Run a game at home

Zhang Guan had just put down the phone when a doorbell on the door rang again. It was Yu Gui who came.

These days, Yu Gui has been with Zhang Guan and accompanied Zhang Guan to participate in these competitions across Europe. For this reason, Yu Gui did not even participate in the Asian Athletics Championships. Although Yu Gui is the deputy head coach of the National Athletics Team, he is also Zhang Guan's coach, so for Yu Gui, it is more important to see Zhang Guan win the Golden League final award than to participate in the Asian Athletics Championships.

Coach Yu sat down on the sofa and said directly, "Xiao Zhang, the six rounds of the Golden League are over. After two days of the IAAF World Finals, I won't go with you, Director Ma wants me to go back as soon as possible."

"Is there something happening at the center?" Zhang Guan thought about the recent competition schedule. The Asian Athletics Championships have ended, and the 10th National Games don't start till another month. It is said that there should be nothing very important recently for Yu Gui.

I only listened to the guidance and said: "The Huangpu International Athletics Golden Grand Prix, I remember it seems to have been mentioned to you before, this year is the first, so I have to go back and participate in related work."

Zhang Guan immediately remembered that there was such an event this year. At the time of the IAAF Osaka Station, Director Luo was also worried about this matter. Later, the IAAF finally approved it, and this event was also held.

In recent years, Huangpu City has been thinking about advancing on the road to becoming an international super metropolis. It has continued to host a series of international competitions such as the Tennis Masters Cup and F1 racing. Now it is preparing to host a world track and field event. This event is the International Golden Championship of Athletics.

This International Athletics Golden Grand Prix has nothing to do with the Golden League held in Europe, but it is still an outdoor competition that the IAAF is approving. Since this year is the first competition, and its IAAF approval time is relatively late, this year's event did not even appear in the IAAF's competition plan released at the beginning of the year.

In terms of timing, the International Athletics Golden Grand Prix is ​​scheduled in the middle and late September. Under normal circumstances, the IAAF World Athletics Finals are already over, so the Athletics Golden Grand Prix feels like a play-off.

Just listening to the coach explained, "The Association of Sports attaches great importance to this event. Apart from Japan and Qatar, other countries in Asia do not host the world track and field events. If this international track and field gold grand Prix can be held it can be held for a long time, and it has a great role in increasing the attention of the people on track and field, promoting the development of track and field sports and improving the level of track and field in China. And to run this event well, an investment management company has been invited specifically for this event. Jos Hermens, president of GSC, the world's largest athletics management company came to participate in the operation."

"It seems like I have to participate." Zhang Guan said.

"Of Course! How could you not participate in a game held in your own country! You know how many people in China are still watching TV and watching you run the Golden League at midnight! There is no time lag. Are you going to take part in the competition?" Coach Yu glared at Zhang Guan with annoyance, "Besides, this is the first time our country is holding an international track and field event. If the gold medals are taken away by foreign players, there will be no face left for us."

Zhang Guan knows that this type of competition is impossible for him to not participate in. Of course, Zhang Guan is not ready to quit. The national team's track and field level are already weak, and the domestic track and field atmosphere is relatively general. It is difficult to get a series of international track and field events. Even if Zhang Guan is tired, he has to climb the track.

"How are the entry requirements determined? Who else is going to participate? To participate in the competition on our site, domestic athletes should have foreign card quotas!" Zhang Guan asked.

Yu Gui nodded, "The entry limit is that the top 40 players of the year can participate, but because it is the first session, other athletes are mainly invited, but many projects lack the money to invite others, so many are reluctant to come, such as your 100m sprint event, we don't have a very well-known player except for you. Currently, Hu Kai is tentatively given the quota for the 100-meter sprint."

For Zhang Guan, Hu Kai's face appeared in his mind, then he smiled and said, "Look, you know, I'm going to participate, so stop worrying that I won't come! If you continue with this, then I won't show up!

"Never give it to you!" Coach Yu said with a sigh of regret and then said, "Except for you and Liu Feiren, the only world champion players currently confirmed to play are Isinbayeva and Oss Tapchuk and Dwight Phillips. The track and field in our country are still weak, and there is no influence on the track and field events, so people are not willing to come."

As a person coming, Zhang Guan knows the future development trend of sports, and of course, understands that the commercialization of sports can only be done by money. There is no certain level of competition, no influence of the game, even if the money is spent, the excellent players may not necessarily be willing to come. If it's table tennis or badminton, if you hold a masters game or something in the country, the best foreign players will be invited one by one, even if it's just around tour because they have the opportunity to compete with the world's top players, this is the factor of competitive level and influence.

Suddenly Zhang Guan thought of another question. He asked, "This gold league in Europe rewarded gold before. Does our gold Grand Prix also award gold?"

Coach Yu smiled slightly, and then said, "It's guessed by you. This matter is now in the confidential stage, and the contestants don't know yet. The general game will also reward a small gold-plated gold medal. The true reward is... Gold! There is a jewelry sponsor who has created fourteen gold dragons for all 14 competitions!"

"Jinlong! Good atmosphere. How much is it worth?" Zhang Guan asked immediately.

"A value is twenty-four thousand." Yu Gui gestured the number with his finger.

"US dollars?" Zhang Guan then asked.

"National currency." Yu Gui said, "If you break the world record, there will be a prize of 100,000 US dollars and a diamond pendant."

"The 100,000 US dollars was given by the IAAF for breaking the world record! I don't know about it, I already took it twice this year." Zhang Guan sneered, and then asked, "How big is the diamond pendant?"

Yu Guizhi extended another finger: "One-carat full diamond is estimated to be worth 100,000 yuan!"

"That's so stingy ..." Zhang Guan muttered.

...

On September 9, the IAAF World Athletics Finals was held in Monaco.

For Zhang Guan, the biggest meaning of the IAAF World Athletics Finals is to get $750,000.

Because it is the finals, more athletes are participating than before, and the main event will last for two days.

It is worth mentioning that the Jamaican trapeze Powell made a comeback in this game, but he just paid for his game status which has not been restored, and the results were that he ran into 10 seconds, which is not a threat to Zhang Guan.

As for the other athletes in the 100-meter sprint event, they are all Zhang Guan's old acquaintances. The previous Golden League and Super Grand Prix of each station have played.

The course of the entire 100-meter competition seemed to be very peaceful. All the athletes who participated knew that it was impossible to beat Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan also lived up to everyone's expectations and won the championship with a score of 9.92 seconds.

...

After the IAAF World Athletics Finals, Zhang Guan left Monaco the next day and boarded a plane to return home.

Zhang Guan just returned to the Xinzhuang training base and saw Liu Feiren training on the field.

"How about it, are Korean fans enthusiastic? Are there any beautiful chicks looking at you? Why didn't you bring back a good chick?" Zhang Guan asked as soon as he met.

Just two days before the IAAF Golden League Berlin, Liu Feiren won the 110m championship in the Asian Athletics Championships held in Incheon, South Korea, which is why Zhang Guan asked.

"Chicken with good workmanship?" Liu Feiren immediately understood, and immediately smiled, and then said, "Don't laugh at me, but you, the millionth prize in the Golden League has been won by you! I have to congratulate you."

"Good luck..." Zhang Guan modestly agreed, and then said, "The schedule is too tight. I haven't trained at all recently, and most of the time has been spent on the road. Unlike you, I only practiced for almost a week! "

Liu Feiren shook his head, "How can it only be a week! I came back from South Korea and have been participating in activities. It took only two days to practice. Counting today, there are still four days left before we compete. I have to recover as soon as possible. Alan Johnson is here again, and this time its home defense, and it's my hometown game, so I can't be ashamed in front of my parents."

"I'm okay, there are no masters in the 100-meter project." Zhang Guan said, "You and Alan Johnson are also old rivals. This time they come, don't you want to invite anyone to eat a meal?"

"I'm afraid there is no chance. After this Golden Grand Prix, I have to fly to Yokohama on that night, for the Yokohama All-Star Game that we participated in last year, it should begin on the 19th. Should we go together?" Liu Feiren asked him.

Zhang Guan shook his head immediately, the 19th China Tennis Open opened, and Zhang Guan had to fly back to Beijing immediately after the Golden Grand Prix.

"I have already written leave of absence, and I will hand it up after the Golden Grand Prix. At least before the 10th National Games, I have to rest for 10 days and 8 days. I have made a big circle in Europe and ran a dozen games. If I don't take it easy, I might be overwhelmed physically." Zhang Guan found a very reasonable excuse.

"Also, three races a week before the beginning of July is tiring and choking, you have more than a few races, so you're certainly more tired than me." Liu Feiren's voice turned, approached Zhang Guan, and whispered, "Be honest with me, how fast can you run now? Can you break another world record?"

This question made Zhang Guan a little surprised. He didn't answer too positively, "It's mainly about looking at the state of the world to break the world record. If the state is good, it is almost the same. If the state is not good, it will be 10 seconds. Why did you ask this, what are you going to do?"