All-round Athlete

Chapter 180 Challenging a Longer Distance

At the National Athletics Championships held on May 28, 1997, Lao Jianfeng jumped out of 8.40 meters. This result is not only a national record, but also broke the Asian record of men's long jump in one fell swoop.

Until 2005, Saudi Arabia's Alku-Walidi-Mohammad broke this Asian record with a score of 8.44 meters. And on July 2, 2006, that is, a month ago, Mohammed once again set a new Asian record with a score of 8.48 meters.

But today, Zhang Guan jumped out with a jump of 8.49 meters, which just broke the Asian record of 8.48 meters held by Alku Walidi Mohamed. The record stays in China.

"8.49 meters! Zhang Guan jumped out of 8.49 meters! This is a new Asian record!" A high-pitched shout rang out from the audio in the arena.

Ordinary audiences don't know what the Asian record in the long jump is. Everyone just knows that Zhang Guan's jump is better than the previous one. But after such a publicity in the audio, the audience understands the meaning behind Zhang Guan's 8.49 meters .

"Wow..." The auditorium erupted again.

The reporters waiting on the sidelines once again surrounded Zhang Guan.

At that jump just now, Zhang Guan broke the national record in the long jump, and was surrounded by reporters once, and only seven or eight minutes later, the reporters rushed over again.

At this time, even Zhou Can, who was mature and stable, couldn't help but praise: "Zhang Guan is really amazing! He broke two records in two jumps, one national record and one Asian record. This is simply a miracle! "

"Yeah, I still think it's a bit unreal." Li Run paused, and then said, "Could this be Zhang Guan's real strength?"

"It seems that our judgments were all wrong. I thought that Zhang Guan's jump of more than eight meters was the limit. Now it seems that this kind of thinking is really ridiculous! Jumping eight meters? He didn't take it seriously at all. !" Zhou Can shook his head, and continued: "Obviously, Zhang Guan's long jump ability has entered the ranks of the world's top athletes, perhaps comparable to the most powerful people in the world. Hey..."

After Zhou Can finished speaking, he sighed, while Li Run asked, "Brother Zhou, Zhang Guan broke the Asian record. This is a good thing. Why are you sighing?"

"No, I just don't think I can live up to my expectations. People are more popular than others." Zhou Can laughed at himself, and then said: "Look at Zhang Guan, 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters are all top in the world. Now there is one more long jump, let's look at us..."

"Brother Zhou, didn't you tell me just now, don't compare yourself with Zhang Guan, he is too good. We just need to play to our highest level." Li Run comforted.

"That's right. There is one last trial jump, let's work hard!"

...

Because Zhang Guan broke the Asian record in the fifth jump, the long jump competition had to be suspended again, and it took a long time before the competition continued, and the athletes started the final trial jump contest.

Perhaps it was because the interval between competitions was too long, and the athletes’ bodies were cold. In this last trial jump, several athletes did not perform to their due level. Some fouled, some failed, even the successful ones, Also failed to achieve breakthrough results.

In fact, at this time, no one was paying attention to the long jump competition, and the audience began to discuss Zhang Guan breaking the Asian record. The topicality caused by the Asian record is obviously several grades higher than the national record, especially since this Asian record was won from a foreign player, it instantly rises to the level of national pride, even if you don’t know much about track and field People can't help but join the discussion.

It was not until the seven players in front completed their last trial jumps that the attention of the audience returned to the arena again, because Zhang Guan was about to appear on the stage and began his last trial jump.

"I think it's almost done. You have already broken the Asian record. You can let go of this trial jump for a while. It's enough to make a symbolic appearance. The key is to protect yourself and not get hurt." Coach Zhou replied earnestly. Zhang Guan said.

When Zhang Guan jumped 8.42 meters before, coach Zhou said similar words. He was very worried that Zhang Guan would accidentally injure his body. Coach Zhou couldn't bear the responsibility of being injured because of the championship.

Zhang Guan shook his head and pointed to the auditorium: "Coach, listen to the voices around you..."

"Zhang Guan! Come on! Zhang Guan! Come on! Zhang Guan! Come on!"

The tens of thousands of spectators cheered in unison, and everyone was expecting that Zhang Guan's jump would bring another surprise.

"Coach, everyone is cheering for me! If I give up at this time, how can I be worthy of these audiences! And I also want to try, challenge the distance of 8 meters 50." Zhang Guan revealed a strong confidence, and then walked away On the field.

Coach Zhou sighed helplessly. Although he is the head coach of the provincial track and field team, he really can't command a super big-name athlete like Zhang Guan, so he can only let it go.

...

There is a time limit for athletes to prepare for the run-up. The time limit for each trial jump is one minute. A timer is usually set above the head of the run-up area to remind the athletes to pay attention to the time. Generally, the timekeeper will press the timer when the athlete enters the run-up area. When there are only 15 seconds left in the time limit, the timer will raise the yellow flag. When the time limit reaches zero, the yellow flag in the hands of the timer will fall. If the athlete still does not start this trial jump, the betrayal will fail.

But when Zhang Guan stood on the field, the referee did not press the timer, obviously telling Zhang Guan to take his time and not to worry.

Zhang Guan didn't dawdle either, he adjusted his breathing rhythm slightly, and then took the starting posture of running up.

The timer pressed the timer when Zhang Guan was ready. As soon as the timer started counting down, Zhang Guan immediately started the run-up.

"This speed, Zhang Guan is still fighting! Even if it was the last jump, even if he had just broken the Asian record, Zhang Guan still did not give up the competition! This jump, can he perform at a better level than before?" Director Ma, who was easy to calm down, became nervous again at this moment.

Zhang Guan drew a parabola again and landed in the sand pool. Countless sand particles scattered, and a trace appeared on the originally flat sand surface, and the edge of the trace exceeded 8.50 meters.

"Zhang Guan really skipped the 8.50 meter barrier!" Coach Zhou couldn't help but said.

After confirmation, Zhang Guan's final score was 8.52 meters.

"8 meters 52! Lao Yu, did you see it? 8 meters 52! This is a world champion result! We finally have a world champion athlete in the long jump event!" Director Ma seemed very excited, and the voice Also trembling.

At this time, Director Ma was really excited. After all, he was a long jump coach, and Zhang Guan's long jump performance could touch Director Ma's heart even more.

Director Yu's performance was not as exaggerated as Director Ma's. In the sprint event, Zhang Guan had brought too many miracles to Director Yu. Director Yu had already gotten used to this feeling, and he had already formed a feeling in his subconscious mind. Concept, as long as Zhang Guan participates in the game, anything is possible.

Tried three consecutive jumps and broke three records, including one national record, two Asian records, and the last one surpassed the 8.50-meter mark! This is definitely the most sensational event in the track and field competitions held in China in recent years. Although the national record and Asian record are not as good as those world records broken by Zhang Guan, the next one will definitely cause quite a stir.

But he hasn't had time to think about it yet. He will participate in the men's 800-meter final in the evening.

...

As night fell, the temperature seemed to drop a bit, but the heat of midsummer and the enthusiasm of the audience were intertwined, making the whole stadium like a boiling kettle.

The final of the 800-meter race was about to start. When Zhang Guan appeared in everyone's field of vision, the atmosphere of the scene was instantly climaxed. Even those who were about to line up to go to the bathroom ran back, fearing that they would miss Zhang Guan's race.

How many people in the audience are really familiar with track and field competitions? For the audience, spending money to watch the game is nothing more than a few big-name players. Now that Zhang Guan is about to debut, this game is of course not to be missed.

Although Zhang Guan will consume some energy in the long jump final a few hours ago, no one will question Zhang Guan's physical strength reserve. Zhang Guan's final sprint speed in the 800m and 1500m preliminary rounds is already equal to Tell everyone that his physical strength reserve can be described by the word "abnormal".

In the 800-meter final, there was no very strong opponent. Among the seven opponents, Li Xiangyu, the champion of the 10th National Games, had an absolute advantage in strength, and the other players were not very strong.

The domestic 800-meter running level is relatively weak. There was Li Huiquan, a champion of the 9th National Games, who was also very strong. He once defeated Japanese players, but he was suspended for illegal drugs. Finish.

The eight contestants in the final stand on their respective starting tracks. This time, Zhang Guan is on the fourth track. Everyone quickly got ready, and they started to run with an order.

With the experience of the preliminary race, Zhang Guan did not sprint in the initial lane run, but chose to run forward at a normal speed, which made Zhang Guan not gain an advantage before the breakaway line. , Zhang Guan began to merge. Although the merging at the fourth track is not the easiest, it is not difficult. Although Zhang Guan does not have very good merging skills, it can be considered smooth. At the end of the straight track, everyone entered the innermost track At the time, Zhang Guan was in the fifth place.

Zhang Guan is very satisfied with this result. He has already used the skill of following and running, and now he only needs to follow others honestly, run for more than a lap, and then leave the inner lane to sprint.

According to this rhythm, this 800-meter champion will belong to Zhang Guan again.

But at this moment, the situation on the track suddenly changed!

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