43.82 seconds. After Michael Johnson retired, no athlete has been able to achieve this time. But Varina did it today. He is worthy of the title of Johnson's successor.
In any level of competition, as long as there are no accidents, this result is enough to win the championship and shock the world. But today, an accident occurred.
Zhang Guan’s 43.67 seconds was even more dazzling and shocking than Varina’s 43.82 seconds!
In the 400-meter sprint event, the top ten results in history are all set by Americans. The first is of course Johnson's world record of 43.18 seconds, and the second is Johnson's previous world record of 43.29 seconds. After that, except for Americans In addition to Watts' 43.50 seconds, the remaining seven best 400-meter times were also set by Johnson.
Zhang Guan’s current time of 43.67 seconds is exactly the tenth best 400-meter dash time in the world. Before this time, Johnson set a time of 43.66 seconds in Lausanne, and after that, John also set a time of 43.68 seconds in Zurich. .
Warina stared blankly at the scoreboard. He once ran a time of about 43.80 seconds in training, so he has always been very confident in himself. Even if Zhang Guan ran a time of 43.99 seconds in Oslo, Warina Still have confidence in myself to win.
Varina has always felt that he lost the Oslo race because of his carelessness. As long as he takes the game seriously and doesn't relax during the whole process, he will definitely beat Zhang Guan. But today, these 43.67 seconds told Varina that even if Varina did not relax, even if Varina tried his best, he still could not defeat Zhang Guan.
43.67 seconds, a score that Varina had never touched in training. How could he not be shocked when it appeared in front of him today
In addition to the shock, it was more of a blow to his self-confidence. Varina knew that he had no excuse for losing in this game. He was in good condition today and he tried his best in the game. However, he still lost, lost in terms of hard power!
Not far away, Coach Hart's face became more solemn. To Coach Hart, it was not terrible that Zhang Guan had mastered a new technique. What was terrible was that Zhang Guan had destroyed Warina's self-confidence. What a world champion needs most is not superb skills and extraordinary talent, but a champion's heart. Once an athlete loses his heart to win, the champion will become farther and farther away from him.
"It seems that the first task now is to help Warina regain his confidence!" Coach Hart thought silently.
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In the athletes' rest area, Montgomery looked at Zhang Guan with excitement and kept applauding. The smile on his face was so sincere that he felt as if he had won the championship.
Powell glanced at Montgomery with some confusion. He didn't understand why the former world record holder behaved like this. It stands to reason that Montgomery and Varina are both Americans. Varina lost the game, and Montgomery should It felt disappointing, but now Montgomery seemed very excited.
Crawford, who was next to Montgomery, couldn't stand it anymore. He said to Montgomery: "Tim, okay, the celebration is over. We lost the game after all."
"Lost the game? No, no, no, I don't think so! I will win the game!" Montgomery's baby face showed a surprised smile, and then continued: "You saw it just now, right? Zhang Guan ran out It took 43.67 seconds! This should be the fastest 400-meter result after Johnson! Zhang Guan is so fast. He must have tried his best in the previous game. He has no physical strength now! Zhang Guan has no physical strength anymore, and after five more Ten minutes is the 100-meter dash. Sean, do you know what this means? Haha, one of our strongest competitors has been eliminated! We are one step closer to the championship!"
Sean Crawford frowned: "Tim, didn't you watch the 100-meter dash in the Athens Olympics?"
Montgomery nodded: "Of course I saw it. Zhang Guan was running very fast at that time! Green, Gatlin, and you were all left behind by Zhang Guan."
"Didn't you watch the previous semifinals?" Crawford continued: "Zhang Guan and Green fought so fiercely in the semifinals. We all thought Zhang Guan had no physical strength, but in the finals , but he is the person with the most abundant physical reserves! Zhang Guan has a unique secret in physical recovery."
"The interval between races was two hours, and we only have less than fifty minutes today!" Montgomery continued: "And that time you ran 100 meters, this time it is 400 meters, four times the distance, or even more Four times the physical exertion! With a time of 43.67 seconds, Zhang Guan definitely has no physical strength left! No one in this world can recover his physical strength in such a short period of time! Unless he is a monster... "
"Monster?" Crawford repeated the word, and then sighed: "Tim, you used the word very appropriately. That guy Zhang Guan is a monster! An invincible monster!"
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A certain city in China.
Gao Jie walked out of the News Building, looked at the empty road, and sighed softly.
Gao Jie is an art editor for newspapers and magazines. His working hours are obviously different from others. He goes to work at seven o'clock in the evening and starts formatting and beautifying newspapers. He finalizes the next day's newspaper before about twelve o'clock, and then By handing the manuscript over to the printing press, his work is considered complete.
It was already one o'clock in the morning. After Gao Jie completed the submission and confirmed that there were no problems with the printing press, he went home from get off work. He dragged his tired body to the parking lot. As soon as he opened the car door, he heard the ringtone of his cell phone. .
"Hey, editor, I'm Xiao Gao... I haven't left yet, in the parking lot... Zhang Guan won the Golden League 400m championship again? 43.67 seconds, the best result in the past seven years? Tenth in history? The newspaper is going to start again Typesetting? I'll be right back!" Gao Jie hung up the phone, turned around helplessly and walked back to the News Building.
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The schedule of the Golden League is extremely intensive. Even if Zhang Guan ran a time of 43.67 seconds, the organizers did not leave him much time to celebrate because the next game was about to begin.
The next competition was the women's 100-meter hurdles and the men's 110-meter hurdles. The women's 100-meter hurdles and the men's 400-meter dash were only ten minutes apart. It can be said that Zhang Guan had just finished running, and the race started on the track. The hurdles are placed, and then the athletes participating in the hurdles also begin to prepare.
After the women's 100-meter hurdles, also ten minutes apart, is the men's 110-meter hurdles event, and Liu Feiren is about to appear.
However, Liu Feiren's condition today seemed to be relatively average. His starting reaction time reached 0.188 seconds. This was a very unqualified result for Liu Feiren, who was good at starting. In the end, Liu Feiyang only finished fourth. French local player Ducoure is fifth.
The champion of the 110-meter hurdles belonged to American Trammell, and the runner-up was American veteran Arnold. Liu Feiren's old rival Alan Johnson also had bad luck and abandoned the race midway.
However, there was a young player who caught everyone's attention. He was the Cuban player Robles. He won the third place in the competition and was regarded as a big upset in the competition. But Zhang Guan knows that in the future until Liu Feiren retires, Robles will be Liu Feiren's biggest competitor.
The subsequent women's 100-meter dash race is also a race that attracts world attention. This is the comeback battle of the legendary American female flying star Marion Jones. As a result, Jones easily won the championship with a time of 10.92, presenting a more perfect comeback than Montgomery.
After the women's 100-meter dash, the men's 100-meter trapeze competition begins immediately, and Zhang Guan will appear again.
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At the starting line, Zhang Guan looked very calm and unhurried, showing no sign of fatigue.
"Sure enough, Zhang Guan's physical strength has recovered, this pervert! Forget it, ignore him, I will just run to my own level!" Powell turned his head and focused on his own track.
After a whole year of fighting last year, Powell no longer had any hope of defeating Zhang Guan. A younger and higher-level athlete than himself really made Powell unable to have the courage to challenge. However, Powell, who gave up the idea of competing with Zhang Guan, has improved a lot this year.
On the other side, Sean Crawford also has no hope of winning the championship. The 200-meter sprint champion at the Athens Olympics is still very clear about his positioning. His 100-meter strength is not as good as Zhang Guan's, and judging from the current situation, he is definitely not Zhang Guan's opponent in the 200-meter event.
Only Montgomery didn't think so.
"Zhang Guan doesn't look very tired. He must be bluffing! He has just experienced such a fierce 400-meter race. It is impossible for him to recover in such a short period of time. I have a good chance in the following competition. As long as I can beat Powell, The championship is mine!" Montgomery thought silently. He had only played against Zhang Guan once and did not know some of Zhang Guan's unique abilities.
One minute later, the athletes were ready, and with the sound of the starting gun, the 100-meter dash officially began.
Zhang Guan started off normally, accelerated normally, and after sixty meters, he was already in the lead.
Seventy meters later, Powell rushed to the second position, leaving behind a surprised Montgomery.
Montgomery fully expected that Zhang Guan would slow down due to lack of physical strength. At the end, Zhang Guan ran faster and faster and crossed the finish line first, with a time of 9.72 seconds. Powell also performed well, and the final time of 9.77 seconds also showed the strength of a super first-class athlete.
Montgomery, who crossed the finish line third, looked at the results on the scoreboard, and the expression on his face became very exciting. The score of 9.72 seconds obviously shows that Zhang Guan is not only in good condition, but also very physically strong. Otherwise, it would be impossible to support the explosive power of his body.
"Are you surprised?" Crawford walked to Montgomery and continued: "I just said, that guy Zhang Guan is a monster!"
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Gao Jie came out of the News Building again and looked at the emptier road. He sighed again.
Gao Jie looked at his watch. It was already past two o'clock in the morning. Zhang Guan was the 400-meter champion of the Golden League, so he had to work overtime for more than an hour. He had to re-layout and design the newspaper, re-define the edition, and then Submit the manuscript to the printing press.
"Finally I can go home and take a nap!" Gao Jie just opened the car door when his phone rang again.
"Hey, editor, I'm Xiao Gao... I haven't left yet. In the parking lot... Zhang Guan won the 100-meter championship in the Golden League again! Is the newspaper going to be rearranged?" Gao Jie almost cried: "I'll go back right away..."
The bitter editor Gao Jie turned around again and walked back to the News Building.
The first chapter has been delivered. Yesterday was the day when I received the most monthly tickets. Thank you everyone! Recently, I have been trying to write more than usual every day and save more manuscripts. It is better to wait for the manuscripts to be released and burst into a few chapters to thank everyone for their support!
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