Chapter 62: Athens (2)

"Xianfeng, you and Powell are in a group." In less than two days before the opening ceremony, the Olympic Organizing Committee finally distributed the grouping of the track and field competition to the hands of the participating countries, and the Chinese track and field team organized a meeting of the athletes as soon as they got the list to inform the athletes of the grouping situation.

"Not bad! Another familiar figure in the future. "Although Powell is not well-known now, he is also ranked in the top 10 in the world, and later he is the second man in the world sprint after Bolt. To be able to play against him in the first round of the Olympics without any pressure is not bad for Lee.

"Haijian, you and the uncontinued Shengo are in a group." Liu Bin said that Liu Haijian's grouping was a little difficult, because it was a coincidence that Liu Haijian was actually in a group with the great enemy of China, Wu Shenwu, and there were two black players ranked in the top 20 in the world in the same group, which cast a shadow on Liu Haijian's promotion path.

"That's right, let me meet this old rival of mine for a while." As the first brother of Huaguo, Liu Haijian naturally competes with Dongying in various continental competitions, although Liu Haijian loses more and wins less, but this time he seems very confident.

"Brother Jian, come on!" Li Xianfeng was also cheering Liu Haijian on the side.

"Shen Wujun, the IAAF has agreed to put you and Liu Haijian in a group, but why should you be in a group with him instead of Lee Hsien Fung? You must know that Li Xianfeng is our great enemy, whenever I think of his performance in the East Asian Games, I can't wait to commit suicide! Facing the only one who could save him, Hirota didn't even dare to breathe, so he could only cautiously ask his own questions, completely losing the dignity of a coach.

"Then you're going to die? Who told you not to let me go back to China to compete! Although he got angry when he mentioned it, he saved face for Hirota and didn't say anything, but began to explain his thoughts.

"Liu Haijian and Li Xianfeng have to be defeated, only in this way can we show that our Dongying sprint team is the hegemon of Asia! As for why I chose to fight Liu Haijian first, it's very simple, if I beat Liu Haijian, it will inevitably make Li Xianfeng fall into anxiety and uneasiness, so that if I defeat him in the end, it will completely destroy Li Xianfeng's confidence and make him fall into fear of me for the rest of his life. Shingo smiled sinisterly.

"Shen Wujun! You're really high! Coach Hirota slapped Shingo's ass fiercely.

"10 seconds and 10 seconds!" In the last afternoon training session before the opening ceremony, Li Xianfeng ran 10.10 seconds again. This made everyone who cared about Li Xianfeng's results breathe a sigh of relief, "Xianfeng has such a state, he must be able to enter the semi-finals." "When Coach Yuan communicated with China, he heard some rumors, and now Li Xianfeng's performance has given him a reassurance.

"Coach, what are you laughing at?" Li Xianfeng asked Yuan Cheng strangely.

"It's nothing, I'm afraid some people are going to be disappointed." Yuan Cheng said with a smile.

"Shen Wujun is not good, Li Xianfeng ran another 10.10 seconds this afternoon, he is in excellent condition!" When training in China, the Dongying team specially bought off an IAAF staff member to keep an eye on the situation of Li Xianfeng and Liu Haijian.

"What's the panic, Coach Hirota, even if he Li Xianfeng ran for 10 seconds, it was only in training, and I don't know what the situation will be when it comes to the game." Although Shingo spoke in a calm tone, Hirota saw the fire of battle in his eyes for the first time.

In fact, since he won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 10.03 seconds, he has lost interest in all Asian athletes, and in his opinion, he can beat them by running casually, even if Li Xianfeng and Liu Haijian trampled on the glory of Dongying in the East Asian Games, it only made Shen Wu feel angry, but in fact, he still did not take Li Xianfeng in his eyes, so Hirota chose to use Li Xianfeng's results to stimulate Shen Wu, so as not to capsize in the gutter.

"Shen Wujun, you're right! Li Xianfeng can't compare with you, but please be vigilant too, after all, this is about the glory of Dongying! Hirota said solemnly.

"Don't worry, Coach Hirota, I will defend the glory of the Dongying sprint!" I didn't continue to answer with the same solemnity.

"There are less than 20 hours left before the opening of the Athens Olympics, please Director Li give us an analysis of what are the favorites for our Chinese team to win gold this time." When there are 24 countdowns before the opening of the Athens Olympic Games, the central five began a special program to report the news of the Athens Olympic Games 24 hours a day, and now it has specially invited Director Li, who is in charge of the preparation for the Athens Olympic Games, to analyze what gold points are in this competition.

"In addition to table tennis, weightlifting, diving and other well-known events of our country, there are also women's volleyball, canoeing and other events, and we also have the opportunity to win gold." Director Li said.

"Oh? What do you think of the track and field events that were hyped up some time ago? The moderator turned the conversation to athletics.

"This, I can only say that the hope of winning the gold medal is very slim, and the reason is that as yellow people, we still want to compete with black people in the track and field field, especially in the sprint events, it is still too strong." Director Li explained.

Although Director Li said so, in fact, Liu Xiang had won the top three in the world competition many times before the Athens Olympics, and even won gold medals in some small station competitions, but even in the optimistic leadership, they did not dare to hope that Liu Xiang could win the gold medal, and it was already a zero breakthrough to reach the finals, as for Li Xianfeng, who had just broken the national record and was only 16 years old, the leaders had no confidence in him, after all, Li Xianfeng was too young, and the results were only a silver medal in a sub-station competition.

"Are there any athletes who have the level to make it to the finals of the Olympics?" The host actually led the topic to Li Xianfeng.

"I can only say that it is difficult, but any kind of miracle can happen in track and field." Director Li started tai chi.

"So which athlete do you think is most likely?" At this time, all the audience understood the host's intentions.

"Liu Xiang." Director Li replied.

"Liu Xiang?" The host was stunned, because he rarely heard this name.

"Yes, in fact, Liu Xiang has developed world-class strength in the 110m hurdles in recent years, but he has not yet proven himself on the top stage, but I think the Olympics are a good opportunity."

Director Li's answer did not satisfy the host or the audience, because many people didn't know who Liu Xiang was, and what they wanted to know more was the evaluation of Li Xianfeng, who had been very hot recently.

"Okay, thank you Director Li for your wonderful analysis." Although the host still wanted to dig deeper, the director told her that there was no time and it was time to change to the next show.