Chapter 38: The Olympics Begin

At the end of July, the time for the Olympic Games has ended, and the registration for the Olympic Games is about to end.

As long as the individual track and field events can meet the Olympic standards, they can register directly through the Olympic Organizing Committee of the host country. If the target is not met, it will be up to the IOC to make an assessment on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the IAAF.

Zhang Guan has reached the Olympic A standard in the men's 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, long jump and triple jump, while the men's 1500m is the Olympic B standard. Among them, in the men's 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m, only Zhang Guan participated in the national team, because only Zhang Guan reached the Olympic A standard in the first five events, and the others only reached the B standard, and only Zhang Guan reached the Olympic B standard in the 1500m event.

In the tennis singles event, there is a limit to the number of places in the Olympic Games, with 64 players each participating in the men's and women's singles events, of which 48 places are allocated by the ATP world rankings, and the top 48 players in the world rankings announced on June 9 can directly enter the Olympic Games, but each country has a maximum of four players to participate, and any absence will be postponed according to the world ranking.

Of the other sixteen places, two are invited seats, which are often given to some well-known contestants; The remaining 14 places belong to the International Tennis Federation, which can also be regarded as places through the back door, which is equivalent to a wild card in a Grand Slam.

ATP points are calculated based on the number of points earned in the past year, with Zhang Guan winning four Grand Slam titles in 2007 with a cumulative total of 8,000 points, one China Open title with 500 points, and one year-end Masters with another 1,000 points, with a cumulative total of 9,500 points. As of June 9, Zhang Guan missed this year's Australian Open and French Open, so he will be deducted 4,000 points, but Zhang Guan still has 5,500 points, which is second only to Federer and Nadal, ranking third in the world above Djokovic. Therefore, as long as Zhang Guan registers, he automatically qualifies for Olympic tennis.

As for the 4x100m and basketball events in athletics, they are registered in the name of the collective events of the participating countries.

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Zhang Guan didn't notice that Sharapova's voice on the other side of the phone was a little low, and he still said with some excitement: "Martha, do you know that our national team has been decided, and I will be the flag bearer of the national team's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games." I read the news the other day that you said that you could be the flag bearer of the opening ceremony of the Russian team, is that true? ”

"I've decided to quit the Olympics." Sharapova said suddenly.

"Out of the Olympics? What's wrong? Because of the injury? Zhang Guan asked several questions in a row.

"I've had an MRI and my shoulder injury has been a bit serious lately, so I may not be able to participate in the rest of the year." Sharapova said in frustration.

"It's so serious." Zhang Guan was silent for two seconds, and then said: "I'm sorry, Martha, I think I should be with you at this time, but I have to participate in the Olympics......"

"I know that the Games mean a lot to you. You better book a hotel for me, I'll look for you in China. Sharapova smiled and said, "I'm going to cheer for you, my dear champion." ”

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At the beginning of August, the participants in the various events of the Olympic Games have been decided. Zhang Guan has once again become the focus of attention in the sports world.

"Zhang Guan is going to compete in eight events in track and field? Is he crazy? No one has ever participated in so many projects at the same time. ”

"Don't forget Phelps in the United States, Phelps seems to have competed in eight swimming events."

But Phelps' events include the 4x100m freestyle relay, the 4x100m medley relay and the 4x200m freestyle relay, all three of which are team events, and the other five are individual events. Zhang Guan's words are that there is only one individual event and seven collective events. ”

"Even if the two of them participate in the same number of events, Phelps will definitely win more gold medals than Zhang Guan at this Olympics. Phelps participated in eight events, maybe he can win eight gold medals, Zhang Guan can win three or four at most! Even if Zhang Guan's tone is excellent, he can win the championship in seven individual events, but in the 4 x 100-meter sprint event, the United States, Britain and Jamaica are far stronger than China, and Zhang Guan cannot win the championship, so Zhang Guan will win seven gold medals at most. ”

"But Zhang Guan also crossed the big event, and he also participated in tennis and basketball."

"Well, even if you add a tennis, that's just eight gold medals, and you can participate in so many competitions at the same time, how can you take care of the schedule and personal energy!"

"Yes, track and field, tennis, basketball, a total of three major and ten small competitions, Zhang Guan's physical strength must be unbearable! Maybe Zhang Guan won't even get a gold medal! ”

"There is absolutely no athlete in the world who can participate in so many Olympic events at the same time, and they can all win awards, and Zhang Guan is impossible!"

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For domestic sports audiences, of course, they hope that Zhang Guan can get more championships, but foreign audiences don't think so, Western countries certainly don't want China to rise, they can't wait to see the jokes of the Chinese team, and of course they don't like to see the Chinese team win more gold medals.

For Zhang Guan, he has a stamina potion, so the biggest problem is not a physical problem, but a problem with the schedule.

In the schedule of the Olympic Games, the same event will basically not affect each other in terms of competition time, but different major events, there is likely to be overlapping problems in time, Zhang Guan participates in multiple events at the same time, and will also face the problem of overlapping competition time.

However, the organizers of the Olympic Games also thought of this problem, and they tried their best to give Zhang Guan a certain amount of care in the arrangement of the competition time, and the General Administration of Sports also applied for relevant logistics support for Zhang Guan.

The conference room of Yiming Consulting.

"The track and field competition is held at the National Athletics Center, and the tennis competition is held at the National Tennis Center, both of which are in the Olympic Park, but one is close to the fourth ring and the other is close to the fifth ring. However, the venue for the basketball game is in the Wukesong Gymnasium, which is a little far away from the Olympic Park, and even if there is no traffic jam, you have to walk for more than 30 minutes, and if you are stuck in traffic, you may not be able to walk for an hour. Zhuge Wenbo continued: "But you don't have to worry, we borrowed a helicopter. ”

"Helicopters? Such a big real account? Zhang Guan was a little surprised, but then he remembered something and said: "Even if there is a helicopter, it will not be allowed to fly during the Olympics, isn't it a no-fly zone over the capital?" ”

"It's a no-fly zone, but people have a permit." Zhuge Wenbo continued: "It is the broadcast helicopter of CCTV, and it can fly over the capital during the Olympics. They are willing to lend it to us, of course, they also want to get first-hand interviews. So when you can really use someone's helicopter, you can also cooperate with the interview. ”

"Okay, I got it." Zhang Guan nodded and said.

In a big city like the capital, not to mention helicopters, even Boeing 747s can be found, but helicopters that can fly over the capital during the Olympics are hard to find. CCTV is responsible for the broadcast of the entire Olympic Games, and of course it will be equipped with the most advanced equipment, including broadcast helicopters; And Zhang Guan, as the busiest athlete during the Olympics, how much time is included, even if CCTV wants to interview him, it is not easy. Therefore, between Zhang Guan and Central Power, they can be regarded as taking what they need.

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At 20 o'clock in the evening of August 8, the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games, which attracted worldwide attention, was held in the National Stadium. The stadium, which can accommodate more than 90,000 people, was full of seats.

2008 actors sang and tens of thousands of fireworks burst into the sky, the entire stadium was like a blooming flower, the Olympic rings appeared, the national flag entered, and after the national flag was raised and the national anthem was sung, a cultural performance began. Regardless of whether you can understand it or not, the cultural performance was very lively anyway, and it was not until 21:10 that the athletes' entrance ceremony finally began.

The first to enter the stadium was the Greek team, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, followed by delegations from other countries and regions in the order of simplified Chinese character strokes. It lasted for two hours, and only after the qualified delegations from 203 countries and regions had already entered the stadium did the host national team finally enter.

Zhang Guan was wearing a yellow shirt, a red suit on the outside, white pants and white leather shoes on the bottom, he held high the national flag, and the moment he walked into the stadium, the scene immediately remembered the roaring applause and shouts!

"This is the Olympics, our own Olympics!" The corners of Zhang Guan's eyes couldn't help but moisten a little, and he immediately closed his eyes, calming down his originally excited inner efforts.

The countless flashing lights around seem to be starry, and the lights in the stadium have become brighter at this moment, and the national flag is floating in the air in the wind, and the wisp of red has become the most beautiful color in the world at this moment.

"It's the Olympics in our own country, it's our own Olympics." Zhang Guan held the flagpole tightly and listened carefully to the cheers around the audience, he could feel everyone's enthusiasm and the audience's expectations.

"After four years, I'm back at the Olympics." Zhang Guan took a deep breath and sighed softly: "Olympics, I'm here!" (To be continued.) )

PS: I've been checking the information of the Olympic Games tonight, and there are too many materials that need to be checked, which is a bit unexpected to me, the semi-finals of the preliminaries of the eight events of track and field, the semi-finals of the first round, the second round, the third round and the fourth round of tennis, and the semi-finals of the quarterfinals of the basketball group stage...... All the time is spent looking up information. So let's start a chapter today, and I'll make up for what I owe over the weekend. Thank you for the cool stars of the floating clouds, the royal road of Xianfei, the eternal immortal immortal, MRHoratio, Xinghua Lao Jiao, the deciduous gods, the charge to the past, njice1203, happy amp; amp; amp; Flurry, 992*392 tip.