Hard to break 400m record

Gao Pingshi looked at the final result, his face was bitter.

Originally, Gao Pingshi was full of confidence and was ready to defeat Zhang Guan in one swoop to become a hero in Japan. However, in the past five or six seconds, Gao Pingshi's hope was completely turned into a bubble, even in the corner, the speed coming out shown by Zhang Guan is not something that Gao Pingshi can catch up with, and besides, there is a straight line that Zhang Guan is better at.

19.98 seconds, the new Asian record, this is also a result that Gao Pingshi hardly touched in his life. He recalled the gap that was dropped by Zhang Guan when he was in the game, and suddenly he felt very wronged.

"With such a fast speed and such a big gap, how can I beat him!"

In the end, Gao Pingshi's score was 20.78 seconds, which is also a very good result in Asia, almost entered the Olympic B standard, but unfortunately, this result became bleak in front of Zhang Guan's Asian record.

As for Yang Yao, he was also surprised when he saw Zhang Guan run so fast in the game, but then he was relieved a lot because Yang Yao knew that the 200-meter gold medal would still be for China, so the following game he also became very relaxed, and finally won the third place with 21.34 seconds.

At this time, Zhang Guan was also surrounded by media reporters.

"Congratulations, Zhang Guan, the perfect 200-meter debut! How do you feel now?" The female reporter of Central Power took the lead in asking questions.

"It was okay, this time the main purpose is to adapt to the pace of the 200-meter sprint." Zhang Guan said.

"I just saw that you still have reservations. Can you run faster?" This is a Macau-based reporter. It is not very standard in Mandarin, but it is still understandable.

Zhang Guan nodded, "It must be no problem if I run faster. I'm a world champion. How can an Asian record satisfy me?"

"Then your goal is to break the world record?" A Hong Kong reporter asked, an exaggerated expression on his face.

"The future will come!" Zhang Guan said with certainty, "As an athlete, we should work harder, faster and stronger, and challenge higher goals, so if I encounter a suitable opportunity, I will challenge the 200-meter world record."

"Wow..." While the reporters exclaimed, they all seemed very excited. This was the answer they most wanted to hear.

Interviewing domestic athletes is a very boring thing. Many answers have been standardized. Thank the country, thanking parents, thanking the coach, thanking this and that it is a routine, but reporters hope that the athletes say something more,"

For example, if a player in the NBA gets a high score in a certain game, if he answers that he wants to thank his family, thank the coach, thank his teammates, etc., there is nothing to report, but if he says that he will exceed Kobe's 81 points in the future, it is a big bright spot, although there are some big talks, anyway, it is commendable. What's more important is that the media likes to listen to such words the most.

"Zhang Guan, we know that you still have a 400-meter sprint tomorrow, which is also your first 400-meter sprint. Are you confident in winning the 400-meter sprint again?" Another reporter asked.

"As an athlete, you can lose everything, but you must never lose confidence in yourself. In the face of every game, I have the confidence to win!" Zhang Guan answered very concisely, but the reporters around him heard, they seem to be filled with a large bowl of soul chicken soup.

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A 200-meter Asian record, although very exciting, is not enough to be a sensation. In this year, Zhang Guan has won more than a dozen world championships and has set world records several times. For ordinary people, Zhang Guan winning has become a matter of course. Although it is a 200-meter sprint this time, it also feels like an icing on the cake. Although the icing on the cake is beautiful, it is always not as touching as the charcoal in the snow.

While reporters frantically surrounded Zhang Guan, Japanese coach Kobayashi and Kono had already retired early.

"Gao Yejin, you have the most say in the 400-meter sprint event. From the 200-meter race just now, what do you think of Zhang Guan's 400-meter strength?" Kobayashi Jinghe asked.

"Coach, I have observed Zhang Guan's performance in corners, but from a technical point of view, he performed very ordinary, which can only be said to be quite satisfactory. I did not see any outstanding technical characteristics, which is in line with his 100m world. The identity of the record holder is very inconsistent." Gao Yejin said truthfully.

"You're right, and Zhang Guan obviously hasn't done his best to run, but even so, Zhang Guan's speed in the corners is almost the same as those of the first-class black players in Europe and America. His advantage in speed is too obvious. Especially in Asia, the speed advantage of 0.5 seconds per 100 meters is reflected in the 200-meter sprint, which is simply unsurpassed." Kobayashi Jinghe said.

"But 400 meters is not the same." Gao Yejin continued, "Coach, 400 meters sprint is a sport that requires a lot of technique, and speed alone is not enough. According to Zhang Guan's current technique, it can only be regarded as one. The qualified 400-meter sprinters are far from excellent. This qualified 400-meter sprinter has several people in every high school track and field club in Japan."

"Are you saying that Zhang Guan's 400-meter level is not good enough?" Kobayashi Jinghe suddenly said with his spirit lit up.

"It should be like this from the technical level. The distribution of rhythm and physical strength on the 400-meter project is a difficult point. Many athletes can find their rhythm after more than half a year. What kind of rhythm is suitable for athletes will directly affect the athlete running method in the game." Takano said after a turn, "But we don't know what kind of running method Zhang Guan will use at 400 meters."

"The Chinese also use the more traditional Asian running method. I think Zhang Guan should also use that running method. And our players have already started to use the European and American running methods. Although Sato has been using the traditional running method, the acceleration point is much earlier, which is advantageous for the traditional running method. I hope that Kanmaru Yuzo and Sato Jun can run within 46 seconds tomorrow!" Kobayashi said.

Among the two players of the Japanese team, Kanmaru Yuzo made history this year with the best result of 45.86 seconds, and the older Sato Jun once ran a good result of 45.63 seconds last year. Although these two achievements did not even enter the Olympics A standard, they are top results in Asia.

"Coach, if Kanmaru Yuzo and Sato Jun run normally, they should be able to run into 46.10 seconds. If they want to enter 46 seconds, I'm afraid they have to run faster," Takano said honestly.

"No matter what, we have to work hard tomorrow! The Chinese team has always been stronger than us in women's events, throwing events and race walking events. In the short events, the Chinese men's 100-meter, 200-meter, and 110-meter hurdles are all Chinese. Beyond us, we only have a 400-meter sprint in the remaining advantage projects. In any case, we have to maintain our advantage in the 400-meter project! "

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"Dear viewers, welcome to the special program of the East Asian Games. In today's program, we specially invited Professor Li Jianguo of the Capital University of Physical Education as our special guest." The host turned to a man about 50 years old and said, "Hello Professor Li."

"Host, dear audience, everyone!" Professor Li said with a smile.

"Now the East Asian Games are in full swing and our athletes in our country have also achieved very good results. At present, the gold medallist is still far ahead. And in the game that ended today, the most concerned is undoubtedly Zhang Guan's 200-meter debut! The 19.98-second result broke the Asian record of 20.03 seconds previously held by the Japanese player Shenwu. Let's take a look back and look at the moment Zhang Guan broke the 200-meter Asian record today!"

The whole process of Zhang Guan's game was shown on TV. Then the host asked, "Professor Li, Zhang Guan's performance today is perfect. Do you think Zhang Guan will improve in the future?"

"Improvement is certain!" Professor Li said with a smile, "Zhang Guan's dominance in the men's 100m project is obvious to us all. Today him breaking the Asian record is actually what I expected. I think Zhang Guan will break the 200 meters world record in just a matter of time."

This Professor Li is a "Zhang Guan fan", but it is naturally impossible for this kind of show to find some "spots" as guests, even if it is said that champion athletes are from other events, Professor Li can also be considered a "fan".

"Now everyone is very concerned about tomorrow's game. Zhang Guan is about to participate in the 400-meter sprint race. This is also his 400-meter debut. Everyone is looking forward to Zhang Guan's performance tomorrow." The lens shows a photo again, and then the host asks, "What do you think Professor Li, is it possible for Zhang Guan to win the 400-meter sprint tomorrow? Or go further and break another Asian record?"

"The possibility of winning the 400-meter sprint championship is very large, but it may be difficult to break the 400-meter Asian record. The current Asian record for the 400-meter sprint is held by Oman Malki 44 seconds 56 and this result has been here for 17 years, it has not been broken by anyone! If he can run within 45 seconds, and it can already be regarded as the world's fastest 400-meter athlete, and the results made within 44.50 seconds, for the world's first-class athletes, it is also very difficult," Li continued. "According to the situation of the Athens Olympics last year, only the top three in the final ran into 44.50 seconds, the fourth place was 44.66 seconds, which means with the current 400-meter Asian record, you can also get a championship in the Olympics."

"So what is the actual record for the 400-meter sprint?" The host then asked.

Director Li immediately said, "43 seconds 18, this result was set by the legendary American flying man Michael Johnson in 1999. At that time, this world record was called the "21st-century record", and it was considered that even the people from the 21st century could not break it, and from the current situation, this record will be unshakable for at least 50 years!"