At the National Track and Field Championships held on May 28, 1997, Lao Jianfeng jumped 8.40 meters. This result was not only a national record, but also broke the Asian record in the men's long jump event.
It wasn't until 2005 that Saudi Arabian player Alku Walidi Mohammed broke the Asian record with a time of 8.44 meters. On July 2, 2006, just one month ago, Mohammed once again broke his Asian record with a score of 8.48 meters.
But today, Zhang Guan jumped 8.49 meters, which just broke the Asian long jump record of 8.48 meters held by Alku Walidi Mohammed. He took back this Asian record and once again won this The record remains in China.
"8.49 meters! Zhang Guan jumped 8.49 meters! This is a new Asian record!" high-pitched shouts rang out from the speakers in the venue.
Ordinary viewers don’t know what the Asian record for the long jump is. Everyone just knows that Zhang Guan’s jump was better than his previous result. However, after the publicity in the sound system, the audience understood the meaning behind Zhang Guan’s 8.49 meters. .
"Wow..." The audience roared once again.
The reporters waiting on the sidelines once again surrounded Zhang Guan.
In that jump just now, Zhang Guan broke the national record in the long jump and was surrounded by reporters once. But only seven or eight minutes later, reporters rushed over again.
At this time, even Zhou Can, who was mature and steady in his profession, couldn't help but praise: "Zhang Guan is so awesome! He broke two records in two jumps, one national record and one Asian record. This is simply a miracle!" "
"Yeah, I still feel it's a bit unreal." Li Run paused and then said, "Is this Zhang Guan's true strength?"
"It seems that our judgment was wrong. I used to think that Zhang Guan's jump of more than eight meters was the limit. Now it seems that this idea is really ridiculous! Jumping over eight meters? He didn't jump seriously at all. !" Zhou Can shook his head and continued: "Obviously, Zhang Guan's long jump ability has entered the ranks of the world's top athletes, perhaps comparable to the most powerful people in the world. Hey... "
After Zhou Can finished speaking, he sighed, and Li Run asked: "Brother Zhou, Zhang Guan broke the Asian record. This is a good thing. Why are you sighing?"
"No, I just feel like I don't live up to expectations. It's really irritating to see people compete with each other." Zhou Can laughed at himself, and then said: "Look at Zhang Guan, the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 400-meter are all top-notch in the world. Now one more long jump, look at us..."
"Brother Zhou, didn't you just tell me not to compare with Zhang Guan? He is just too good. We just need to perform at our highest level." Li Run consoled him.
"That's right. There is one last trial jump next, let's work hard!"
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Because Zhang Guan broke the Asian record in the fifth jump, the long jump competition had to be suspended again. After a long time, the competition was able to continue, and the athletes began the final trial jump competition.
Perhaps it was because the time between games was too long and the athletes' bodies had cooled down. In this last trial jump, several athletes did not perform as well as they should. Some committed fouls and some failed. Even the successful ones, It also failed to achieve breakthrough results.
In fact, at this time, no one was paying attention to the long jump competition, and the audience began to discuss Zhang Guan's breaking the Asian record. The topic caused by the Asian record is obviously several levels higher than that of the national record. Especially since this Asian record was won from a foreign athlete, it instantly rose to the level of national pride, even if you don't know much about track and field events. People can't help but join in the discussion.
It wasn't until the seven players in front completed their last trial jumps that the audience's attention returned to the arena again, because Zhang Guan was about to appear on the stage and begin his last trial jump.
"I think it's almost done. You've already broken the Asian record. You can give it a little rest this time and just make a symbolic appearance. The key is to protect yourself and don't get hurt." Coach Zhou said with a serious look on his face. Zhang Guan said.
When Zhang Guan jumped 8.42 meters before, Coach Zhou said similar words. He was very worried about Zhang Guan accidentally injuring his body. If a national treasure-level athlete like Zhang Guan were to compete for a national track and field Injured during the championship, Coach Zhou cannot bear this responsibility.
Zhang Guan shook his head and pointed to the audience: "Coach, listen to the sounds around you..."
"Zhang Guan! Come on! Zhang Guan! Come on! Zhang Guan! Come on!"
The tens of thousands of spectators cheered in unison, and everyone was looking forward to Zhang Guan's jump bringing another surprise.
"Coach, everyone is cheering for me! If I give up at this time, how can I be worthy of these audiences! And I also want to give it a try and challenge the distance of 8.50 meters." Zhang Guan showed a strong confidence, and then walked On the field.
Coach Zhou sighed helplessly. Although he was the head coach of the provincial track and field team, he couldn't really command a super big-name athlete like Zhang Guan, so he could only let it go.
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There is a time limit for athletes' preparation for a run-up. The time limit for each trial jump is one minute. A timer is usually set above the head of the run-up area to remind athletes to pay attention to the time. Generally, when an athlete enters the run-up area, the timer will press the timer button. When the time limit is only fifteen seconds, the timer will raise the yellow flag. When the time limit reaches zero, the yellow flag in the timer's hand will fall. If the athlete still does not start this trial jump, the betrayal will fail.
But when Zhang Guan stood on the field, the referee did not press the timer, apparently telling Zhang Guan to take his time and not to rush.
Zhang Guan didn't hesitate. He slightly adjusted his breathing rhythm and took a starting position.
The timer finally pressed the timer when Zhang Guan was ready. As soon as the timer started counting down, Zhang Guan immediately started his approach.
"Zhang Guan is still working hard at this speed! Even in the last trial jump, even though he just broke the Asian record, Zhang Guan still did not give up the game! In this jump, can he perform better than before?" Okay? Director Ma, who could easily calm down, became nervous again at this moment.
Zhang Guan once again drew a parabola and landed in the sand pool. Countless grains of sand spread out, and a trace appeared on the originally flat sand surface. The edge of the trace actually exceeded 8.50 meters.
"Zhang Guan really jumped the 8.50 meter mark!" Coach Zhou couldn't help but say.
After confirmation, Zhang Guan's final score was 8.52 meters.
"8.52 meters! Lao Yu, did you see it? 8.52 meters! This is a world championship-level result! We finally have a world champion-level athlete in the long jump event!" Director Ma looked very excited. There was also some trembling.
Director Ma was really excited at this time. After all, he was a long jump coach, and Zhang Guan's long jump results touched Director Ma's heart even more.
Director Yu's performance is not as exaggerated as Director Ma. In the sprint event, Zhang Guan has brought too many miracles to Director Yu. Director Yu has long been accustomed to this feeling, and has already formed a feeling in his subconscious. Concept, as long as there is a game involving Zhang Guan, anything can happen.
After three consecutive trial jumps, three records were set, including one national record, two Asian records, and the last one even exceeded the 8.50-meter mark! This is definitely the most sensational event in domestic track and field competitions in recent years. Although the national records and Asian records are not as good as those world records broken by Zhang Guan, the next one will definitely cause quite a stir.
But he hasn't had time to think about it yet. He has to participate in the men's 800-meter final in the evening.
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As night falls, the temperature seems to have dropped a bit, but the scorching heat of midsummer and the enthusiasm of the audience are intertwined, making the entire stadium like a boiling kettle.
The finals of the 800-meter run were about to begin. When Zhang Guan appeared in everyone's field of vision, the atmosphere at the scene instantly aroused a climax. Even those who were preparing to line up to use the toilet ran back, fearing that they would miss Zhang Guan's race.
How many people in the audience are really familiar with track and field competitions? For the audience, spending money to watch the game is just for the competition of a few big-name players. Now that Zhang Guan is about to make his debut, of course, this game cannot be missed.
Although Zhang Guan's participation in the long jump finals a few hours ago would have consumed some energy, no one would question Zhang Guan's physical reserves. The final sprint speed shown by Zhang Guan in the 800-meter and 1500-meter preliminary rounds was already equal to Tell everyone that his physical reserves can be described as "perverted".
There was no very strong opponent in the 800-meter final. Among the seven opponents, the Tenth National Games champion Li Xiangyu had the absolute advantage, and the other players were not very strong.
The level of 800-meter running in China is relatively weak. There was originally a Ninth National Games champion Li Huiquan who was also very strong. He once defeated a Japanese athlete. However, he was suspended due to illegal drugs and will not be able to compete until the suspension period is two months later. Finish.
The eight finalists stood on their respective starting tracks. Zhang Guan was in the fourth lane this time. Everyone was quickly prepared. With the order, they started to start.
With the experience of the preliminary competition, Zhang Guan did not sprint in the initial lane running, but chose to run forward at a normal speed. This made Zhang Guan not gain an advantage before the lane line. , Zhang Guan began to merge. Although merging at the fourth lane is not the easiest, it is not very difficult either. Although Zhang Guan does not have very good merging skills, he completed it smoothly. By the end of the straight runway, everyone had entered the innermost runway. At that time, Zhang Guan was in fifth place.
Zhang Guan is very satisfied with this result. He has already used the skill of follow-up running. All he needs to do next is to follow others honestly, run for more than one lap, and then leave the inner lane and sprint.
According to this rhythm, this 800-meter championship will belong to Zhang Guan again.
But at this moment, the situation on the track suddenly changed!
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