Zhang Guan called President Zhu of the Cycling Association, but President Zhu expressed surprise at Zhang Guan's sudden call.
After learning that Zhang Guan was willing to participate in the Olympic cycling team road race, President Zhu immediately became excited.
"You can rest assured. As long as you are willing to participate, all other preparations and logistics will be left to our Cycling Association!" President Zhu said confidently.
"In addition, I have another request. I hope that the Cycling Association can give me a quota for track cycling in the London Olympics." Zhang Guan continued.
"What are the quotas for track cycling in the Olympic Games?" President Zhu was surprised and asked tentatively: "You don't want to participate in track cycling, right?"
"Yes, I think track cycling is a good sport, so I want to give it a try." Zhang Guan said.
"Well..." President Zhu hesitated obviously.
"Is it difficult?" Zhang Guan frowned.
"In principle, there is no problem, but in this matter, I can't guarantee 100% that there will be a quota." President Zhu went on to explain: "Track cycling is the only cycling event that our country can excel in. In fact, the women's team has always been the main winner. The men's team can only be considered mid-range internationally. In the Olympic Games, a country can have up to 7 participating places. According to the situation in previous years, the women's team has won 7 places. There is no problem with the quota. If the men’s team can get 5 quotas, it is considered very good.”
"If you get 5 places, can you share one with me?" Zhang Guan asked immediately.
"Of course, even if I only get two places, I can give you one." President Zhu continued: "But the selection competition has not started yet, and I can't guarantee how many places I will get in the end. How about this? , as long as you get more than one quota, the Cycling Association will reserve one for you."
"Well, let President Zhu worry about this matter." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
President Zhu hung up the phone, but an imperceptible smile appeared on his face.
"It's interesting, Zhang Guan is actually going to participate in track cycling! It looks like a lot of fun now." President Zhu said.
At this time, there was a middle-aged man sitting in front of President Zhu. This man was the director of the competition department of the Cycling Association, surnamed Zhao. Director Zhao originally came to report to President Zhu, but he did not expect to be slapped by Zhang Guan. The call was interrupted.
"President, Zhang Guan wants to participate in the self-confidence car competition?" Director Zhao asked. As long as it is related to the competition, then he, the director of the competition department, will definitely pay attention.
"Yes, Zhang Guan is willing to participate in the Olympic road cycling competition, and he also asked me for an Olympic quota for track cycling." President Zhu replied.
"When did Zhang Guan become so interested in bicycles? This field bicycle is different from a road bicycle. Can Zhang Guan do it?" Director Zhao asked worriedly.
"I know that many road cyclists were engaged in track cycling when they were young. So these two sports still have some similarities. I think Zhang Guan should be somewhat confident since he raised it. ." President Zhu continued: "Besides, in the track cycling event, our men's team does not have the ability to win medals. If Zhang Guan goes, if he gets a medal, it will be the credit of our Cycling Association. Well!"
There are also many small sports in cycling, and the most profitable and commercialized one is definitely road cycling. Therefore, many excellent track cyclists and mountain bikers will enter the field of road cycling in the future. After all, athletes are all about eating. Youthful people want to make more money while they are young. For example, in the Tour de France, there are many sprinters who switched careers from track cycling, and some climbing kings have also been engaged in mountain biking.
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On the other end of the phone, Zhang Guan continued to check the popular players of the London Olympics. Of course, when he saw the tennis event, a familiar name caught his eye.
"Andy Murray!" Zhang Guan whispered the name softly.
In fact, on the list given by the betting company, Murray is not the biggest favorite to win the Olympic Games. The odds show that Federer, Nadal, and even Zhang Guan are more popular than Murray. Murray's winning odds are only It's only a little more than Djokovic, and the extra point is because Murray has the upper hand, but it's because of the home court.
However, Zhang Guan remembers that in the 2012 Olympic men's singles tennis final, Murray defeated Federer in straight sets and became the first British athlete to win a tennis singles gold medal at the Olympics.
"Tennis should be a sport that the British take very seriously, but I am the Olympic champion of this sport. I can't lose this gold medal!" Zhang Guan thought about it for a while, but found that he, the defending Olympic champion, had not yet won the Olympic title. qualifications.
"Since I broke up with Martha, I haven't participated in tennis matches. Now my ATP points should have been cleared! I have to find a game to play and earn some ATP points." Zhang Guan found the tennis schedule After checking it out, I set my sights on today’s China Tennis Open.
"The China Open is an ATP500 event. If you win, you will get 500 points. You should be able to push your ranking into the top 100 of the ATP. And the difficulty of low-level events is not very difficult. Winning the championship should be easy. Dele and Nadal That kind of player will definitely not fly all the way here to grab just 500 points." Zhang Guan thought as he sent a text message to the director of the Tennis Management Center and asked him to have dinner tomorrow.
Zhang Guan believes that if he is willing to participate in this year's China Open, both the Tennis Center and the organizers of the China Open will definitely agree without hesitation. Even if a player is temporarily kicked out, Zhang Guan will be given a spot. After all, it is difficult to see the world's top big-name players at the China Open, and Zhang Guan, as a local athlete, can definitely gather more popularity for the China Open.
"The next event is shooting. This event is very difficult. The level of domestic athletes is pretty good. I guess the competition in the domestic trials will be fierce enough, so I won't get involved. Taekwondo? The level of domestic athletes is also very good. Wrestling, two grown men hugging each other and fighting hand to hand, it’s too gay, let’s forget it…”
Zhang Guan turned to the next page, and there were several sheets of paper introducing the participation status of athletes in the same event.
The number one event in the Olympic Games - track and field!
"Athletics!" A different feeling suddenly appeared in Zhang Guan's heart.
Track and field can be said to be Zhang Guan’s hometown, and it is where Zhang Guan started his dream. Therefore, Zhang Guan has always had a special feeling for track and field events. For Zhang Guan, he can easily leave other sports, but track and field is the most difficult for Zhang Guan to leave.
"In next year's Olympics, we can only choose three track and field events. Which one should I choose?" Zhang Guan became conflicted.
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