All-round Athlete

Chapter 40 Ups and downs

July 17, North Sports University track and field.

The fourth leg of the National Athletics Grand Prix is ​​being held here.

Due to preparations for the Olympics, athletes who had the chance to win medals in the Olympics, such as Liu Feiren and Xing Huina, did not participate. Zhang Guan, the number one flying man in Asia, is considered a big-name player in this competition.

Liu Feiren didn't come, so naturally no one paid attention to the 110-meter hurdles. Because of this, all the attention was focused on the 100-meter sprinter competition. Everyone wanted to see how Zhang Guan is currently.

The university campus in July has already entered the summer vacation, but there are still many students staying on campus, especially in the Competitive Sports College. Many of the students are professional athletes, including several international athletes and dozens of national athletes. , There are more athletes at the national level.

As the host, BSU will naturally receive some care, so in this competition, the Field Management Center gave BSU some places to participate, so some of the participating athletes are students of BSU. At the same time, this also lowered the overall competitive level of the game.

It is a great honor for many BSU students to be able to compete with the No. 1 flying man in Asia. Before the game, there were countless students looking for Zhang Guan's autograph and taking photos, which made Zhang Guan feel that the atmosphere of the game had disappeared a lot . Faced with this kind of scene, Zhang Guan couldn't get nervous at all, let alone excited.

In the end, Zhang Guan ran 10.24 seconds in the preliminary race and 10.26 seconds in the rematch. Both the preliminaries and the semi-finals were far from trying their best, just running casually.

Originally, Zhang Guan was a little serious in the preliminary round, but when he found that the lead was too large, he didn't even take it so seriously in the rematch.

Regardless of whether it was the preliminary match or the rematch, Zhang Guan's performance was not very good. The opponent was too weak, so Zhang Guan had no mood for the game at all. A person who runs 100 meters in less than 10 seconds competes with a group of national first-level athletes, just like a contest between a cheetah and a rabbit. Even if he wins, he does not have the slightest sense of accomplishment.

At this time, Zhang Guan finally understood why those high-level athletes were unwilling to participate in low-level competitions. Although it seemed cool to be abusive, he might even change himself if he abused him.

In the next day's finals, the level of the athletes finally improved a lot. There were no college athletes to make up the numbers, and the eight contestants were all professional-level athletes. Of course, it is impossible for college athletes to have the strength to enter the finals.

Zhang Guan met Shen Bao again. At this moment, Shen Bao's expression was very dignified, and he looked a little nervous.

Shen Bao is sprinting for the final ticket for the Olympic Games, the deadline for Olympic registration is coming soon, Shen Bao will not give up this last chance. In fact, he did not give up any chance. He participated in all track and field events this year and achieved a good result of 10.23 seconds. This result is his personal best and the best 100-meter result in China this year. , Unfortunately, there is still a gap of 0.02 seconds from the Olympic A standard.

In yesterday's competition, the 19-year-old Wang Lina in the women's long jump event successfully skipped the Olympic A mark and won an Olympic ticket; just now, in the men's javelin event, the 32-year-old veteran Li Rongxiang also successfully exceeded the Olympic A standard and won the qualification for the Athens Olympic Games for himself. The birth of these two new Olympic tickets deeply stimulated Shen Bao, and he also hoped that he could seize this last chance and get the chance to go to Athens.

As for Zhang Guan, affected by yesterday, today's condition is still very bad. Even Zhang Guan can clearly feel this. Even standing on the track, his body can't get excited at all. It felt extremely heavy on the bed, as if it had just come out of a freezer.

However, Zhang Guan still intends to challenge the Asian record this year. At present, Zhang Guan has four skill points, and he is still two skill points away from completing the next task. The honor of being the champion of the National Athletics Grand Prix alone is not enough to earn two skill points, so he must break the Asian record once. .

...

With a gunshot, Zhang Guan rushed out of the starting line with all his strength.

"It's so fast! I've never seen someone run so fast with my own eyes."

"Worthy of being the number one flying man in Asia!"

"It was amazing to run so fast yesterday, but I didn't expect it to be faster today!"

The BSU college students who watched the game in the auditorium were full of admiration.

But on the runway, Zhang Guan clearly felt that his speed was average. Under normal conditions, he must be much faster than now.

In the system, the timing numbers are constantly being refreshed. Zhang Guan is a little anxious. According to this speed, he may not be able to break the Asian record.

"We have to work harder!" Zhang Guan thought to himself, although his legs were exerting all their strength, the speed did not increase.

In the end, he didn't stay strong, and even made a serious move to cross the line when he was ahead by a large margin, but the final score stayed at 9.99 seconds.

There were bursts of cheers and applause from the auditorium of the stadium. Zhang Guan once again tied the Asian record. In the eyes of the audience, it was a very remarkable thing. It was a great honor for these BSU students to witness this scene with their own eyes.

Director Yu, who was watching the game on the rostrum, breathed a sigh of relief, and said to the people around him: "I thought that Mr. Chen's illness would affect his game state, but now it seems that his state is quite good, and he can maintain this state. , I will feel relieved when it comes to the Olympics.”

Everyone nodded and said yes. Although all of you here are sports professionals, the best level of domestic players has been around 10.2 seconds for a long time. Therefore, in their opinion, being able to achieve a result equal to the Asian record must be in very good condition.

At the finish line, Zhang Guan frowned. He knew that his condition had reached the extreme level, and he did not perform at the normal level of his usual training at all.

Ten months have passed since last year's Asian Athletics. During these ten months, Zhang Guan has made great progress technically, and under the influence of the two skills of strengthening his body and fitness, his physical strength and His stamina has been greatly improved, and the soreness in his calves after strenuous exercise has disappeared. It can be said that his strength is much stronger than last year. Zhang Guan also tested it secretly. Under the full sprint, his 100-meter speed is definitely much faster than that of last year's Asian Athletics Championships, and he can run within 9.9 seconds.

Today, Zhang Guan tried his best, but only ran for 9.99 seconds, which only shows that Zhang Guan is in a very poor state today.

Then Zhang Guan took another look at the overall score sheet. Shen Bao still failed to qualify for the Olympic A mark. He is destined to miss the Athens Olympics this time, and judging from his age and competitive status, it is impossible for him to participate in the next Olympics. .

Shen Bao looked at the report card with a disappointed face, his eyes were full of pain and unwillingness. As an athlete, participating in the Olympics is undoubtedly not only an honor, but also his lifelong dream, and now his dream has been shattered, and he will never have the opportunity to realize his dream.

"Brother Shen..." Zhang Guan stepped forward, wanting to comfort Shen Bao.

Shen Bao raised his head, smiled at Zhang Guan, and said, "Zhang Guan, do your best for the Olympics, and even my share is running together, trying to reach the finals!"

After Shen Bao finished speaking, he turned his head and left, but Zhang Guan could vaguely see that there seemed to be a little sparkle flowing out from the corner of Shen Bao's eyes.

Zhang Guan didn't speak anymore, he watched Shen Bao leave, but then he remembered the lonely figure of Chen Lao when he left.

"I will definitely win the Olympic champion!" Zhang Guan said suddenly.

Shen Bao's body slammed violently, but he didn't look back. Then he raised his right hand and stretched out his thumb.

Zhang Guan couldn't see Shen Bao's expression, but he knew that at this moment, Shen Bao must silently bless him and all the athletes of the national team!

...

Without breaking the Asian record, he only won a national track and field grand prix. Zhang Guan has accumulated five skill points, which is one skill point short of completing the task. And this skill point will have to wait until the fifth round of the National Athletics Grand Prix at the end of this month.

Sitting on the return bus, Zhang Guan frowned, thinking about how to improve his game state.

Director Yu was also sitting on the same bus. Seeing Zhang Guan's sullen look, he changed seats with the person next to Zhang Guan and came to Zhang Guan.

"After tying the Asian record, why do you still look sullen?" Director Yu asked.

"Coach, I think the state of the game is not good recently, and I have struggled in running for the past two days." Zhang Guan said.

"Not in good shape?" Director Yu was stunned. In his opinion, he could tie the Asian record. How could it be that he was not in good shape? However, judging from Zhang Guan's serious expression, he didn't seem to be joking.

"Why is it in a bad state? Let me hear it." Director Yu said.

Zhang Guan answered, "It's kind of hard to describe..."

"Do you feel that you are struggling to run, your steps are heavy, you can't find a sense of rhythm, and it's awkward? It feels like you are exerting strength, but you just can't increase the speed." Director Yu suddenly looked a little serious.

"Yes, that's the feeling!" Zhang Guan said.

Director Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He has been an athlete for more than ten years and a coach for decades. Of course, he knows what it feels like when an athlete is in a bad state, so he described it accurately.

"An athlete who has not participated in a competition for a long time, or has a physical injury, or has undergone a major adjustment in training, or is affected by off-field factors, may experience ups and downs. I will make a plan for you when I go back. A new training plan, let me follow up your daily training." Director Yu said.

From the point of view of the guide, the decline of Zhang Guan's state should still be affected by Chen Lao's departure. Changing coaches has a great impact on an athlete. The new coach is obviously not as high as Chen Lao, so it caused Zhang Guan's competitive state. In this case, as long as the training is arranged reasonably, it will not take too long to return to the competitive state.

"Speaking of which, this kid can run 9.99 seconds if he is not in good shape. If he is in good shape, wouldn't he be aiming for the world championship?" Director Yu thought silently.

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