All-round Athlete

Chapter 62 Olympic Semifinals

Originally, Director Guo could go to the athlete’s dormitory to read the punishment decision, but Director Guo felt that was not enough, so Director Guo came to the restaurant, and he decided to wait here. As long as Zhang Guan comes to the restaurant to eat, he will read the punishment decision in public. Let the whole national team know. This can bring Zhang Guan a severe sense of humiliation, while Director Guo will enjoy an unparalleled pleasure.

It really is the bad guys getting old!

"Zhang Guan, you were so insolent in front of me a few days ago, you were so arrogant in your words, you were asked to write an inspection, and you pushed back and forth. This time, an inspection cannot solve the problem! As long as I am still in position Come on, it’s not easy to punish you, a little athlete!” Director Guo thought excitedly, as if he had returned to the special era when he was young, and he found the pleasure of criticizing others when he was young!

At this time, Director Zhao's voice interrupted Director Guo's thoughts. He carefully looked at every member of the track and field team who entered the restaurant, and then said, "Director Guo, Zhang Guan is not here."

"Didn't come?" Director Guo looked carefully, but he did not see Zhang Guan.

"Let's go up and ask." Director Guo stepped forward, stopped an athlete, and asked, "Where's Zhang Guan? Why didn't you see Zhang Guan? Didn't he train with you?"

The athlete shook his head: "No, he has a match today, and he got on the bus not long ago to go to the arena."

"He still has a match today? Didn't he just compete yesterday?" Director Guo asked.

"That's right, but Zhang Guan advanced in yesterday's competition! So I have to go to the semi-finals today." The athlete said.

"Advanced! What a piece of shit luck!" Director Guo's expression darkened immediately.

Officer Zhao next to him came up and said, "Director Guo, why don't we go back first, and come to Zhang Guan tomorrow to read the punishment decision. Look, it might be dark soon, and Zhang Guan's game might be very late. Just begun."

"No! We have to wait no matter how late!" Director Guo showed the indomitable energy he used to engage in sports in the past, and then said: "Let's eat first, and wait for him in the parking lot of the shuttle bus after eating! Che, we will immediately read the punishment decision!"

"This old guy who has passed menopause! If you don't rest, others will! Pervert!" Officer Zhao cursed inwardly, but he still had to show a submissive look on his face.

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At nine o'clock in the evening on August 22, Athens time, the semi-finals of the men's 100-meter sprint finally kicked off.

A total of sixteen athletes participated in the semi-finals, so the semi-finals were divided into two groups, and the top four in each group will enter the final. As for the fifth place in the group, even if it runs faster than the first place in the other group, the fifth place is not eligible to enter the next round.

Being able to enter the semi-finals is all the world's top sprinters, coupled with the elimination mechanism for the top four promotions, making the competition more intense, and under such circumstances, many runners will inevitably feel nervous, affecting normal As a result, the uncertainty of the game has increased a lot.

American players Sean Crawford and Justin Gatlin were both in the first group. However, considering that the men's 100-meter final will be held in two hours, the two American players did not try their best, but chose to reserve their physical strength appropriately, so neither of them made a result within 10 seconds. Crawford, the first in the group, ran a time of 10.07 seconds, while the second Gatlin's final score was 10.09 seconds. This result was not even as good as in the rematch.

The semi-finals were not as exciting as the rematch, which made the audience not buy it, but those professional sports commentators did not show much surprise. After all, the final is only two hours away, so it is normal for star athletes who are aiming for the championship to have some reservations. And the calm semi-finals means that a more dangerous and intense final is about to be staged!

The other two places in the first group were Ghana's Aziz Zachary and Barbados' Obadley Thompson.

In the second group of the semi-finals, in addition to Maurice Green and Zhang Guan, Jamaican trapeze Powell and European champion Obik Veru were also in this group. In addition, there are St. Kitts and Nevis athlete Kim Collins and British star Jason Gardner. These six people have the strength to attack the next round, so on paper, the strength of the second group is stronger than that of the first group. In a group, the competition will inevitably become more intense.

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Powell took a peek at Kim Collins next to him. He knew that the 100-meter champion of the Paris World Championships would definitely go all out to fight for a promotion spot. That's not all good news for Powell. The semi-finals are only two hours away from the final. Powell obviously doesn't want to spend too much energy in the semi-finals. He also wants to get a medal in the final!

The same idea with Powell is also the Portuguese Obic Vilu.

Obikvilu was originally a Nigerian. He once won the 100-meter and 200-meter double championships in the World Youth Championships. He was naturalized in Portugal in 2001. After that, he also won championships in series of events such as the Golden League and the Athletic Federation Grand Prix. Arguably the fastest runner in Europe.

Obikviru’s naturalization process was also full of twists and turns. As an African athlete, he has long been yearning for life in Europe. In Nigeria, it is very common for athletes to yearn for Europe, such as in European football leagues. , there are many Nigerian football players. However, the Nigerian government did not want Obikvilu to be naturalized in a European country, so Obikviru found an excuse of being injured and stayed in Europe. Then he hopes to be naturalized in a European country and eventually accepted by Portugal.

For Obikveru, the only skill he relies on for survival is sprinting. The Portuguese are willing to naturalize him because of his sprinting level. Therefore, he must achieve good results in the competition, so as to reflect his value, but if he can't even make it to the finals, Obic Viru is worthless to Portugal. It is not easy for a naturalized athlete from Africa who has no value to survive in Europe. So for Obikveru, it's his battle for survival.

Another player, Kim Collins, felt a little depressed at this time. He came from the small island country of St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean Sea. In such a small country with few people, Kim Collins is undoubtedly a big sports star. His best result was the champion of the Paris World Championships last year, but because none of the big-name players in the World Championships came to participate. In fact, Kim Collins only ran 9.97 seconds that time. It can be said that he won the Paris World Championships by picking up a leak.

Although this championship is poor, it is still a championship. Even though no one regards Kim Collins as a favorite to win the championship, according to the pre-match predictions, there is no problem for him to enter the final if there are no surprises. But an accident happened, Zhang Guan suddenly appeared, and he was able to run within 9.9 seconds, which was tantamount to taking away a promotion spot from Collins. So in the next semi-finals, Collins is ready. He will do his best and desperately fight for a place to advance to the finals.

Maurice Green looked at Zhang Guan with a provocative face. He always thought that he was the boss of the American track and field team. In his opinion, the 100-meter championship was already in his pocket. Ranked as the number one favorite to win the championship! So Green decided to have some appetizers before winning the championship, to teach the Chinese a lesson, and at the same time let the analysts of those spinach companies know who is the strongest sprinter!

At this time, Zhang Guan was in a good mood, and he didn't notice Green's provocative gaze at all. After he returned to the Olympic Village yesterday, he got good news. In the men's football competition, the Iraqi pair entered the semi-finals!

Iraq, which has never been favored, defeated Portugal 4:2 in the group stage, and then defeated Costa Rica 2:0 to qualify for the qualifying spot. Then lost to Morocco 1:2 in the third game. But what everyone didn't expect was that in another match in the same group, the Portuguese team lost to Costa Rica 2:4. As a result, the Iraqi team and the Costa Rica team qualified side by side in this group, and the Iraqi team was still the first in the group.

In the quarter-finals held on the 21st, Iraq played against the second-placed Australian team in Group C. Iraq beat Australia 1-0 and miraculously entered the semi-finals.

Zhang Guan also made a lot of money because of this. The odds of about 80 to 1 made Zhang Guan earn three million euros. Although he has not yet redeemed the prize, Zhang Guan is still in a good mood.

"As long as you win the 100-meter championship tonight, you will have a bonus of more than 10 million euros, which is equivalent to more than 100 million national currency. This is how to become rich overnight!"

Money is undoubtedly the most direct stimulus. Thinking of the tens of millions of euros, Zhang Guan's body can't help but get excited. At this moment, he is eager for the game to start as soon as possible.

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The eight athletes on the track are all ready to start.

Because the athletes in the first group did not perform well, the audience seemed to be less interested in the next semi-final of the second group. At this time, everyone was paying attention to the men's high jump and men's triple jump finals. As for the 100-meter sprint, let's wait for the final two hours later!

The pole height of the high jump has been raised to 2.34 meters, and there are still six athletes on the field trying. As the Swedish star Stephen Holm failed in his second attempt at 2.34 meters, the audience in the field collectively sighed. Everyone was discussing that the former world champion might fall to the ground at this height.

At this moment, on the track of the 100-meter sprint, the starter reminded the athletes to get ready for the start, and then pulled the trigger to start the race.

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