On the second day, the results of the half marathon quickly spread among the national team. Everyone knew that Zhao Baogang capsized in the gutter and lost to Li Dai in the marathon event.
The coaches of the national team know each other well. Liu Baogang's level is known to other coaches as well.
In terms of ability, Liu Baogang is definitely not weak in the national team, even at an above-average level. He is not only good at marathon training, but also good at long-distance running training.
If Zhao Baogang lost to another marathon coach, or even to a certain long-distance running coach, everyone would understand. After all, people stumble and horses stumble, and it is normal for a high-level coach to lose a game.
But Liu Baogang lost to Li Dai, which made many people find it difficult to understand. Dai Li is a sprint coach. Although sprinting and marathon are both major events in track and field, there is nothing in common between them. It can be said that they are separated by thousands of miles.
However, the winner in the end was Dai Li.
People who don’t know the industry might think that Dai Li was lucky enough to win. As the saying goes, no matter how poor your family is, you still can’t eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year!
But in the eyes of the national team coach, Li Dai's victory may be due to luck, but luck is definitely not the dominant factor. Strength is the foundation.
Moreover, Dai Li won the team competition, which required the points of five contestants. Winning by one person is luck. If five people win, it obviously reduces the element of luck. At this time, everyone realized that Dai Li was Many people who know how to train for marathons even think that Dai Li has a lot of experience in leading teams in marathon events, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat Liu Baogang.
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Dai Li knocked on the door and walked into Xue Li's office.
Xue Li saw that it was Li Dai who was coming, and said directly: "Xiao Li, you can do it, you actually beat Liu Baogang in the half marathon yesterday! Liu Baogang's ability is also very outstanding among the marathon coaches of our national team. Yes. I didn’t expect you to be able to beat him!”
"It's just a fluke!" Dai Li chuckled.
"Okay, don't hide your clumsiness in front of me. If you don't study marathons, you can't beat Liu Baogang! Fortunately, you are my disciple, and the long-distance running team dare not touch you." Xue Li said with a smile.
"Isn't it just that they lost a game? Are they still going to beat someone?" Dai Li asked in surprise.
"Where are you thinking! I have such a hot temper that I haven't hit anyone even after losing a game! Those grinding guys on the long-distance running team, how dare they hit anyone?" Xue Li continued: "But they dare to poach people! What if? If it were anyone else, the long-distance running team would have poached you a long time ago! Fortunately, you are following me, and thanks to the courage of their long-distance running team, they won't dare to poach you!"
Dai Li smiled and changed the subject: "Coach, you asked me to come here today. What's the matter?"
"Go back to the dormitory to prepare, pack your luggage, and return to your provincial team!" Xue Li said directly.
"Coach, you just said you were going to protect me, why did you drive me back in the next sentence! I just won a half marathon, and it was at the amateur level, so there is no need to drive people away, right?" Dai Li half-jokingly said explain.
"I'm not driving you away. I guess your provincial team members will ask you to go back soon." Xue Li said as he handed a document to the table: "Let's take a look at this first!"
Dai Li took the document and as soon as he read the title, he knew what it was.
"The schedule for the National Games track and field qualifying competition is out! It will start next month. Time is quite tight." Li Dai said.
Xue Li nodded: "Every National Games, the provincial training teams will attach great importance to it. According to past management, the provincial training teams will recall outstanding athletes and coaches from each province, even among our national team , many athletes and coaches also have to return to their original units to play for them. This is considered an unspoken rule."
"You are only on secondment to the national team now. There are no very good sprint coaches in your Hanbei Province track and field team. You, who is seconded to the national team, have immediate combat power. I think your provincial team , you will be recalled soon." Xue Li said and glanced at Li Dai:
"I just received this document. The news about our national team will definitely come faster than the provincial teams. I estimate that your Hanbei track and field team will also receive this schedule this afternoon at the latest. Let me remind you first, go back to the dormitory to pack your luggage and book your return ticket first."
"I understand, thank you, coach!" Dai Li said.
Xue Lize continued: "Your Hanbei Province track and field team is good at middle-distance running and shot put. The sprint level is really average. It is probably impossible to win a medal in the National Games. I I won’t set any goals for you. It will be easier to return to the provincial team, so don’t embarrass me, Lao Xue!"
As the number two figure in the national team, Xue Li is usually in charge of training, so he naturally knows the situation of the provincial teams very well. Of course he knows which province's track and field team is good at which events.
Li Dai has been in the national team for so long and has some understanding of the situation in each province. He knows that his hometown of Hanbei Province does not have the top sprinters in the country. At least there are currently no sprinters in the national team. I really don’t have any fellow countrymen of my own.
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Xue Li's prediction was accurate. At around five o'clock in the afternoon that day, Li Dai received a call from Chu Weidong, the head coach of the Hanbei Provincial Track and Field Team, asking him to come back as soon as possible to prepare for the National Games.
Dai Li first bought a ticket back to his hometown of Yuzhou, reunited with his parents for a day, and then rushed to Qingcheng, the provincial capital.
The track and field team of Hanbei Province is still very unfamiliar to Li Dai. He has not actually been with the track and field team of Hanbei Province for a few days.
When he was still in the youth team, he signed up for the national team's talent development program. After that, Li Dai basically stayed in the national team, studying with Xue Li, and rarely returned to the Hanbei Province Track and Field Team.
The Hanbei Provincial Track and Field Team has never asked Li Dai to go back. Li Dai is the person Xue Li asked for. Chu Weidong will naturally not have trouble with Xue Li. Chu Weidong even hopes that Li Dai will continue to stay in the national team.
In fact, Chu Weidong has long seen that his provincial team is just a small temple and will definitely not be able to accommodate the giant Buddha of Li Dai in the future. It is only a matter of time before Li Dai enters the national team. However, in Chu Weidong's view, there are people in the government who are good at becoming officials. If Li Dai can really join the national team, it will definitely be beneficial to the Hanbei Province track and field team.
Therefore, Chu Weidong would not recall Dai Li unless there were special circumstances.
The National Games is obviously a special situation, and Chu Weidong needs Li Dai to come back.