Run Out of My Life

"CCTV, CCTV, welcome to watch the 2002 National Athletics Grand Prix Finals which we broadcasted for you. This game was held at the Shiping Sports Center in Jiangnan Province... The competition lasts for three days. This competition is very similar to the level and rules of the national championship. Moreover, as a major track and field event after the Asian Games, it is also the last large-scale track and field competition in 2002. The performance of the Asian Games athletes in the track and field field shows such a competition that the domestic track and field level has improved in recent years..."

"A total of 436 athletes will participate in the competition and will compete for the championship of 37 events. This competition also follows the rules of the IAAF Golden League. A male and female overall champion will be selected and a special prize of 10,000 yuan will be awarded."

"Today is the first day of the competition, at 9 o'clock in the morning, everyone immediately saw the first event of the men's decathlon - 100 meters... In the track competition, the women's 5000 will be held later The meter final...11:00 am is the men's sprint 100-meter preliminaries, and the famous Chinese sprinter Chen Jian, who just won the third place in the Asian Games, will also appear in the competition..."

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When Su Zu walked into the Shiping County Sports Center, he found that this competition was completely different from the previous ones. The atmosphere was obviously much more lively than the last Grand Prix Baozhou competition , compared to the Chinese Games audience is similar. What is particularly striking is the huge increase in the number of media staff walking back and forth on the field.

Before the Chinese Games and the Grand Prix, there were only occasional staff members carrying cameras and hurried across the competition area. This time, I felt that there were machines in all aspects of the arena, from the track field of the track competition to the sand pits of the field competition, the hammer field, and the high jump field. There were staff with tags hanging on their chests everywhere, busy shooting and setting up points.

In the spectator seats and some important areas of the finish line of the game, there are also special cameras facing the field. Occasionally, you can see the scene of reporters holding microphones interviewing athletes and coaches next to the stadium. The rattling didn't stop at all.

"Are you envious?"

Li Zhizhong stood aside, looked down at the media staff who were interviewing Su Zu, and asked with a smile.

"I didn't expect so much media."

Su Zu took a deep breath, this was the first time I had seen such a scene.

It is said that Shiping County in Jiangnan Province is a county below a prefecture-level city. The National Track and Field Championship and Grand Prix Finals are held here, which is relatively remote, and the result still attracts a large number of media come.

In addition, the appearance of various media in this open posture made him also feel a little uncomfortable. In the occasionally flashing spotlight, I don't know if anyone photographed him.

On the field, not only some print media or local TV stations, but also several cameras and microphones with the CCTV logo.

A day's game will be condensed into one or two hours of broadcast." Li Zhizhong explained.

"Coach Li, you know too much, don't you even know this?" Wang Yuanbin stood behind, carrying some sporting goods for Su Zu and other competitions, laughing and joking road.

Li Zhizhong laughed, "Yuanbin, when you explore this industry for a few more years, it will almost be clear. There is no distinction between style and style, and the degree of closeness between sports and the media is more than you think. deeper."

"Su Zu, I think you are really going to be on TV this time, and you are going to meet the people of the whole country." Wang Yuanbin laughed softly as he saw that there were cameras in every corner of the arena one sentence.

Before Su Zu participated in the provincial invitational tournament, the Chinese Games and the Grand Prix sub-site events, there were cameras, but that was invited by the event organizer, mainly to record some news material, It is basically a comprehensive overall picture, and it is not the turn of individuals to leave the country.

And he is still a rookie in the domestic arena. Occasionally, the results of one or two games are not enough to be paid attention to. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a nobody.

This time is different. Basically, the broadcast before the game will broadcast the personal profile of each athlete. The cameras will follow one by one, and the participating players will have separate shots.

Some track and field enthusiasts or people who pay more attention to sports events will start to know the athletes from this post-match broadcast, which is the first step towards the public.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, you can just pretend that those cameras don't exist, play well, and follow our usual training." Li Zhizhong patted Su Zu on the shoulder. He was still confident in his pre-match mental state.

However, this kind of thing is completely uncertain, an unknown boy suddenly finds himself about to enter the public eye, more or less will have some influence.

Why the coaching staff will focus on various large-scale events from next year in the plan, the media is also a consideration. Once an athlete has become famous, he will no longer simply fight for himself, but will bear the attention and expectations of others, and will come under pressure.

With the improvement of Su Zu's 100-meter level, many things are almost inevitable. Might as well make plans and adapt early.

At 9:00 am, the 100 meters, one of the men's decathlons, started. Among the contestants was Qi Haifeng, the decathlon champion of the Asian Games, who was the first Chinese player to score more than 8,000 points. Mark's decathlon telemobility. Since his appearance, almost several cameras have focused on his position.

In the 100 meters of one of the decathlons, both Su Zu and Li Zhizhong watched for a while, and the average athletes' 100-meter time was between 11 and 12 seconds. Points are calculated according to the 100-meter speed, and the scores obtained by domestic athletes in this category are not high.

From the perspective of Su Zu and Li Zhizhong, professional 100-meter athletes and coaches, there is actually nothing to see, just to understand the general level of the 100-meter event in the next decathlon.

Then the women's 5000m final and the men's and women's 1500m preliminaries, Su Zu did not continue to watch from the sidelines, and was arranged by Li Zhizhong to go to the lounge to recharge.

At about 10:30, the women's 100-meter preliminaries began, and Su Zucai appeared again on the track and field to perform some simple warm-up activities.

At 11:00, the men's 100m preliminaries started.

This men's 100m preliminaries have a total of 31 participants and 4 preliminaries. There are no semi-finals or semi-finals of other previous events. The top eight results are directly entered into the finals. The final was held at 7:30 pm.

The champions are basically elites from all walks of life. The overall level is higher than that of the station competition, and the competition in the preliminaries will be fierce. This kind of 100-meter race, which only has two races in the morning and evening, is completely reckless. Unless the strength easily crushes the competitors of the same level, otherwise the athletes have to go all out, and it is impossible to release the water.

Su Zu, as the champion of the last National Athletics Grand Prix Baozhou Station, was assigned to the fourth track in the fourth group. This time, the third runner-up Chen Jian of the Asian Games missed the Baozhou race last time, and was assigned to the fourth track of the third group. Obviously, the organizers of the event made some considerations and adjustments based on the results.

As the first and second groups of the preliminaries finished successively, Su Zu listened to the introduction on the radio and finally saw what the third runner-up of the Asian Games looked like. He hadn't paid attention to it before, and at this time, there was a lack of photos and videos, and it was the first time he saw a real person.

In terms of body size, it does not have any advantages compared with other athletes. On the contrary, it looks thinner. However, sprinting is more about speed, and it depends on who crosses the finish line first.

After the introduction of the athletes from each track in the broadcast, the third group of preliminaries stepped onto the field.