all-around athlete

Chapter 56

Britain is also live broadcasting the Athens Olympic Games. With the end of the men's [-]-meter preliminary round, the TV screen also switched back to the BBC studio. In addition to the host, there were two guests in the studio.

The guest on the left is a middle-aged man in his 30s. He is Jon Edwards, the legendary British triple jump athlete, holder of the world record for triple jump, and known as the "Bird of the Century".On the right is a 50-year-old man wearing glasses. He is an authority on British sportsmanship, a well-known sports talker, and well-known track and field coach Pete Eriksson.

The host said: "The preliminaries of the 0.01-meter flying race are over. We have two players from the UK who have entered the second round, namely Lewis-Francis and Jason Gardner. It is a pity that the first to appear Darren Campbell missed the second round by a tenth of a second."

Jon Edwards continued the host's words and said: "Actually, Darren Campbell has the ability to enter the second round, but his luck is relatively bad, and he was assigned to play in the first group. The first to play, the end of the game The atmosphere has not been mobilized yet, and the athletes' bodies are not excited, so it is difficult to achieve good results. If he is in another group, I think he will definitely be able to enter the second round."

"So, Jon, did you have any experience of being the first to play in previous competitions?" the host asked.

"Of course there are. But the triple jump is different from the sprint event. We can jump six times. Even if the body is slowly warming up and the first take-off fails to achieve good results, we can slowly find it through adjustments in the subsequent competitions. Back to the state." Jon Edwards said.

The host nodded, turned to Peter Eriksson on the other side, and said, "Then Mr. Eriksson, please comment on the first round of the men's [-]-meter sprint group competition from a professional point of view. game."

The broadcast camera immediately focused on Eriksson and gave him a close-up of his upper body. Eriksson said unhurriedly: "According to the performance of the athletes in the first round of preliminary rounds, there is no doubt that the U.S. team still Jamaica is the most powerful team. The performance of the Jamaica team is second only to the US team. Our UK team, Canada team and Ghana team also performed well. What surprised me was the Japanese team. This Asian country has two players entering the No. [-] spot. The second round was really impressive. What also disappointed me was the Nigerian team. In Europe, many countries have Nigerian naturalized athletes. They also achieved very good results in the competition, so many people will be Nigerian players. They had high hopes, but in the preliminary competition, their results were not satisfactory. But this just shows that the training level in Europe is much higher, and the same Nigerians can achieve good results in Europe, but not in their own country.”

"In terms of athletes, I am still very optimistic about the defending champion Maurice Green. In fact, Sean Crawford and Justin Gatlin are also in good condition, but they both have to take care of the 200-meter sprint. I think It is definitely not as good as Maurice Green in terms of concentration. Besides the American players, I am most optimistic about Jamaica's Asafa Powell. Powell's performance in the preliminary round is obvious to all. , I don't think he can win a medal. And last year's World Athletics Championships champion Kim Collins, I think he is just a flash in the pan."

The host then asked: "Then what do you think about the prospects of our British players?"

"Among the British players, Lewis Francis and Jason Gardner, there is no problem for them to enter the semi-finals. If they play well, they can also enter the finals, but I think their chances of winning medals are still relatively slim. In fact The overall strength of our British team is still very strong, I suggest that we should focus on the relay race." Eriksson talked in detail.

At this time, Jon Edwards asked: "Mr. Eriksson, you seem to have forgotten someone. The first scorer in the first round of preliminaries is a Chinese player. What advice do you have for him?"

Eriksson laughed loudly, and then said: "Jon, do you think it is possible for a Chinese to win the Olympic [-]-meter sprint event?"

"However, in the news a few days ago, it was said that this Chinese player had placed a heavy bet on himself, and that he could win the championship by buying himself. I think he has something to rely on." Edwards said.

"Huh? I've heard of it too. Is this true?" Eriksson asked.

The host immediately replied: "Mr. Eriksson, this is indeed a real thing."

"Oh God, I always thought it was a joke or a joke made up for the Olympics! You know there are a lot of jokes and jokes about the Olympics, but I didn't expect it to be true. It's unbelievable!" Rixon paused, and then said: "Although I don't know what the Chinese player is thinking, but I can confirm one thing, it is absolutely impossible for him to win the championship, because he will not be able to enter the final! If you say If there is a suggestion, I suggest that he take advantage of this opportunity to come to Athens to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Athens."

"But he ran 9.96 seconds in the preliminary round. We all know that many players will retain their strength in the preliminary round. If he retains his strength, he will be faster in the subsequent races." Edwards argued.

"He won't be faster. The next round of competition is likely to be the end of his Olympic Games." Eriksson faced the camera and continued: "The Chinese team has never entered the second place in the Olympic men's 1-meter dash. Among the two players they sent this time, the No.2 player’s performance was very bad, so the No.9.96 player will definitely go all out to ensure that he can enter the second round, so there is no possibility of what you said Keep your strength. I think 10 seconds is already a super-performance of this Chinese player. In the next competition, it is impossible for this Chinese player to run less than 10 seconds. He will be eliminated immediately. And He is just a man of yellow race. As a man of yellow race, it is beyond my expectation that he can run within [-] seconds.

"Ahem..." The host coughed lightly, as if to remind Eriksson not to involve race.

Eriksson immediately understood, he turned his head and continued: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to mention race. What I said is actually based on science. Scientific research has proved that black people have higher muscle density. , so the explosive power of black people is very strong, which is very suitable for sports like sprinting, but it is precisely because of the high muscle density that the buoyancy of black people in water sports will be correspondingly reduced, and black people need more energy to swim. Maintain buoyancy, so you can see that there are basically no black swimmers in swimming. Caucasians have wider hands and feet and moderate muscle density, so they have inherent advantages in swimming and other events. With the same height, Caucasians can paddle The effect is stronger. The muscle density of the yellow race is not as good as that of the black race and the white race, but they are better in physical flexibility and coordination. Therefore, in sports that emphasize physical coordination, such as table tennis and badminton, the yellow race People have advantages, but in some sports that require strength, yellow people are far inferior to black and white people."

"Okay, thank you very much Mr. Eriksson for sharing. Next, take a break and enter a commercial. See you after the commercial!" After the host finished speaking, he cut into the commercial screen.

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Athens Olympic Stadium.

Director Yu walked up to Zhang Guan with the grouping table for the rematch, and said, "Xiao Zhang, the grouping for the rematch has come out, and you are in the second group, with Sean Crawford. Fortunately, this group The other players are not strong, as long as you win No.3, you can qualify!"

Zhang Guan took a look at the roster. There were five groups in the rematch, and he was placed in the second group. The American player Sean-Sean Crawford was in this group.As for the other people in the same group, Zhang Guan only knows one Kazakh athlete, his name is Gerardy Chenofi, who participated in the Asian Athletics Championships held in the Philippines last year and played against Zhang Guan.Among Asians, it can be said that it is not easy to enter the second round of the [-]-meter sprint.

"Sean Crawford should be the strongest in this group! Apart from Crawford, should I pay attention to other players?" Zhang Guan asked.

"You should also pay attention to Obardelli-Thompson, this is the man." Director Yu pointed to the list.

"Obadley-Thompson, the country is Barbados? What kind of country is this?" Zhang Guan obviously saw this word for the first time.

"This is Barbados, a small country in the Caribbean Sea. Don't underestimate this small country. It is not weak in track and field events! And this Obardelli-Thompson once achieved a time of 9 seconds." Director Yu explained.

"9 seconds! Faster than the world record!" The current world record is only 69 seconds, but Zhang Guan knows that Bolt will break the world record at 9 seconds at the Beijing Olympic Games in the future.

"It's super-wind speed." Director Yu explained: "It was still in 96. At that time, the super-wind speed was 5.1 meters. Thompson also ran 9 seconds in that race, which is the fastest speed in the 69 meters. .”

"In 96, it's been eight years. So this Thompson should be quite old, over [-]? Then his competitive state should have gone downhill." Zhang Guan asked.

"Although youth has an impact on the strength of sprinters, according to my experience, this kind of runners are all convulsive runners. It is uncertain when they will be in good condition. When they suddenly burst out, their speed will be amazing. Maybe they will be faster than Americans. Be fast. Pay more attention to him when you are racing. Don’t be surprised if he gets windy and his speed becomes very fast. Don’t be affected by him. Especially in terms of the rhythm of the game, keep running at your own pace. " Director Yu paused, pondered quietly for a few seconds, and then added: "Actually, in the rematch, as long as you keep the third place. No.3 will be able to enter the semi-finals, that is a historic breakthrough! We've never been to the semi-finals in the sprint."

"I feel that the current state is not bad, and maybe I can even compete for the first place in the group!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.

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