The next day, Zhang Guan officially started training for the triple jump.
After spending several hours, with Coach Li constantly correcting his movements, Zhang Guan finally became familiar with the technical essentials of the triple jump and was able to complete the entire triple jump skillfully.
Of course, this alone is not enough. The technical requirements of the triple jump are far greater than that of the ordinary long jump. The impact of long jump technology on the final result is also greater. Zhang Guan still needs more practice before he can become a A true triple jumper.
After the first day of training, Zhang Guan felt pretty good about himself. He felt that even in the last competition, he could achieve a relatively good result.
In the evening, Zhang Guan sat by the track and looked at the sunset in the distance.
"It's getting dark soon. Let's finish training here today, take a shower and eat!" Coach Li said as he handed the water bottle to Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan felt that after practicing for a whole day, he didn't even have a formal trial jump. It was a bit of a loss, so he said: "Coach, you see, I have been practicing all the movements for a whole day. Why don't you let me have a formal trial jump?" once?"
"Official trial jump? It's still early for you! You are just getting started now. You haven't found your own triple jump rhythm yet. There is still a certain distance before you can compete on the court." Coach Li changed his voice and continued: "But if you really want to try jumping, then go for it, but you have to pay attention to protecting yourself and not getting hurt."
"Okay!" Zhang Guan walked up to the running area, but suddenly remembered something, so he asked loudly: "Coach Li, what is the current national record for the triple jump?"
"The national record in the triple jump? 17.34 meters. It was set by Zou Zhenxian in the 1981 World Cup Track and Field Championships. It has been 27 years ago." Coach Li asked with a smile: "Why do you still want to break the national record? ?”
Zhang Guan did not answer directly, but then asked: "What is the Asian record for triple jump?"
"The one I just mentioned, 17.34 meters is also the Asian record for the triple jump!" Coach Li replied.
"Okay, I'll try my best for the distance of 17.34 meters!" Zhang Guan thought of this and started to run.
"The run-up is as fast as ever!" Coach Li nodded with satisfaction. At this time, Zhang Guan also ended his run-up and started to jump.
Hop on one foot, step and jump, the whole set of movements is done in one go and looks very smooth.
"The movements were very smooth. Our hard work throughout the day was not in vain. Huh? It feels like the distance jumped this time is a bit far!" Coach Li's eyes suddenly widened.
Zhang Guan had already fallen into the bunker. When Zhang Guan got up, obvious marks appeared in the bunker. Although this is just a driving range, there are no large scale signs next to the sand pit to visually explain the distance like in official competitions, but there are still small signs. At this time, the edge of the trace left by Zhang Guan happened to exceed one of the small marks.
"This position is over 17 meters! It's actually over 17 meters! I read that right, it's really over 17 meters!" Coach Li exclaimed.
17 meters, there is still a big gap between the distance of 17.34 meters, but in the triple jump, this is already a very scary number. Among the currently active triple jump athletes in China, those who can jump 17 meters can be counted on one hand.
"In the triple jump event, the standard score of international athletes is 16.85 meters! The Olympic A standard seems to be 17.10 meters! I didn't bring professional measuring tools here. I don't know if Zhang Guan's jump reached the Olympic A standard. Even if we can’t achieve the results, we should still be close!”
Thinking of this, Coach Li looked like he had seen a ghost: "This is Zhang Guan's first day of long jump practice! After practicing the triple jump for one day, he can jump 17 meters. If I tell him, who will believe it?" "
Zhang Guan looked at the traces in the sand pool and shook his head slightly dissatisfied.
"This is just a little over 17 meters, and it is still far away from the national record of 17.34 meters!" Zhang Guan said to Coach Li: "Coach, I have to try again."
After Zhang Guan finished speaking, he walked towards the running area.
Then Zhang Guan started to run and then took off.
This time, Zhang Guan used more force than before. He felt that his jump should be farther than the last time.
"Push..." Zhang Guan landed with his feet in the sand pool, and immediately shoveled the sand into the air. The fine sand rolled and slapped on the ground like a huge wave under the sunlight.
Zhang Guan looked back and realized that this jump was indeed better than the previous jump, but the distance to 17.34 meters was still some distance away.
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"Zhang Guan jumped again!" Coach Li was still immersed in the fact that Zhang Guan jumped 17 meters. He didn't react at the first time. When he looked up, Zhang Guan had already landed.
"It's further than what I jumped just now!" Coach Li exclaimed softly. According to Coach Li's judgment, this jump has exceeded 17.10 meters.
"This jump must have exceeded 17.10 meters and reached the Olympic A standard! Others can't reach the Olympic A standard in a lifetime of training, but Zhang Guan was able to jump beyond the Olympic A standard in one day of training. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, how could I have believed it! "Coach Li was shocked by Zhang Guan again.
Zhang Guan was still not satisfied with his jump.
"I have tried my best to jump, but I am still far away from the national record. This national record is also an Asian record. It has not been broken by anyone in 27 years. It seems to be a very difficult record. I don't know and the world Compared with the records, how far behind it is.”
Thinking of this, Zhang Guan asked: "Coach, what is the world record for triple jump?"
"A world record?" Coach Li said immediately: "The world record for the triple jump is 18.29 meters set by British athlete Jon Edwards, known as the 'Century Bird'. Edwards achieved this result in 1995 Yes, it’s been 13 years since now!”
"18.29 meters? So much ahead of the Asian record! It's almost a meter difference!" Zhang Guan took a breath. He thought that the national record of 17.34 meters would be closer to the world record, so it has been set for 27 consecutive years. No one has broken it, but I didn’t expect that the world record is a terrifying result.
"It seems that my current triple jump level is indeed far behind. I need to train more seriously in the future!" Zhang Guan took a deep breath: "There is really a long way to go!"
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After realizing his shortcomings, Zhang Guan began to train seriously in the next few days. His movements became more proficient and smoother. He began to slowly find his own triple jump skills. sense of rhythm.
Training means repeating over and over again. This seemingly infinite repetition is actually the most boring. At the same time, for athletes, this boring repetition can also make them forget time, make their lives extremely fulfilling, and make them unaware. You can spend every day without realizing it.
Time flew by and it soon came to the end of February.
There were 29 days in February 2008, and it was on February 29 that the Basketball Association announced the men's basketball team's upcoming training list, with a total of 18 players participating.
Zhang Guan’s name is on the list!
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