All-round Athlete

Chapter 22 Dominating the Semifinals

Men's 100m semifinals.

The semi-finals are divided into three groups, and the top two and the fastest two third places in each group will advance. Among the three players of the national team, Chen Jian played in the first group, Shen Bao played in the second group, and Zhang Guan was placed in the third group.

This time Zhang Guan met the black player Ha Beibei again, who was in the same group as Zhang Guan. But Habebe is not the strongest opponent in this group, because Japan's Asahara Shinji is also assigned to this group.

Asahara Shinji is already a 31-year-old veteran. He, Ito Koji and others are the golden generation of Japanese sprinters. Shinji Asahara also ran out of 10.02 seconds. For an athlete over 30 years old, Asahara Shinji still maintains a fairly good competitive state, which is even more commendable. In the course of history, even in 2008, Asahara Shinji still maintained a state of not losing to young people, and even participated in the 2008 Olympic Games.

In addition to Asahara Shinji and Ha Beibei, other relatively strong players in this group include Jordan's Hanana, Singapore's Bao Shengsong, Maldives' Said, and Laos' Omdu Fanghe. However, these people are only at the level of the Olympic B standard. After being assigned to this group, the semi-finals will be the end of their Yatian competition.

In the first two groups of competitions, in the first group, Chen Jian played well and qualified as the group leader, and the second place was Tujiang Yuyu; the second group semi-final group leader was naturally Mozu Shingo, and the second place was the Saudi Mubarak and Shen Bao ranked third, but Shen Bao's result was higher than the third place in the first group. According to the rules of the competition, Shen Bao had already qualified for the final.

Ha Beibei knew that his speed was not as fast as Zhang Guan and Asahara Xuanzhi, if he wanted to enter the final, he had to be faster than the third place in the first group. And Zhang Guan and Asahara Xuanzhi are definitely the top two in the third group in terms of strength.

In the press area on the sidelines, Filipino reporters generally pointed their cameras at Zhang Guan and whispered to each other.

"That person is Zhang Guan." Ramos, a reporter from the Manila Times, pointed to Zhang Guan and said to the female counterparts beside him, "It was he who bragged yesterday that he wanted to break the Asian record!"

The female reporter zoomed in on the camera, looked at it carefully, and then said, "He is so tall! Our Philippine basketball players are not as tall as him."

Ramos curled his lips: "What's the use of being tall? Maybe he's okay against ordinary athletes, but this time he's in the same group as Japanese star Shinji Asahara. You just wait and see, Shinji Asahara later I will definitely torture this Zhang Guan and let him know that the sky is high and the earth is thick!"

Ramos said this sentence very loudly on purpose, so that the surrounding journalists could hear it, and then everyone nodded in agreement. In the eyes of the Filipinos, the Japanese are more friendly than their American masters. In addition to the belittling and ridiculing of Zhang Guan by various Philippine newspapers, all the Filipino reporters present are waiting to see Zhang Guan's jokes.

In the reporter area, Yang Zhongyi, the reporter accompanying the national team for this expedition, stood there with a livid face. It was obvious that Ramos' words made him feel very uncomfortable. Yang Zhongyi was already at a young age, and at this moment he couldn't help retorting: "I don't think Zhang Guan will lose to Asahara Xuanzhi. Although Asahara Xuanzhi's historical performance is better, Zhang Guan is in good form recently. He was a runner in yesterday's rematch. We hit the 10-second 10 mark."

"Is that so?" Ramos smiled slyly, then took out five 1,000 Philippine pesos, and said, "Do you dare to bet with me, who is faster, Chaoyuan Xuanzhi or Zhang Guan? I bet 5,000 yuan is faster, and if you don’t have pesos, you can also use US dollars. If you don’t dare, forget it!”

The Filipino journalists around immediately started booing. Yang Zhongyi was also young and energetic, and he was coaxed by the surroundings, and immediately said: "Why don't you dare!"

Yang Zhongyi paid 5,000 Philippine pesos, but soon after he calmed down, he regretted it. In this era, the domestic currency has not yet started to appreciate, and 5,000 Philippine pesos is quite close to 1,000 yuan in China. The domestic housing prices have not yet started to grow wildly. Even in the capital, the house price on the Fourth Ring Road is only 4,000 yuan per square meter. 1,000 yuan is not enough for Yang Zhongyi This is not a small sum for young people who have just entered the workplace.

"Zhang Guan, you must win! Otherwise, my 1,000 yuan will be in vain!" Yang Zhongyi prayed in his heart.

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In the arena, the participating athletes are being introduced on the radio.

The camera followed Zhang Guan's shots, and the radio also simultaneously introduced Zhang Guan's name and nationality. Zhang Guan waved his hand symbolically, but he heard boos from the bosses on the sidelines.

Zhang Guan looked around inexplicably. He had never received this kind of treatment before. He felt that the atmosphere in the stadium was a bit weird, and it could even be said that he had a faint hostility towards himself.

"It seems that I have suddenly become unpopular, and I feel that these Filipinos seem to have great opinions on me." Zhang Guan took a deep breath and his expression became serious.

Zhang Guan knows that in this world, respect is earned by himself. If you are strong, people will naturally respect you; if you are not strong enough, even if you flatter and laugh all day long, you will not be able to get respect from others. But now, it is obviously time to speak with strength.

Zhang Guan stood on the starting block, looked at the finish line in the distance very seriously, and was ready to start.

Maybe it was the last race of the day, and even the referee wanted to get off work early, so the athletes didn't have much time to prepare. The starter walked to the edge of the starting line with the starting gun and said, "Onyourmarks...set..."

The moment the gunshot rang out, Ha Beibei was the first to rush out.

"Ha Beibei is pressing the gun and running!" The people watching the battle from a distance immediately looked at the starting reaction time on the display screen. Ha Beibei's starting reaction time was only 0.128 seconds. The starting reaction time of most other athletes is about 0.15 seconds. This shows that Ha Beibei succeeded in pressing the gun.

"Ha Beibei is really hardworking. He even uses the tactics of pressing the gun and running, but it is not surprising. Ha Beibei is not as strong as Zhang Guan and Asahara Xuanzhi in this group. If he wants to be the top two in the group It is basically impossible to qualify, so I just choose to press the gun and run to fight." Director Yu thought to himself. Then he looked at Zhang Guan's starting reaction time, and the starting reaction time of 0.15 seconds was still so stable.

In the 100-meter race, the athletes are accelerating in the first 30 meters. At this stage, the athletes basically cannot widen the gap. The next 40 meters is the key area for athletes to open up their levels. In this distance, the leading group capable of fighting for the first place will leave other athletes behind, and the last 30 meters is the final sprint contest.

Ha Beibei has a slight advantage in the starting stage, but his height is too short, so when he reaches the 50-meter mark, the advantage he established at the start has disappeared.

A tall figure appeared from Ha Beibei's left side and easily overtook Ha Beibei. From the corner of Ha Beibei's eyes, he saw that it was Zhang Guan who caught up.

The difference in the rhythm of the two people's steps is not too big, but Zhang Guan, who is close to 1.9 meters tall, has longer legs and takes larger strides. Although Ha Beibei tried his best, he could only look at Zhang Guan helplessly. Crown surpasses itself.

Ha Beibei also knows that this is not a crime of war, and he has tried his best, but it is a pity that he is not congenitally deficient. At the same time, he also feels that Asahara Xuanzhi should surpass himself.

He looked to the right, but then he found that Xuanzhi Chaoyuan was half a body behind him.

"What's going on? Zhang Guan has passed me, and Xuanzhi Chaoyuan is still behind me. Xuanzhi Chaoyuan is slow?" The next moment, Ha Beibei suddenly realized that Xuanzhi Chaoyuan was slightly faster than himself. It's not that Asahara Xuanzhi is slow, but Zhang Guan's speed is faster!

At this time, Xuanzhi Chaoyuan watched Zhang Guan take the lead, and was even more shocked in his heart. According to the evaluation of Japanese team coach Kobayashi Keikazu, Zhang Guan is probably at the same level as Asahara Shinji, and Asahara Shinji himself thinks so, but at this moment, Asahara Shinji knows that both he and Kobayashi Keikazu are totally wrong up.

"I was wrong, the coach was wrong, and we were all wrong! I thought that Zhang Guan's strength was at the same level as my own, but now it seems that his strength is stronger than mine. His real level may reach that of European and American black players." Level." Asahara Shinji thought to himself, and at the same time, he was also worried about whether the Japanese team could win the final.

Although Japanese sprinters are invincible in the Asian arena, when it comes to the international arena, there is not even a scum left of being abused by black runners in Europe and America. For Japanese players, the 10-second mark requires the right time, place and people to achieve it, but for the world's top players, there is no need for any reason to run into 10 seconds. The 10-second mark is a question of "can you" for Asian athletes, while it is a question of "whether you want to" for African-American athletes.

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Press area.

Yang Zhongyi's heart is almost in his throat. He has reported sports events many times, but he has never been so nervous like today. After all, the outcome of this match is related to his own 1,000 yuan. Even if Zhang Guan has taken the lead, Yang Zhongyi can't relieve his nervousness.

On the other hand, Ramos next to him had an even more excited expression. As a senior reporter for a well-known Philippine newspaper, Ramos' income is considered high in the Philippines, and he also has a subsidy for going out for interviews, but 5,000 Philippine pesos is almost half a month's income for Ramos, and he lost it all at once. Naturally, it hurts like cutting flesh. Moreover, the vast majority of Filipinos have no concept of saving. If they are full today, they don’t want to eat tomorrow. Ramos also doesn’t have much savings. Today, he took out 5,000 Philippine pesos on impulse. If he loses, he may have no food in the second half of the month.

"Senji Asahara, come on!" Ramos shouted in his heart.

Perhaps it was Ramos' cheering that played a role. On the track, Shunji Chaohara overtook Habebe, which made Ramos excited immediately.

"Come on, surpass Zhang Guan again!" Ramos clenched his fists fiercely, but found that Zhang Guan, who was the first, had rushed to the finish line.

"Zhang Guan won!" Yang Zhongyi's cheers came from Ramos' ears, and then Ramos felt his hand loosen, and the 5,000 Philippine pesos had been snatched by Yang Zhongyi.

"What are you doing?" Ramos yelled.

Yang Zhongyi waved the 5,000 Philippine pesos proudly, and said: "Mr. Ramos, Zhang Guan won the Asahara Shinji, and your 5,000 pesos is mine. I would like to admit defeat, so many colleagues are watching, don't you Will not admit it!"

Yang Zhongyi pointed to the electronic timer at the finish line, the number "10:00" on it was particularly dazzling.

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Thanks to book friend Loli Green Town for sending Santa Claus, I just found out that there is still this thing in the festival, it is very fresh. Thanks to book friend Zhang Daoyi, who mistakenly entered the book collection for rewarding. Christmas Eve! I wish all book friends and families peace and happiness.