All-round Athlete

Chapter 54 Easy promotion

If the previous Chen Jian had drawn a top lottery, then Zhang Guan had definitely drawn a top lottery.

In the sixth group, there are three Olympic B standard players. Among the A standard players, there are three players whose best times are all within 10.10 seconds. The remaining two are Zhang Guan and Japanese player Nobuharu Asahara. Apart from Zhang Guan, the strongest players in this group. It can be said that there is no pressure for Zhang Guan to qualify.

Since there were no well-known international players participating, neither the media reporters, the audience nor the event broadcasters paid much attention to this game, and some TV stations even directly entered the commercial time.

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Olympic village. Athletes on the Jamaican track and field team who are not competing gather to watch the televised 100-meter race. Jamaica is a strong country in sprinting, and there have been many sprinting world champions in history, so the 100-meter trapeze competition naturally attracted everyone's attention, not to mention that Powell has not played yet.

"Isn't Gatlin the weakest member of the American team? Now it seems that he is also very strong!"

"I think Gatlin is still not as good as Crawford, but what surprised me is the Portuguese Obic Vilu, who definitely has the strength to win the championship."

"Our Jamaican athletes played in the seventh, eighth and tenth groups. Immediately after the sixth group is over, Powell should be on the field!"

"With Powell's strength, he must be number one in the group."

Amidst the discussions among the crowd, a big young man sat up from the sofa.

"Usain, what are you doing? The game is about to start." One person said.

"There are no strong athletes in the next group. I'll go to the bathroom first." Usain Bolt, who was still a rookie athlete, walked into the bathroom while talking.

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Director Yu and even the entire track and field team attach great importance to this competition. Everyone knows that Zhang Guan can definitely enter the next round as long as he runs normally. Before that, the Chinese team had never entered the first place in the Olympic 100-meter sprint event. The second round, so as long as it can enter the second round, it will be considered a breakthrough in the history of Chinese track and field in the Olympic Games.

"Don't be nervous, just run as you usually do, and take it easy. You don't have any strong opponents in this group. I guess Asahara Shinji is the strongest other than you. Japan's Asahara Shinji is your defeated opponent, so don't worry too much. Care about your opponents, just do your best. If you are really nervous, close your eyes and think about the previous domestic competitions, and treat this as a domestic competition..." Director Yu has been following Zhang Guan, constantly exhorting .

And Zhang Guan kept nodding while looking at his status in the system.

"The physical condition is 80, which is the best state in normal times; the competitive state has returned to 63, which means that you can perform normally in the competition. In the preliminary round, as long as you perform normally, you will definitely have no problem entering the second round. No, this After all, it’s the Olympics, so I have to use this opportunity to break an Asian record and earn at least two skill points.” Zhang Guan thought to himself.

The referee signaled the athletes to get ready, and Zhang Guan immediately stepped onto the track.

"Zhang Guan, hello, it's a great honor to compete with you again." A voice in English with a rather impure pronunciation came. Zhang Guan looked back and saw Xuanzhi Chaoyuan bowing to him, looking very polite.

Japanese nature is like this, Zhang Guan is stronger than Asahara Nobuji, so Asahara Nobuji is very polite to Zhang Guan, if it is a player whose strength is not as good as Asahara Nobuji, Asahara Nobuji will not have such a humble attitude.

"I wish you good luck too." Although Zhang Guan doesn't like the Japanese, Nobuji Asahara was able to run into the Olympic A mark at the age of 33 and appear in the Olympic Games. This effort alone can definitely be regarded as a role model for athletes.

Except for Asahara Xuanzhi, the others ignored Zhang Guan. They didn't know Zhang Guan, and Zhang Guan didn't know them either. Although it is said that they are competing in the same field, unless athletes of this level are on the same continent, there is no chance for the athletes to meet each other, so naturally there is no need to say hello.

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At the same time, the major gaming companies in Europe are also paying attention to this game.

Ordinary audiences may only pay attention to those big-name players, while coaches pay attention to the athletes' performance, and the bookmaker's attention is the comprehensive strength and on-the-spot status displayed by the athletes. Once an athlete shows a very good competitive state or a very strong overall strength, the bookmaker will immediately adjust the odds.

A few days ago, as the media revealed that Zhang Guan had placed a heavy bet on himself, the gambling companies also knew where the one hundred bets of more than 500 euros came from. Each of their companies received more or less a dozen bets. If calculated according to the odds at the time, each gaming company would have to pay about 1 million euros.

Although the European media dismissed Zhang Guan as worthless, the analysts of the spinach company did not think so. Pigs eat tigers. For the major gambling companies, the odds must be changed as soon as possible, otherwise they will be prepared to lose money.

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Of the eight athletes in the sixth group, two are white, from Poland and Hungary, one from the Pacific island country of Micronesia, and one from Trinidad and Tobago. Mixed race, besides, the Ivorian and French players are all black. It is worth mentioning that this black player from Côte d'Ivoire is a B standard player.

Blacks have an inherent advantage in sprinting, so the French black player Niseppi showed a determined look.

Niseppi is in the fourth lane, and next to him are Zhang Guan in the third lane and Xuanzhi Asahara in the fifth lane.

"Are there Orientals on the left and right?" Nisepi looked at both sides, and found that Zhang Guan was wearing a red sportswear, while Asahara Shinji was a white athlete, and the styles of the sportswear were different.

"It seems that these two people are not from the same country. But it doesn't matter. This is a 100-meter sprint. Yellow people are training partners in this event. Although the red dress on the left is tall and tall, he looks too young. The white dress on the right is not enough I am strong, and I will definitely win the first place in this group." Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Niseppi's face.

At this time, Niseppi suddenly felt that someone was looking at him on the track on the right. He turned his head and found that it was a white player on the sixth track. This white player was tall and strong at the same time. He was a Polish sprinter Player Lucas Zilla.

"It should be from Eastern European countries. This is probably my biggest opponent for the first place in this group!" Nisepi thought to himself.

Lucas Zira on the opposite side also had the same idea. He believed that Niseppi was his biggest opponent to win the championship.

As for Zhang Guan and Asahara Xuanzhi, they were directly ignored. People of the yellow race were never taken seriously on the 100-meter track.

All eight athletes are ready to start.

After the gunshots sounded, the athletes rushed out of the starting line.

Perhaps because of the reason for the first Olympic race, Zhang Guan's start was relatively average, but the start of other players was similar. Even the experienced Japanese veteran Nobuharu Asahara did not perform well in the start.

At the start, none of the eight athletes took advantage, but after accelerating, the gap between them was immediately revealed.

After 30 meters, Nisepi found that he had started to lag behind Polish player Lucas Zila, but this was not the point. On his right, Asahara Shinji was not inferior to Lucas Zila in terms of speed, basically Up and keep pace with Zira.

"This yellow man can run faster than me!" In Niseppi's thinking, it is normal for a white player to surpass him, but being surpassed by a yellow racer completely subverts Niseppi's three views.

"How could I lose to a man of yellow race!" Niseppi's eyes were wide open, ready to use all his strength, but at this moment, he found that Zhang Guan had left him far behind on the track on the left, The distance gap between them was almost five meters.

"How is it possible! This is just halfway through, and he is so far ahead of me! The yellow man on the right is fast enough, why is the speed of the yellow man on the left even faster! What happened today, where did it come from? Such a strong person of yellow race has met me!" Niseppi looked at Zhang Guan's back, and he clearly felt that the gap between him and Zhang Guan was constantly widening.

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In the stands, this scene caused an uproar among the audience.

According to common sense, after the gunshots sounded, the two black athletes should take the lead, and the yellow race should be at the end. For the sprint event, the yellow race is here to make up the numbers! But the current situation is that the yellow race is at the forefront, and the gap with the second place is getting bigger and bigger.

Immediately afterwards, huge cheers began to erupt in the arena. People sympathized with the weak. It would be a very boring thing if the blacks always ran first. But now the yellow races lead, while the blacks are left behind. Behind the scenes, in the eyes of the audience, it obviously became a performance of the weak's counterattack, so the audience spontaneously began to cheer for the athletes.

The French player Niseppi on the field was in a state of irritability, because the Ivorian athlete had surpassed him, and the Trinidad and Tobago athlete had also been neck and neck with him.

"How could this happen!" Nisepi was hit hard immediately, and the rhythm also appeared messy.

In front, Poland's Lukas Zila is fighting for the second place in the group with Shinji Asahara.

As for chasing Zhang Guan, they don't have to think about it anymore, the gap is really too big.

In fact, whether it is the second or third place in the group, they can enter the second round of the competition, and it doesn't matter if they compete for second place or not. With the strength of the two of them, it is impossible to enter the semi-finals, and the second round of the rematch will be the end of their Olympic Games. However, the Côte d'Ivoire players behind were chasing very close, and they were gradually approaching the two, which made them have to fight for the second place with all their strength.

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At the beginning of the race, Zhang Guan chose to try his best. After all, he had to pay attention to his attitude in his first Olympic competition, especially the two black runners, who looked very strong. In Zhang Guan's subconscious mind, all black people should run very fast.

But afterward, Zhang Guan took the lead easily. Only then did he realize that not every black player is a scud player. The French black player looked good, but his speed was not as good as his own.

"There's another game in the afternoon, let's save some energy first! This time, it's about adjusting the state and adapting to the rhythm of the game." Thinking about it, Zhang Guan slightly relaxed the rhythm, and then crossed the finish line first.

In this group match, there was no suspense for Zhang Guan to win, just like the performances of the favorites in other groups.

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Off the field, Director Yu clenched his fists tightly. Zhang Guan had secured a huge lead. If he continued to run, he would undoubtedly enter the second round with the first place in the group.

"Crossing the line! The second round, we finally entered the second round!" Director Yu closed his eyes excitedly, forcing back the tears. Since the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, Director Yu has been looking forward to leading his team to the second round of the Olympics. Twenty years have passed, and after five Olympic Games, his dream has finally come true!

What made Director Yu even more gratifying was that Zhang Guan's performance seemed normal, and his performance was not affected by nervousness.

"We can't be complacent yet. The competition is not over yet. There is still a second round in the afternoon. With Zhang Guan's performance, we might even be able to enter the semi-finals!" At this time, Director Yu felt that being able to enter the semi-finals was already very satisfying Well, as for entering the Olympic finals, it's just a good wish.

Director Yu didn't care whether Zhang Guan could hear him or not, and started to shout: "Zhang Guan! Good job!"

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The rookie Usain Bolt of the Jamaica team came out of the bathroom, just in time to see the moment when Zhang Guan crossed the line on the TV. In the lower right corner of the TV, the time is fixed at 9.96 seconds.

"I'm not mistaken, a man of the yellow race ran the 100 meters in 9.96 seconds! This is the best result in the preliminary round! Now even a man of the yellow race can run so fast!"

At this moment, Bolt suddenly had a strange idea in his heart. People of yellow race can run 9.96 seconds. Maybe he can try the 100-meter dash while taking into account the 200-meter dash.

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