IAAF President Diack put down the newspaper in his hand, raised his head and said, "Have you read this news?" Zhang Guan actually wanted to participate in two events of the Golden League at the same time. ”

The man sitting in front of Diack, Gabriel Dolai, an IAAF official, replied: "Judging by Zhang's current ranking in the 400-meter sprint event, he is eligible to sign up for the 400-meter sprint event in the Golden League. ”

Diack and Dolai fell silent at the same time, something that had never happened since the Golden League.

In the rules of the IAAF Golden League, only one event appears in a category. For example, one of the four events of javelin, discus, shot put, and hammer throw in the throwing category is selected as the competition event; Jumping high jump, pole vault, long jump and triple jump choose one event as the competition event; 800-meter middle run and 1500-meter middle run choose one event as the race event; Choose one of the 5,000-meter run and the 10,000-meter run as the event, etc.

Of course, each substation will also temporarily add some new items, but only points will be counted. In the case of the 2005 IAAF Golden League, for example, the 400-meter dash was included in Zurich, but not in Berlin.

In this setting, it is not possible for an athlete to appear in both events at the same time. Also take the 2005 IAAF Golden League as an example, if you are a high jumper, you can't go to the javelin, you can't participate in the 5000-meter run, even if you want to participate, you can't meet the registration requirements, and no athlete can cross two different events and still be able to get the top 20 in the world.

Of course, things are not absolute, there are still two cross-event competitions in track and field that can be interconnected, that is, the 100-meter dash and the long jump. The 100-meter sprint of the long jumper is not bad, and the long jump of the 100-meter sprinter must be very good. In a normal 4x100m relay, if one of the team members is injured and needs to find a replacement, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely not the 110m hurdles athlete. Rather, it is a long jumper.

There have been many athletes in history who have mastered both the 100-meter dash and the long jump, such as the legendary American flyer Carl Lewis, who once set records in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and long jump; Another example is Marion Jones, an American female flyer, who is also proficient in sprinting and long jump. However, in the 21st century, no athlete in the world has achieved high levels of achievement in both the long jump and the sprint.

The 100m dash is a permanent event in the Golden League, so the 200m dash is not seen in the Golden League, and there will be no 100m sprinters participating in the 200m dash at the same time, and this rule did not change until the Diamond League replaced the Golden League.

In the 2006 IAAF Golden League, the 400-meter dash replaced the 110-meter hurdles, according to the international general perception of athletics. The 100-meter dash and the 400-meter dash are two completely different events, and although both of them fall under the category of sprinting, the span is so large that it is impossible for an athlete to master both events at the same time. But what the IAAF didn't expect was that there was a crown in this world. Not only is he the ruler of the 100-meter dash, but he is also able to run the 400-meter under 45 seconds.

After a moment of silence, Dolai asked, "Chairman, if Zhang Guan really signs up for the 400-meter sprint, then what should we do?" ”

"Follow the registration rules!" Diack thought for a moment. He continued: "Zhang Guan is really dominant in the 100m sprint, but in the 400m event, Jeremy Variner is the best athlete in the world, and I think Zhang Guan lost the race in the previous races. I will definitely give up the idea of participating in the 400-meter sprint! ”

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After the World Indoor Athletics Championships, Zhang Guan returned to China with the national team.

It takes about 11 hours to fly from Moscow to Beijing, which is a long journey for everyone, and sleeping is obviously the best way to cope with the long journey.

on the plane. The other athletes were already asleep, but Zhang Guan stared, silently thinking about his thoughts.

"100m project. I have no problem, at least until Usain Bolt comes along, I'm definitely the strongest in the world. In the 200m event, Crawford of the United States is not my opponent, and I will also be the strongest in the world before Bolt appears, and Michael Johnson's world record of 19.32 seconds seems to be quite difficult. As for the 400 meters......"

Zhang Guan remembered the restriction that the interval between the two uses of the skill "Incomplete Sprint Activation" should be greater than 30 seconds, and suddenly felt a little depressed, because with this limitation, it was impossible for him to withdraw this skill in the middle of 400 meters.

"If I'm at full form, it's possible to run 44 seconds in the 400m, which doesn't seem like enough. It's impossible for me to change my running style in the 400m, so it's unlikely that I'll be able to improve my performance in a short period of time in the 400m, maybe in another two years, I'll be stronger, have better endurance, and be able to hit the world record. ”

"From the current point of view, this is probably what I am doing in these three projects, should I start a new project, anyway, there are still a lot of skill points, and there is still enough to learn a new track and field project." Zhang Guan thought silently as he began to browse through the skills in the system.

"Skill jumping? Skill dash jump? That's right, long jump! The long jump suits me perfectly. If you want to jump alone, it should be enough to learn these two skills! These two skills are only six points in total. The more Zhang Guan thought about it, the more energetic he became, and his face couldn't help but show a happy expression.

"If you don't sleep, what are you laughing at!" Liu Feiren's voice sounded from beside him.

"Not asleep yet?" Zhang Guan asked subconsciously.

"No, I didn't participate in the competition when I went to Moscow this time, I was a cheerleader for three days, and now I'm not tired at all, I can't sleep at all." Liu Feiren then asked, "What do you think of again?" ”

"Do you know how to jump long?" Zhang Guan asked.

"Long jump? Haha, you're asking the right question! Liu Feiren raised his head very confidently, and then said: "If you want to talk about long jump, I am an expert on this plane!" ”

Zhang Guan smiled: "Don't blow it first, there are two national champions in the triple jump on this plane!" ”

The two national champions of the triple jump mentioned by Zhang Guan were also athletes who went with the team to compete in the track and field indoor competition, but they were eliminated in the qualifying round.

Liu Feiren still looked very good, and said: "That's because I didn't continue to practice long jump, if I continue to practice long jump, I will definitely be better than them!" ”

"Continue to practice the long jump? Have you ever practiced long jump before? This is the first time I've heard of it, didn't you practice 100 meters before? Zhang Guan asked curiously.

I only heard Liu Feiren reply: "I started practicing sports at the age of seven, and I entered a sports school when I was ten years old, and I mainly practiced the long jump at that time." I didn't start hurdling until I was thirteen. In fact, when I was a child, I was exposed to all kinds of athletics, not only hurdles, but also sprinting, long jump, and high jump. By the way, when I was 15 years old, I won the all-around runner-up in the National Junior Track and Field Championships! ”

Zhang Guan nodded inexplicably, he had never been to a sports school, so he didn't know what it was like to study in it. However, he still asked, "What do you think of me going to practice the long jump?" ”

"You practice long jump?" Liu Feiren was taken aback at first, and then thought about it very seriously, before he spoke: "The long jump is the same as the 100 meters, in fact, it depends on the explosiveness, you run so fast in the 100 meters, the explosiveness must be very strong, if you go to the long jump, as long as the technique is qualified, you may be able to jump to the 8-meter mark." ”

"Is the long jump technique difficult?" Zhang Guan then asked.

"Just the long jump, the technical difficulty is okay! I think it's much simpler than hurdles. If it is a triple jump, the technical requirements may be higher. When Liu Feiren said this, he suddenly remembered how hard Zhang Guan was when he practiced cornering, and couldn't help adding: "It's actually quite difficult, you may have to study for a long time!" ”

Zhang Guan was speechless for a moment, he knew that his learning ability in track and field events was indeed very average, and he was too far behind a talented athlete like Liu Feiren.

"You don't have to hit me like that! I'm also the 100m world record holder, and like you said, the explosiveness is strong enough, even if the technique is average, I should jump farther than others! Zhang Guan said

Liu Feiren ignored Zhang Guan's rebuttal, but continued: "The long jump can be mainly divided into four movements, running, jumping, taking off and landing. And for each process, there are corresponding technologies that need to be mastered. Therefore, if you want to jump far, you not only need your body, but also need to give full play to your skills at every stage. ”

"Of course, the higher the speed, the better, you don't have to practice too much, no one in the world can run faster than you; The take-off aspect is the key, even if you have good physical fitness and explosive power, you have to practice your skills seriously, there is no shortcut to this; In terms of flight, it is mainly to control the balance of the body and adjust the landing, which requires not only skill, but also experience; As for landing, basically just do some important things. ”

After listening to Liu Feiren's introduction, Zhang Guan nodded silently, and then asked, "What about the triple jump?" ”

"You just think of the triple jump as an enhanced version of the long jump." Liu Feiren replied very succinctly, then he thought for a while and then said: "The triple jump has two more movements than the long jump, and if it is training, the items are almost the same." Therefore, some triple jumpers also have good results in the long jump. ”

Zhang Guan remembered the Russian long jump queen Lebedeva, who competed with him last year for the Golden League million-dollar award, and she is an athlete who excels in both the long jump and the triple jump.

"Coach Yu is a sprint coach, jumping should not be his forte, you said that if I ask the coach's opinion, I have to ask who is more appropriate?" Zhang Guan then asked.

Liu Feiren said a name that Zhang Guan didn't expect at all: "Director Ma!" The most powerful long jump coach in the national team is, of course, Director Ma! (To be continued.) )

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