In the office, Coach He had a smile on his face, he personally poured a glass of water for Zhang Guan, and then said: "Zhang Guan, you don't have to participate in the team selection competition in a few days!" ”

"Not participating? Why? Zhang Guan asked. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"After discussion in the team, you will be directly given a place in the Asian Championships, so you don't have to participate in the qualifiers." Coach He spoke.

"Just give me a spot? Why? Zhang Guan asked a little puzzled.

Coach He organized the language for a while before he spoke: "Actually, this is the case, the new sponsor of our triathlon team this year hopes to give you a place to directly participate in the Asian Championships." ”

"It's because of the sponsors!" Zhang Guan nodded silently.

The triathlon team has signed several new sponsors this year, including race uniforms, shoes, bicycles, etc., these sponsors are actually for Zhang Guan's fame, otherwise who would be idle and have nothing to do to sponsor a triathlon that grandma doesn't love and uncle doesn't love?

For sponsors, since they spend money on sponsorship, they naturally need to be rewarded, and this reward is nothing more than letting Zhang Guan use their sponsored products to appear on the field of the competition. If you can reach the level of the Olympic Games, it is best for the whole world to see it, and if you can't get to the Olympic car, it is good to participate in an Asian Championship.

Zhang Guan also knows about the sponsors. It is also for this reason that Coach He has always been very polite to Zhang Guan, and even responds to requests, and the triathlon team obviously regards Zhang Guan as the God of Wealth.

In fact, triathlon, which focuses on participation in the Olympic Games, is really poor, like some small sponsors, if it is for the table tennis team, I am afraid that they will not even bother to look at it, but in the eyes of the triathlon team, it is a huge amount of money that must be sought.

Therefore, in Coach He's view, it doesn't matter whether Zhang Guan can achieve results or not, the most important thing is to attract sponsorship. After all, triathlon, as a weak project in China, has relatively few resources, and their need for sponsors is far more urgent than other projects.

"Wouldn't that be unfair to other athletes?" Zhang Guan asked.

"Actually, it's not fair or unfair." Coach He shook his head and continued: "The strength of our men's team is relatively weak, even in the Asian competition, that is, to get a good ranking, it is more difficult to win a medal. This Asian Athletics Championships, as a qualifier for the Olympic Games, actually only has a direct quota for London, and our chances of getting it are very slim. So whoever you send, it's pretty much the same. ”

"Uh......" Zhang Guan was speechless.

Coach He's idea is very simple, anyway, he can't get a quota for the Olympics, so it is better to send Zhang Guan directly to Japan, send Zhang Guan personal favors, and at the same time meet the requirements of sponsors.

"Are we really that weak?" Zhang Guan asked involuntarily.

"It's really that weak." Coach He said helplessly: "In the triathlon event, the current Asian brother is Japan's Yuichi Hosoda, who is the only person in Asia who can qualify for the Olympic Games by relying on world rankings. In addition to Yuichi Hosoda, Japan's Tayama Kanhao is also very strong. He finished 13th at the 2004 Athens Olympics! He is the biggest favorite to win the Asian Championships. In addition, Japan also has a veteran named Ryosuke Yamamoto, he is good at swimming and long-distance running, and has won the runner-up in the Asian Games, I don't know if he will participate this time, if he also participates, it is estimated that the top three will be swept by the Japanese team. ”

Zhang Guan's direct acquisition of an Asian Championships quota did not cause dissatisfaction within the triathlon team, the competition of the triathlon men's team is not as fierce as the women's team, and the level of players is indeed limited, even if he goes to the Asian Championships, there is no hope of getting an Olympic quota.

On the contrary, it was the arrival of Zhang Guan that attracted sponsors, so that the training conditions and living conditions of the players have been improved a lot, at least now they eat better, wear better, and use better, which in the eyes of the players, is a real thing, much better than the illusory Olympic qualification, these are real things that can ensure that they can go further in the domestic competition.

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As the host of the Asian Triathlon Championships, Japan is naturally aiming to win the championship.

Although the competition only officially started on April 8, the head coach of the Japanese triathlon team had already obtained the list of participants in the Asian Triathlon Championship two weeks ago. This is also the advantage of being a host, you can know in advance what opponents are, while other countries can only wait for the organizer to announce it.

The head coach of the Japanese triathlon team is Hideki Yamane, a former professional triathlete and one of the first female triathletes in Japan.

At this time, Coach Hideki Yamane has already obtained the list of players from various countries and is checking to see if there are any opponents worth noting.

"South Korea sent Heo Min Ho and Kim Joo Shuang this time! Okay, I'll teach you some more lessons this time! Don't keep thinking you're amazing! Hideki Yamane thought silently.

The birthplace of triathlon was the U.S. military in Hawaii, so it was naturally introduced to Japan, South Korea and other countries where Americans were stationed earlier. In comparison, the Japanese are more receptive to American culture, while the Koreans are more xenophobic, so the development of the sport in Japan is much better than in South Korea, and the Japanese team is stronger than the Korean team.

"Kazakhstan's Garg and Smulov are also participating, and they should be the biggest stumbling block for our Japanese team on the way to winning the championship." A cold light flashed in Hideki Yamane's eyes.

In addition to the South Korean team, Coach Hideki Yamane is most afraid of the Kazakhstan team.

Kazakhstan is a multi-ethnic country, with more than 20% of the population being Caucasian, who were once part of the former Soviet Union, so most of the Caucasians are Russians, and a small number are of Germanic descent. Caucasians have an innate advantage in triathlon that the Japanese cannot match. Fortunately, Kazakhstan is not a developed country, and the level of training is relatively average, so it is not yet the opponent of the Japanese team.

Kazakhstan's Gag is a descendant of Germanic people, with typical white skin and yellow hair, and has won a bronze medal in the Asian Games; And Smulov is Russian. Both of them are pure Caucasian and are not much worse than the Japanese players.

Hideki Yamane then checked the roster, such as Hong Kong Island's Wei Anzu, Singapore's Liu Jianzhong, and the Philippines' Vegas, all of whom are old acquaintances.

Hong Kong Island, Singapore and the Philippines also have a very good level of triathlon, which mainly depends on their early start. Singapore and the Philippines both have US troops stationed, so as early as the 80s of the last century, they participated in triathlon. Hong Kong Island was a British colony before the handover, so there are also athletes who engage in triathlons.

"I don't know who the Chinese team will send to participate this time." Hideki Yamane found the list of players on the Chinese team, and then he saw a familiar name.

"Zhang Guan!" Hideki Yamane couldn't help but exclaim.

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