Xiao Liu, who was in China, held the phone and listened carefully to Yang Zhongyi's voice from the Philippines on the other side of the phone.
"Come on! Come on! Come on Zhang Guan!"
Yang Zhongyi's Chinese words of encouragement were particularly clear amid the chaos of foreign languages. Xiao Liu could even feel the surging passion on the other side of the phone.
"Listen to this sound, the competition is so fierce!" Xiao Liu said to himself.
"Ah! Injured! Ah ah! Crossed the line! Champion! Champion! Win! We win!" Yang Zhongyi's almost roaring shout was deafening and reached Xiao Liu's ears through the microphone.
Xiao Liu stood up suddenly and shouted into the microphone: "Brother? Who was injured? Who crossed the line? Whose champion? Did we win? Did we win the championship? Who was it?"
On the other side of the phone, what came back was not Yang Zhongyi's answer, but his excited shouts.
Yang Zhongyi's emotions needed to be vented, and he was indeed venting. Yesterday's Philippine media portrayed Zhang Guan and even the entire national team as a shameless clown. At this moment, Yang Zhongyi could finally tell Ramos with contemptuous eyes. , tell those Filipino reporters, tell them who the clown is!
"Brother, don't get excited, listen to me first, tell me who won first..." Xiao Liu continued to call Yang Zhongyi.
The other half of the phone suddenly fell into silence, which made Xiao Liu feel very uncomfortable. Xiao Liu wondered if Yang Zhongyi was shouting too loudly. But a second later, a louder shout sounded:
"9 seconds 99! 9 seconds 99! 9 seconds 99! We broke into 10 seconds! We broke the record! We broke the record! The first person in Asia!"
"What? Broke the Asian record? What happened? Senior brother? Senior brother?" Xiao Liu was even more surprised this time and couldn't wait to talk to Yang Zhongyi.
And Yang Zhongyi is still shouting.
"The first man in Asia has broken the record! The flying man... the flying man is crowned! The first man in Asia is crowned!"
Xiao Liu's body shook violently and he almost lost his grip on the receiver of the phone. He looked blankly at the report on the computer screen that questioned the shady story of the Sports Federation, and murmured to himself: "Brother seemed to say that Zhang Guan broke the Asian record. How is that possible? If this is true, then what was reported this time? It’s a huge mistake.”
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At this moment, at the Rizal Track and Field Stadium, everyone’s eyes were fixed on the timing board.
9.99 seconds. If this result is correct, it will be a new Asian record, and the creator of this record is Zhang Guan, who was the first to cross the line.
The Asian record was originally set at 10 seconds, set by Japanese sprinter Koji Ito in 1998. The closest results since then were Nobuharu Asahara's 10.02 seconds and Shingo Suetsugu's 10.03 seconds.
The Asian record has not changed at all since 1998. Some racists in the world even claim that the limit for yellow people is 10 seconds. Yellow people can never run within 10 seconds. Today, if this result is confirmed , Zhang Guan will become the first yellow person to run within 10 seconds, which has special significance for yellow people throughout Asia and even the world.
In the media area, Ramos suddenly shouted: "Super wind speed, it must be super wind speed! European scholars have said that it is impossible for a yellow race to run within 10 seconds."
The other reporters stared at Ramos with contempt. You must know that there are reporters from Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asian countries, and Central Asian countries in the press area. The five countries in East Asia are all yellow people, and the countries in Indochina and the Malay Archipelago are all yellow people. In addition, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia also have a large number of yellow people. It can be said that the entire reporter area, except for reporters from West Asian and South Asian countries, is almost all yellow people, Ramos It's okay to have low self-esteem. The citizens of Japan, South Korea and other countries are quite arrogant. Ramos's words are like offending them all.
"The wind speed is 0.6 meters per second. This result is valid. It seems that we have witnessed the birth of a new Asian record." The speaker was a Korean reporter. As he spoke, he looked frivolously at the Japanese press box next to him. , but felt quite satisfied in my heart.
At the finish line, Zhang Guan had already received a prompt from the system. He successfully broke the Asian record and gained two skill points.
"Now I have a total of 4 skill points. I can complete the task by saving two more points. Obtaining honors also has skill points. The 100-meter championship in the Asian Track and Field Championships should also be an honor. I will definitely get it and I can also get skill points. Maybe This task will be completed as soon as the award ceremony is over." Zhang Guan thought happily.
Then he looked at the score of 9.99 seconds on the big points board and smiled with satisfaction.
"This time it's 9.99 seconds. Next time I run 9.98 seconds in a competition and break the Asian record again, I can get two more skill points; next time I run 9.97 seconds, and next time I run 9.96 seconds... the skill points are still there as expected. You need to use a brush.”
"What are you laughing at!" Shen Bao came over from behind and placed a national flag on Zhang Guan's body.
"Flag? Brother Shen, where did you get the national flag?" Zhang Guan asked.
Before Shen Bao had time to answer, Chen Jian who was standing next to him walked over with a national flag and said: "Lao Shen prepares a national flag every time he goes abroad to compete. When he wins the gold medal, he can walk around the stadium with the national flag. But I never had the chance to use it, so this time I’ll give you an advantage!”
Shen Bao smiled awkwardly. It is every athlete's dream to have the national flag flying on the sports field. Especially after the game, it is the moment for the champion. Only the champion is qualified to walk around the field wearing the national flag. Enjoy the cheers of the audience. Although Shen Bao has always had this dream, he has never been able to realize it!
Thinking of this, Zhang Guan hugged Shen Bao and said, "Brother Shen, let's go together!"
"Okay!" Shen Bao hesitated for a moment, then agreed. The three of them, draped in two national flags, jogged slowly around the track and field, enjoying the glory that belonged to the victors!
…
Standing on the award podium, with the majestic national anthem ringing in his ears, and looking at the waving national flag in the middle, Zhang Guan suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart. It was a kind of pride, a kind of glory, a kind of touching, something that has always been difficult to explain in words. Although there were no cheers resounding from heaven and earth, although there were no impassioned choruses, it was better than a thousand words, and it turned into something in an instant. Infinite motivation spread throughout Zhang Guan's body.
"This feeling is so good!" Zhang Guan found that just after standing here for the first time, he fell in love with this feeling, not only because of the championship and glory, but also because of the eternal feeling buried deep in his bones. The soul of surrender.
As the award ceremony ended, Zhang Guan walked down the podium, looked at the gold medal around his neck, subconsciously picked it up and bit it.
"No need to bite it, it's not gold, it's copper, plated with a layer of gold." Chen Jian said from the side.
"Bronze?" Zhang Guan was a little annoyed: "You're so stingy, you're just a bronze medal, not as valuable as a silver medal."
"Silver medals are also made of copper, plated with silver." Chen Jian waved his bronze medal and continued: "The competition level of the Asian Track and Field Championships is not enough, and the Philippines is very poor and cannot use real gold and silver, so they are all made of copper. Then plate it with gold and silver. If it were the Olympics, the silver medal would be made of real silver, and the gold medal... would be made of pure silver and then plated with gold. But every event is different. It depends on where the venue is and how reluctant it is to spend money. Sometimes If the host city is willing to spend money, the Olympic gold medal will be more copper and less silver. If the host city is willing to spend money, the gold medal will be more silver and less copper mixed with a little gold. Want pure gold? Go to the Golden League to get gold bars!"
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General Administration of Sport.
Section Chief Yang is extremely busy. Not only did his clarification have no effect, but it gave off a feeling that it was getting darker and darker. The speed of disseminating information on the Internet was fully highlighted in this situation. The Internet in this era still lacked standards and regulations, and the various unscrupulous behaviors of online media It was revealed at this time, and with the trolls adding fuel to the flames, Section Chief Yang felt as if he was being roasted on a fire.
Reporters from several media outlets were already waiting outside the General Administration of Sports, hoping to interview Section Chief Yang. Reporters in the capital have always been arrogant and the most difficult to deal with, and the public opinion on the Internet gave these reporters the smell of shady affairs. Nature comes in droves.
Section Chief Yang frowned anxiously and asked one of his staff: "Have we been contacted? What did the Athletics Association say?"
The clerk immediately replied: "The response from the Athletics Association is the same. The national track and field team is competing in the Philippines, and Director Ma is personally leading the team, so we need to ask Director Ma for confirmation to know the truth. They are preparing to report to Director Ma. I just called again." I called the phone, but the line was busy."
"Then we'll fight again!" Section Chief Yang said unhappily.
At this moment, the phone rang. When the clerk looked at the caller ID, it was the number from the Athletics Association.
"Section chief, it's the Athletics Association's call. They've called me back," the clerk said.
"I'll pick it up personally!" Section Chief Yang picked up the phone and continued to lecture: "What did your athletics association do..."
Section Chief Yang suddenly stopped talking, and then asked, "Breaked the Asian record? Don't be impatient, tell me slowly, what project is it, and who broke the Asian record?"
"..." began to explain on the phone.
"What? Men's 100-meter dash? Zhang Guan? Zhang Guan broke the Asian record? Did I hear you right? Can you confirm again, are you sure it's Zhang Guan?" Section Chief Yang's tone suddenly became urgent, and at the same time, from the side Get a pen and paper and write down quickly.
After a while, Section Chief Yang put down the paper, pen and phone, leaned on the chair, let out a deep breath, but had a solemn and incredible expression on his face. He ran to the computer, entered a website address, and entered an English website, this is the official website for timely release of information for this Asian Athletics Championships. Section Chief Yang quickly clicked on the latest news and confirmed the information on the phone.
"Section Chief, what's wrong?" the clerk asked.
"Haha... It's this Zhang Guan who broke the Asian record for the men's 100-meter dash, 9 seconds 99, just now!" Section Chief Yang said while pointing to the computer screen.
"So he didn't join the national team through the back door?" the clerk asked in surprise.
Section Chief Yang looked at his subordinates helplessly. Even his subordinates thought that Zhang Guan was selected into the national team through the back door. It was strange for the media and the people to think so.
Then Section Chief Yang laughed suddenly, jumped up from his chair, and said with a counterattack look: "Let's go and meet those reporters. I have been so worried these days, so this time It’s my turn to counterattack your army.”
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