This year's Golden League Brussels station is unique because this year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Belgian Olympic Committee. The Belgian government specially arranged the celebration ceremony at the opening ceremony of the Brussels Station of the Athletics Golden League.
In addition to the Belgian royal family and dignitaries, International Olympic Committee President Rogge will also attend the celebration ceremony. It is said that it is difficult to invite the president of the International Olympic Committee to the establishment celebration of the Olympic Committee in ordinary countries, but Rogge himself is Belgian, so he naturally has to participate.
The attendance of Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge invisibly raised the level of competition in Brussels. The Belgian government also announced that athletes who break the world record in Brussels will be awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Brussels and city keys, and will also be given an additional ten million euro prize money.
In fact, monetary rewards can only be regarded as secondary. The most critical reward is that athletes who break the world record in Brussels will be invited to attend a private dinner hosted by the Belgian royal family tomorrow night, when International Olympic Committee President Rogge will also attend. This is no ordinary dinner. If an athlete can attend, it means that the athlete has gained the friendship of the Belgian royal family and International Olympic Committee President Rogge.
Being able to gain the friendship of the Belgian royal family will obviously greatly increase the commercial value of the athlete. At least in Europe, the athlete's worth will definitely increase significantly. Of course, this is not the key. The most critical thing is International Olympic Committee President Rogge.
Rogge himself is a Belgian. If he can break the world record in Brussels, it will not only be a great gift to Belgium, but also a favor in disguise. In the entire world of sports, who can compare to this favor? How about becoming the president of the International Olympic Committee
For an athlete, if he can establish a relationship with the President of the International Olympic Committee, his future development path will be much smoother. Especially if he chooses to enter politics in the future, there will be many conveniences, such as the election of Olympic Committee members, The country where you are located will receive extra points when applying to host sports events, etc. There are many examples of this at home and abroad. For example, a champion in the national sports events back then had a good relationship with the then chairman of the Olympic Committee. After entering politics, this champion repeatedly received important tasks and was promoted along the way.
Sponsors of star athletes are also gearing up to strive for performance. The sponsors of men's 3,000-meter steeplechase athlete Shaheen announced that if Shaheen breaks the world record, all the spectators and the ball will be invited; the sponsors behind Isinbayeva Car sponsors have promised to give her a latest luxury SUV once she breaks the world record.
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Zhang Guan was resting in the hotel room when he heard a knock on the door. Zhang Guan opened the door and saw his guide walking in front, followed by a man in a suit and ties. Zhang Guan also knew this man. It was Zhang Guan during the Athens Olympics. Counselor Zhu whom Guan had met.
"Zhang Guan, we meet again!" Counselor Zhu said with a smile!
"Counselor Zhu! Hello, long time no see! Come in and sit down!" Zhang Guanyu guided and Counselor Zhu invited into the room.
During the Athens Olympics that year, Counselor Zhu came to deliver the invitation from the Prince of Dubai, and then Zhang Guan met Sharapova for the first time at the Prince of Dubai's dinner. Now, two years later, Zhang Guan met Counselor Zhu again, and Counselor Zhu's appearance had not changed much, except that he looked a little thinner than two years ago.
Director Yu said as he walked into the room: "You can't call me Counselor Zhu now. You should change your name to Director Zhu."
Director Zhu immediately answered and said: "I no longer work at the Embassy in Athens, because I had a lot of contact with the Olympic Organizing Committee during the Athens Olympics, so the organization transferred me to the 2008 Olympic Organizing Committee. Now I mainly He is in Lausanne, Switzerland, responsible for some liaison work regarding the Olympic Games."
After a few people sat down, Zhang Guan took the lead and asked: "Director Zhu, what instructions do you have when you come to me this time?"
"There are no instructions! I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, and I ask for help when I need something!" Director Zhu said, looking like he was hesitating to speak.
"It's okay. Director Zhu, please just tell me. I will do whatever is within my capabilities." Zhang Guan said.
"Okay, I'll just say it!" Director Zhu took a deep breath and said, "We hope you can break the world record in the Zurich Golden League!"
"What?" Zhang Guan's eyes widened in surprise. Zhang Guan noticed that Director Zhu used the word "we", which was obviously not Director Zhu's personal idea.
Director Zhu continued with some embarrassment: "We also know that this request is too abrupt, and we also understand that breaking the world record is not just a matter of playing tricks. It requires the combination of various comprehensive factors to make it possible, but if... I am Said that if possible, we hope you can challenge the world record. If it really doesn't work, forget it."
Zhang Guan thought for a while, then said: "I will try it in the competition! But is it convenient for me to know what is the purpose of breaking the world record?"
"This doesn't involve any confidentiality, so I'll just tell the truth!" Director Zhu continued: "This Golden League Zurich station will hold a celebration for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Belgian Olympic Committee. You must know this. Athletes who break world records in Zurich can attend a private dinner held by the Belgian royal family. This private dinner is small in scale and not attended by many people, but International Olympic Committee President Rogge will be invited to attend."
"Do you hope to use me to get close to Rogge?" Zhang Guan asked.
Director Zhu nodded in acknowledgement, and Zhang Guanze then asked, "Do you have a request for him?"
Director Zhu shook his head: "Absolutely."
Zhang Guan suddenly felt that something was not in line with the cleanup. If he approached Rogge for official business, he could go directly through official channels. There was no need to let himself break the world record and then approach Rogge at a private dinner. This was equivalent to going in a big circle. .
"Or it can be said to be public relations." Director Zhu continued to explain: "Rogge is a Belgian, and Zurich Station is the 100th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Belgian Olympic Committee. If we can break the world record at Zurich Station, it will be a gift to Rogge." A favor, and that’s what we need.”
"After Rogge took office, he implemented reforms in the International Olympic Committee and proposed streamlining the Olympic events. Several events will be cut off in the next Olympics. Since our successful bid for the Olympics, we have always hoped to add martial arts events. It will be included in the performance events of the next Olympic Games. However, there is great resistance to this matter, mainly because of the Olympic project streamlining plan implemented by Rogge.”
"We at the Olympic Organizing Committee have also done a series of public relations work in the early stage regarding the entry of martial arts into Olympic performance items, but we have no way to deal with Rogge himself, so we hope that you can follow up on the Belgian royal family dinner and report to Rogge Bring it up."
"Can Rogge agree?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Of course it's impossible to agree immediately!" Director Zhu shook his head: "Our Olympic Organizing Committee has already prepared the corresponding plan. You can mention this matter to Rogge and ask Rogge to agree to accept the plan. The next public relations work is our business. In fact, as long as Rogge does not clearly express his opposition to this matter, it will probably be settled. What should you say when you go to the banquet site and what situations will you encounter? We have planned in advance how to deal with it and will teach you. But the premise is that you must break the world record tomorrow before you can participate in that banquet!"
Zhang Guan certainly knows that the inclusion of martial arts as an Olympic performance event is of great significance. Even if martial arts enters the Olympics as a performance event, it is a stage for people around the world to understand China. In Zhang Guan's memory, it took a long time for martial arts to enter the next Olympics, and there were even reports of failure several times. It can be seen that it was very difficult to accomplish this at that time.
There are so many member states in the International Olympic Committee, and many people from various countries serve on the committees set up by the International Olympic Committee. The entanglements of interests are complicated, ranging from the right to bid for the Olympic Games to a certain individual event. This kind of public relations, operation and interest exchange is something that Zhang Guan cannot touch at a deep level. However, since the National Olympic Organizing Committee has made demands on himself, there must be corresponding operation methods. How to implement it specifically, Zhang Guan will not know. He knew it, but he didn't want to get involved.
Thinking of this, Zhang Guan said: "Since the country needs it, I will go all out in tomorrow's game and get one or two world records back."
"One or two? He seems to only participate in two projects..." Director Zhu was a little uncomfortable with Zhang Guan's way of speaking.
Next to him, Director Yu silently shook his head, secretly thinking that Zhang Guan is going to get mad again!
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Belgium very much hopes that some athletes can break the world record in the competition, which will be the icing on the cake for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Belgian Olympic Committee. Athletes also come with the intention of breaking the world record, because there are so many potential benefits from this world record. . Unfortunately, no one broke the world record in several events after the competition started.
The Russian pole vault queen had already secured the championship after jumping 4.81 meters, so she raised the bar to 5.03 meters to challenge a new world record, but unfortunately she failed.
Dibaba, the famous Ethiopian women's long-distance runner, made a comeback in this stop. Also competing was Defar, who holds the women's 5000m world record. In the end, Dibaba's time was 14 minutes, 30 seconds and 65, while Defar's time was 14 minutes, 30 seconds and 65 seconds. 14 minutes, 33 seconds and 78 seconds, which is still far from the world record of 14 minutes, 24 seconds and 53 seconds. As for Bekele, the king of men's middle and long distance running, he lost the game.
Shaheen, the king of Qatar's 3000-meter obstacle course, had high hopes before the game. He also publicly stated in media interviews that he would challenge the world record in the 3000-meter obstacle course. However, Shaheen's final result was 8 minutes, 04 seconds and 32 seconds, which was far from his own. The world record of 7 minutes, 53 seconds and 63 seconds is still far away.
When Shaheen crossed the finish line first, he raised his arms and began to celebrate, but in addition to sparse applause, there were more dissatisfied boos in the audience. Shaheen's sponsor had promised before the game that once Shaheen broke the world record in the game, the audience would drink beer, so the audience was a little disappointed with Shaheen at this time.
Rogge, who was sitting in the VIP room, looked a little gloomy. Shaheen talked a lot during the pre-game interview, but he fell off his game in the final game.
Belgium's 70-year-old King Abel II has left early, and Prince Philippe is still sitting next to Rogge. Rogge can read from Prince Philippe's excited and disappointed expressions that this man looks like The very mature Crown Prince actually hopes that some athletes can break the world record in Belgium.
Rogge suddenly felt quite shameless at this time. Everyone has vanity, even if he is the president of the International Olympic Committee. At this time, he couldn't help but become a little anxious. He personally attended the Brussels race to create momentum for the Belgian Olympic Committee's founding celebration. If there was one less world record, the momentum would be overshadowed.
At this time, the athletes for the next game began to enter, and Rogge suddenly saw Zhang Guan's figure.
“Looks like we’re counting on the Chinese to break the world record!”
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