On August 15, the Olympic track and field competition officially kicked off at the National Stadium. Zhang Guan will also face a three-front battle in track and field, tennis, and basketball.
The track and field competitions of this Olympic Games will only be held in the morning and evening, and there will be no track and field competitions in the afternoon. This is good news for Zhang Guan, because many tennis and basketball games are held in the afternoon, and Zhang Guan can just arrange the games. Time diverges.
On the morning of August 15, there were a total of six track and field competitions, all of which were preliminary rounds or qualifying rounds. Among them, Zhang Guan will appear in the men's 100m preliminaries.
The 100-meter dash preliminaries have always been the most attended track and field event, and this year is no different. A total of 80 runners participated in the 100-meter dash.
In the athletes' preparation area, Powell came to Zhang Guan with a smile on his face, gave Zhang Guan a Jamaican-style hug, and said at the same time: "Zhang Guan, long time no see."
"Yes, we haven't seen each other for more than a year. How about it? Can we still adapt to the weather in our capital?" Zhang Guan responded.
"It's okay. The environment of the Olympic Village is very good and the facilities are very complete. I like the food here very much. There are many varieties. I originally thought there would only be Chinese food, but I didn't expect that there are also Italian dishes and Turkish beef patties that I like." Powell spoke.
"I was worried that you might think it's too hot here!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"Hot?" Powell shook his head: "Compared to Jamaica, this place is nothing. But you, you didn't participate in track and field competitions all last year, and now many people feel that they are no longer as brave as they used to be!"
"Really? Then in the finals, we have to compete hard." Zhang Guan said.
"Don't challenge me, you monster who can run under 9.7 seconds, I am no match for you." Powell gave in immediately, and then he said: "But Usain (Bolt) wants to challenge you. "
Powell said, looking towards the starting line. At this time, the first group of players in the preliminaries were preparing, and Bolt was playing in the first group, and he was in the third lane.
"I heard that Bolt's speed is close to 9.7 seconds." Zhang Guan said.
Powell lowered his voice and said: "It's not just 9.7 seconds. He can often run within 9.7 seconds in training. I heard that his top speed in training is close to 9.6 seconds. What do you think? Stressed? You don’t seem surprised at all!”
Zhang Guan was indeed not surprised, because he knew that Bolt's 100-meter world record was 9.58 seconds, so the time of close to 9.6 seconds revealed by Powell was obviously not Bolt's limit.
Just listen to Powell continue to say: "In the past year or so, there have been several powerful young people in track and field. Take the US team as an example. Gatlin did not make it out of the US team's domestic qualifiers. But this time There is no strong player in the U.S. team except Gay."
While the two were talking, the starting gunshot on the field had already sounded.
In the first group of preliminaries, the athletes were all pretty good. Bolt rushed to the first place relatively easily, and then led all the way to the finish line, successfully advancing to the second round.
Powell played in the second round, and he was also paired with Zhang Guan's old acquaintance Kim Collins. Powell and Collins easily ran within 10.2 seconds and qualified together.
Among the next few groups, such as Trinidad and Tobago’s Richard Thompson, Ghana’s Ariza, Japan’s Nobuharu Asahara and Naoki Tsukahara, the United States’ Tyson Gay, Portugal’s Obi Kwelu, Francis of Qatar and others also advanced successfully. In addition, some young players who have emerged in recent years have also been promoted.
Zhang Guan played in the sixth group. The athletes in this group are not very strong. Apart from Zhang Guan, only the British player Edgar and the American player Davis Patton have some strength. Edgar and Patton are both He once ran within 10 seconds. In addition, there is a French athlete, an Omani athlete, and a Bulgarian athlete who are also Olympic athletes. The remaining two athletes are Maldives athletes and Laos athletes. These two He didn't even meet the Olympic B standard. He was able to participate in the Olympics through applying to the IAAF, which is the so-called backdoor athlete.
This group can be said to be perfect for Zhang Guan. There are no top players in the world. The three most powerful people in the group are guaranteed to qualify, and there are two more who participated through the back door. This can be said to be the perfect equipment for Zhang Guan to warm up and find his condition.
Obviously, this grouping is a kind of care for Zhang Guan. As a host player, it is strange that there is no special treatment.
Although this was just a 100-meter sprint preliminaries, it attracted much attention because of Zhang Guan, especially those athletes who were interested in competing for medals.
Zhang Guan has not appeared in the international arena for nearly two years. As a world record holder, Zhang Guan will naturally attract everyone's attention. Everyone does not know what Zhang Guan's current status is, or what Zhang Guan's current status is. , how much strength is left.
Zhang Guan was preparing on the track, while the athletes below began to discuss quietly.
"Zhang Guan hasn't participated in track and field competitions for so long. I don't know if his competitive status has recovered."
"I think it's very difficult. The competitive state of track and field athletes is based on high-intensity training. Zhang Guan was playing tennis all last year. I'm afraid he doesn't have time to practice track and field!"
"Don't forget that Zhang Guanke ran a time of 9.68 seconds at his peak. I think even if he hasn't returned to his prime, he should have no problem running within 10 seconds!"
"That's for sure. Zhang Guan's standard time for participating in the Olympics is within 10 seconds, a time he just ran more than two months ago. I think Zhang Guan's current limit speed should be able to reach 9.80 seconds!"
"9.80 seconds is not bad. It is still the top level in the world. There may be hope of winning the championship!"
"It's impossible, 9.80 seconds. Even Powell can run this time, let alone Bolt." The man continued: "Bolt's speed is already close to 9.70 seconds. Maybe in the Olympic finals In, he can run under 9, 70 seconds.”
"I'm also more optimistic about Bolt."
"Me too… "
"Okay, the game has begun. We should be able to see some clues about Zhang Guan's game status in this preliminaries!"
…
The starter pulled the trigger, and with a snap, the athletes all rushed out.
"The race has started, Zhang Guan's start is very good!" As soon as the commentator finished speaking, the athlete's starting reaction time appeared below the TV screen.
Zhang Guan’s starting reaction time is not the fastest, but it is not slow either, which is an excellent result.
"Zhang Guanjia..." Before the commentator said the word "oil", he saw that Zhang Guan was already in the lead.
"Ahead!" the commentator blurted out.
At this time, the athlete started running only thirty meters away.
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