On August 15, at the National Stadium, the Olympic track and field competition officially kicked off, and Zhang Guan will also face the situation of track and field, tennis, and basketball.

This year's Olympic track and field competitions are only held in the morning and evening, and there are no track and field competitions in the afternoon, which is good news for Zhang Guan, because many tennis and basketball games are played in the afternoon, and Zhang Guan can just split the game time.

On the morning of August 15, there were a total of six athletics events, all of which were preliminaries or qualifiers. Among them, Zhang Guan will appear in the men's 100m heats.

The 100-meter dash heats have historically been the most well-attended track and field event, and this year was no different, with up to 80 runners competing in the 100-meter dash.

In the athletes' preparation area, Powell came to Zhang Guan with a smile on his face, gave Zhang Guan a Jamaican hug, and said at the same time: "Zhang Guan, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

"yes, I haven't seen you in over a year. How's it going, will the weather in our capital be able to adapt to it? Zhang Guan responded.

"It's okay, the environment of the Olympic Village is very good, the facilities are also very complete, I like the food here, there are many varieties, I thought there would only be Chinese food, but I didn't expect that there would be Italian food and Turkish beef patties that I like." Powell spoke.

"I'm afraid you'll think it's too hot in here!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.

"Hot?" Powell shook his head: "It's nothing compared to Jamaica. It's you, who didn't participate in track and field competitions all year last year, and now many people feel that they are no longer as brave as they used to be! ”

"Really? In the finals, we have to have a good fight. Zhang Guan said.

"Don't compete with me, you monster who can run in less than 9.7 seconds, I'm not your opponent." Powell directly admitted, and then he said: "But Usain [Bolt] is going to challenge you." ”

Powell said, looking towards the starting line, where the first group of preliminaries was preparing, and Bolt was in the first group, and he was in the third lane.

"I've heard that Bolt is getting close to 9.7 seconds." Zhang Guan said.

Powell lowered his voice and said: "It's not just 9.7 seconds, he can often run under 9.7 seconds in training, and I heard that his top speed in training is close to 9.6 seconds." How's it going, do you feel stressed? You don't seem surprised at all! ”

Zhang Guan was indeed not surprised, because he knew that Bolt's 100m world record reached 9.58 seconds, so Powell's time of nearly 9.6 seconds was obviously not Bolt's limit.

I only heard Powell continue: "In the last year or so, there have been several powerful young people in the track and field field, and in the case of the American team, Gatlin did not break out of the domestic qualifiers of the American team. However, this time, there are no strong players in the American team except Guy. ”

While the two were talking, the starting shots on the field had already sounded.

In the first group of preliminaries, the strength of the athletes was not bad, and Bolt rushed to the first place relatively easily, and then led all the way to the finish line and successfully advanced to the second round.

Powell played in the second round, joining him in the same group as Zhang's longtime acquaintance Kim Collins. Powell and Collins easily ran under 10.2 seconds to qualify.

In the next few groups, such as Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson, Ghana's Ariza, Japan's Nobuharu Asahara, and Naoki Tsukahara, as well as America's Tyson Gay, Portugal's Obikviru, Qatar's Francis, and others also made the cut. In addition, there are some young players who have risen in recent years, and they have also been promoted.

Zhang Guan is in the sixth group, the strength of the athletes in this group is not strong, in addition to Zhang Guan, only the British player Edgar and the United States Davis Parton are considered to have some strength, Edgar and Parton have run under 10 seconds, in addition to a French player, an Omani player, a Bulgarian player are also Olympic athletes, the remaining two are not Maldivian players and Laotian athletes, these two people have not even reached the Olympic B standard, It is by applying for the IAAF to participate in the Olympic Games, which is the so-called backdoor athlete.

This grouping can be said to be perfect for Zhang Guan, there are no top players in the world, the three best people in the group are guaranteed to qualify, and there are two who participate through the back door. This can be said to be the perfect equipment for Zhang Guan to warm up and find his form.

Obviously, this grouping is a kind of care for Zhang Guan. As a host player, it's strange that there is no special care.

Although this is only a 100-meter sprint preliminaries, it has attracted much attention because of Zhang Guan, especially those athletes who are interested in competing for medals.

Zhang Guan has not appeared on the international stage for nearly two years, as a world record holder, Zhang Guan will naturally attract everyone's attention, everyone does not know how Zhang Guan's current state, or the current Zhang Guan, how much strength is left.

Zhang Guan was preparing on the track, while the athletes below began to talk in a whisper.

"Zhang Guan hasn't participated in track and field for so long, I don't know if his competitive form has recovered."

"I think it's difficult, the competitive state of track and field athletes is based on high-intensity training, Zhang Guan played tennis all year last year, I'm afraid I don't have time to practice track and field!"

"Don't forget that Zhang Guan ran a time of 9.68 seconds at his peak, I think even if he doesn't recover to his prime, there should be no problem running within 10 seconds!"

"That's for sure, Zhang Guan's standard time for the Olympics is under 10 seconds, which is the result he just ran more than two months ago. I think Zhang Guan's current limit speed should be able to reach 9.80 seconds! ”

"9.80 seconds is not bad, it's still the best level in the world, maybe I can hope to win the championship!"

"It's impossible, 9.80 seconds, even Powell can run this time, let alone have a Usain Bolt." The man continued: "Bolt is already close to 9.70 seconds, maybe in the final of the Olympics he can run under 9.70 seconds. ”

"I'm also more optimistic about Usain Bolt."

"Me ...... too"

"Okay, the game has begun, what is Zhang Guan's state of the game, this preliminaries should be able to see some clues!"

……

The starter pulled the trigger, and with a snap, the athletes all rushed out.

"At the beginning of the race, Zhang Guan's start was very good!" As soon as the commentator finished speaking, the athletes' starting reaction times appeared at the bottom of the TV screen.

Zhang Guan's starting reaction time is not the fastest one, but it is not slow either, and it is an excellent result.

The word "oil" in the mouth of the commentator of "Zhang Guanjia......" has not yet been spoken, but he sees that Zhang Guan is already in the leading position.

"Ahead!" The narrator blurted out.

At this time, the athlete started only 30 meters. (To be continued.) )