All-round Athlete

Chapter 848 Reaping the quota for the Asian Championships

In the office, Coach He had a smile on his face. He poured a glass of water for Zhang Guan himself, and then said: Zhang Guan, you don't have to participate in the team trials in a few days!

Not participating? Why? Zhang Guan asked.

After discussion within the team, we will directly give you a place in the Asian Championships, so you don't need to participate in the qualifiers. Coach He said.

Give me a quota directly? Why? Zhang Guan asked a little puzzled.

Coach He organized the language, and then said: Actually, this is the case. The new sponsor of our triathlon team this year hopes to give you a place to directly participate in the Asian Championships.

It's because of the sponsor! Zhang Guan nodded silently.

The triathlon team has signed several new sponsors this year, including competition uniforms, shoes, bicycles, etc. These sponsors are actually aimed at Zhang Guan's reputation, otherwise, who would be idle? To sponsor a triathlon that grandma doesn't love and uncle doesn't love?

For the sponsors, since they spend money on sponsorship, they naturally need a reward, and this reward is nothing more than allowing Zhang Guan to use their sponsored products to appear on the field of the competition. If you can reach the level of the Olympic Games, it will be the best for the whole world to see. If you can’t make it to the Olympic Games, it is also good to participate in an Asian Championship.

Zhang Guan also knew about the sponsorship. It is also for this reason that Coach He has always been very polite to Zhang Guan, and even responded to his requests. Obviously, the Triathlon Team regards Zhang Guan as the God of Wealth.

In fact, triathlon, which is an important part of the Olympic Games, is really poor, like some small sponsors, if it is for the table tennis team, I am afraid that they will not even bother to watch it, but in the triathlon In the eyes of the team, that is the huge amount of money that must be won.

So in Coach He's view, it doesn't matter whether Zhang Guan can achieve results, the most important thing is being able to attract sponsors. After all, triathlon, as a weak domestic project, has relatively few resources, and their needs for sponsors are far more urgent than other projects.

In this case, isn't it unfair to other athletes? Zhang Guan asked.

Actually, there is nothing fair or unfair. Coach He shook his head, and continued: Our men's team is relatively weak, even in competitions within Asia, we just got a good ranking. It is also quite difficult to win medals. This Asian Athletics Championships, as a qualifying event for the Olympic Games, actually only has one place directly to London, and our chances of getting it are very slim. So no matter who we send, it will be the same.”

Uh... Zhang Guan suddenly became speechless.

Coach He's idea is very simple. Anyway, he can't get a place in the Olympics. It's better to send Zhang Guan to Japan directly. At the same time, he can meet the requirements of the sponsors while giving Zhang Guan a personal favor.

Are we really that weak? Zhang Guan asked involuntarily.

It's really so weak. Coach He said rather helplessly: In the triathlon event, the current Asian No. 1 brother is Japanese player Yuichi Hosoda. He is the only person in Asia who can qualify for the Olympics by relying on the world ranking. Except for Hosoda In addition to Yuichi, Japan’s Tayama Hirohiro is also very strong. He once won the 13th place in the 2004 Athens Olympics! He is the biggest favorite to win the Asian Championships. In addition, Japan also has a man named Yamamoto Ryosuke He is good at swimming and long-distance running, and once won the runner-up in the Asian Games. I don’t know if he will participate this time. If he also participates, it is estimated that the top three will be taken by the Japanese team.”

The fact that Zhang Guan directly won a place in the Asian Championships did not cause dissatisfaction in the Iron Triathlon team. The competition in the Iron Triathlon men's team is not as fierce as that of the women's team, and the level of players is indeed limited. Even if they go to the Asian Championships There is no hope of getting a place in the Olympics.

On the contrary, the arrival of Zhang Guan attracted sponsors, which improved the training conditions and living conditions of the players a lot. At least now the food is better, the clothes are better, and the use is better. This is seen by the players. Come, but it is a real thing, much better than that illusory Olympic qualification, these are real things that can guarantee their further progress in the domestic competition.

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As the host of the Asian Triathlon Championships, Japan is naturally aiming to win the championship.

Although the competition officially started on April 8, as early as two weeks ago, the head coach of the Japanese triathlon team had already obtained the list of participants for the triathlon Asian Championships. This is also the advantage of being the host, you can know who the opponents are in advance, while other countries can only know after the host announces.

The head coach of the Japanese triathlon team is named Hideki Yamane. She was once a professional triathlete athlete, and she was also the first group of female triathlon athletes in Japan.

At this time, coach Hideki Yamane has obtained the list of contestants from various countries, and is checking one by one to see if there are any opponents worth noting.

Korea sent Xu Min Ho and Kim Joo Sang this time! Well, I will teach you some lessons this time! Don't always think that you are very good! Hideki Yamane thought silently.

The birthplace of triathlon is the U.S. military in Hawaii, so naturally it was introduced to Japan, South Korea and other countries with American troops stationed relatively early. In comparison, the Japanese are more able to accept American culture, while the Koreans are more xenophobic, so the development of this sport in Japan is much better than that in South Korea, and the Japanese team is also stronger than the Korean team.

Gag and Smulov from Kazakhstan are also participating. They should be the biggest stumbling block for our Japanese team to win the championship. Hideki Yamane's eyes flashed coldly.

In addition to the South Korean team, coach Hideki Yamane is most afraid of the Kazakhstan team.

Kazakhstan is a multi-ethnic country, in which more than 20% of the people are Caucasians. They used to be part of the former Soviet Union, so most of the Caucasians are Russians, and there are a small number of Germanic descendants. Caucasians have innate advantages in triathlon, which is unmatched by the Japanese. Fortunately, Kazakhstan is not a developed country, and its training level is relatively average, so it is not the opponent of the Japanese team.

Kazakhstan Gag is a descendant of Germanic people, with typical white skin and yellow hair, who once won a bronze medal in the Asian Games; while Smulov is Russian. Both of them are pure Caucasians, and their level is not much worse than that of Japanese players.

Hideki Yamane then checked the list of players, such as Wei Anzu from Hong Kong Island, Liu Jianzhong from Singapore, and Vilgas from the Philippines also appeared on the list. For Hideki Yamane, these are old acquaintances.

In Hong Kong Island, Singapore and the Philippines, the level of triathlon is also very good, which mainly depends on their relatively early start. Both Singapore and the Philippines have U.S. troops stationed there, so they participated in the triathlon as early as the 1980s. Hong Kong Island was a British colony before the reunification, so there are also athletes engaged in triathlons.

I don't know who the Chinese team will send this time. Hideki Yamane found the list of Chinese team players, and then he saw a familiar name.

Zhang Guan! Yamane Hideki couldn't help exclaiming.

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