In the athletes' locker room, three muscular men were sitting in a row. They were wearing uniforms, and the striped American flags on their chests were particularly conspicuous.
These three people are Jeremy Warina, Rashawn Merritt and David Neville. All three of them have entered the finals of the 400 meters according to you, and in another hour, they will appear. , participating in the men's 400m final.
The men's 400 meters is undoubtedly the strength of the US team. In the traditional sprint events, the 100 meters and 200 meters, the US team has been challenged by the Jamaican team, but in the men's 400 meters, the US team's advantage is still Unshakable. In this Olympic Games in history, the American team also took the top three places in this event.
It's just that Zhang Guan's qualification now prevents the American team from standing at the highest peak in this event. However, the dominance of the American team in the 400-meter sprint event is still unquestionable.
At this time, in front of the three athletes, stood a black man wearing a shirt and tie. He looked like an official at first glance. He was the leader of the U.S. track and field team.
The leader of the American team looked at the three contestants and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, I am very sorry for calling you here and delaying your pre-game preparation time. The reason why I did this is to ask for your help. A few hours ago, I just met with the general manager of our American team, and he can snipe Zhang Guan in the next men's 400-meter final!"
"Sniping Zhang Guan?" The three of them were shocked at the same time. They had previously thought that calling them here might be to cheer them up, mention the matter of fighting for the gold medal, or work hard to win the top three, but they did not expect that the team leader would make such a request.
"Yes, to snipe Zhang Guan is to prevent him from winning the gold medal!" The team leader paused and then said: "I think everyone must know that the most discussed thing in the world right now is Phelps. Who is the greatest athlete in the world, Zhang Guan, and the number of gold medals they have won obviously determines the outcome of this debate. So far, Phelps has won eight in this Olympics Although Zhang Guan only won five gold medals, the competition is not over yet. He is very likely to win eight gold medals."
The leader of the U.S. team said this, with a trace of unwillingness in his eyes, and continued: "Assuming that Phelps and Zhang Guan both win eight gold medals, we can still say that Phelps is the first to win a gold medal in one Olympic Games. As a person who has won eight gold medals, we can still think that Phelps is the greatest athlete in the world, but people from other countries may not think so. Everyone must know that track and field events have a greater international influence than It is a bigger event than swimming, and track and field champions will definitely get more attention than swimming champions, and they can also get more sponsorships."
"And Zhang Guan also failed in major events, which is an incredible thing in itself. In modern sports games, there are athletes who can win championships across major events. It can really be said to have created a miracle. And the same is true for tennis. A very influential sport, a double champion in tennis and track and field is bound to be more sought after by the world than a single swimming champion." The American team leader shrugged and continued: "From this point of view, Philp Si does not have an advantage. If Zhang Guan and Phelps both won eight gold medals, it seems that Zhang Guan's results are obviously more convincing than Phelps. In addition, judging from the current situation, Zhang Guan Guan Guan may also win a medal in the 4x100-meter relay, which means that Zhang Guan is likely to win nine medals in the end, becoming the athlete with the most medals in a single Olympic Games."
"So you need us to stop Zhang Guan in the 400 meters? Just so that Phelps can become the greatest athlete in the world?" Varina asked with some dissatisfaction.
Varina is also the world's top athlete, and was once the ruler of the 400-meter sports event. Although he has never broken the world record, because of his life experience similar to that of "Forrest Gump" in the movie, Varina is in the United States. His popularity is not inferior to that of Phelps. So when he heard this reason, of course he was very unhappy in his heart.
If the team leader said that it was just for honor, for the United States, or even for sponsors, Varina could still accept or agree with it, but to win the championship in order to keep Phelps as the greatest athlete, this made Varina Somewhat difficult to accept.
I am also a world champion, why should I win the championship just to make you famous as the "greatest athlete"? Is it possible that I, Varina, am better than you, Phelps? This is what Varina was thinking at this time.
The leader of the U.S. track and field team obviously realized that what he just said was inappropriate. He immediately said: "Of course, Phelps is only one aspect, and more importantly, it is for our United States. Currently in the gold medal standings, our U.S. team We are still suppressed by the Chinese team in second place. It seems that our number one gold medal has no hope, so we can't let Zhang Guan win so many gold medals, and we can't let Zhang Guan get the achievement of 'The Greatest Athlete'! We want to tell the world that we, the United States, are still the world’s number one sports power, and we will not be surpassed by China!”
Seeing the confident look of the team leader, Merritt hesitated and said, "Sir, I'm very sorry to interrupt you, but Zhang Guan's strength in track and field events, especially sprint events, is obvious to all. He won the gold medal two years ago. He broke the world record in the 400 meters. And in this year's Olympic Games, he was in great shape. In the four events of 100 meters, 200 meters, 1500 meters and long jump, he not only won the gold medal, but also won the championship in a record-breaking manner. Bolt, Ramzi, and Saladino, they had already performed at a super level but still lost to Zhang Guan. With all due respect, Zhang Guan is already very strong, and with his current state, we I’m afraid it will be difficult to stop him!”
Wariner and Neville nodded in agreement at the same time, especially Wariner. He had been defeated by Zhang Guan many times, so he knew the terrifying aspects of Zhang Guan best.
The leader of the American team smiled slightly, with a hint of disdain. He said: "This is another point I want to tell you. Zhang Guan is not invincible. His condition cannot always be the same." Although he is so good, there are times when he is in poor condition, just like today!"
"Today? Sir, do you think Zhang Guan is in a bad state today?"
"Yes!" The leader of the American team smiled and nodded, and continued: "Before I came here, Zhang Guan was participating in the finals of the triple jump event. Do you know what his results were?"
The American team leader deliberately stopped talking for a moment to whet their appetites, and then said: "Zhang Guan failed in the first two trial jumps. Among the twelve competitors, he ranked last. position, and is about to be eliminated!”
"What?" The three athletes all showed incredulous expressions, because in their impression, Zhang Guan has always been invincible, how could he not even enter the top eight!
"It seems like you don't believe me. It doesn't matter. Let's turn on the TV and take a look. Maybe Zhang Guan has been eliminated now!" The team leader said, picking up the remote control of the TV and clicking on it. Start button.
As the most advanced sports venue in the world, there are TVs in the athletes' locker rooms. Athletes can directly watch the situation in the stadium and watch live broadcasts of other games.
A picture of the game scene appeared on the TV, and it showed that Zhang Guan had just walked out of the sand pool.
"Has Zhang Guan been eliminated yet? It seems that he finally jumped out of the score and advanced to the top eight." As soon as the American team leader finished speaking, he saw a subtitle displayed at the bottom of the screen.
"WR,18.32M"
The American team leader immediately froze on the spot.
Of course the American team leader knows that WR means world record, which means Zhang Guan just broke the world record!
"Oh my god, 18.32 meters, am I right? Zhang Guan broke the world record. He broke Edwards' triple jump world record of 18.29 meters! There is someone in the world who can break this world record!" Meili Te exclaimed.
Varina, on the other hand, looked at the team leader with some sympathy.
Want to snipe Zhang Guan? Because Zhang Guan's game condition today was not good enough? Did the first two attempts fail? Ranked last? About to be eliminated
At this moment, these seemed to have become a joke.
Can you jump over the 18-meter mark if you are not in good condition? Can you break the world record if you are not in good condition? Can he surpass the "cross-century bird" Edwards if he is not in good condition
Zhang Guan broke the world record again. This does not mean he is in poor condition, he is clearly in excellent condition!
Warina sighed and said, "I think Zhang Guan has obtained his sixth gold medal!"
(End of chapter)