The athletes on the field have completed merging, and eight athletes are huddled in a pile, which looks like it is very crowded.
Li Xiangyu was in the first position after this wave of rushing. The strength of this 10th National Games champion is indeed higher than other contestants. His career best time is 1 minute 46 seconds 45. This result He has entered the Olympic B standard line. Historically, he also participated in the 2008 Olympic Games with the Olympic B standard, so he has the strength to lead until the end.
The athletes entered the curve, and the next step was to run at a constant speed. But just as everyone was trying to adjust their rhythm, Li Xiangyu, who was in the lead, began to speed up. His speed was obviously faster than the second place.
The runner in second place immediately understood that Li Xiangyu was deliberately speeding up. He wondered whether Li Xiangyu had deliberately set a trap to disrupt the rhythm of other runners, so he began to hesitate. To catch up.
That is to say, while the second player was hesitating, Li Xiangyu gradually stood out from the crowd and continued to widen the gap. By the time he entered the straight again, he was already nearly ten meters ahead of the rest of the group.
However, Li Xiangyu was not satisfied with this. When he reached the straight track, he continued to increase the speed just now and continued to widen the distance between him and the second place.
Li Xiangyu's leading running method is also very common in competitions. Although running like this will consume a little more energy than following, it is far ahead of other opponents. He is alone in a group and can not be interfered by others. Run at your own pace. In the 800-meter run, athletes with superior strength can easily create a good result if they run like this.
At this time, the second-place player suddenly felt the pressure increase. He was originally following, but Li Xiangyu's acceleration pushed him far away, making him the actual leader of the group. Therefore, his rhythm suddenly became a little chaotic. He was still hesitating whether to pursue or follow the original path. He was running at a certain pace, so another runner behind him took advantage of this opportunity and passed him along the outer edge of the track.
Zhang Guan, who was in fifth place, had another thought in his mind.
"Li Xiangyu is definitely the strongest among these players. He chooses to speed up now. At least he can lead to the final sprint stage. For me, I need to follow him to the final sprint stage. I need to follow him. Try to stay in front as much as possible during the run. It seems that you need to find an opportunity to catch up. Keep running with Li Xiangyu. If the gap becomes wider and wider, you may not be able to catch up in the end!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Guan moved to the outside track and started to accelerate. He took advantage of the straight track to pass other athletes, then caught up with Li Xiangyu and started running behind Li Xiangyu.
With Zhang Guan's speed, it is not difficult to surpass other athletes when he has the physical strength, so the whole process is clean and tidy, and he has already arrived behind Li Xiangyu before the straight ends.
The audience immediately burst into loud cheers, and when Li Xiangyu heard the cheers, he immediately looked behind him and happened to see Zhang Guan chasing after him.
"Who is Zhang Guan coming up?" Li Xiangyu was shocked. Although Zhang Guan was still a rookie in the 800-meter event and only ran a mid-range time of 1:51.07 in the last preliminaries, there is an old saying. It is called "the shadow of a famous tree". After all, Zhang Guan is the world's number one flyer. This status alone puts a lot of pressure on Li Xiangyu invisibly.
Li Xiangyu suddenly became focused. He maintained a good speed and rhythm, and at the same time kept paying attention to Zhang Guan behind him. Soon he found that Zhang Guan did not seem to have the intention to surpass him, but was just following the rhythm.
"Is Zhang Guan just running away?" Li Xiangyu breathed a sigh of relief.
For more than 200 meters, the positions of the top three did not change. In front were Li Xiangyu and Zhang Guan, and behind them were the other six players more than ten meters away. In the process, the top three players were There was competition with each other, but the gap did not widen.
Less than 200 meters away from the finish line, Li Xiangyu, who was in the lead, felt a little irritable.
Zhang Guan was following very closely behind. Although Zhang Guan never tried to overtake him along the way, Li Xiangyu knew that Zhang Guan must be waiting for the opportunity. When he sprinted for the last 100 meters, he suddenly struck with a thunder blow.
Once the following athlete starts to overtake, the leader will definitely try to defend his position. This is like the offense and defense in ball sports. The attacker will definitely have the advantage. The attacker can choose the moment to attack, while the defender can only passively wait and then respond. In middle-distance running, changing the pace and rhythm takes time to adjust. It is certainly easier to actively change the rhythm than to passively change the rhythm, so being suddenly forced to change one's rhythm is something that no athlete wants to see.
"I have to be faster, and it is best to increase the distance between me and Zhang Guan, so that even if Zhang Guan starts to overtake me, I will have a buffer time to adjust my rhythm." Li Xiangyu thought of this and walked faster .
However, what Li Xiangyu didn't expect was that he didn't throw Zhang Guan away, and Zhang Guan was still following him closely.
Li Xiangyu became even more agitated, but he was about to enter the final sprint.
Just after entering the final straight area, Zhang Guan suddenly moved to the second lane and then launched the final sprint.
Li Xiangyu only felt a figure approaching from the right, and the corner of his eye told him that it was Zhang Guan.
Then, Zhang Guan surpassed Li Xiangyu and slowly opened the distance between the two.
Li Xiangyu was also sprinting, and he was sprinting very hard, but even so, the gap between him and Zhang Guan was still getting wider and wider.
"Zhang Guan's sprint speed is so fast! No foreigner can sprint as fast as him." Li Xiangyu already understood in his heart that in the face of this abnormal sprint speed, it was impossible for him to overtake, but he was still unwilling to give up. Try hard to catch up with the figure in front of you.
Zhang Guan was also sprinting with all his strength. In his mind, the time displayed by the system was getting closer and closer to 1 minute and 46 seconds.
"Faster, faster! Try to run within 1 minute and 46 seconds!" Zhang Guan couldn't help but encourage himself, but the increased pace seemed to become heavier.
"Crossing the line! Zhang Guan wins the championship!"
The scene was full of jubilation. The most popular player in this field won the championship. This was what everyone wanted to see the most. But Zhang Guan's face looked a little bitter, because he ultimately failed to run within 1 minute and 46 seconds, and his final score was 1 minute, 46 seconds and 11 seconds.
"The leading athlete in front is still too slow. With my follow-running skills, I can only follow others. If Li Xiangyu can run faster, I will definitely be able to run within 1 minute and 46 seconds." Zhang Guanxin Sighed silently.
However, Zhang Guan did not know that at this time, the coaches and athletes of the provincial teams, as well as Director Ma and Director Yu sitting on the rostrum, were all in shock. This result, which Zhang Guan was very dissatisfied with, has already broken the national record in the men's 800-meter run!
The national record for the 800-meter run at this time was 1 minute, 46 seconds and 44 set by Mu Weiguo in the 12th Asian Games in 1994. This result has been maintained for 12 years. Now Zhang Guan has finally improved this result by 0. 33 seconds.
Breaking records in middle and long-distance running events requires more luck, because it is impossible to determine whether the pace of the leader is fast or slow. If the leader is too slow, no matter how strong he is, he will not be able to break the record. Although Li Xiangyu led the way today, his speed was actually not very fast. It was just that the other players were generally weaker, which made Li Xiangyu appear to be faster.
Director Ma on the rostrum saw sweat on his forehead. He wiped it with his hands, and then said: "Is this a record? It's a national record that others have worked so hard to break. How come it's as easy as having a meal here at Zhang Guan's place?" ! This is the fourth time today, breaking four records in one day. He plays like this, how can other athletes mess around!"
"The gap in strength is too big. Zhang Guan is indeed a genius. The venue of the National Track and Field Championships has now become a place for Zhang Guan to set records." Director Yu seemed very calm. Director Yu had done it many times Witnessing Zhang Guan breaking the world record with my own eyes, I was certainly not that excited about the national record.
Director Ma suddenly turned his head: "Lao Yu, what do you think I should do?"
"What should I do?" Director Yu didn't understand.
"As I mentioned to you before, about the Asian Games, don't forget that this is still the selection competition for the Doha Asian Games." Director Ma continued: "Zhang Guan signed up for the 800 meters at the National Track and Field Championships for the Asian Games. He was selected. Now that he has won the championship, he will definitely ask to run the 800-meter run in the Doha Asian Games. But this time in the Doha Asian Games, we have no plans to send anyone to participate in the 800-meter run! And Zhang Guan is alone and has to participate in so many If it’s a project, how can you possibly keep up with the energy?”
Director Yu nodded: "This is really a problem. If other athletes are not allowed to go, they will not be allowed to go, but Zhang Guan is very persistent. Now he has won the championship and even broke the 800-meter mark." He has a national record, and if he is not allowed to participate in the Doha Asian Games, there will definitely be controversy."
After Director Yu finished speaking, he continued: "I can't help you with this matter. I think you should report it to Director Luo! Let Director Luo make the decision."
Director Ma did not speak, but seemed hesitant to speak. Director Yu felt that Director Ma seemed a little abnormal, so he asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
Director Ma hesitated for a moment, lowered his voice, and whispered: "I got a rumor, which is not very accurate. Director Luo may also be promoted."
"Gaosheng? Didn't you say it would be after the 2008 Olympics?" Director Yu said.
"It seems that there has been a change. According to the original plan, Director Luo will lead the team to participate in the next Olympics. However, the superiors are very satisfied with the performance of the Field Management Center in the past few years, especially Director Luo's management ability. If you are satisfied, the organization can focus on cultivating him." Director Ma thought for a while and then said: "It may not be limited to the sports system."
"Oh? Then this is good news for Director Luo. He is only in his forties now. If he can take another step forward before he turns fifty, he will have a bright future." Director Yu continued: "If Director Luo gets promoted, you have to fight hard for the position of director of the Field Management Center."
"I don't want to think about this anymore. The most likely person to succeed Director Luo is President Qu! President Qu has quite a lot of connections, which we can't compare with!" Director Ma said sadly.
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After the 800-meter race, Zhang Guan has no competition events today. In this Chinese Track and Field Championships, Zhang Guan has one last race to participate in, which is the 1,500-meter running final held on the last day.
Dozens of reporters surrounded Zhang Guan for nearly an hour and were still unwilling to let him go.
Zhang Guan does not participate in domestic competitions on weekdays, and it is impossible for domestic reporters to go to Europe. Therefore, this national track and field championship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for domestic sports reporters. Everyone can gather together the problems of the past six months. Everything was poured out, 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, Golden League, long jump, 800 meters, daily training, overseas competitions, and time with Sharapova. In short, the continuous bombardment of questions made Zhang Guan proud. dizzy.
After all, Coach Zhou is just a coach of a provincial team, and there is no good way to deal with reporters from all over the country. The organizers must hope to increase the popularity of the game, so they also let reporters go. Coach Zhou really has no choice but to ask Ma The director asked for help, and finally it was Director Ma who sent staff from the field management center to pull Zhang Guan out of the crowd.
"Oh, I thought I couldn't go back tonight and had to spend the night here!" Zhang Guan complained all the way to Director Ma and Director Yu.
"Zhang Guan, your performance today shocked me! Three trial jumps, three records, no one in the world can do it except you!" Director Ma said with a smile.
"Thank you, Director Ma, for your praise! Look, I have broken the Asian record in long jump, and I am considered the number one long jumper in Asia. How about helping me get a place in the long jump for this Track and Field World Cup?" Zhang Guan said immediately.
"I knew you were going to kick your nose in the face!" Director Ma pretended to be helpless, and then said: "But you have to think clearly, this track and field World Cup has a 200-meter event, so you don't just have to participate I have to participate in the 100-meter and 400-meter races, plus the 200-meter race, plus a long jump. Is it going to be physically taxing?"
"No problem! Our physical strength is the best in the world!" Zhang Guan raised his thumb.
"Don't brag now. When the time comes, you won't be able to keep up with your physical strength. If you lose the gold medal, you will cry!" Director Ma continued: "A quota for the long jump should not be a big problem. Anyway, one more person in the long jump event means three or four more minutes." It will be easier to distribute the long jump quota between East Asia and West Asia, but don’t ask for quotas for other events!"
Of course Zhang Guan knew that the other events that Director Ma mentioned were the 800-meter race. Zhang Guan himself also knew that although he had just broken the national record for the 800-meter race, this time of 1 minute and 46 seconds was not even the best in the world. In world-class competitions, even in Asian competitions, it is not considered to be at the top level. It is still too early to go to the Track and Field World Cup.
Zhang Guan smiled awkwardly and replied: "Four events are enough. Four events are four gold medals. Liu Feiren will get another 110-meter hurdles, and the women's long-distance running will be more powerful. This The Asian team definitely doesn’t need to be at the bottom for the World Athletics World Cup.”
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