As soon as Zhang Guang left, Director Ma made a phone call. Soon after, a man in his fifties appeared in Director Ma's office.
This man has gray hair, kind eyes, and looks quite approachable, somewhat like a positive character in a TV series.
His surname is Lu, he is the deputy secretary-general of the Athletics Association and the director of a department at the Field Management Center.
"Lao Lu is here, sit down quickly!" When Director Ma saw Secretary-General Lu, he immediately asked him to sit down, and then recounted what happened when Zhang Guan came just now.
"Long-distance running? Nonsense, this is simply nonsense!" Secretary-General Lu looked distressed.
From the perspective of the Field Management Center, it is indeed a nonsense for Zhang Guanfang to run the long-distance race instead of the sprint gold medal that he had already won. Secretary-General Lu, as a member of the Field Management Center, naturally stands from the perspective of the Field Management Center. to consider the problem.
"It is normal for young people to act impulsively, and as a management department, it is also necessary for us to provide correct guidance to the athletes." Director Ma said with a smile.
Secretary-General Lu nodded. If it were other athletes, if the field management center issued an order directly, the athletes would definitely not dare to disobey. If they really dared to disobey, they would be punished directly, and the athletes would not dare to disobey! But Zhang Guan is different. His fame and strength are there, so the Tianma Management Center can only adopt a relatively mild approach, which is what Director Ma calls "guidance."
"This is what I think. Let Zhang Guan participate in a long-distance running competition. Maybe his results will be good, but he will definitely not be able to achieve the dominance of sprinting. Then we will persuade him and let him know how to participate There is no difficulty in long-distance running, so let him quit. We can eliminate his thoughts of long-distance running in advance, and we can also practice short-distance running without any distractions. This will also be very beneficial to our expedition to London." Director Ma said and looked at it. Looking at Secretary-General Lu, he continued: "Old Lu, when it comes to ideological work in our center, you must be the one to do it! So I want to ask you to take action this time."
"No problem, I'll take care of this!" Secretary-General Lu said, patting his chest.
Secretary-General Lu is a cadre who has been transferred from the army. He was once an instructor in the army. Doing ideological work is his special skill. However, in Commissioner Lu's opinion, it is not easy to persuade a young man with his own ability.
"Next, Zhang Guan will participate in the first leg of the National Track and Field Grand Prix, so this time, I will trouble you to make a trip to represent our center at the National Track and Field Grand Prix. You can also find a suitable time to persuade me. Please advise Zhang Guan," Director Ma said.
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Zhang Guan had already expected that he would encounter obstacles in participating in the long-distance running competition, but he did not expect that the obstacles would be so great. At least Director Ma's refusal was so firm, which made Zhang Guan feel a lot of pressure.
Director Ma was also driven into panic by the gold medal. In the last Olympic Games, Zhang Guan won 8 gold medals for the Track and Field Management Center by himself. However, this year, Zhang Guan can only participate in 3 track and field events at most, that is, only 3 gold medals are recorded. Therefore, in Director Ma's view, Zhang Guan must choose the safest sprint and securely hold the three gold medals in his hands. That is the most correct thing.
As for long-distance running, even if Zhang Guan has the ability to participate in the Olympics, he may not be able to win the gold medal. Comparing the two, whether it is the field management center or even higher levels, they will definitely hope that Zhang Guan will participate in the sprint event.
Zhang Guan originally thought that if he could just run an Olympic B-standard result, he would be able to meet the standards for participating in the Olympics, and he would be able to compete. But now it seems that an Olympic B-standard result will obviously not be able to impress Director Ma and the Tianjin Management Center. .
"Olympic A standard? It's not enough." Zhang Guan shook his head silently.
Although the Olympic A standard for long-distance running is out of reach for Chinese and even Asian athletes, it is nothing in the world. Countries such as Ethiopia and Kenya have only a handful of long-distance runners who can reach the Olympic A standard. Grab a handful. A player who meets the Olympic A standard and is placed in the Olympics will probably be beaten to the ground by the Ethiopians.
"It seems that I have to run an amazing result, and it is a gold medal-level result, before I have a chance to be released by the field management center!" Zhang Guan thought of this and sighed helplessly.
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The National Track and Field Grand Prix is held every year. This year's National Track and Field Grand Prix has a total of five stations. The first four stations are sub-stations, and the last station is the finals.
Since this year is an Olympic year, for track and field athletes, if they can meet the Olympic standards at any stage of the National Track and Field Grand Prix, they can hope to go to London to participate in the Olympic Games. Therefore, this year's National Track and Field Grand Prix is particularly lively.
The contestants have arrived at the city where the competition is located two days in advance, and those who hope to qualify for the Olympics are the focus of everyone's attention.
"Have you heard? Zhang Guan is here this time!"
"I've known it for a long time. Zhang Guan didn't really participate in the track and field competition last year. I guess he was here to get an Olympic standard result!"
"The IAAF's restriction is that an athlete can only participate in three track and field events. This is basically directed at Zhang Guan. Which three events do you think Zhang Guan will choose?"
"It must be sprinting, his sprinting is so strong!"
"Haha, you are wrong about this. The news I just heard is that the events Zhang Guan signed up for this time are long-distance running, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters!"
"What? Long-distance running? How is this possible? If a sprinter goes to run a long-distance race, can he finish it?"
"When you said that, I remembered that there was a news report a few days ago that Zhang Guan won the Asian Championships in the Ironman Triathlon. Isn't there a 10-kilometer long-distance race in the Ironman Triathlon? Exactly 10,000 meters!”
"So Zhang Guan can really run long distances!"
"With Zhang Guan's physical fitness, running 10,000 meters is a piece of cake. The key is performance. As far as I know, running 10 kilometers in the triathlon for 30 minutes is considered very fast, but running 10,000 meters on the field , it takes 28 minutes and 05 seconds to reach the Olympic B standard! If nothing else, no one in our country can reach this minimum standard!"
Everyone fell into silence for a while. In the Olympic Games four years ago, the B standard time of 10,000 meters was still 28 minutes and 10 seconds. No Chinese athlete could reach it. Now that it has improved by 5 seconds, no one can reach the standard.
The man just now continued to say: "Even if Zhang Guan can run 28 points, will the Tianjin Management Center let him participate in the long-distance running in the Olympic Games? No one has achieved a score of 28 points in China, but in the international arena, The countdown is certain, and the Field Management Center is not a fool. Let Zhang Guan run a long-distance race with a countdown result instead of giving up the sprint gold medal?"
"Maybe Zhang Guan will be very strong in long-distance running? Don't forget, Zhang Guan has never lost since his debut!" someone said unconvinced.
"I think so. Since Zhang Guan dares to participate in long-distance running, he must have someone to rely on! Maybe there will be a good show by then!"
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In the domestic track and field competition, Zhang Guan is a god-like existence. His appearance will inevitably attract the attention of all athletes and coaches, even if he is participating in long-distance running this time.
No one can guess what Zhang Guan's intention was to stop participating in the world record-level sprint and middle-distance running, and instead started running long-distance running. Many people even pretended to be watching the show, and some conspiracy theorists even believed that there was another conflict between Zhang Guan and the athletics association.
In the middle of the podium, Secretary-General Lu looked at Zhang Guan at the starting line with half-squinted eyes.
"You're still too young. There's uncertainty. Just think about it! Every gold medal in the Olympics is extremely important. Is this kind of thing child's play? How can I let you do this? After the game is over, let me enlighten you. Enlighten you!"
At this time, Secretary-General Lu had prepared a "persuasion" plan. When Zhang Guan finished the race, he personally went over to comfort him with a "friendly face", and then persuaded Zhang Guan to "return from the lost path" and embark on the sprint. the right path.
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At the starting line, the men's 10,000-meter race is about to begin.
There are two competition days in the National Grand Prix, so the two gown events will naturally be held on two days to allow the players to recover their physical strength.
In the men's long gown event, there are not many domestic competitors, and in a 10,000-meter event, even in the Olympics, there are only thirty or forty runners running together. Therefore, regardless of the preliminaries, semi-finals, semi-finals, all contestants will run together, and victory or defeat will be determined in one game, and this will also lead to a relatively large gap in strength between the contestants.
Zhang Guan set the speed of "fixed speed running" to 22.22 kilometers per hour. If he runs at this speed, Zhang Guan will complete the 10,000-meter race in 27 minutes.
For 10,000 meters, the national record is 28 minutes and 08 seconds, so if Zhang Guan can run for 27 minutes, it means that he is more than 1 minute faster than the national record!
Of course, the national record of 10,000 meters does not even meet the Olympic B standard, and there is no comparison with the international level.
Therefore, it will be more intuitive to compare with another data. In the 2008 Olympic Games, Bekele, the king of long-distance running, won the 10,000-meter gold medal with an Olympic record-breaking time, and this time was 27 minutes and 01 seconds! At that time, Bekele won the gold medal with a clear lead.
So if Zhang Guan can run for 27 minutes, it will be equivalent to an Olympic gold medal!
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