, which is also the place with the most celebrities in the United States, it naturally attracts many American stars, and many prominent figures in Hollywood also come to watch the event. With the halo of being "the world's best trapeze artist" and "Sharapova's boyfriend", Zhang Guan has received more media attention than many Hollywood stars. Especially during Sharapova's match, there was a camera that kept filming Zhang Guan, and during the TV broadcast, Zhang Guan also became the person who got the most shots besides the two players.
After the WTA year-end finals, Zhang Guan and Sharapova rushed to New York together.
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Manhattan Beach, California.
"How about this house? I just bought it." Sharapova continued: "It's more than 3,600 square feet! And there is the sea over there, so it would be great to vacation here!"
"The design is very novel and the view is very good." Zhang Guan looked around. This is a frameless LOFT structure house. Half of the walls on the front and side are made of full glass. The lighting effect in the room is absolutely first-class. The almost transparent design of the entire floor makes the interior space appear large.
"Originally, the decoration company said it would not be delivered until next year, but I remembered that you would come, so I asked the decoration company to speed up the progress." Sharapova pulled Zhang Guan towards the wide balcony on the roof with a proud look on her face.
There were two white lounge chairs on the balcony, just right for enjoying the sunshine. Zhang Guan walked forward and saw a dozen thick magazines on the small table next to the lounge chairs.
It’s all track and field magazines!
"Martha, why are they all about track and field magazines?" Zhang Guan picked up one at random and flipped through it casually.
"Because I know nothing about track and field!" Sharapova leaned on Zhang Guan's shoulder from behind, and then continued: "We are lovers, but I don't know anything about track and field. I want to know more about it. You, so I bought these magazines.”
Zhang Guan's body trembled involuntarily. He did not feel any excitement at all, but a slight sadness and deep self-blame filled his heart.
"Yes, she is right. We are lovers. Lovers should understand each other and be familiar with each other. And how much do I know about her? If she hadn't told me personally, I might not have known about her childhood. Experience. She’s a tennis player and I can’t even play tennis…”
Zhang Guan suddenly felt that his boyfriend seemed to be very unqualified. Although the two get together less and apart more often, Sharapova has been trying to understand herself, but she has never thought of understanding her.
Suddenly, Zhang Guan discovered that his feelings for Sharapova may not be about love at all, but more about a sense of satisfaction and pride of possession. Sharapova is the most beautiful woman in tennis, so she is a man. Possessing her will give you a sense of satisfaction and pride!
But he is her boyfriend. What he needs to do is not to enjoy satisfaction and pride. What he needs to do more is to stand firmly behind her, to understand her, to care for her, to accompany her, to support her...
However, Zhang Guan was not qualified in these aspects.
"Martha, teach me how to play tennis!" Zhang Guan suddenly said.
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