Two months later, the provincial track and field team embarked on the train to Jinmen.
The provincial capital is not far from Jinmen City, and the train arrives in four hours. If the high-speed railway is built a few years later, the time will be shortened to one hour.
After the athletes were arranged accommodation, they went to the competition stand.
Athletics is not a national strength, so domestic trials are not taken seriously, and because of this, registration restrictions are relatively broad. Normally, a representative team can only send three players to participate in the same event, but this time the Tian Association has relaxed the number of players in each team to four.
Sprint has always been the project with the lowest technical threshold, and in the men 's 100m project, the provincial teams have invariably sent four players to participate in the trial competition, and mainly young players, obviously are training newcomers. In addition to the 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, and four municipalities in China, plus the Bayi team of the military system,
The avant-garde of the public security system, the locomotive team of the railway system and the communication team of the postal system, a total of 35 teams representing 140 players participated in the competition, and only 18 preliminary matches will be held.
For this reason, when Zhang Guan came to the competition venue, the stadium was already overcrowded, and players could only take a look at the surrounding environment, and there was no chance to test run on the venue.
Many athletes of each team know each other, and naturally, they have to talk a few words after meeting, but Zhang Guan is a newcomer in this venue, and can only honestly follow behind roommate Wang Kai, and Wang Kai also played a role Teacher, introduce the nearby athletes to Zhang Guan.
I saw Wang Kai pointing to a handsome guy in the distance and said: "The one over there is Yin Hanzhao, a veteran of East Guangdong, the runner-up of the 100-meter project in the National Games last year, and the fourth place in the National Athletics Championships last year; It is his teammate Liu Yang, the third runner-up at the National Games the previous year. Also, there is a Chen Jian in their team. Chen Jian, you always know that now the first person in the 100-meter in China, this time he will be in the Asian Games, there will be He's a quote! But why didn't you see him? "...
"There is the Donghai team over there." Wang Kai then pointed to another bunch of athletes and said: "That flat head is violent, and the domestic indoor 60-meter project can reach the world's leading level, and he is second only to the level of 100 meters. Yu Chenjian. It is estimated that he will also have a place for him when he goes to the Asian Games.
"Did you see the one with eyes over there?" Wang Kai pointed to the athletes of the Shancheng team.
Zhang Guan followed Wang Kai's expectations, and then said: "I know this person, glasses man Hu Kai!
"You new guy still know about Hu Kai? Glasses Man? This nickname is very appropriate. But then, it is only him who wears glasses in the sprint. This Hu Kai came out in the last two years. Our province, which was later recruited to Tsinghua University, now plays on behalf of the Shancheng team. The one next to him, called He Jun, also represents the Shancheng team. "Wang Kai said.
Zhang Guan nodded and said yes. At this time, Hu Kai was not famous, and the nickname "Glassman" was only called by someone in the Capitals. When he won the Asian championship two years later, the nickname "Glassman" would not be accepted. It is well known.
At this time, Wang Kai pointed to another team's sports member.
"The Huangpu team over there."
"Huangpu Team?" Zhang Guan searched carefully for a long time, and then asked, "Why didn't you see Liu Feifei?"
"He didn't come this time. This Asian Athletics Championships and the Ninth World Athletics Championships conflict in time, so Liu Feifei will not participate in the 110-meter hurdles of this Asian Athletics Championship, nor will he participate in the trials. A few weeks ago in Huangpu, the selection of the Outer Track and Field Championships was just held. Anyone who participates in the World Championships through selection will not participate. "Wang Kai said.
"Who went to the 100-meter project? Chen Jian?" Zhang Guan asked.
Wang Kai smiled and shook his head: "Our country's 100-meter level is still not up to the standard of participating in the World Championships. Among the racing events, the national team's real strengths are walking and women's long-distance events and the sprint event is only 110 meters. The column is eligible to participate in the World Championships! "
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Wang Kai introduced it in a circle, but Zhang Guan didn't remember a few. When the sky was getting late, he followed the brigade back to the residence. After using the supper to wash, I fell asleep until dawn.
After having breakfast the next day, Zhang Guan came to the arena with the track and field team.
Due to the tight schedule of the event, the first day is mainly preliminaries. The level of the preliminaries is uneven. Naturally, there is nothing to watch. There are not many people paying attention to. Even the reporters on the scene are too lazy to take Taking a camera to take a picture, and even using a pen to write a manuscript, it seems to be a pity.
In the men 's 100-meter event, there will be 18 preliminaries in the preliminaries. The top two in each game will advance to the semi-finals. Also, the top four of the remaining athletes will enter the semi-finals. 100 players will be eliminated in the preliminary round.
Zhang Guan was divided into the second runway in the first group to play.
In many games, the first group can also be regarded as a cannon fodder group, because in the first group game, the corresponding timing or monitoring equipment has just been enabled, it is easy to malfunction or other unexpected situations, in case what happens in the game For unexpected problems, it is natural to let some unknown gunners bear the consequences and wait until the equipment is perfect to let them know famous players.
Another point is that since the game has just started, the atmosphere of the game has not yet been bred, it is difficult for the first athletes to enter the game, so the athletes are also difficult to make satisfactory results; wait for some time after the game, the kind of The competitive atmosphere becomes more and more intense, and the athletes 'emotions will also become more intense. If you add the enthusiastic shouts of the surrounding audience, it will be easy to mobilize the athletes' presence and achieve better results. That's exactly how the organizers of the competition often rank strong players in the middle of the last games.
However, the cannon fodder group also has the advantage of the cannon fodder group, that is, the strength of the athletes is low, and the competition organizer will not allow famous players to be cannon fodder. Therefore, the first cannon fodder group is either a newcomer or some usual Players with few opportunities to play.
Slightly experienced athletes certainly don't want to play in the cannon foul group, but Chen Lao is still very satisfied with this group. In Chen Lao's view, what Zhang Guan needs most now is to adapt to the game atmosphere, so the group with weaker competition level is conducive to Zhang Guan qualifying.
"Boy, this group is so weak, you can make it through your efforts." Chen Lao looked at Zhang Guan, who had already stood on the track in the distance, and muttered silently.
At this moment, a man slammed Chen Lao shoulder behind him.
"Old Chen!
Mr. Chen turned his head and saw a handsome man standing behind him, looking at him with a smile. The man is about 60 years old, with a big nose and a big mouth, and his body is slightly blessed.
"Xiao Yu!" Do you still remember to see me as an old man!" Chen Lao said with a smile.
This bald man is the deputy head coach of the national track and field team and is also the head coach of the national track and field team sprint event.
The organizer of this competition is the National Association of Athletics Federations. He is the deputy head coach of the National Athletics Team and also serves in the Association of Athletics Associations.
Yu Gui was eight years younger than Chen Lao and was also a sprinter. When he was young, he focused on the 200-meter event.
He broke the national record of 200 meters.
Chen Lao and Yu guided the two, but they were very close. Both of them are fellows of Sichuan Province. The year Chen Laoping recorded 10 seconds in his hand, Yu Gui was selected to the national team. After he retired, he became a country coach of the team which is the pinnacle of the athletes under the guidance, and later became the coach of the national team after retiring from the guidance. The two have been in friendship for nearly 40 years, and they are also called "old Chen", "Xiao Yu" So kind.
When old friends meet, it is natural to reminisce, and the other coaches also know the identity of the two, and they both flashed aside with interest, making the two happy. But soon, Yu Gui discovered that Chen Lao's mind today is obviously not on the old side, but on the contrary, his attention has always been focused on the game field.
"Once you're done, don't watch it. Let's go to the lounge for a cup of tea. This first scene is all cannon fodder. The strength is mediocre. What good-looking things are." Yu Gui said with a smile.
"Cannon fodder? There are good seedlings that I have worked hard to find!" Chen Lao said very seriously.
According to the guidance of the understanding of Chen Lao, Chen Lao show that much attention shows that the so-called "good seedlings" in his mouth are not ordinary. This time aroused curiosity about guidance. He involuntarily asked: "Which one is it?"
"That's the second one." Chen Lao replied.
Guidance Yu took a closer look at Zhang Guan in the distance and said, "Is it a young player. Is it promising?"
"Just look at him." Chen Lao said with a smile.