All-round Athlete

Chapter 898: The 5,000-meter Battle

On August 11, the track and field competition of the London Olympic Games is also drawing to a close. After today's competition, the main venue of the London Olympic Games will be closed to prepare for the closing ceremony of the final day.

Eight gold medals will be produced in today's track and field competition, and the men's 5,000-meter long-distance race is the highlight of the day.

In the four-year 2008 Olympic Games, the number of people participating in the 5,000-meter race was relatively large. At that time, a preliminary competition was held, and only after advancing could they participate in the final. In the London Olympics, there were only 16 athletes participating in the 5,000-meter race, much less than the previous Olympics.

In terms of the difficulty of winning the championship, 5,000 meters is also greater than 10,000 meters. This is not because 5,000 meters is more difficult than 10,000 meters, but because 5,000 meters is more competitive.

5,000 meters is a long-distance race, so long-distance runners will definitely participate in the 5,000-meter race; in addition, some marathon runners, occasionally participate in the 5,000-meter race; there are also 3,000-meter obstacle course players, they run The physical exertion of the 3,000-meter obstacle race is actually similar to that of the 5,000-meter race, and they will also participate in the 5,000-meter race. Sahin, the king of the 3,000-meter obstacle race, once won the gold medal in the 5,000-meter World Championships; M runners will also run the 5,000-meter race.

Ethiopian star Bekele used to be the world record holder in the 5,000 meters. After his comeback through the Olympics this time, he is still world-class in the 10,000 meters and can still represent Ethiopia in the Olympics. But when it comes to the 5,000 meters, Ethiopia is There is no place for him, which also shows from the side how fierce the competition for the 5,000-meter long-distance race is.

In the player preparation area, the British player Farah looked very active.

Farah, as the new "King of Long-distance Running", was considered the favorite to win the championship before the race. However, since Zhang Guan broke the men's 10,000-meter world record, Zhang Guan's odds of winning the championship have been comparable to Farah's.

In fact, Farah's 5,000-meter level is much better than his 10,000-meter level, and 5,000 meters is Farah's real strength.

Farah first practiced football, and later changed to practice running 3000 meters, which is an indoor event, not an Olympic event. There are many similarities between 3000 meters and 5000 meters, but compared with 10000 meters, the difference is relatively large. Therefore, compared with 10,000 meters, Farah is better at running 5,000 meters. As early as 2006, Farah won the European Championship.

At this time, Farah was not intimidated by Zhang Guan's 10,000-meter world record. He even expected to beat Zhang Guan in the 5,000-meter race.

"The whole world knows that Zhang Guan is deliberately attacking the British team. Wiggins, Brownlee Brothers, and even Sir Hoy were defeated by Zhang Guan. If the next 5,000-meter final, I can beat If Zhang Guan, I will become a hero of the British Empire! I may even be awarded by Her Majesty the Queen! 5000 meters is my strongest point, and I will definitely win."

The title of "Hero of the British Empire" is too tempting for Farah.

Although Farah is already a top athlete in the world, in fact, in the UK, many people do not really regard Farah as the last British, and do not accept him from the heart.

Farah was born in Somalia and later entered the UK as a refugee. It is impossible for any country in the world to accept refugees without reservation, and it is even more impossible for ordinary people to regard refugees as their own. This has been proven countless times in history, not to mention that Britain is a relatively xenophobic country in Europe , In the future Middle East refugee incident, small countries like Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and even Belgium have all accepted refugees. Only the United Kingdom, which does not want a single refugee, even made the matter of leaving the European Union.

The British are xenophobic, and the traditional British are even more xenophobic. Somalia was once a British colony. Refugees from colonies like Farah, even if they have obtained British nationality, are only second-class citizens in the eyes of the traditional British. Discrimination is inevitable. Therefore, if Farah wants to become a real British, if he wants to be recognized by ordinary people in the UK, he must make enough contributions to the UK and win enough honors for the UK.

But today, the temptation of a "hero of the British Empire" and an opportunity for Farah to realize his dream are enough to make Farah work hard for it!

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Not far away, Zhang Guan's expression looked a little dignified.

"It's not easy to win today's game!" Zhang Guan sighed silently in his heart.

The 5,000-meter race was originally strong like a cloud, but after Zhang Guan joined, a "catfish effect" was formed.

One of the characteristics of long-distance running is that everyone is fast if you want to be fast, and everyone is slow if you want to be slow. Therefore, in some competitions, in order to make the athletes faster, the organizers often invite some "rabbit" runners to lead the race.

Of course, there are no rabbit runners in the Olympic level competition, and there will be no athletes leading the pace, but since Zhang Guan broke the world record of 10,000 meters, the situation is different. Originally, everyone was an athlete of similar level, but a person who can break the world record suddenly appeared, it was like a catfish in a school of sardines, and other participating athletes would subconsciously improve their rhythm. This may be more effective than finding a "rabbit" player.

Zhang Guan looked around, and Farah's eager look came into his eyes.

"Falah looks very excited!" Zhang Guan sighed, and then noticed the Ethiopian army.

Ethiopia, the number one long-distance running country, has sent three athletes this time, the strongest of which is named Gebremeskel. He once ran a good result of 12 minutes and 53 seconds, which has surpassed the Olympic Games held by Bekele. record. It can be said that Gebremeskel also has the strength to win the championship.

On the other side, the American Legion also sent three players. The top card in the American team is the veteran Lagat. He is a naturalized player from Kenya and was born in a family of middle and long distance runners. In addition to the 5,000 meters, Lagat also ran 1,500 meters. It is worth mentioning that Lagat's wife is a Canadian Chinese, and his coach is also a Chinese, so Lagat can speak a few simple Chinese.

Ramz, Gebremeskel and Lagat, plus Zhang Guan, are the four most likely to win the 5,000-meter championship.

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The starter's gunshot, the game officially started.

Just as Zhang Guan expected before the game, although there were no rabbit players, the athletes all advanced faster. Americans, Ethiopians, Kenyans, and Britain's Farah did not choose conservative tactics, but chose a more aggressive running method.

"That's right, I'm afraid you guys won't be able to run fast!" Zhang Guan used Follow Run to get in the middle of the team.

Zhang Guan wanted to break another world record. Before that, Zhang Guan was worried that other runners would not run fast, which would affect his own results. But now it seems that all the speeds are very good. If he keeps running at this speed, It is very hopeful to break the world record.

In the first two laps, everyone was in the same group, and there was no big gap between them. After all, he is a player who dares to participate in the Olympics, and his strength will not be too bad. In the first two laps, even if the speed is relatively fast, no one will be left behind.

The world record for this event is 12 minutes and 37 seconds held by Bekele, so after two and a half minutes, Zhang Guan did not continue to use follow-up running, but switched to constant speed running.

At the moment Zhang Guan switched to running at a constant speed, the speed gap between him and other runners was clearly reflected.

Zhang Guan set a speed that can break the world record. If other contestants can also have this speed, then they would have broken the world record long ago.

I saw Zhang Guan stand out from the team and quickly rushed to the front.

"Is Zhang Guan going to lead? Should we follow or not?"

"The current speed is fast enough. If we keep up, will we not be able to persist in the second half?"

"Zhang Guan's current speed consumes too much energy, so I can't follow!"

The other fifteen contestants had different minds and made different choices. Some people chose to speed up to follow Zhang Guan, while others did not choose to follow, but continued to maintain their original rhythm.

In the 2000 meters, Zhang Guan was in the lead, followed by three Ethiopian players, three American players and British player Farah. The two Konya players did not choose to follow, but ran according to their own rhythm.

After 3,000 meters, Ethiopian players Watt and Omeri, and American player Romon had fallen behind, and they couldn't keep up with Zhang Guan's leading rhythm.

At 3500 meters, the speed of another American player Rupp gradually slowed down. At this time, only Britain's Farah, Ethiopia's Gebremeskel and American Lagat can keep up with Zhang Guan's pace.

After 4000 meters, Lagat was also thrown away, leaving only two people behind Zhang Guan.

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"Zhang Guan can still maintain such a fast speed! Isn't he tired?" Gebremeskel's expression was grim, and he was almost unable to bear it.

Gebremeskel glanced at Farah beside him, gritted his teeth, and tried hard to maintain the speed.

"Farah can keep up, and I will definitely be able to keep up! I will not lose to Farah!"

But in the next second, Gebremeskel's legs began to feel uncontrollable.

Gebremeskel is still holding on, but his faith has been unable to overcome physical exhaustion.

"If you can't keep up, you're going to lose!" Gebremeskel was full of unwillingness.

In the past, Ethiopia was the number one country in long-distance running, and it was common to win the top three places.

But now, as the No. 1 player in Ethiopia, he has already lost in the follow-up stage, and he still lost to two people.

However, this is competitive sports, which has nothing to do with nationality, but only with strength.

The honor and glory of the past can only represent the past, any abnormal competition is a new beginning, and the winner is king!

In the next second, Gebremeskel was thrown away by the two leaders...

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