Zhang Guan followed Powell's voice and saw a young black man who was taller than himself. He was thin, but strong and looked very young. He was not as mature as Powell, but he smiled brightly. The white teeth are all the same.
"Sure enough, it's Bolt!" Zhang Guan thought to himself. At the same time, he looked at Bolt carefully and found that except for being thinner, there was no change in Bolt's appearance.
"I didn't expect to meet Bolt so soon! There are still two years left before the next Olympics. Bolt is probably just an athlete focusing on the 200 meters and has not started practicing the 100 meters sprint yet." Information about Bolt appeared in Zhang Guan's mind.
Powell, who was on the opposite side, waved to Bolt and signaled Bolt to come over. At the same time, he said to Zhang Guan: "His name is Usain Bolt, and he specializes in the 200-meter dash. Our entire Jamaican team knows that. He is your biggest fan, even your dormitory is covered with your posters!”
"Bolt is my fan?" Zhang Guan suddenly felt dizzy. In his previous life, during the 2008 Olympic Games, Zhang Guan regarded Bolt as his idol. Unexpectedly, there was a change of position now. Zhang Guancheng Bolt's idol.
When Bolt saw Zhang Guan and Powell sitting together, he thought of Powell's ugly face just now and did not dare to come over immediately. However, when Powell waved to him, Bolt rushed over at a trot.
"Yosein, haven't you always wanted to get to know Zhang Guan? Today I will introduce you to Zhang Guan." Powell said, picking up the buffet tray: "You guys eat slowly, I will go back and rest first."
But just after taking two steps, Powell turned around and said, "I suddenly remembered that you also signed up for the long jump competition! I suggest you take a look at the schedule of this competition if you have time. It seems to be quite disadvantageous for you."
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Bolt seemed very excited. The natural optimism and natural enthusiasm of the Jamaican people were brought into full play by Bolt, which made Zhang Guan very uncomfortable.
"During the Athens Olympics, I watched your game on TV. I saw you beat Gatlin, Green, and Powell, and then won the championship and broke the world record! I was dreaming at that time A day when I can compete with you on the same stage! But the coach did not allow me to practice the 100-meter dash. Fortunately, you participated in the 200-meter race in this Track and Field World Cup, and I can finally compete with you!" Bolt was beaming. said.
"Didn't you practice 100 meters?" Zhang Guan asked to confirm.
Bolt immediately replied: "The coach said that if I can win a medal in this track and field World Cup, he will allow me to try the 100 meters. However, my teammates said that I am not suitable for the 100 meters. They think I am too I'm too tall and my body is too thin. I don't look like a 100-meter athlete. They think I should be more suitable for running 400 meters."
"How can you know if you are suitable if you don't try it?" Zhang Guan said.
"Yes, I think so too!" Bolt suddenly became even more elated: "I was just thinking, your original event was the 100-meter dash, but you can beat Varina in the 400-meter event and break Johnson's world. record. As a 200-meter athlete, I should also try the 100-meter dash."
"Uh..." Zhang Guan suddenly smiled helplessly. He didn't expect that running the 400 meters would actually strengthen Bolt's confidence in practicing the 100 meters. This was tantamount to cultivating a powerful opponent for himself. Know what is good and what is bad.
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After the meal, Zhang Guan remembered what Powell said about the schedule being unfavorable to him, so he immediately looked for the schedule of the Athletics World Cup. After a closer look, he found that it was indeed very unfavorable to him.
The competition starts on September 16th, Athens time, and among the four events that Zhang Guan participated in, the first one was the long jump, and the start time was 19:35. Then came the men's 100m final, the time was 19:40, and the difference between the two events was only 5 minutes. Counting athlete preparation time, warm-up time, playing time, etc., the two events can be said to overlap in time.
The next men's 400m final is held at 20:00 sharp. But at this time, the long jump final is definitely still in progress, which means that the 400-meter competition and the long jump competition also overlap.
In addition, the 100-meter and 400-meter races are only 20 minutes apart, which means that Zhang Guan needs to complete the three events in half an hour.
"What the hell kind of schedule is this? It's clearly trying to trick me! Although the 20 minutes between the 100 meters and 400 meters is a bit short, it doesn't really matter to me, but there is also a long jump final in between, and I don't know how to do the split. , this is a bit troublesome." Zhang Guan muttered silently in his heart.
"According to the rules of the competition, in the long jump competition, if an athlete participates in other competitions at the same time or is late due to unexpected circumstances, with the permission of the referee, he can be the last one in line. If this is not possible, he can apply to the referee for a final But if it is too late to appear in the final stage, this round of trial jumps will be regarded as a failure. From this point of view, of the six trial jumps in the competition, I will probably give up one, two, or even three of them! And I We must also ensure that we advance to the top eight in the first three jumps!”
"In jumping competitions, every opportunity to try a jump is extremely precious. If you have fewer test jumps than other athletes, the disadvantage will be really big, so I must make full use of every test jump. But The opponents are not weak, Saladino from Panama is a strong man who can jump 8.7 meters, it seems that he needs to strengthen his long jump strength."
Zhang Guan took a deep breath, then entered the system's virtual mall, and found long jump shoes in the shoes column.
"Ten skill points, buy a pair of long jump shoes. After equipping these long jump shoes in the system, your long jump strength will definitely be further improved!" Zhang Guan thought silently.
In track and field events, different shoes are required for different events, such as running shoes and long jump shoes. Although they are both spike shoes, there are still differences. Generally speaking, running shoes are lighter than long jump shoes, but long jump shoes have better shock absorption than running shoes, and long jump shoes have thicker heels and pay more attention to ankle protection.
At the same time, there are also differences between the two in terms of nails on the soles. Running shoes have spikes on the front soles, while jumping shoes have spikes on the front and rear soles. Running shoes generally use thin spikes, while jumping shoes use round spikes. In actual competitions, the number of spikes on the soles is also different depending on the athletes' different jumping feet and technical characteristics.
Of course, the long jump shoes in the system are not that complicated. After all, they are just a virtual item equipped in the system, not a physical object. Therefore, under the judgment of the system, the equipped jumping shoes only enhance the effect of jumping sports.
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On September 16, the 10th Track and Field World Cup officially started.
Surprisingly, the Asian team actually won the first gold medal in the Athletics World Cup. The gold medal winner was Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi. He won the men's hammer throw gold medal with a throw of 82.01 meters. The World Championships hammer throw champion finished second with a time of 80 meters.
Subsequently, the shot put, pole vault, high jump, 400-meter hurdles, and 1500-meter competitions were held one after another, and medals began to be distributed to various participating teams. For example, American Clement won the 400-meter hurdles championship and first place in the shot put. It was Ralph of the European team, and the men's 1500m championship was won by Alex of the African team.
In the studio, the host and guests were discussing the just-concluded women's 100-meter race. In the women's 100-meter race, Jamaican flying star Simpson won the championship with an overwhelming advantage.
"Simpson seems to be in very good condition. There is no doubt about the women's 100-meter championship! Simpson also won four races in this year's Golden League, and is only one step away from the final gold award. But her two This defeat was all due to Marion Jones. I think if Marion Jones hadn't withdrawn from the competition, Simpson might not have won the gold medal so easily!" said a commentator.
Another guest next to him continued: "I really didn't expect that Marion Jones would be involved in a doping scandal again only three months after his comeback. If this time it is true, he might really be banned for life. !”
"Okay, thank you both for your post-match comments." The host obviously did not want to talk too much about doping, but brought the topic back to the competition and continued: "Now we are focusing on the long jump. Next It is the final of the men's long jump event. There are a total of fourteen athletes participating in the long jump competition of this Track and Field World Cup, which is two more than the number of participants in the World Track and Field Championships or the Olympic Games. However, the rules are still the same, with each player trying to jump three times. After that, the top eight contestants can try jumping three more times! I think with the addition of two more contestants, the competition will be more cruel and intense!"
In the World Track and Field Championships or Olympic Games, due to the large number of competitors, the long jump event will give priority to the qualifying round, eliminating most of the competitors first, leaving the twelve athletes with the best results to enter the finals. In today's track and field World Cup long jump competition, there are only fourteen athletes participating, only two more than normal. When converted into competition time, it is only five minutes longer. There is no need to hold a special qualifying competition.
As the host finished speaking, the order of appearance of the athletes appeared on the broadcast screen.
"What you see below is the order of appearance of the players. I think there is one player in this list of players that no one expected. He is Zhang Guan! Our sprint king!" The host's voice was very timely. Improved a few points.
"It's really unbelievable that Zhang Guan has to participate in four events, 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and long jump! To be honest, I really look forward to Zhang Guan participating in the long jump competition, but maybe we won't be able to compete in the long jump today. I caught a glimpse of Zhang Guan’s grace in the long jump,” the guest said immediately.
"Why?" the host asked cooperatively.
"Look at the schedule! The long jump competition happens to be between the 100-meter dash and the 400-meter dash. The competition time is completely conflicting. I think Zhang Guan will definitely give up the long jump competition!"
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