Entering the final sprint, Zhang Guan's physical exertion was much less than that of other athletes, and he was also able to sprint faster.
Coach Virgil's eyes widened in surprise. In his decades of coaching, he had never seen an athlete display such speed in the final sprint.
"Sure enough, it's not that simple! I don't think it's that simple! Zhang Guan, a sprinter, actually has the confidence to participate in the middle-distance running competition. He really has something to rely on. Being able to have such a fast sprint speed in the final stage, this Apart from Zhang Guan, I have never seen anyone else in the world who can do it. With this alone, Zhang Guan is enough to become the top middle-distance runner in the world." Coach Virgil thought as he couldn't help but look at He looked at Ramzi beside him.
Ashid Ramzi, the double world champion in the middle distance, had an unprecedentedly solemn expression at this time. Coach Virgil could even feel the panic and anxiety deep in Ramzi's heart.
Virgil once again focused his attention on the field, only to find that the situation on the field had changed again.
"Oops! Carmel, he's caught up!"
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Since being overtaken by Zhang Guan, Carmel has been following Zhang Guan closely. There were several times when Carmel wanted to overtake, but failed to find a chance until he was about to enter the final sprint and Zhang Guan suddenly entered the first. Four paths.
"Zhang Guan has gone astray! Good opportunity, accelerate and sprint to pass him!" Carmel was just about to sprint, but found that Zhang Guan had already started accelerating one step ahead.
"Is Zhang Guan about to sprint too? What's going on? Why is Zhang Guan so fast!"
Zhang Guan's acceleration was obviously much faster than Carmel's, and the peak speed was beyond Carmel's knowledge.
That is to say, Carmel's stunned performance was followed by Iranian player Mudila and Japanese player Shikazu Kobayashi who also started the final sprint. The explosive power of these two players seemed to be very strong, especially Japanese player Shikazu Kobayashi. He quickly caught up with Carmel.
Of course, Carmel would not let Shiwa Kobayashi surpass him, but then he realized that his explosive power seemed to be unable to be fully utilized.
"Oops, the frequent changes in rhythm before have consumed too much energy!" Carmel could only watch as Shihe Kobayashi surpassed him, and the Iranian player Mudila also began to keep pace with him.
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"It's pretty good to qualify first in the group. I don't know how Carmel is doing." Ali looked at the finish line in front of him, feeling the joy of victory in his heart.
Abela Mansoor Ali, whose original name was John Yego, changed his name in order to become a Bahrain national. This player who did not know his true age was running in the first place and successfully advanced to There is no problem for Ali, and the top spot in the group seems to be about to be taken by Ali.
Suddenly, exclamations mixed with boos suddenly erupted from the audience in the stadium.
"What's going on? Why are there boos?" Although Ali was a little puzzled, he was sure that the boos were not for him.
"Did something happen to Najim?" Ali immediately thought of Bashar Najim behind him. Then Ali quickly looked back, only to see Zhang Guan's figure getting closer and closer.
"It's Zhang Guan, he surpassed Najim!" Ali realized why the audience was booing. Najim is a player from Qatar. As the host player playing at home, he was surpassed by Zhang Guan, which naturally caused dissatisfaction among the audience. .
"Remember Zhang Guan was ranked fourth before, but now he can surpass Najim who is second, which shows that Zhang Guan did a good job in the last sprint. He is the fastest person in the world. It's natural to sprint well." Ali commented silently in his mind. At the same time, he looked sideways at Zhang Guan to see how far Zhang Guan was from him, but he was surprised to find that Zhang Guan was already on par with him.
"When did you catch up? You were clearly behind me just now!"
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"Crossing the line! Zhang Guan was the first to cross the line. In second place was Ali from Bahrain, Najim from the cartel came in third, followed by Saudi player Savin, Japanese player Shikazu Kobayashi and Iranian player Mu Dilla. Carmel, the champion of the 800-meter track and field World Cup, is in seventh place. It is a pity that he did not qualify for the finals! This is really a big upset."
At the finish line, Carmel looked very ugly. Although his best event was not the 1,500 meters, he never expected that he would be blocked from the finals at the Asian Games.
"Damn it, if it hadn't been for the continuous change of rhythm and the consumption of too much energy, the Iranians wouldn't have caught up with him in the final sprint! It's all because of Zhang Guan!" Carmel glared at Zhang Guan fiercely. Although he knew He was self-defeating this time, but he still blamed all the reasons for the failure on Zhang Guan.
"There will be the 800-meter preliminaries tomorrow. That is my strongest point. I will definitely give you a try!" Carmel had just made up his mind, but suddenly remembered that in tomorrow's 800-meter preliminaries, he and I Zhang Guan is not in the same group.
"Okay, Zhang Guan, it seems that I need to pray that you can enter the 800-meter finals and the 800-meter preliminaries. You have to run well. You must enter the finals, but don't let me down!"
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In the second heat of the 1,500-meter race, Ramz, a Bahrain athlete and double champion of the middle distance race at the World Championships, qualified first without any doubt. However, the overall strength of this group of athletes was obviously not as good as the first group, and they did not appear. What an upset.
After the 1,500-meter preliminaries, Zhang Guan had an hour to rest before participating in the men's 100-meter rematch.
The 100-meter semi-finals were divided into three groups, with a total of 24 athletes participating, competing for 16 promotion places, which means that two-thirds of the athletes can advance.
The athletes participating in the semi-finals have improved to a certain extent compared with the preliminaries. Basically, they are all athletes who can reach the Olympic B mark. Although the Olympic B mark is considered good in Asia, compared with Zhang Guan, they are like elementary school students. So Zhang Guan once again experienced a dish-busting competition.
After the 100-meter rematch, it was the women's 10,000-meter final. After 25 laps, it naturally took more time, so Zhang Guan got more than two hours of rest.
There are only two final events left in the competition on December 8, one is the men's 400-meter semi-finals, and the other is the men's 3000-meter obstacle course final. Zhang Guan will of course participate in the former.
Among the contestants who finally advanced to the 400-meter final, except for Zhang Guan and Japan's Yuzo Kanemaru, the other six were all West Asian athletes from five countries: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Indian player Mathews Binu, who had made wild remarks before the game, was eventually blocked from the final.
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In the hotel's screening room, coach Virgil played the video of the 1,500-meter preliminaries over and over again, hoping to discover Zhang Guan's flaws and find a way to deal with them.
"How can he find the rhythm of the leading player so accurately? This is absolutely perfect!" Ramzi next to him kept muttering.
Ramz was the double champion in the middle distance running at last year's World Track and Field Championships. He is among the best in the world in terms of middle distance running skills and competition experience. Of course, Ramz is familiar with various movement rhythms in middle distance running, but he asked himself that he could not be as good as Like Zhang Guan, he accurately changes the rhythm to be consistent with the previous players.
Coach Virgil suddenly took out a ruler, walked to the TV, and pointed the ruler at Carmel and Zhang Guan in the picture.
"Same! The speed is the same! Damn it, how did he do it!" Coach Virgil discovered through the ruler that although Carmel and Zhang Guan were running, the distance between them did not change at all, which meant that Carmel and Zhang Guan have exactly the same speed.
"Same rhythm! Same speed! In terms of follow-up running, this is simply perfect!" Virgil sighed. Having been a vocational teacher for more than 30 years, he thought he was well-informed, but what happened to Zhang Guan? This situation was completely beyond Virgil's cognition.
The competition on the TV screen has entered the final stage, and the athletes have begun their final sprint.
Ramzi suddenly said: "Coach, I can't rush so fast!"
Virgil nodded: "I know, and besides Zhang Guan, I'm afraid no one in the world can rush so fast at the end of the 1500-meter race! I have heard Hart say before that Zhang Guan has unique physical strength. In terms of control methods, even Varina, who has excellent physical strength, is no match for Zhang Guan. I didn’t take it to heart at the time, but now I think it’s better to see it than to hear it a hundred times!”
"Coach, what should I do in the final the day after tomorrow? If it comes to sprinting, I am no match for Zhang Guan." Ramzi asked.
"It's very simple, just be faster than him!" Coach Virgil showed a confident look, and then said to Ramzi: "Although Zhang Guan is the king of sprints in the world, don't forget, you are the king of middle-distance running. ! You are the double champion in the middle distance running at the World Track and Field Championships. You are the strongest middle distance runner in the world! So don’t care about other runners, let alone Zhang Guan. Don’t care about his following, don’t care about his To sprint, all you need to do is lead all the way to the finish line!”
"Leading all the way to the finish line?" Ramzi gasped.
"Yes!" Coach Virgil nodded seriously, and then said: "You are the strongest in the world. If possible, try to hit the 1,500-meter record!"
PS: Junding has exceeded the 6,000 mark, no nonsense, let’s go!
(End of chapter)