glory sports empire

Chapter 268 The Second Golden Panda
Everyone is curious about Gao Shen's training, but because of the strict confidentiality agreement, all relevant parties cannot disclose any information.

And because of the comprehensive measures to clear the venue, the paparazzi who have always been pervasive also suffocated.

Fortunately, in 1998, the second Golden Panda World Sports Award was about to be awarded, which attracted everyone's attention.

This time, the host was in Hong Kong, and hundreds of TV stations around the world chose to broadcast the whole event live.

The day before the awards ceremony, nominated athletes flew in from all over the world.

The first to arrive was the Siberian bear, the absolute ruler of Greco-Roman wrestling, Alexander Karelin from Russia.

The reporters planned to chase and intercept at the airport, but under the strict protection of the organizer, only some photos of Karelin showing off his muscles were taken.

The same is true for other athletes, and they are not given the opportunity to interview in advance.

Reporters were not allowed to ask questions until they entered the venue and stepped onto the red carpet.

Of course, the most concerned is Karelin. In fact, no athlete has the same dominance as him.

"Alexander, do you think you are the best male athlete this time?" A reporter asked.

"I hope so, because I'm undefeated, but I'm not sure, after all, the players in other sports are good enough." Karelin replied.

In this regard, table tennis player Waldner is very calm.

"Yes, I completed the first men's table tennis grand slam in history, but I didn't have much dominance.

Of course, there is no chance, after all, this is the best of the year, not a career summary, and Karelin only won the gold medal in the World Championships. "

In cross-project selection, it is possible for anyone to win the award. No matter how awesome Karelin is, he can't crush other people, right?

The best female player, the most optimistic about the outside world is the tennis player Martina Hingis, she is also full of confidence.

"If I hadn't lost the Roland Garros title, it would have been a no-brainer, but my failure to complete the Grand Slam of the year gave someone else a chance.

However, I don't think it's a big problem, after all, the three Grand Slam championships of the year are already hard to come by. "

Athlete after athlete was interviewed on the red carpet, all with grace and patience.

Even if you can't win the final award and only get nominated, it will greatly increase your prestige.

When the time comes, endorsements and sponsorships will roll in, and even projects that are usually ignored by no one will become rich overnight.

Even if you don't like the award ceremony held by the Chinese, you can't make trouble with money.

The same is true for journalists. Being able to vote is a qualification and ability certification. Readers are more willing to believe what they say, so they are not willing to offend the organizing committee and deliberately make things difficult for athletes.

It took almost two hours for the athletes and award presenters to enter the arena. At eight o'clock, the award ceremony began on time.

The process is the same as last year, as long as there are no major accidents, the organizing committee will not pay much attention.

Everyone is concerned about the ratings.

The ratings are the most intuitive reflection of whether the ceremony is popular, and it is also an effective way to prove whether the golden panda can completely leave Gaoshen.

Turns out, it's still pretty good.

Summarized by various TV stations, the average ratings are 29.1.

In the arena, after the cultural performance, the representative of the organizing committee announced that Gao Shen will become a permanent special judge, with a permanent right to veto nominations.

It's just a symbolic meaning, it's mainly because it's arranged for Gaoshen to stop the arguments of Yoyo's fans.

The awards ceremony began, and the best newcomer was American free skater Tara Lipinski. The youngest figure skating world champion in history was enough, not to mention that she was young and beautiful and won the love of old people.

In the competition for the best male athlete, Waldner lost to Karelin. It is because Karelin's dominance is too strong, and there is no dispute at all.

However, it is a major victory for the project that a table tennis player can be nominated.

You must know that whether it is the current selection or the later Lawrence, the best in the world has nothing to do with table tennis.

Isn't there a wide range of players in table tennis?Not!
According to statistics from later generations, there are nearly 3000 million amateur table tennis players in the United States, which proves that the mass base is very broad.

In order to further expand the influence of table tennis and consider the future development of national team table tennis players, it is normal for Waldner to be nominated.

In the selection of the best woman, no one can compete with Hingis. This guy cheated last year and won three Grand Slam championships and countless other championships, and was ranked first.

As for the best team, it is the small transparent volleyball project in the world. The winner is the Italian Men's Volleyball Team, the champion of the 97 World Men's Volleyball League.

It is because there are no competitions this year, and almost none of the sports teams have performed well, so the men's volleyball team has missed it.

The best comeback award went to cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Suffering from cancer in 1996, he returned to racing in 1997 after arduous treatment, and ended up finishing 5th in the five-day race across Spain.

Well deserved for best comeback.

The Best Breakthrough award went to Princess Haya's compatriot, a female swimmer.

This is incredible. Female swimmers in the Middle East are so good that they can't even think about it?
Nvquan warned that all must be given out.

Best Disabled went to Tany Gray Thompson, the super-ruler of wheelchair racing.

The sports role model selected by the organizing committee was given to Muhammad Ali, while the previous winner Fredericks presented the award to Ali.

Before awarding the award, Fredericks expressed his gratitude to the organizing committee and released a video.

The aided sports school has completed its first phase, and many Namibian children are already receiving training.

In addition to video coverage, Miracle Group has also extended its tentacles to industry, agriculture and mining. After all, athletes also have to eat, drink and drink, so they can develop supporting facilities and industries.

As the World Sports Awards held by the Chinese, it is impossible for the Chinese to not win the award.

Lifetime Achievement Award Li Ning, the former gymnastics king, is recognized all over the world without controversy.

In addition, this year's organizing committee added a sports development contribution award, and Huo Yingdong from the port area was elected.

Although everyone thinks that there are factors of international relations, there is not much controversy about Huo Yingdong's election. After all, he has contributed a lot to the development of China's sports industry, and has also made great contributions to the development of many sports in the world.

In short, the influence of the Golden Panda has been completely erected, and Chinese athletes and Chinese sports have also quietly followed behind.

For example, Le Jingyi, who has been nominated for the best female athlete twice and is known as the Oriental Mermaid around the world, has received several world-class endorsements.

Because the Golden Panda selection attracted so much attention, no one noticed that Gao Shen had already qualified for the Winter Olympics through the charter selection.

Of course, for the organizing committee, before the start of the new round of selection, the venue must be determined first.

An international metropolis is the premise. It is best for the state-owned athletes to win awards. These are the two conditions.

(End of this chapter)