Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the fifth-largest city in Canada. Edmonton is the center of Alberta's oil industry and is known as the "Oil Capital of Canada". The city is home to the world's largest indoor shopping mall, the West Edmonton Mall, and Canada's largest historic park, Fort Edmonton Park.

To be honest, Guo Zizhao has never heard of this city, whether in his previous life or in this life. However, in order not to show his loneliness, when Song Ping introduced himself, Guo Zizhao still listened and nodded humming.

The members of the national track and field team also rushed to Edmonton on the 1st and met Guo Zizhao smoothly. This time, the delegation is still led by head coach Feng Shuyong. Including Guo Zizhao, there are 20 athletes participating in the competition this time. It is considered to be the largest number of participants in the previous World Championships in Athletics.

Among them, there are 8 male players and 12 female players. In the women's event, the last year's champion race walking star Liu Hongyu and long jump star Guan Yingnan both participated. Pole vault rookie Gao Shuying and the newly formed "Ma Jiajun" members are also on the battlefield.

Among the male runners who participated, except for javelin veteran Li Rongxiang and race walking star Li Zewen, the others were all male sprinters.

It can be said that the Chinese team has exploded in the number of participants in the men's sprint event this time. The men's 100m sprint has Guo Zizhao and Chen Haijian, the 200m has Guo Zizhao and Yang Yaozhou, the 400m has Guo Zizhao and Xu Ziyu, and the 110m hurdles have Guo Zizhao, Chen Yanhao and Liu Feifei.

Looking at the current Chinese team, Coach Feng Shuyong is also full of spirits. In the previous Chinese team, in the men's sprint event, it was good to have a B-standard player to participate. But in the last two World Championships, it is not uncommon for players with A standard to be seen!

In the last World Championships, there were three A-standard players Guo Zizhao, Chen Yanhao and Zhou Wei. And at this World Championships, there were six A-standard players. Especially in the men's 110-meter hurdles, our national team has occupied three places for the first time!

That's progress, a huge improvement......

Although Feng Shuyong also knows that among these contestants, only Guo Zizhao has the absolute strength to win gold. But what is there about it? As long as there is a steady stream of reserve talents, when these young people grow up, when it comes to the Athens Olympics, or the Beijing Olympics, that is when they shine......

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Speaking of which, we have to mention two major events that happened in July.

On July 13, the IOC held 112 plenary sessions at the World Trade Center in Moscow to elect the host city for the 29th Summer Olympic Games in 2008.

First, the five candidate cities will complete their presentations, and then the IOC Evaluation Committee will complete the evaluation reports. Finally, after two rounds of voting, the IOC decided to award the hosting rights of the 29th Summer Olympic Games in 2008 to the capital of China, Beijing!

When IOC President Samaranch announced the vote, the entire land of China was in a state of boiling. Countless viewers gathered in front of the TV were all cheering and excited!

The last time Beijing's bid for the Olympics failed, it was in 1993, and Guo Zizhao was just a junior high school student at that time! Experiencing such a touching scene again in this life made Guo Zizhao also excited.

Hey...... In my last life, when the Beijing Olympics were held, I was just a crowd of people eating melons watching the excitement in front of the TV. In this life, Lao Tzu will definitely become the protagonist of this Olympic Games!

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Another major event that Guo Zizhao paid attention to was that the 9th World Swimming Championships was held in Fukuoka, Japan from July 16th to 29th.

After nearly two weeks of competition, the Chinese team ranked second in the gold medal list with 10 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals. This achievement is indeed very impressive! In particular, the Chinese diving team, known as the "dream team", won 8 gold medals in 10 individual competitions.

On the contrary, the swimming team barely saved some face by relying on the two gold medals of the "queen of the breast" Luo Xue in the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke. The men's players were wiped out, and their best result was only 16th, which was a loss of face.

When Guo Zizhao got the news, his mood was also quite complicated. On the one hand, I am happy about the excellent results of the diving team, and on the other hand, I am depressed about the performance of the swimming team in the men's event!

Alas...... The current situation of the swimming team is very similar to that of the national track and field team a few years ago! It's all yin and yang...... In the previous life, the men's track and field event relied on Liu Feifei, Su Bingtian and others to make a major breakthrough; The men's swimming event did not officially stand up until after 2010, with the rise of Sun Yangyang and Ning Zetao.

But for now, huh...... The history of men's track and field has been changed by Lao Tzu! If Lao Tzu can enter the swimming program again, it will also change this shameful situation as soon as possible......

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On August 3, the 8th World Championships in Athletics kicked off in Edmonton, Canada. A total of 1,000 athletes from 206 countries will compete fiercely in the 10-day competition.

This is also the second time that Guo Zizhao has stepped on the stage of the World Athletics Championships. Hum...... At the World Championships in Seville two years ago, Lao Tzu only won two silver medals. This time, it's time for Lao Tzu to raise his eyebrows......

After the opening ceremony at half past six in the evening, the men's marathon was the first to start. The last race of this World Championships is also the women's marathon.

It is said that such a project setting is also a special arrangement of the organizing committee, and its meaning is to symbolize the never-ending challenge of human beings to nature and self......

Your sister, who said that foreigners' brains are not big......

Guo Zizhao's schedule for this World Championships is also very relaxed, and he has not been deliberately targeted like in the Sydney Olympics. After all, Guo Zizhao is now well-known in the international athletics world, but he is NO.1! With world records in four sprint events, he is a veritable world's No. 1 flyer!

Moreover, since the World Athletics Championships were held in sparsely populated Canada, the organizing committee was not confident in the participation of the audience. Therefore, it is also necessary for top masters like Guo Zizhao to participate in the competition to stimulate the ratings and people's enthusiasm for watching the game live.

Therefore, Guo Zizhao's schedule is quite reasonable, with only two or three games a day. And according to the schedule, Guo Zizhao's game will be over on the 9th. There's still a three-day break to come! Just in time, you can take a few days off to participate in a Grand Prix and Golden League before the start of the World Universiade!

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The second day of the World Championships, the match on August 4, was very easy for Guo Zizhao. There was only one preliminaries for the men's 100-meter dash.

This is completely out of the question for Guo Zizhao. After easily winning the first place in the group, Guo Zizhao also encouraged Chen Haijian, who was about to play.

"Xiao Chen, don't be nervous, just run according to the rhythm of your usual race. With your A-standard score, there is no big problem in reaching the semi-finals! ”

"Well, don't worry, Brother Guo. It's hard to participate in the World Championships once, and I'm going to try to run one more time! Chen Haijian also said with excitement on his face.

"Well, that's good, you've had a few international competitions, so take care of your emotions. Fight for another semi-final tomorrow! I'm optimistic about you......"

"Good! I won't let Brother Guo down! ”

Chen Haijian's mood also slowly calmed down...... Yes, not only did I participate in several international indoor competitions last year, but I also participated in the World Indoor Track and Field Championships this year. Among the few young players in the team, they can be regarded as experienced, what are you afraid of! Isn't it the World Athletics Championships? Spelled ......