Golden League MVP? It sounded like a very noble name, and it immediately attracted exclamations from the reporters.
As the spokesperson spoke, he tore off the thick corduroy fabric, and a golden trophy appeared in front of everyone. The image of the trophy was a running man, and the size of the trophy was not small, as big as the Australian Open trophy.
All kinds of flashing lights suddenly came towards me. The spokesman still kept smiling, but in fact he was blinded by the flashing lights.
"Will this award be established again in the future?" a reporter asked unruly.
It is not the time for reporters to ask questions yet. According to regulations, reporters are not supposed to ask questions. This is an act that disrupts the order of the press conference, but this reporter obviously couldn't help it. But his questions were also what other reporters wanted to know, so no one criticized him.
The spokesman did not show any dissatisfaction. The current focus was exactly what he needed. He still explained in a very gentlemanly manner: "If there are athletes who can do this in the future Golden League series, If we win six consecutive games in both events, then this award will still be established.”
The reporters in the audience immediately started a more intense discussion:
"This is simply impossible! No one can do this except Zhang Guan."
"The Golden League events change every year. If the 400-meter event is not set up next year, even Zhang Guan will not be able to win the Most Valuable Athlete!"
"Perhaps we can let Powell try the long jump. If the next Golden League has a long jump event, maybe he can also win two six-game winning streaks."
"You forgot that Powell can't beat Zhang Guan in the 100-meter dash! It's better to let Zhang Guan try the long jump. Maybe he can win another six consecutive victories in the future."
"It makes sense. The long jump level of sprinters is definitely not bad. Zhang Guan can learn from Carl Lewis. And Zhang Guan can run faster than Carl Lewis!"
"I seem to have seen a piece of news before, saying that Zhang Guan won the championship in a long jump competition in China... "
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In the office of IAAF President Diack, the press conference was being broadcast simultaneously.
When the Most Valuable Athlete trophy appeared on the screen, Diack had a satisfied smile on his face. At the same time, he said to Gabriel Dolay in front of him: "I didn't expect it. A few months ago , we are still discussing here whether to let Zhang Guan sign up for the 400-meter dash. Unexpectedly, he has won five consecutive victories in two events! At that time, I thought he would give up the 400-meter race in Oslo. Unexpectedly, he broke the 400-meter world record in Brussels!"
"Yes, we have never encountered such a situation with five consecutive wins in two events. But with Zhang Guan's results, when calculating bonuses, I don't think anyone will count the 100 meters and 400 meters separately. Doubt it." Dorai said.
Diack nodded and continued: "This Most Valuable Athlete is such a genius idea! At present, only Zhang Guan has achieved five wins. I am really worried that Zhang Guan will give up one of the events in Berlin and only keep Six consecutive wins in one competition, after all, he only needs six consecutive wins in one event to get the remaining US$500,000 in bonuses.”
"We need to attract the attention of the world. The honor of being the most valuable athlete should make Zhang Guan's heart beat! You must know that this award is unique and unprecedented. I think when Zhang Guan wins in both events When we win six games in a row, the whole world will be shocked!" Dole said.
"Actually, what I care more about is the Chinese market." Diack said: "After all, there are more than a billion people there. Even if only one tenth of the people pay attention to track and field, it is already more than the track and field audience in the entire Europe. . What’s more, the next Olympics will be held there, so we must start cultivating the audience base from now on.”
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On September 3, the ultimate PK of the IAAF Golden League was finally staged in Berlin.
There is a 110-meter hurdles event in the Berlin Golden League competition, but Liu Feiren did not come to participate due to a recent recurrence of injuries. In the 110-meter hurdles event, American Oliver finally defeated Alan Johnson and won the gold medal.
In other competitions that have nothing to do with the final prize money, the Norwegian javelin Olympic champion won the championship with a time of 87.43 meters. He won 4 championships in six races. Although he was not able to share the final prize money, his results were still very dazzling.
Also a 4-time champion is the Jamaican women's 100-meter rookie Simpson. Her two losses were to American female flying star Marion Jones. In the last three stops of the Golden League, Jones retired due to doping issues, which also led to Simpson.
In addition, Kenyan player Jorge won the men's 1,500-meter championship, American player Virginia Powell won the women's 100-meter hurdles championship, and Belgian player Hellebaut won the women's high jump championship.
In the women's 400-meter competition, American Richards continued to perform triumphantly and won the championship in this event. He completed his fifth victory and will be able to share the final grand prize of the Golden League.
After the women's 400-meter dash, the men's 400-meter race began immediately.
Zhang Guan broke the men's 400-meter dash world record in Belgium, which was a big blow to Varina. Varina has always regarded Michael Johnson as his idol and goal of hard work, but Zhang Guan has surpassed Michael Johnson. The new world record of 43.16 seconds directly made Varina lose the confidence to challenge Zhang Guan.
So Varina chose to withdraw from the Berlin competition, and Varina's place was replaced by another American player Rashawn Merritt. At present, Merritt has not run within 44 seconds and cannot pose a threat to Zhang Guan. As for other contestants, no one has ever run under 44 seconds.
Without Varina, Zhang Guan had no opponent in the 400-meter event. He easily won the championship and won six consecutive victories in the 400-meter sprint event in the Golden League.
Next, in the women's middle-distance running competition, Dibaba, the Ethiopian long-distance running queen who had four wins, lost to compatriot and world record holder Defar by 0.3 seconds. In the end, she failed to achieve the goal of five wins and failed to achieve the goal of five wins. Get a chance to share in the $500,000 grand prize. In the men's 5,000-meter event, Bekele, also from Ethiopia, successfully won the championship and achieved five wins. At the same time, in the long jump, Panamanian player Saladino easily won the championship with a score of 8.35 meters and also completed His five wins in this Golden League.
So far in this Golden League, Richards, Bekele, Saladino and Zhang Guan have all reached five wins. These four people can share the bonus of 500,000 US dollars. Since Zhang Guan has two They all won five times in the competition, so in the end, Richards, Bekele and Saladino each received only one hundred thousand dollars, while Zhang Guan received two hundred thousand dollars.
In addition, Zhang Guan has won six times in the 400-meter dash, so the remaining US$500,000 will be exclusively enjoyed by Zhang Guan. Therefore, the ownership of the million-dollar Golden League grand prize has been made clear. Zhang Guan will receive 700,000 US dollars, and the other three players with five wins will each receive 100,000 US dollars.
There is only one final suspense left in this year's IAAF Golden League. Whether Zhang Guan can achieve six consecutive victories in two events and win the world's only "Athletics Golden League Most Valuable Athlete" award.
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"Zhang Guan! He is in the lead! Come on! Cross the line! Zhang Guan won the championship! Another six-game victory! He participated in two events in the same Golden League and achieved six-game victory in both events. Victory! An unprecedented great achievement. Perhaps no one will be able to achieve this result again in the future!"
Amid the cheers of the audience, Zhang Guan was the first to cross the finish line, achieving another six-game victory in the Golden League.
"Congratulations!" Powell took the lead to hug Zhang Guan and express his celebration. Reporters also gathered around him at this time.
In fact, for many people, this result was already expected before the game. Whether it was 100 meters or 400 meters, Zhang Guan's strength had an absolute advantage, and there was no doubt that he would win the championship. But when you witness this moment with your own eyes, the feeling is still exciting.
The audience at the scene stood up, applauded and cheered for Zhang Guan!
And track and field fans all over the world are also paying attention to this game. Especially in China, it was already past two o'clock in the morning, but there were still countless viewers waiting by the TV, waiting to watch Zhang Guan make history.
They witnessed Zhang Guan win two events and win the Most Valuable Athlete trophy.
Zhang Guan did not disappoint them, he once again made history!
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The IAAF prepared a very grand awards ceremony for Zhang Guan. IAAF President Diack personally awarded the Golden League Most Valuable Athlete trophy to Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan won two six-match races in the 100-meter and 400-meter races. In addition to the original championship reward, Zhang Guan also received an additional 12 skill points as an honorary reward. The honor of being the most valuable athlete of the Golden League also made Zhang Guan Guan Guan received an additional six skill points, so in the Golden League, Zhang Guan's additional honorary rewards alone were as high as eighteen skill points. Coupled with the championship rewards and record-breaking rewards in six competitions, Zhang Guan was quite proud. A feeling of getting rich.
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After the Berlin Station, this year’s IAAF Golden League is over.
There is no World Track and Field Championships this year, but the World Track and Field Championships in Europe, America and other places are in full swing, with outstanding athletes emerging to break through. After the Golden League ends, there will be an Athletics World Cup in mid-September, where outstanding athletes from all continents will gather together to compete for honor.
There are still two weeks until the Athletics World Cup, so Zhang Guan can use this time to take a short rest. However, Zhang Guan did not return to China. He had promised Sharapova to go to the United States to watch the US Open match, and the Tianjin Management Center had already approved Zhang Guan's leave application.
The day after the Berlin leg of the IAAF Golden League, Zhang Guan boarded a flight to the United States.
End of Chapter 2. Asking for a guaranteed monthly ticket. The content of the Track and Field Golden League is now over. There should be no more Track and Field Golden League content in future plots. After all, as all-round athletes, there are many good projects waiting for us to develop.
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