Chapter 277: The opening of the Olympic Games and the weighing scene of the boxing match
David Diaz! Yudakh!
Wang Hao is very familiar with these two names, they are both very famous pan-middleweight fighters in Wang Hao's last life, and both have won the title of boxing champion.
David Diaz, on the other hand, is not as well-known as Yodhah, but he has also achieved outstanding results since entering the professional boxing world, winning the WBC lightweight title, beating Morales, one of the Mexican three musketeers at the end of his career, and challenging Pacquiao, but failed.
It's just that at this time, David Diaz and Yodah are still very young and have not yet entered the professional boxing world, and they will soon enter the professional boxing world after the '96 Olympics to fight for their place in the professional boxing world.
Wang Hao has now learned from Bian Fang that David Diaz will also participate in the Olympic Games, and naturally Wang Hao also has to prepare for a possible match with David Diaz.
David Diaz's style, Wang Hao still knows, David Diaz is very energetic, he has a strong momentum when boxing, he will keep punching during the game, trying to press the opponent to fight, it seems that he has endless physical strength, and his style is very similar to the later famous British middleweight fighter Richie Hatton.
And David Diaz is currently ranked fifth in the 64kg category of the International Boxing Federation, ahead of Jill Watters, behind Wang Hao's third and Bulgarian fighter Ichkov's fourth.
And David Diaz has not participated in the last Hamburg Boxing World Championships and has not participated in an international tournament for more than a year, so David Diaz's current form is difficult to predict, and it is likely that he will be stronger than his current ranking.
Therefore, Wang Hao knows that he also has to prepare for the possible encounter of David Diaz in the Olympic Games, because if he encounters it, it will definitely be a vicious battle, but fortunately, Wang Hao understands David Diaz's style, and the preparation can be more targeted, and Bian Fang also provided Wang Hao with some information about David Diaz.
Time flies quickly, another few months have passed, the Atlanta Olympics are about to start, Wang Hao and his team also came to Atlanta more than a week in advance, reversing the jet lag and preparing for the game in advance.
There are not many people in the Chinese national boxing team, just Bian Fang, Wang Hao, who competed in the 64-kilogram class, and Jiang Tao, who participated in the 91-kilogram class, as well as the team doctor and a nutritionist in the team.
On July 19, 1996, the opening ceremony of the 26th Olympic Games was officially held in Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, USA.
The torch relay lasted 170 days in ancient Olympia, Greece, attended by Hillary Clinton, the wife of then US President Clinton.
More than 10,000 athletes from 197 countries and regions in the world competed in 26 major events and 271 events, all of which set new records in the history of the Olympic Games.
In this Olympic Games, China sent a total of 495 sports delegations to participate in the Olympic Games, including 309 athletes, including 110 male athletes and 199 female athletes, ranking 12th in the number of athletes among national and regional sports delegations.
Moreover, the Chinese delegation is mainly composed of young athletes and new athletes, and the average age of the athletes is 21.7 years old, and 85 percent of the athletes are participating in the Olympic Games for the first time.
Wang Hao is standing in the ranks of the Chinese team, waiting for the entrance ceremony with other outstanding Chinese athletes, including diving queen Fu Mingxia, Xiong Ni, table tennis king Deng Yaping, Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, long-distance runner Wang Junxia, as well as weightlifting Zhan Xugang, gymnastics Li Xiaoshuang and other China's best athletes.
Wang Hao and Jiang Tao are standing on this venue as Chinese boxers participating in the Olympic Games for the first time, and the Chinese team also has high hopes for the two, especially Wang Hao, hoping that the two can make a breakthrough in boxing in this Olympic Games.
The first event of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games began with the admission of the host head of state and the president of the Olympic Committee, with US President Clinton and IOC President Samaranch entering at the same time, and the US national anthem was played live.
Then the guests and the audience entered the scene and watched the two-hour theatrical performance together.
This was followed by the entrance ceremony, which was followed by the entry of the Olympic team, the Greek team, the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games, first, followed by the national teams in alphabetical order, and the host team last.
The Chinese national team is ranked 41st in order.
The flag bearer of the Chinese national team has always been a basketball player, and this Olympic Games was also served by Liu Yudong, a player of the national basketball team.
Wang Hao, wearing a red suit, entered the athletes' team with everyone, waving to the tens of thousands of spectators at the scene and hundreds of millions of viewers in front of the TV.
I have to say that it feels very good to stand on the Olympic stadium, which is how Wang Hao feels now.
Immediately after all the athletes have entered, the ceremony of raising the Olympic flag and the singing of the hymn will take place.
This was followed by a speech by the host country, US President Clinton, followed by a speech by Olympic Committee President Samaranch.
Then there is the oath of the athletes and referees.
Finally, there is the ritual of lighting the flame.
At this time, all the spectators and athletes at the scene were quiet, the noisy sound disappeared, the Olympic flame had been passed into the stadium, all the people in the scene and all the spectators in front of the television, hundreds of millions of people around the world were waiting for the last moment of the flame to be lit.
Moreover, at this time, no one knew who would end up with the task of lighting the flame.
The flame is usually lit by highly decorated retired athletes from the host country.
The United States is the strongest sports power in the world, and there are countless outstanding athletes in various sports, especially basketball, sprinting and swimming.
Finally, the flame reached the hands of the last man, a tall, but trembling old man, the legendary boxing champion Muhammad Ali, who was already suffering from Parkinson's disease.
Ali, a boxing champion suffering from Parkinson's disease, lit the torch with his trembling hands and ignited the enthusiasm of the audience.
Tens of thousands of spectators and athletes cheered for the legend and their love for the Olympic Movement.
Unlike others at the scene, Wang Hao knew that Muhammad Ali would be the torchbearer for the Olympic flame, but when he stood in the Olympic Stadium and stood in the midst of tens of thousands of enthusiastic spectators, Wang Hao's emotions were still infected.
There are so many elite athletes in the United States who can carry out the torch lighting, but the final selection of boxer Muhammad Ali is not only a recognition of Muhammad Ali's influence and contribution to sports, but also a recognition of boxing.
As a boxer, Wang Hao stood on the scene and felt sincerely proud.
On the morning of the opening ceremony, Wang Hao arrived at the indoor sports center in the Olympic Park, where boxing matches of all classes will be held.
Wang Hao arrived early in the morning, mainly to weigh and draw lots before the game, because the next day, the first round of the boxing match will begin.
A total of hundreds of boxers from various countries are weighed today.
Coming to the weighing site, Jiang Tao said to Wang Hao: "Look! Team USA! ”
Wang Hao looked at Jiang Tao's point, and saw a group of boxers standing less than ten meters on the right, black people accounted for the majority, all levels, and they were the American boxing team.
The U.S. boxing team has a home advantage, and there are fighters at all levels, it can be said that the largest boxing team in the lineup, but also the strongest boxing team, the arrival of the U.S. boxing team, has attracted great attention on the scene, and many athletes have looked at it.
Wang Hao's gaze swept over several American fighters.
Wang Hao saw Mayweather first, although Mayweather looks a little immature, but he already has a strong self-confidence, which is confidence in his own strength, he looks like a beautiful boy, and there is no taste of money, Mayweather is also determined to win the gold medal in this Olympic Games.
It's just that Wang Hao knew that Mayweather would unfortunately lose in the semifinals and only won a bronze medal.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Hao's eyes looked at Fernando Vargas again, Fernando Vargas is handsome, he is also a handsome boy at this time, and he is sharp and strong, as a 67-kilogram fighter, he is much more burly than Mayweather.
Wang Hao knows that Fernando Vargas will soon enter the professional boxing world after the Olympics, and then knock out all the fighters in front of him at a very fast speed to become the super welterweight champion.
Wang Hao knows that after he enters the professional boxing world, he will also have one, if not more than one, fierce fights with Fernando Vargas.
Wang Hao looked at David Diaz and Jill Varjes, who were the 64kg fighters of the U.S. team at the Olympics and who were likely to meet Wang Hao.
When Wang Hao looked at the two, David Diaz and Jill Varjes also looked at Wang Hao sensitively.
David Diaz met Wang Hao for the first time, and there was no change, while when Jill Varjes saw Wang Hao, his face changed several times.
Jill Vanjes said: "That yellow-skinned boxer is the Chinese boxer Wang Hao!" ”
Hearing what Jill Varjes said, David Diaz looked at Wang Hao with interest.
David Diaz and Jill Vajes are ranked in the same international boxing federation, with David Diaz only two spots higher than Gil Vajes, but David Diaz is much stronger than Jill Vajes in the internal tryouts.
And David Diaz is very confident in his own strength, he fights with any boxer is a fierce attack, continuous pressing attack style of play, David Diaz feels that Jill Varjes is a little scared by Wang Hao, and he doesn't even have self-confidence, David Diaz feels that when he meets Wang Hao, he will definitely bring a vicious fight to Wang Hao, so that Wang Hao can see the ability of the American boxer in the 64kg class.
David Diaz said: "Very young! It seems to be younger than you and me. To be able to win the World Championship at such a young age is a great character! Hopefully I'll have a chance to meet him and see how strong his knowledge is. ”
Hearing David Diaz's words, Jill Varjes did not speak, he knew that David Diaz was very unconvinced by Wang Hao, and wanted to play a game with Wang Hao in this Olympic Games, but whether he could have a chance to play naturally depended on the result of the draw.
The Olympics are only more than half a year away from the last World Championships, and Jill Varjes is very clear about his improvement in the past six months, and he knows that he has no chance of winning if he meets Wang Hao again in this Olympic Games.
But Jill Varjes also thinks that David Diaz may be able to deal with Wang Hao, because Gil Varjes knows that David Diaz is stronger than him and is the strongest fighter in the American team at this level, and David Diaz has a completely different style, so he may be able to suppress Wang Hao.
Wang Hao finally looked at the captain of the U.S. boxing team, Anthony Tavor, who would later defeat the legendary Roy Jones Jr. twice in the light heavyweight division of professional boxing, Anthony Tavor, who had just won the gold medal at the last World Championships, and was also determined to win the 81kg boxing gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics.
Mitchell, the head coach of the U.S. boxing team, also came over at this time and said to the fighters of the U.S. team: "Go weigh it!" Lads! We will reap a lot of heavy gold medals! ”
Hearing this, Wang Hao also smiled in his heart, the American boxing team will indeed win a lot of heavy medals in this Olympic Games, but the vast majority of them will be bronze medals.
The U.S. boxing team hopes to relive the old dream of eight gold medals at the 1984 Olympics at this Olympics, but it will prove to be a dream.
"Hey! Brother Wang Hao! A familiar voice came, followed by an unusually tall figure.
Wang Hao also had a smile on his face, and looked at the voice, "Vladimir!" ”
The person who came was none other than Vladimir Klitschko of the Ukrainian boxing team, who will compete in the 91-kilogram level at the Olympics.