The award presenter gave Zhang Guan a certificate, which he had not told Zhang Guan before, which made Zhang Guan a little overwhelmed.
"What kind of certificate is this?" Zhang Guan thought as he took it. He just glanced at it and saw that the three letters ATP were particularly conspicuous.
"ATP? Professional Tennis Association." Zhang Guan thought silently.
At this time, the award presenter said to Zhang Guan: "Zhang Guan, congratulations. From today on, you are an ATP-registered professional tennis player!"
"What? Professional tennis player?" Zhang Guan still didn't react.
Fortunately, Sharapova reminded her from the side: "This is the registration certificate for ATP professional players. It has your name on it, which means you are now a professional tennis player registered in ATP. Well, this is a very important thing." A special souvenir.”
Zhang Guan immediately understood that this certificate was probably a gift from the organizer for his participation in this charity day event.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of charity event invites some well-known people from other fields. Although no monetary compensation will be paid, since the well-known people are willing to come, the organizer cannot help but express it. Therefore, organizers often prepare some special or representative souvenirs. For example, when Bolt attended an event in Berlin, the city of Berlin gave Bolt a piece of the Berlin Wall as a souvenir.
This kind of commemorative gift is not about how much it is worth, but about the meaning behind the souvenir. If you are an ordinary fan, you might be happy to get a tennis ball signed by Federer, but Zhang Guan is three points more famous than Federer, so the organizers naturally need to come up with a more meaningful and representative gift. It worked, so the organizers of the US Open obtained an ATP professional player qualification certificate, which gave Zhang Guan the status of an honorary professional tennis player. This is the same nature as those honorary professors of a certain university and honorary citizens of a certain city.
As a track and field athlete, Zhang Guan's identity as a professional tennis player is of no use, but as a souvenir, this ATP professional athlete's certificate is indeed very suitable. Although this thing is not valuable, it is very symbolic. Of course, Zhang Guan just wants a name and does not have to fly around the world to play matches like those professional tennis players.
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Li Na handed the ball bag to Jiang Shan and said at the same time: "I can't believe that although Zhang Guan is a track and field athlete, he is really good at playing! At least the technical aspect seems to be sound and better than those amateur players. If there are more, maybe I can even reach the semi-professional level! But I really don’t have any competition experience at all.”
Jiang Shan nodded in agreement: "Especially in terms of serving, although he uses the simplest flat serve, the speed of the ball has reached the level of the world's top players! I have always heard that Zhang Guan is the most physically gifted player in the country. A good athlete, I saw today that he is indeed worthy of his name. I think if Zhang Guan practices tennis, there will be no problem entering the Grand Slam tournament."
"I think Zhang Guan is better at practicing track and field. You see, he has set many world records in track and field events! Although our country's track and field strength is not strong, it is still a major event that has been developed for decades, and the audience base is there. Yes, even if you can't set a world record, you can become famous by winning a world championship. Tennis has only developed in recent years. Now many people in our country don't even understand the basic rules of tennis. Moreover, There are still so many restrictions at the network management center..." Li Na complained.
Jiang Shan shook his head helplessly. Li Na was dissatisfied with the "paternalistic management" of the network management center for more than a day or two. If the network management center is willing to approve, Li Na will definitely become the first athlete to choose to fly solo.
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While Zhang Guan and Sharapova were enjoying a sweet world together in the United States, Director Luo looked sad at the farm management center in China.
"This Zhang Guan, he must be the reincarnation of Sun Wukong! He is just looking for trouble for me." Director Luo sighed softly and picked up the transcript in his hand again.
This is the results list of the National Track and Field Championships that ended not long ago. This national track and field championship is also a trial for the track and field events of the Doha Asian Games, so it stands to reason that the first place in each event will definitely be eligible to go to Doha to participate in the Asian Games.
However, according to the original plan, the national team was not prepared to send anyone to participate in some events, and most of them were focused on men's events. For example, men's 10,000 meters, men's hammer throw, men's 800-meter middle distance run and 1500-meter middle distance run, etc. These are all weak events for the national team. Even if they are placed in Asian-level competitions, there is no hope of winning awards. They are considering streamlining the personnel, so they are not prepared to send anyone to compete.
The threshold for the Asian Games is still relatively low, but everyone in the country definitely wants to go. The Chinese team has the largest number of participants in the Asian Games, and it is going to West Asia. Considering the host's reception capacity and some related expenses, it is necessary to streamline the personnel. There are limits on the number of participants in each major event, so it is normal to give up some weak events.
However, what Director Luo has to face today is really not the issue of the number of participants.
"100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, and long jump! By the way, we have to add a 4 x 100 meters. These are five events. Zhang Guan still feels that it is not enough! He also has to run 800 meters and 1500 meters! What does he think of the Asian Games? Playing house!" Director Luo continued with a look of displeasure: "Participating in seven events at the same time, you have to tire yourself to death! Old Ma, tell me, how can there be track and field in this world? Athletes, participating in seven events at once!"
"Haha, if Zhang Guan can really participate in seven projects at once, he will make history!" Director Ma continued with a smile on his face.
"Creating history? Making history! When I mentioned these words, I became even more angry. It was the Asian Games, which is held only once every four years. Many athletes in the country could not go to the Asian Games even if they wanted to. He put the Asian Games Do you think of it as a place to build your reputation? Yes, when people talk about the Doha Asian Games in the future, they will say that Zhang Guan participated in seven events at the same time in the Asian Games. His reputation will be there by then, but what about his results! How can he have so much stamina for seven events?" Director Luo became more and more angry as he talked: "Looking back to the 2008 Olympics, will he also participate in seven events to create history? In that case, will the Olympics still be comparable? !”
"As for physical strength, we have also evaluated it." Director Ma picked up the small book in his hand and continued: "Zhang Guan's physical reserve and physical recovery are far beyond ordinary people, so according to our evaluation, even if he participates in multiple It can at least guarantee gold medals in the 100m and 200m events. In these two events, Zhang Guan’s advantage over other Asian athletes is really too great. Judging from the standards of other athletes from Asian countries, Zhang Guan Guan only needs to run the 100 meters within 10 seconds and the 200 meters within 20 seconds to win the championship easily, which is very easy for Zhang Guan."
"What about 400 meters?" Director Luo asked next.
Director Ma immediately replied: "In the 400-meter event, athletes from East Asia cannot pose a threat to Zhang Guan. Our main opponents are from West Asia, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. They are all naturalized legions. Several of them have run into or approached the 45-second mark. Of course, athletes will not perform at their best in every game."
Director Luo thought for a while and asked, "What is the Asian Games men's 400-meter record?"
"44 seconds 93, created by Qatari Ismail at the Hiroshima Asian Games." Director Ma replied.
"According to the world record currently held by Zhang Guan, it is more than 1.7 seconds behind this result! This gap is still quite big in the 400 meters. In this way, even if Zhang Guan's physical strength is average, there is still a gap in the 400 meters event. Play?" Director Luo asked.
Director Ma nodded cautiously: "There must be something interesting. Zhang Guan must have thought that he could win gold medals in these three sprint events, so he insisted on participating in the two middle-distance races, 800 meters and 1500 meters."
At this time, Director Luo's anger was mostly gone. He lowered his head and began to think seriously.
A few minutes later, Director Luo raised his head and asked: "Do you think if Zhang Guan is really allowed to participate in the 800 meters and 1500 meters in the Asian Games, what results will he achieve? It is possible to win a medal. Or even win the championship?”
"It's unlikely." Director Ma shook his head and continued: "The middle-distance running level of Central Asian countries is among the best in the world. It can even be said that they have the ability to win gold medals in the World Championships or Olympic Games. Zhang Guan's middle-distance running Although he can dominate the country, his performance is still far behind those of athletes in West Asia."
Director Luo rolled his eyes, as if he was planning something on his mind, and he said: "Do you think this is okay? We will allow Zhang Guan to participate in the 800 meters and 1500 meters in the Asian Games this time, but he must win the championship. That's it, I have to win gold medals in other events! If I can't win the championship, I will continue to practice sprinting well, and I can't mention middle-distance running at least before the 2008 Olympics."
Director Luo picked up the tea cup, took a sip of water, and then said: "In the Asian Games, the sprinting level of the athletes is poor. Even if Zhang Guan works hard, he can win the championship. But the Olympics is different. There are so many strong people. , the gold medal in the sprint event will never be lost. Therefore, it is enough to let Zhang Guan fool around once in the Asian Games, but the 2008 Olympics must not be based on Zhang Guan’s temper. We just took advantage of the opportunity of the Asian Games to help him improve the middle distance I have stopped thinking about running!"
"This is a good idea! This kid never admits defeat. With his character, he will most likely be tricked." Director Ma showed an old fox-like expression on his face and continued: "Leave this matter to me! This The Athletics World Cup is coming soon, I will mention this matter to Zhang Guan."
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