The news that Zhang Guan entered the French Open quarter-finals spread throughout the country immediately, but it did not cause a sensation. Not long ago, Zhang Guan just won the Australian Open championship, so many domestic viewers thought that, Zhang Guan definitely has a chance to win another French Open championship, so a mere top eight appearance will obviously not be able to satisfy the desires of the domestic audience.
The Tennis Center is full of jubilation. The women's singles players have been wiped out in this year's Australian Open, and the women's doubles event has also performed poorly. Therefore, for the Tennis Center, only Zhang Guan is left in this year's French Open. People support the facade.
Fortunately, Zhang Guan is the first domestic athlete to participate in the French Open, so every victory and every step forward for Zhang Guan represents a breakthrough in tennis, and is something worthy of celebration by the Tennis Center.
However, in the field management center, the atmosphere was not so harmonious.
February every year is the time when track and field events begin, starting with the series of indoor events. At that time, Zhang Guan was busy participating in the Australian Open and was also in a suspension period, so it was impossible to participate in track and field events. And an Australian Open Grand Slam champion has also made many people forget about the track and field indoor competition. After all, this is the first time a Chinese has won a Grand Slam singles championship. Who would care about a small track and field indoor competition? race.
Under the leadership of Director Qu, the Field Management Center acted like an ostrich. They did not lift Zhang Guan's suspension, and Director Qu did not want to lift Zhang Guan's suspension, so they took the attitude of leaving Zhang Guan alone.
March and April are the competition periods for race walking and long-distance events, and the several track and field grand prix events in May are not very important. The ostriches in the field management center can continue to stick their heads in the sand. But it will be different in June. The hunter kicked the ostrich on the butt, causing the ostrich to feel pain to the bone, because the IAAF Golden League was about to begin.
Zhang Guan has won the million-dollar grand prize of the IAAF Golden League for two consecutive years, especially last year when he won an unprecedented "double six consecutive wins". Zhang Guan is certainly the most watched athlete.
In terms of event setting, this year's Golden League canceled the 400-meter event and changed it to the 110-meter hurdles competition. And the organizers seemed to be worried about Zhang Guan's long jump ability, so the men's long jump was also changed to the men's triple jump. However, the men's middle-distance running event was a threshold that the organizers could not get around. In the end, the organizers chose 1500 meters for the middle-distance running, because the 1500-meter run is considered Zhang Guan's weakest track and field event. Of course, if Zhang Guanfei had to participate in the 100 meters and 1500 meters at the same time, he would still have a chance to win a "double six consecutive victory."
The first stop of the IAAF Golden League is still in Oslo, Norway, on June 15. At this time, Zhang Guan's six-month suspension period is about to end. Although the number of days is still a few points away from the full six months, this is just a word from the field management center. Zhang Guan still hopes to hit the "Golden League Million Dollar Prize Three in a Row".
The Golden League's three consecutive million-dollar prizes sound awesome. This is also a big political achievement for the Athletics Management Center and even the entire Athletics Association. Director Qu will definitely be reluctant to let go of this kind of publicity to show political achievements. of.
"Giving him a half-year suspension can be regarded as a small lesson for him. If he dares to disobey again in the future, hum!" Director Qu thought like "Ah Q".
In fact, Zhang Guan was suspended for half a year. Director Qu didn't take advantage of it at all, and got into a lot of trouble. However, when the Golden League was related to Director Qu's own political achievements and also to Director Qu's vital interests, Director Qu had to bow to reality. He still needed Zhang Guanlai to achieve his political achievements, but psychologically, Director Qu still put his own Consider it a winner.
"Let Zhang Guan compete first. There will be plenty of opportunities to deal with him later!" Director Qu had no reason to be at odds with his political performance, so he dialed his secretary's number. After a while, the secretary trotted over.
"It's been almost half a year since Zhang Guan was suspended! Young people are always prone to making mistakes. I wonder how he has reflected on his mistakes in the past six months and whether he has realized his mistakes." Director Qu changed his voice and continued Said: "Next, give him a chance to make up for his mistakes. This year's IAAF Golden League is about to begin. Find someone to contact Zhang Guan and tell him that the center allows him to participate in this year's Golden League, but he must give If I win the championship, I will be able to redeem myself for my crime!"
The secretary immediately nodded in agreement, but did not leave immediately. So Director Qu asked: "Why, is there anything else?"
"Director, what if Zhang Guan refuses to participate?" The secretary then whispered: "Because of the suspension, the relationship between Zhang Guan and us is also very tense. Zhang Guan may not be willing to participate!"
As the secretary spoke, he glanced at Director Qu secretly, but said in his heart: Director Qu, you offended someone, blocked him and suspended him, and you only remembered it when there was a competition. Now that Zhang Guan is playing tennis well and is about to win his second Grand Slam, why should he come to play for you
Director Qu slapped the table and put on a majestic look: "How dare he not participate in the competition! If he does not participate in the Golden League, he will be suspended!"
When Director Qu said this, his words suddenly stopped. He remembered that the move of suspension seemed to be of no use to Zhang Guan. Isn't Zhang Guan currently being suspended? As a result, he played very well in the French Open. The news was seen every day, and the attention did not decrease at all. It almost made the headlines of the sports pages of all major media. If another French Open champion were to win, it would probably be the headline of all media. The headline is Zhang Guan again.
In the minds of bureaucrats like Director Qu, athletes are like objects. They come and go when they are called upon. If you are allowed to participate, you must participate. If you are not allowed to participate, you must be honest. If you dare to disobey, you will be punished. , If you dare to resist forcefully, you will retire! Simple and rough is their only style standard, and punishment is their consistent management method. They never think that athletes have the right to talk to them on an equal footing. All they care about is whether athletes can create political achievements for them.
However, this time, Director Qu picked the wrong opponent. The tried-and-tested method failed in front of Zhang Guan, because Zhang Guan is not only a track and field athlete, he can also engage in other sports. He is an all-rounder. athlete.
Director Qu felt that the matter was a bit difficult to handle. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly thought of a way.
"We also need to be prepared for this matter. It would be great if Zhang Guan is willing to participate. If Zhang Guan really refuses to participate in the Golden League, wouldn't that be just a handle? It is a big deal if he is unwilling to represent the country. Scandal! Hum, even if he gets great results in tennis, I can still make him stink!"
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