The conference room in the North Exit Center became lively again.
This meeting was still chaired by Zhao Shuren, the head coach of the national track and field team, but compared to the previous days, Zhao Shuren's face was not so good-looking.
"This is too outrageous. What is going on in Lin Feixiang's mind? He dares to say such nonsense when he goes to Qatar to compete! Doesn't he know how embarrassing it will be if he loses miserably!" Zhao Shuren said angrily, fiercely The ground slammed the table.
"Coach Zhao, don't be angry. It's probably because the parameter application failed this time, and Lin Feixiang is a little unbalanced!" Coach Fang Jun advised.
"Is it okay to talk nonsense if I feel unbalanced? He clearly exposed it to the media on purpose just to participate in the competition! He is trying to force the palace! At noon today, calls from Qataris came to my mobile phone, asking where Lin Feixiang was. Do you have any special requirements in terms of appearance fees? The leaders of the General Administration also called with concern. How do you want me to answer?" Zhao Shuren pointed to his mobile phone and said.
"The huge publicity in the media has heated up the topic. Now it is too late to tell those media to stop reporting. The people in the country are also looking forward to Lin Feixiang's return. If Lin Feixiang is not allowed to participate this time, I am afraid there will be some trouble. Ah! If the common people knew that Lin Feixiang’s application for competition was not approved, we would definitely be blamed. The common people do not discriminate." A mature and solemn coach said.
"Then tell me, what should we do? Is it possible to really send Lin Feixiang to Qatar?" Zhao Shuren said, looking at Ding Jihai again, and said in a stern tone: "Coach Ding, Lin Feixiang is your disciple, this The quota for the 110-meter hurdles also belongs to you, tell me, what should we do now?"
Ding Jihai knew that he was riding a tiger and was in trouble. If he didn't tell him the reason, he might not be able to explain it.
Ding Jihai cleared his throat and said: "I think it's better to do this. Let's follow the old rules and hold a trial within the team and let some young athletes participate. Everyone will compete fairly and let their results speak for themselves. Whoever comes first , whoever will participate will participate. This way, both the media and the people will have an explanation."
After all, sports are all about strength, and holding trials before competitions is nothing new. For example, in the U.S. track and field team, it often happens that the previous champion or world record holder cannot participate in the Olympics because the athlete lost the domestic trials.
If Lin Feixiang loses in the team trials, then the track and field team will have enough excuses to face the media public.
Zhao Shuren's eyes suddenly lit up. He was also carried away. He didn't even think of this move. He just slapped his head and said, "It's a good idea to have a trial within the team. It's settled!"
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After all, Lin Feixiang is the most dazzling star in the track and field team, and his every move attracts much attention, so Lin Feixiang's application to participate was soon known to everyone.
The person most affected is undoubtedly Dong Teng.
Dong Teng is one year younger than Lin Feixiang and is second only to Lin Feixiang in the domestic men's 110-meter hurdles. However, his strength is still far behind Lin Feixiang at his peak. Lin Feixiang not only holds multiple world championships, but is also a world record holder. Dong Teng's best result is the international track and field grand prix. In heavyweight events such as the World Athletics Championships, Dong Teng only made it to the finals, while in the Olympic Games, Dong Teng stopped in the semi-finals.
But it is undeniable that Dong Teng is the best 110-meter hurdler in Asia besides Lin Feixiang. Especially after Lin Feixiang's fall, Dong Teng took over the position of China's No. 1 brother in the 110-meter hurdles, and the national team's training resources began to lean toward Dong Teng. Dong Teng worked hard enough. In the past two years, his performance has made great progress. Although he is not as good as Lin Feixiang back then, he has the ability to compete with top international players.
At this time, Dong Teng already knew that Lin Feixiang submitted an application to participate, and also knew that the team was going to hold a test match to determine the quota for Qatar.
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"Brother Dong, you will definitely win. Lin Feixiang has been neglecting training in the past two years. This time he didn't even go to the plateau training. With his current strength, even I can beat him."
"Does Lin Feixiang still think he is in the same state as he was back then? Isn't it good for him to continue to live like that? Anyway, for the sake of advertising endorsements, the team will not do anything to him!"
"Lin Feixiang suffered such a serious injury back then. His Achilles tendon was torn. Even if he recovers, he will never be able to regain his original speed and explosive power."
"I think it is a good thing to hold a trial within the team. Lin Feixiang is so famous outside. People who don't know it think he is still the same Lin Feixiang back then, and they will definitely support him to go to Qatar. If he passes the trial, he will be able to do it. Stop the people’s mouths.”
Dong Teng was surrounded by several athletes, all of whom supported Dong Teng, but their words revealed their contempt for Lin Feixiang.
This is how it is in the circle of athletes. Whoever is stronger and more capable will be followed by everyone. Back then, Lin Feixiang was followed by a large group of younger brothers, but later, Lin Feixiang's negative training performance attracted everyone's contempt.
If Lin Feixiang can train very seriously and hard, even if he cannot achieve the same good results as before, he will still gain the respect of the athletes. Everyone trains together every day, and whoever works hard and who doesn’t will see it. This is just like when you are in school, top academics will be sought after, while poor students will be looked down upon. However, those who work very hard will still be respected by their classmates even if their grades are not that outstanding.
But Lin Feixiang gave up on himself, and with all the privileges he enjoyed, it was normal for him to be unpopular in the track and field team. Many athletes who were training hard saw Lin Feixiang like this. They didn't say it on the surface, but privately they looked down on Lin. Flying. Some people are even hoping that Dong Teng will replace Lin Feixiang as soon as possible, so that this guy with negative training and useless training can get out of here!
Dong Teng, who was surrounded by everyone, said nothing.
Dong Teng's career trajectory is similar to Lin Feixiang. Dong Teng was a triple jumper before, and later switched to the 110-meter hurdles. Dong Teng became famous in the youth competition. He once won the runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles at the World Youth Athletics Championships, and ranked first in the world in the youth competition rankings that year. First.
In the same year that Dong Teng won the World Youth Championship runner-up, Lin Feixiang also won the World University Games championship. At that time, the two seemed to be equally matched, but in fact, Dong Teng had never defeated Lin Feixiang on the court.
The following year, Lin Feixiang broke the Asian record in the 110-meter hurdles, which became a watershed between the two. From then on, Lin Feixiang was out of control. He won the Olympic gold medal, broke the world record, and won the Grand Slam. Became the world's first person in the 110-meter hurdles.
Although Dong Teng has achieved certain results, in front of Lin Feixiang, he can only be regarded as a firefly compared to the bright moon. He was completely overshadowed by Lin Feixiang's light. When people think of the 110-meter hurdles, only Lin Feixiang comes to mind, and Dong Teng is just a supporting role that will be mentioned inadvertently.
In the past two years, Lin Feixiang has resigned himself to failure, but Dong Teng has been training harder and harder. Dong Teng knew that his talent was not as good as Lin Feixiang, but he could only make up for it by training harder. He put in several times the effort of ordinary people and was rewarded.
But Dong Teng is not satisfied. His ultimate goal is to defeat Lin Feixiang.
Two athletes of the same age group have similar growth trajectories, but Lin Feixiang is like a big mountain, pressing hard in front of Dong Teng, making it impossible for him to overcome. The three words "Lin Feixiang", It has even become Dong Teng's inner demon.
Dong Teng knew that if he could not defeat Lin Feixiang, he would not be able to cross that threshold. He challenged Lin Feixiang again and again in the competition, but failed again and again until Lin Feixiang was injured.
Then Lin Feixiang began to train passively. Even Dong Teng knew that Lin Feixiang was useless and could never return to the competition, and he would never have the chance to challenge Lin Feixiang.
Dong Teng was disappointed and regretful. He felt like a soldier who was marching bravely on the battlefield but suddenly lost sight of the enemy.
But now, after waiting for more than two years, Dong Teng finally has the opportunity to challenge Lin Feixiang again - the team trial!
At this time, recalling his experiences in the past few years, Dong Teng couldn't help but feel a strong fighting spirit in his heart: "Lin Feixiang, I will definitely defeat you this time!"