Two months later, the provincial track and field team boarded the train to Tianjin.
The provincial capital is not far from Jinmen City. It takes four hours by train. If the high-speed rail is completed in a few years, the time will be shortened to one hour.
After the athletes arrange their accommodation, they go to the competition venue to adapt to the venue.
Track and field is not the country's strong point, so domestic trials are not taken seriously. Because of this, registration restrictions are relatively broad. Generally, in official competitions, a team can only send three players to participate in the same event. However, in this competition, the Athletics Association has relaxed the number of players for each team to four.
Sprinting has always been an event with the lowest technical threshold, but in the men's 100-meter event, each provincial team invariably sent four athletes to participate in the trials, and they were mainly young athletes, obviously training newcomers. There are 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, and four municipalities in the country except Baodao, plus the Bayi Team of the army system, the vanguard team of the public security system, the locomotive team of the railway system, and the communications team of the postal system, a total of 35 A representative team of 140 players participated in the competition, and only 18 preliminaries were held.
Because of this, when Zhang Guan came to the competition venue, the stadium was already overcrowded, and the players could only take a quick look at the surrounding environment, without having the opportunity to test run on the venue.
Many of the athletes from each team knew each other, and it was natural to chat a few words after meeting. However, Zhang Guan was a newcomer to this field, so he could only follow his roommate Wang Kai honestly, and Wang Kai also acted as Teacher, introduce Zhang Guan to nearby athletes.
I saw Wang Kai pointing at a handsome young man in the distance and said: "That one over there is Yin Hanzhao, a veteran from eastern Guangdong. He was the runner-up in the 100-meter event at the National Games the year before last and the fourth place at the National Track and Field Championships last year; the guy next to him is It's his teammate Liu Yang, who was the third runner-up in the National Games the year before last. In addition, there is Chen Jian in their team. You always know Chen Jian. He is currently the number one person in the country at 100 meters. This time when he goes to the Asian Track and Field Championships, there will definitely be someone. He has a quota! But why didn’t I see him..."
"That's the Donghai team over there." Wang Kai then pointed to another group of athletes and said: "That guy with a flat head is Shen Bao. He can reach the world's top level in the domestic indoor 60-meter event, and his level in the 100-meter event is also second to none. Yu Chenjian. It is estimated that he will also have a place in the Asian field competition this time."
"Did you see the one with the eyes over there?" Wang Kai pointed at the athletes from the Shancheng team.
Zhang Guan followed what Wang Kai expected, and then said: "I know this guy, the glasses man is crazy!"
"You, a newcomer, still know about Hu Kai? Glasses Man? This nickname is very appropriate. But then again, he is the only athlete wearing glasses in the sprint event. This Hu Kai has only emerged in the past two years. His native place is From our province, he was specially recruited to Tsinghua University and now represents the Shancheng team. The guy next to him is He Jun, who also represents the Shancheng team." Wang Kai said.
Zhang Guan nodded in agreement. At this time, Hu Kai had not yet become famous. The nickname "Glasses Man" was only called by someone in the Capital Team. When he won consecutive championships in Asia two years later, the nickname "Glasses Man" would be used. well known.
At this time, Wang Kaiyou pointed to the athletes from the other team.
"That's the Huangpu team over there."
"Huangpu team?" Zhang Guan searched carefully for a long time, and then asked: "Why don't you see Liu Feifei?"
"He didn't come this time. There is a time conflict between the Asian Athletics Championships and the ninth World Athletics Championships, so Liu Feifei will not participate in the 110-meter hurdles in this Asian Athletics Championships, and will not participate in the trials. Two The selection trials for the International Track and Field Championships were just held in Huangpu a week ago, and those who have passed the selection to participate in the World Championships will not participate this time," Wang Kai said.
"Who went to the 100-meter event? Chen Jian?" Zhang Guan asked.
Wang Kai smiled and shook his head: "Our country's 100-meter level is not up to the standard for participating in the World Championships. In the racing events, the national team's real strengths are race walking and women's long-distance events, and the sprint event is only 110 meters. You should be qualified to participate in the World Championships!"
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Wang Kai introduced them all around, but Zhang Guan didn't remember a few. When it got dark, he followed the large group of people back to his residence. After having dinner and washing up, I slept until dawn.
After breakfast the next day, Zhang Guan came to the stadium with the track and field team.
Due to the relatively tight arrangement of the event, the first day was mainly the preliminaries of various events. The level of skill among the preliminaries was uneven, so naturally it was not interesting to watch. Not many people were paying attention. Even the reporters on the scene were too lazy to take pictures. Even when he picked up his camera to take pictures, he even started to write a manuscript with the utmost care.
There are 140 athletes in the men's 100-meter event. There will be 18 preliminaries. The top two in each event will advance to the semi-finals. In addition, the top four athletes among the remaining athletes will also enter the semi-finals. There will be a total of 40 athletes, which means that there will be 100 players will be eliminated in the preliminaries.
Zhang Guan was assigned to play on the second track in the first group.
In many competitions, the first group can also be regarded as the cannon fodder group, because when the first group competes, the corresponding timing or monitoring equipment has just been activated, and it is easy for malfunctions or other emergencies to occur. In case something happens during the competition In case of sudden problems, some unknown cannon fodder players will naturally have to bear the consequences, and famous players will be allowed to appear after the equipment is fully operational.
Another point is that because the game has just started, the atmosphere of the game has not yet been created, and it is difficult for the athletes to enter the game state in the first game, so it is difficult for the athletes to achieve satisfactory results; after the game has been going on for a period of time, the kind of atmosphere on the field As the competitive atmosphere becomes more intense, the athletes' emotions will also become more exciting. If coupled with the enthusiastic shouts of the surrounding audience, it is easy to mobilize the athletes' on-the-spot state and achieve better results. It is precisely for this reason that the organizers of competitions often arrange strong players to compete in the middle and lower games.
However, the cannon fodder group also has the advantages of the cannon fodder group, that is, the strength of the athletes is low, and the competition organizers will not let famous players be cannon fodder. Therefore, the first group of cannon fodder groups will either include some newcomers or some ordinary players. Players who don’t have many chances to play.
Athletes with a little experience definitely don't want to play in the cannon fodder group, but Mr. Chen is still very satisfied with this group. In Chen's view, what Zhang Guan needs most right now is to adapt to the competition atmosphere, so being placed in a group with a weaker competitive level will help Zhang Guan qualify.
"Boy, this group is so weak. If you work hard, you can qualify." Mr. Chen looked at Zhang Guan who was already standing on the track in the distance and muttered silently.
At this moment, someone behind him slapped Mr. Chen on the shoulder.
"Old Chen!"
Mr. Chen turned around and saw a bald man standing behind him, looking at him with a smile. This man was about 60 years old, with a big nose and a big mouth, and his body was slightly overweight. At first glance, he looked like a King Kong coming out of the temple.
"Less than! Remember to come and see me, old man!" Mr. Chen said with a smile.
This bald man is the deputy head coach of the national track and field team, and is also the head coach of the national track and field team's sprint event.
The organizer of this competition is the National Track and Field Association. Director Yu is the deputy head coach of the national track and field team and also serves in the Association, so he must be there in person.
Director Yu is eight years younger than Mr. Chen and is also a sprinter. He focused on the 200-meter event when he was young and has broken the national 200-meter record many times.
Chen Lao and Director Yu have a good relationship. They are both fellows from Sichuan Province. In the year when Chen Laoping set the 10-second record, Director Yu was selected into the national team. After Chen retired, he became a member of the national team. The coach of the team was the peak athlete under Yu's guidance. Later, after Yu retired, he also became the coach of the national team. The two have had a relationship for nearly 40 years, and they also called each other "Lao Chen" and "Less than Yu". "So kind.
When old friends meet, it is natural to reminisce about old times, and the other coaches also knew their identities, so they stepped aside knowingly and let the two chat happily. But soon, Director Yu discovered that Mr. Chen's mind today was obviously not on reminiscing about the past, but on the contrary, he was focused on the competition field.
"Okay, Old Chen, stop looking. Let's go to the lounge and have a cup of tea. This first game is all cannon fodder. Their abilities are mediocre. What's there to watch?" Director Yu said with a smile.
"Cannon fodder? There are some good seedlings here that I have worked so hard to find!" Mr. Chen said seriously.
According to Director Yu's understanding of Mr. Chen, the fact that Mr. Chen can attach such great importance to him shows that the so-called "good seedling" in his mouth is by no means ordinary. This suddenly aroused Director Yu's curiosity, and he couldn't help but ask: "Where is it?" one?"
"It's the one in the second lane." Mr. Chen replied.
Director Yu looked carefully at Zhang Guan in the distance and said, "He is a young player. Does he have great potential?"
"You'll know just by looking at it," Mr. Chen said with a smile.
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