Volume 3 The King of Athletics Chapter 50 The Hard-to-Beat 400-Meter Record

Gao Ping Shenshi looked at the final results with a bitter face.

Originally, Gao Ping Shenshi was full of confidence and was ready to defeat Zhang Guan in one fell swoop and become a hero in Japan, but only five or six seconds after the game, Gao Ping's hope was completely turned into a bubble, even in the corner, Zhang Guan's speed was not something Gao Ping Shenshi could catch up, not to mention the straight that Zhang Guan was better at.

19.98 seconds, a new Asian record, which is also a result that is difficult for Shinshi Takahira to reach in his life. He recalled the gap that Zhang Guan had fallen behind in the game just now, and suddenly had a very aggrieved feeling.

"With such a fast speed and such a big gap, how could I possibly defeat him!"

In the end, Takahira Shinshi scored 20.78 seconds, which is a very good result in Asia, and he almost entered the B standard of the Olympics, but unfortunately this result has become dull in front of Zhang Guan's Asian record.

As for Yang Yao, he was also surprised when he saw Zhang Guan's speed in the race, but then he was much relieved, because Yang Yao knew that the gold medal in the 200 meters would definitely not be able to run, so the next race also became very relaxed, and finally won the third place in 21.34 seconds.

At this time, Zhang Guan was also surrounded by media reporters.

"Congratulations, Zhang Guan, for a perfect 200m debut! How do you feel now? The female reporter of CCTV took the lead in asking questions.

"It's okay, the main purpose this time is to get used to the rhythm of the 200-meter sprint." Zhang Guan said.

"I just saw that you seem to have some reservations, can you run faster?" This is a reporter from Macau, and his Mandarin is not very standard, but he can understand it.

Zhang Guan nodded: "It's definitely no problem to hurry up, I'm a world champion, how can an Asian record satisfy me?" ”

"Is your goal to break the world record?" A Hong Kong reporter asked, an exaggerated expression on his face.

"The future will definitely be!" Zhang Guan said with certainty: "As an athlete, you should work hard in the direction of higher, faster and stronger. I'm aiming for something higher, so if I have the right opportunity, I'll try for the 200m world record. ”

"Wow......" The reporters exclaimed in surprise, but they all seemed excited, which was obviously the answer they wanted to hear the most.

In fact, interviewing domestic athletes is a very boring thing, many answers have been standardized, what to thank the country, thank the parents, thank the coach, thank you for this, thank you, thank that, it's basically a routine, but the reporters hope that the athletes will say some "big words".

For example, a player in the NBA scored a high score in a game. If he answers thanking his family, thanking his coach, thanking his teammates, etc., there is obviously nothing worth reporting, but if he says that he will surpass Kobe's 81 points in the future, it will definitely be a highlight.

"Zhang Guan, we know that you have a 400-meter dash race to participate in tomorrow, and this is also your 400-meter sprint debut. Are you confident of winning another 400m sprint? Another reporter asked.

"As an athlete, you can lose everything, but you must not lose confidence in yourself. In every match, I have the confidence to win! Zhang Guan replied very succinctly. But to the reporters around them, it sounded as if they had been filled with a big bowl of chicken soup for the soul.

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An Asian record of 200 meters, while exciting, is not enough to be sensational. In the past year, Zhang Guan has won more than a dozen world championships and broken world records several times. For the common people, Zhang Guan's victory has become a matter of course, although this time it is a 200-meter sprint, but it also makes people feel that it is just a feeling of icing on the cake, although the icing on the cake is very beautiful, but it is always not as touching as sending charcoal in the snow.

And just when the reporters were frantically surrounding Zhang Guan, the coaches of the Japanese team, Keiwa Kobayashi and Shin Takano, had already left the field early.

"Gao Yejun, you are the most vocal in the 400-meter sprint event, judging from the 200-meter race just now, what do you think of Zhang Guan's strength in the 400-meter race?" Kobayashi asked.

"Coach, I have observed Zhang Guan's performance in the corners, but from a technical point of view, his performance is very ordinary, it can only be said that it is decent, I don't see any outstanding technical characteristics, which is very inconsistent with his identity as the 100m world record holder." Takano said truthfully.

You're right, and Zhang Guan obviously hasn't tried his best yet, but even so, Zhang Guan's speed in the corners is about the same as that of the top black runners in Europe and the United States. His advantage in speed is too obvious, especially in Asia, where the speed advantage of 0.5 seconds in the 100m is reflected in the 200m sprint, which is simply unsurpassable. Kobayashi Keiwa said.

"But 400 meters is different." Susumu Takano continued: "Coach, the 400-meter dash is a sport that requires a lot of skill, and speed alone is not enough. According to the skills that Zhang Guan has shown now, he can only be regarded as a qualified 400-meter sprinter, and he is still far from being excellent, and there are several 400-meter athletes at this qualified level in every high school track and field club in Japan. ”

"You're saying Zhang Guan's 400m level isn't good enough?" Kobayashi Keikazu suddenly came to his senses.

"Technically, it should be like this. The distribution of rhythm and physical strength in the 400m event is a difficult point, and many athletes need more than half a year to find their own rhythm, and what kind of rhythm the athlete is suitable for will directly affect the athlete's running style in the race. Takano continued, "But we don't know what kind of running style Zhang Guan will use in the 400 meters. ”

"The Chinese also use the more traditional Asian running style, and I think Zhang Guan should also use that running style. And our Yuzo Kanamaru has already started to use the European and American running style, and although Mitsuhiro Sato has been using the traditional running method, the acceleration point is much earlier, which is an advantage for the traditional running method. Let's hope Kanamaru-kun and Sato-kun will be able to run under 46 seconds tomorrow! Kobayashi Keiwa said.

Of the two athletes on the Japanese team, Yuzo Kanemaru has run his all-time best of 45.86 seconds this year, while the older Mitsuhiro Sato ran a good time of 45.63 seconds last year. Although these two results did not even enter the A standard of the Olympic Games, they are definitely the top results in Asia.

"Coach, Kanemaru-kun and Sato-kun are playing normally. It should be able to run around 46.10 seconds, and if it goes into 46 seconds, I'm afraid I have to expect the two of them to play better. Takano Jin is still very honest.

"No matter what, I'm going to fight tomorrow! The Chinese team has always been stronger than us in women's events, throwing events and race walking events, and in the short events men's 100m, 200m and 110m hurdles, the Chinese have surpassed us, and our remaining advantage is only the 400m sprint, no matter what, we must maintain the advantage in the 400m event! ”

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"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the special program of the East Asian Games. In today's show. We specially invited Professor Li Jianguo of Capital University of Physical Education as our special guest. The moderator turned to a man of about fifty years old and said, "Hello, Professor Li. ”

"Hello host, audience!" Professor Li said with a smile.

"Now the East Asian Games are in full swing, and our country's athletes have also achieved very good results, and the gold medal table and medal table are far ahead. In today's competition, the most concerned is undoubtedly Zhang Guan's 200-meter debut! The time of 19.98 seconds broke the Asian record of 20.03 seconds held by Japan's Shingo Sueji. Let's look at the recap again. Zhang Guan's moment to break the 200m Asian record during the day today! ”

The whole process of Zhang Guan's competition was shown on the TV, and then the host asked: "Professor Li, Zhang Guan's performance today is perfect, do you think Zhang Guan will improve in the future?" ”

"Improvement is certain!" Professor Li said with a smile: "Zhang Guan's dominance in the men's 100m event is obvious to all. I expected him to break the Asian record today, and I think it was only a matter of time before Zhang Guan broke the world record in the 200m. ”

This Professor Li is obviously a "Zhang Guan fan", but it is naturally impossible to find some "sunspots" to be guests in this kind of show. Even if it is a champion athlete in other sports, Professor Li can also "fan" it.

"Now everyone is very focused on tomorrow's race, Zhang Guan is about to compete in the 400-meter sprint. This is also his 400m debut, and everyone is looking forward to Zhang Guan's results tomorrow. The camera gave a telephoto again, and then only listened to the host and asked: "Professor Li, do you think Zhang Guan is likely to win the 400-meter dash tomorrow?" Or take it a step further and break another Asian record? ”

"It's very likely to win the 400m dash, but it can be a bit difficult to break the Asian record in the 400m. The current Asian record for the 400m dash is 44.56 seconds by Oman's Maleki, and this time has not been broken for 17 years! In fact, being able to run within 45 seconds can already be regarded as the world's first-class 400-meter athlete, and making a time of less than 44.50 seconds is also very difficult for the world's first-class athletes. Li continued: "According to the situation of last year's Athens Olympics, only the top three in the final ran under 45.50 seconds, and the fourth place time was 44.66 seconds, which means that the current 400m Asian record can also be placed in the Olympic Games to win a third place." ”

"So what's the actual amount of money recorded for the 400-meter dash?" The moderator then asked.

Director Li immediately said: "43.18 seconds, this record was set by the legendary American flyer Michael Johnson in 1999, when this world record was called the '21st century record', it is believed that even the 21st century can not be broken, and from the current situation, this record is unshakable for at least 50 years!" (To be continued.) )

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