Chapter 411: Sweep Again
After a few days of disturbances, Guo Zizhao's decision not to participate in the men's 110-meter hurdles at the Athens Olympics has finally settled.
According to Guo Zizhao, the field management center held a press conference and gave a brief introduction to the whole story. I also hope that the media will not interfere with the current preparations for the Olympic delegation.
Subsequently, the vast number of media reporters also got the registration list for the men's 110-meter hurdles event of the Olympic Games in advance from the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Committee. The three contestants of the Chinese team are Liu Feifei, Chen Yanhao and Shi Dongpeng.
At this time, the big thing has been decided, no matter how the media complains, this matter has become a fact, and there is no way to change it.
However, many domestic media suddenly remembered at this time that after the end of the Sydney Olympics four years ago, Guo Zizhao had predicted in an interview with the media that in this Olympic Games, there will be another Chinese athlete who can win the gold medal in track and field!
I'll go...... Could it be that this is all calculated by Guo Zizhao? Could it be that Guo Zizhao was optimistic about Liu Feifei four years ago? Therefore, Guo Zizhao does not hesitate to give up his chance to win the championship now to fulfill Liu Feifei?
Everyone was so excited by this bold speculation that they scratched their ears and cheeks, but Liu Feifei and the members of the track and field team were training in a closed camp, and the media who could not interview the news had no choice but to hit Guo Zizhao, who was far away in Europe.
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On July 23, the Athletics Golden League Paris Station officially started again.
According to the project setting of this year's Golden League, the men's competition events are 200 meters, 800 meters, 400 meters hurdles, 1500 meters, triple jump and discus, so Guo Zizhao had to choose the 200-meter sprint to participate.
As Guo Zizhao's first game after breaking the men's 110-meter hurdles world record, coupled with the fact that Guo Zizhao will not participate in the Olympic Games, Guo Zizhao's appearance has also attracted great attention from everyone.
In the men's 200-meter race, although Guo Zizhao once again beat the American star Crawford and easily won the championship with a time of 19.55 seconds, everyone can also see that Guo Zizhao did not go all out in this competition!
It seems that Guo Zizhao has no plans to break the record at present! Is he going to save these events for the Olympics and then break the record?
And the men's 110-meter hurdles, is it because Guo Zizhao has not planned to participate in the competition for a long time, so he will break the record in advance now?
In the face of reporters' questions after the game, Guo Zizhao of course also gave a positive answer, "Haha...... Of course. In the 110-meter hurdles competition, I adjusted my condition some time ago, and of course I broke this record! As for the other three sprint events, I'm still adjusting to set new records during the Olympics! ”
"That's right! Four years ago, I was optimistic about Liu Feifei! In the face of inquiries from domestic reporters, Guo Zizhao also had nothing to hide. It's all this time, and there's nothing left to hide.
"Liu Feifei's physical condition is very good, and he is not inferior to any international hurdle master. So I thought that as long as he practiced his skills, he would have a chance to win the championship. And his performance now also proves my original judgment. ”
"So do you think that with Liu Feifei's conditions, he can still run other projects?" Journalists are also quite curious.
"Other items?" Guo Zizhao also shook his head, Liu Feifei seemed to have run the 4x100-meter relay in China in his previous life, but the results could only be hehe......
"He's physically fit for hurdles! Forget about other projects......" Guo Zizhao was also not afraid of offending people, and answered this question directly.
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Seeing that Guo Zizhao had the intention of ending the interview, other reporters also hurriedly asked another exciting question, "Mr. Guo Zizhao, some media reported that you withdrew from the 110-meter hurdles competition this time in order to fulfill Liu Feifei and Shi Dongpeng." So, if this was the case in several other sprint events, would you also opt out? ”
The domestic media at the scene also made an uproar, this question seems to be inadvertent, but it involves a sensitive point, that is, Guo Zizhao's identity!
Guo Zizhao is an athlete outside the system! And the other three contestants are athletes in the system! In the past, when the athletes in our national system were not good, they had to rely on Guo Zizhao, but now that the athletes in our system have the ability and can produce results, Guo Zizhao must give way?
Is there an inside story about this? Could it be that the field management center is crossing the river and demolishing the bridge?
Looking at the excited expressions of the reporters below, Guo Zizhao couldn't help laughing, "This matter is really not as unbearable as everyone imagined." ”
"I would like to state here again, first of all, that I brought this up first, and the starting point is to give the young players a chance to practice, and there are no conspiracy theories."
"Second, I think Liu Feifei has every strength to win the championship, so I will withdraw from the Olympic competition in this event."
"Thirdly, if there is someone who can win the championship in other sprint events, I don't mind giving him a chance as well. Of course, the premise is to have the strength to win the championship! At the very least, you have to be in the top three of the international rankings! ”
"Finally, I think that athletes, both inside and outside the system, are the embodiment of our country's sports strength. At this point, I hope everyone can be fair. Strength is the criterion for judging whether an athlete can compete, not identity! Could it be that in the face of athletes in the system, foreign opponents will show mercy? Jokes......"
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After the Paris race, the international competition is also the final climax before entering the Olympic Games. The top players in the field also took turns to make their appearance, trying to adjust their condition in these last few official competitions.
At the Grand Prix in Athens, Greece on July 26, Stockholm, Sweden on July 27 and London, England on July 30, Guo Zizhao was still very strong, easily winning the men's 100m, 400m and 110m hurdles events in all three races.
Then on August 6, in the Golden League Zurich station, Guo Zizhao defeated Gatlin and Crawford again to win the men's 200m.
At this point, all the IAAF competitions before the Olympics are over. Guo Zizhao once again successfully swept all the events he participated in, showing his reign of terror as the king of sprinting!
However, what made many media can't help but complain is that Guo Zizhao still didn't let go of the 110-meter hurdles in the next few races! Your Sister's ...... You don't compete in the 110m hurdles at the Olympics anymore, and you're still competing with others for the championship......
Guo Zizhao responded with confidence, Lao Tzu just gave up the competition of this project in the Olympic Games, and didn't say that he even gave up the Grand Prix? Besides, if you don't win a few more championships and earn more international points, how can Lao Tzu maintain the world's No. 1 ranking, Gua Wazi......
At the same time, due to the proximity of the Olympic Games, all kinds of track and field masters are also in great shape, and in the recent competitions, they have also set a number of world records and annual bests.
The rest of the players are fine, but Isinbayeva is in full bloom at this year's international competition.
At the World Indoor Championships in Budapest at the beginning of the year, Isinbayeva set an indoor world record of 4.86m. In the last two Grand Prix, Isinbayeva has broken the world record in the outdoor pole vault twice, and the domineering spirit of the "pole vault queen" has been initially revealed.
However, I don't know if it was influenced by Bubka or Guo Zizhao, Isinbayeva broke the record twice, and only improved by 1 cm each time. Raised the world record to 4.89m, then 4.90m! It is estimated that it will not be long before a "Miss One Centimeter" that shocked the world will be freshly baked again......