All-round Athlete

Chapter 159 The King of Athletics Peak Battle

Tim Montgomery, an American sprinter, broke the men's 100-meter sprint world record in 2002 with a time of 9.78 seconds, which means that he is the world record holder of the 100-meter sprint before Zhang Guan, and can be regarded as Zhang Guan's predecessor . It was only in 2003 that he got into a doping scandal and was subsequently suspended.

Maybe it was because Montgomery hadn't come out for so long, Zhang Guan had forgotten about him, and he asked, "Why is Montgomery here? Isn't he still suspended?"

"Montgomery's suspension period has just passed, and this is also thanks to Gatlin." Director Ma said.

"Could it be that he, like Gatlin, took medicine to treat mental illness?" Zhang Guan said with a smile.

Director Ma shook his head: "Last month, Gatlin submitted his first application for commutation to the IAAF. He provided half a year's urine and blood test reports, proving that he has not taken doping these days. , The IAAF Anti-Doping Committee agreed to give Gatlin a reduced suspension for a certain period of time. With this precedent, Montgomery followed suit and submitted the test report and application. His suspension period was already left Not much, so the two-year suspension was straightened out." Director Ma looked out the window and thought for a while, and then said: "Not only is Montgomery coming out, but the flying girl Marion Jones is also coming back."

"The track and field world in the United States is really lively recently." Zhang Guan couldn't help sighing.

"It's quite lively. There are nine people participating this time, and Montgomery is the wild card this time. Although he hasn't participated in the competition for two years, as an opponent, you should not take it lightly. After all, Montgomery is your previous world record As for the holder, no one knows what his current level is, but the foundation of the year is definitely still there. It is not uncommon for this athlete to improve instead of decline after his comeback." Director Ma thought for a while, and then said: "There is also Sean Crawford. He changed coaches in May last year. Since then, his state has been ups and downs. However, in several domestic games in the United States this year, Crawford has performed very well."

"The coach changed last May? Because of doping?" Zhang Guan asked.

Director Ma nodded: "Although Crawford was not found to be using doping, there is something wrong with his coach. Crawford's coach is named Graham, and he has a nickname in the United States—the King of Drugs." !"

"The king of medicine? This nickname is domineering, and it seems that he is also a master of doping." Zhang Guan said.

"No one expected that the impact of the doping scandal last year would be so great, implicating so many track and field athletes, and it might even affect the pattern of the next Olympic Games. Okay, you have a good rest, I'm leaving first." Ma The director turned to leave.

"I'll see you off." Zhang Guan followed, but Director Ma turned his head back.

Director Ma said: "There is one more thing I forgot to mention. If you can get a result in the 400-meter sprint, go for it. It doesn't matter if you can't. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Did you hear any news again?" Zhang Guan asked.

Director Ma hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Not long ago, Jeremy Variner ran a time of 44.12 seconds, which is also the best record in the 400-meter event this year!"

"44 seconds 12?" Zhang Guan really felt a little tension this time, and Zhang Guan also knew that Variner's limit was definitely not here. If Variner ran within 44 seconds, Zhang Guan would definitely not Will be surprised.

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"This year's IAAF Golden League is about to kick off in Oslo, Norway. The biggest suspense of the Golden League is naturally the ownership of the million-dollar gold prize, and every race in it is full of highlights. So this year's Golden What is the biggest highlight of the league game in Oslo! Let me reveal it to everyone!" The host put on a professional smile and stretched out his hand to guide everyone to look at the big screen beside him.

A photo of Zhang Guan appeared on the big screen, and the host continued: "Zhang Guan! I think many viewers in front of the TV know him! The world record holder of the men's 100-meter dash, the Olympic champion, he broke the record three times last year. He set the world record for the men's 100-meter sprint event. He won the million-dollar award with six wins in the Golden League, and won the Lawrence Best Male Athlete Award not long ago. In this Golden League, he will not only keep the previous world record. Montgomery and Powell, Crawford and other powerful opponents, but these are not the key points..."

"The key point I want to say is that Zhang Guan will not only participate in the men's 100-meter sprint competition, but also the men's 400-meter sprint competition! Dear viewers, you heard me right. He participated in two events in the Golden League of Athletics at the same time. , and before this, no athlete has ever participated in two events in the same Golden League! Let’s not discuss Zhang Guan’s strength in the 400-meter sprint. As long as Zhang Guan can play smoothly, he will make history The first athlete to participate in two competitions in the Golden League at the same time!"

For many viewers, Montgomery's comeback may not be very attractive, after all, he has been away from the game for too long. But Zhang Guan's participation in the 400-meter sprint race can attract global attention. Zhang Guan's achievements last year were really dazzling. At this time, Zhang Guan is definitely the most famous track and field athlete in the world. His every move naturally attracts attention.

Zhang Guan has already dominated the men's 100-meter sprint, and many people are also expecting Zhang Guan to rule the 400-meter sprint, but those with common sense of sports have expressed their dislike for Zhang Guan. The difference between the 100-meter sprint and the 400-meter sprint is too great. From a professional point of view, these two events can be regarded as two completely different events. Many people think that Zhang Guan's participation in the 400-meter section is probably at the level of soy sauce, and maybe it is just for the achievement of "participating in two competitions in the Golden League at the same time".

What's more, in the 400-meter sprint event, there is another insurmountable Jie Gaoshan-Rimi Variner!

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Coach Hart pushed the notebook over to Variner and started playing the video from the notebook.

"That contestant is Zhang Guan? What kind of competition is this?" Varina asked.

"I just got the 400-meter race in the East Asian Games from other coaches. It was last November when Zhang Guan participated in the 400-meter sprint competition for the first time." Hart said.

"From a technical point of view, Zhang Guan's skills at that time were not as good as this year's Indoor Track and Field Championships." Wariner stared at the computer screen carefully, and then said: "However, his speed is even faster than in the Indoor Track and Field Championships." Some."

"Yes, he ran faster at that time, and the final score was 44.50 seconds." As Hart's voice fell, Zhang Guan on the computer screen also crossed the finish line, and the time was fixed at 44.50 seconds.

Varina frowned and pondered for more than a minute, and then said: "I think Zhang Guan's speed may be faster. If he follows his running method, he may eventually run to about 44.30 seconds."

"That's right, as I expected, if he runs at his limit, it is absolutely possible to increase his speed by 0.2 seconds." Hart patted Variner on the shoulder: "Jeremy, you were a little Underestimate Zhang Guan, if he really runs to 44.30 seconds, he can definitely threaten you."

"I know, I will take the race seriously." Wariner took a deep breath, and continued: "Tomorrow's race, I will run seriously! I will not lose to Zhang Guan."

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On June 2, the Oslo station of the IAAF Golden League officially started.

The 100-meter trapeze competition was held in the morning, while the 400-meter dash was scheduled for the afternoon.

But the race schedule is still very unfavorable to Zhang Guan. Although the 100-meter sprint race is in the morning, the start time has reached 11:30, which is the finale of the whole morning race. The 400-meter sprint race is the first event held on the track in the afternoon at 13:00, which means that Zhang Guan only has one and a half hours of rest between the two races.

For any athlete in the world, playing two games in such a short period of time is a severe test of physical strength, but it doesn't matter to Zhang Guan. He has physical strength recovery potions, and he can ignore the problem of physical exertion. However, before the game, Zhang Guan still increased his state and physical strength to more than 95.

"This year's Powell has started the pinnacle of his career. He must be more difficult to deal with than last year. If you take it lightly, you may really lose to him; and that Montgomery, the former world record holder, now he It's really hard to say how strong he is, if he is stronger than before, he will definitely be a big threat to me. Let's fill up the status first!" Zhang Guan took a deep breath, lion fighting rabbit, absolutely not Taking it lightly, he has decided that this shot will go towards the goal of a new world record.

Beside Zhang Guan, Powell's expression was also slightly dignified.

After returning from injury, Powell has just found his game status among the Commonwealth athletes not long ago. As a challenger, he will challenge Zhang Guan again. Powell has no expectations for the final million-dollar prize in the Golden League. It's not high if I set a goal myself, as long as I can win Zhang Guan once this year. But what Powell never expected was that Montgomery made a comeback.

Powell only started to participate in World Athletics competitions in 2003. At that time, Montgomery had already been involved in a doping scandal, so Powell had no experience of fighting Montgomery, and he could not understand Montgomery's truth.

Montgomery is not tall, only 1.68 meters, and has a baby face. At the age of 30, he looks like Zhang Guan's peers. At this time, Montgomery seemed very relaxed, and he did not have the restraint and tension of returning to the international competition for the first time.

But in fact, Montgomery couldn't bear the excitement in his heart.

"I'm finally back on the field! Things have changed, and now there are strangers on both sides of me! But fortunately, the Chinese named Zhang Guan is also there." Montgomery stood firmly on the starting block with both feet, and bowed Get down.

"The former world record holder came back and defeated the current world record holder. This is a perfect script!" Montgomery took a deep breath and got ready for the starting posture: "This race will announce to the world that I have Back to the top!"

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