Tim Montgomery, an American sprinter, broke the men's 100-meter dash world record in 2002 with a time of 9.78 seconds. In other words, he was the 100-meter dash world record holder before Zhang Guan, and can be regarded as Zhang Guan's predecessor. . It was only in 2003 that he fell into a doping scandal and was subsequently suspended.
Perhaps it was because Montgomery hadn't been out for so long that Zhang Guan had forgotten about this person. He asked, "Why is Montgomery here? Isn't he still suspended?"
"Montgomery's suspension period has just passed, and this is also thanks to Gatlin." Director Ma said.
"Could it be that he, like Gatlin, takes medicine to treat mental illness?" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
Director Ma shook his head: "Last month, Gatlin submitted his first application for commutation of sentence to the IAAF. He provided urine and blood test reports for six months, proving that he had not taken doping these days. , the IAAF Anti-Doping Committee agreed to give Gatlin a certain period of reduced suspension. With this precedent, Montgomery followed suit and submitted the test report and application. His suspension period was already remaining. Not much, so I just canceled the two-year suspension." Director Ma looked out the window and thought for a while, then said: "Not only is Montgomery coming out, but the female flying star Marion Jones is also coming back."
"The track and field world in the United States has been really lively recently." Zhang Guan couldn't help but sigh.
"It's quite lively. There are nine people participating this time, and Montgomery is a wild card this time. Although he has not participated in the competition for two years, as an opponent, you should not take it lightly. After all, Montgomery is your previous world record. Holder, no one knows what his current level is, but the foundation he built back then is definitely still there. It is not uncommon for athletes to have their status improve instead of falling after their comeback." Director Ma thought for a moment and then said: "There is also Sean Crawford. He changed coaches last May and his form has been ups and downs since then. However, in several domestic competitions this year, Crawford performed very well."
"The coach was changed last May? Because of doping?" Zhang Guan asked.
Director Ma nodded: "Although Crawford has not been found to be doping, there is a problem with his coach. Crawford's coach's name is Graham, and he has a nickname in the United States - Drug King! "
"King of Medicine? This nickname is domineering, and he seems to be a master of stimulants." Zhang Guan said.
"No one expected that the impact of last year's doping scandal would be so great, implicating so many track and field athletes, and it might even affect the structure of the next Olympics. Okay, you have a good rest, I'm leaving first." Ma. The director turned around and prepared to leave.
"I'll see you off." Zhang Guan followed, but Director Ma turned around.
Just listen to Director Ma say: "There is one more thing, I forgot to mention. When it comes to the 400-meter dash, if you can get a result, just try. If you can't get a result, it doesn't matter. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"Have you heard any news again?" Zhang Guan asked.
Director Ma hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Not long ago, Jeremy Varina ran a time of 44.12 seconds, which was also the best record in the 400-meter event this year!"
"44 seconds 12?" Zhang Guan really felt a little nervous this time, and Zhang Guan also knew that Warina's limit was definitely not here. If Warina ran within 44 seconds, Zhang Guan would definitely not You will feel surprised.
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"This year's IAAF Golden League is about to kick off in Oslo, Norway. The biggest suspense of the Golden League is naturally the winner of the final million-dollar gold prize, and each of the games is also full of highlights. So this year's Golden League What is the biggest highlight of the Oslo League game! Let me reveal it to you!" The host put on a professional smile and stretched out his hand to guide everyone to look at the big screen beside them.
A photo of Zhang Guan appeared on the big screen, and the host continued: "Zhang Guan! I think many viewers in front of the TV know him! The world record holder in the men's 100-meter dash and Olympic champion, he broke it three times last year He broke the world record in the men's 100-meter dash, won six games in the Golden League and won a million-dollar award, and not long ago won the Lawrence Best Male Athlete Award. In this Golden League, he not only has to keep the previous world record He will have to compete with Montgomery and face challenges from a series of powerful opponents such as Powell and Crawford, but these are not the key... "
"The key thing I want to say is that Zhang Guan not only has to participate in the men's 100-meter dash, but also the men's 400-meter dash! Audiences, you heard that right, he participated in two events of the Track and Field Golden League at the same time. , and before this, no athlete has ever participated in two events in the same Golden League! Let’s not discuss Zhang Guan’s strength in the 400-meter dash. As long as Zhang Guan can successfully appear, he will make history. The first athlete to participate in two events in the Golden League at the same time!”
For many viewers, Montgomery's comeback may not be very attractive, after all, he has been away from the game for too long. But Zhang Guan's participation in the 400-meter dash can attract global attention. Zhang Guan's achievements last year were so dazzling. At this time, Zhang Guan is definitely the most famous track and field athlete in the world. His every move naturally attracts attention.
Zhang Guan has already dominated the men's 100-meter dash, and many people are also expecting Zhang Guan to dominate the 400-meter dash. However, those with common sense in sports have expressed their disapproval of Zhang Guan. The difference between the 100-meter dash and the 400-meter dash is really huge. From a professional perspective, these two events can be regarded as two completely different events. Many people feel that Zhang Guan's participation in the 400-meter section is probably just a soy sauce level, perhaps just to achieve the achievement of "participating in two events of the Golden League at the same time."
What's more, in the 400-meter sprint event, there is another insurmountable mountain - Rimi-Varina!
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Coach Hart pushed the notebook in front of Varina and started playing the video footage stored in the notebook.
"That contestant is Zhang Guan? What kind of competition is this?" Varina asked.
"I just got the 400-meter race in the East Asian Games from another coach. It was last November, when Zhang Guan participated in the 400-meter dash for the first time." Hart said.
"From a technical point of view, Zhang Guan's skills at that time were not as good as those at this year's Indoor Track and Field Championships." Warina stared at the computer screen carefully and continued: "But his speed was actually faster than that at the Indoor Track and Field Championships. Some."
"Yes, he ran faster at that time, and the final result was 44.50 seconds." As Hart's voice fell, Zhang Guan on the computer screen also crossed the finish line, and the time was frozen at 44.50 seconds.
Warina frowned and pondered for more than a minute, and then said: "I think Zhang Guan's speed can probably be faster. If he runs like this, he may eventually run around 44.30 seconds."
"Yes, as I expected, if he runs at his limit, it is absolutely possible for his speed to increase by another 0.2 seconds." Hart patted Varina on the shoulder: "Jeremy, you were a little nervous before. Don't underestimate Zhang Guan, if he really runs to 44.30 seconds, he can definitely threaten you."
"I know, I will take the game seriously." Warina took a deep breath and then said: "I will run seriously in tomorrow's game! I will not lose to Zhang Guan."
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On June 2, the Oslo Station of the IAAF Golden League officially started.
The 100-meter flying competition was held in the morning, while the 400-meter sprint competition was arranged in the afternoon.
But the schedule is still very unfavorable for Zhang Guan. Although the 100-meter dash race is in the morning, the start time has already reached 11:30. It is the finale of the entire morning race. If the previous races do not go well, it may still happen. It will be postponed a little; and the 400-meter dash race is the first event held on the track in the afternoon, and the time is 13:00, which means that Zhang Guan only has one and a half hours to rest between the two races.
For any athlete in the world, playing two games in such a short period of time is a severe test of physical strength, but for Zhang Guan, it doesn't matter. He has physical recovery potion, and he can ignore the problem of physical exhaustion. However, before the game, Zhang Guan still increased his condition and physical strength to above 95.
"This year Powell has begun the peak of his career. He will definitely be more difficult to deal with than last year. If we take it lightly, we may really lose to him; and there is Montgomery, the former world record holder, and now he It's really hard to say what his strength is. If he is stronger than before, he will definitely be a big threat to me. I'd better top up my status first!" Zhang Guan took a deep breath, and the lion must not fight the rabbit. Taking it lightly, he has decided that this shot will be aimed at the new world record.
Next to Zhang Guan, Powell's expression was also slightly solemn.
After returning from injury, Powell has just found his playing status among the Commonwealth athletes not long ago. As a challenger, he will challenge Zhang Guan again. Powell has no expectations for the final million-dollar prize of the Golden League. He gave The goals I have set are not high, as long as I can win Zhang Guan once this year. But what Powell never expected was that Montgomery would come back.
Powell only began to participate in World Athletics competitions in 2003. At that time, Montgomery was already involved in a doping scandal, so Powell had no experience of fighting against Montgomery, and he could not tell Montgomery's lies.
Montgomery is not tall, only 1.68 meters tall, and has a baby face. At thirty years old, he looks like a proud man of his age. At this time, Montgomery seemed very relaxed and did not have the same sense of restraint and nervousness that he felt when he participated in an international competition for the first time.
But in fact, Montgomery could no longer hold back her excitement.
"I'm finally back on the court! Things have changed, and now there are strangers on both sides of me! But fortunately, the Chinese named Zhang Guan is also there." Montgomery stood firmly on the starting block and bowed. Get down.
"The former world record holder came back and defeated the current world record holder. This is a perfect script!" Montgomery took a deep breath and got ready to start: "This game will declare to the world that I have Back to the top!”
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