Chapter 41: Six Gold and One Silver
In a hotel arranged by the organizing committee, he was arranged to stay in a hotel with athletes from the Eagle Country, Australia, Canada.
Because at this time, Xiangjiang still belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations.
Athletes in Australia and Canada don't treat him as an outsider either, especially female athletes, who love to drill into his room.
The seventies and eighties were the most frantic years in the West, and it was at this time that AIDS appeared.
Since the emergence of AIDS, the atmosphere has improved a lot, but in the athlete group, because most of them are "clean and self-conscious", they are checked every three or five times, which is much more chaotic than ordinary people.
When he first moved in, Zhao Shanhe was still a little conservative, but it was really eye-opening to see that they were not only lazy, but also group conscious.
Of course, it's not that there are no athletes who are clean and self-conscious, but the atmosphere is definitely relatively open.
In such an environment, Zhao Shanhe didn't hold on for even a day, and shared friendship with a beautiful woman named Atolis from Brisbane, Australia.
The next day, unconvinced, she also brought her teammates, which made Zhao Shanhe feel hollowed out for the first time.
Even if his current strength is 1.9 and his endurance is 2.0, which is twice that of ordinary people, he can't stand the pressure of two juicers.
Moreover, they are not weak, and they all have physiques far beyond ordinary people.
The madness lasted for a week, and there were still three days to go before everyone settled down.
Zhao Shanhe is the most talked-about of the men's players, and he has even attracted more attention than a series of record holders, Matt Biondi.
However, he is not the most popular player, the most popular player is the star of the East Germany, Kristen Otto.
In '82, at the age of sixteen, she won three gold medals at the World Championships, and in '84, her Olympic dreams were shattered when the Soviet Union boycotted the Olympics.
In '85, she suffered a serious neck injury and had to be treated for nine months before returning to the ring.
Her tragic color, coupled with her far beyond ordinary results, has made her the biggest star of this World Championships.
After careful consideration, Zhao Shanhe gave up the 1500-meter freestyle race according to the competition schedule.
There is a bit of a conflict between the 800 meters and the 1,500 meters, and if you want to participate in them all, it is equivalent to swimming the 800 meters and you have to participate in the 1,500 meters.
He signed up for a total of 50 meters, 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, and 800 meters in the freestyle. The 100 meters and 200 meters of the breaststroke are a total of seven events.
From the first day of the competition, Zhao Shanhe showed unparalleled strength.
His competition is far more intensive than the average athlete, and there is only one Biondi who can compare with him.
This is mainly due to the fact that Biondi has not only individual competitions, but also team competitions.
However, as long as Zhao Shanhe participates in the competition, his advantages are obvious enough, and a series of world records that were originally broken by Biondi have been broken by Zhao Shanhe.
He also became the brightest star at the beginning of the competition.
On the audience, he also has the most supporters. Because the sports federation organized a viewing group to watch his game, waiting for him to win the gold medal, and the Chinese team has also become his fans.
The Huaxia team does not have any advantage in swimming, but the diving team is a real strong team.
Although the current Huaxia team has not yet become a dream team, in the diving event, it is about to reach the status of being alone and seeking defeat.
There are fewer events in the diving competition than the swimming competition, and the competition starts a little later.
In addition to preparing for the game, most of the Chinese team members came to cheer for Zhao Shanhe.
On the third day, in the competition for the first gold medal, Zhao Shanhe lived up to expectations, defeated Biondi, and won the gold medal in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.05 seconds.
There was also a gold medal competition for the 100-meter freestyle that night, and Zhao Shanhe also surpassed Biondi by 0.2 seconds to win the championship in 47.45 seconds.
This result is also 0.15 seconds faster than the world record of 47.60 seconds set by Zhao Shanhe.
Zhao Shanhe became the brightest star, and Otto lived up to expectations, beating China's Yang Wenyi in the women's 50m freestyle to win the first gold medal in 25.49 seconds.
On the fourth day, Zhao Shanhe won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle and the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke.
He did his best in breaststroke, but his advantage was not as good as that of the American athlete who had been practicing breaststroke since childhood.
But on the fifth day, he got his revenge and won the 200m breaststroke again.
At the same time, he also reached the finals of the 400m and 800m freestyle.
At this time, the Chinese team also began to exert its might, and in the diving event, the Chinese youngsters achieved one good result after another.
Especially Gao Xiaomin, the diving queen has shown her momentum to give up who else she is.
The total score of more than 600 points won the championship, and it was also the first time in the history of diving that someone scored more than 600 points.
On the field, Zhao Shanhe and the Huaxia players supported each other, and the Huaxia players came to cheer for his game, and in addition to his game, he also went to cheer for the Huaxia players.
It's just a pity that none of the male swimmers made it to the finals.
On the sixth day, Zhao Shanhe won the fifth gold medal, and there was only one freestyle 800 meters left in the event he participated in.
He was a distant leader with five gold medals, and the most disappointing was Matt Biondi.
Although Matt Biondi also won a gold medal, he won three silver medals, all of which were below Zhao Shanhe.
On the seventh day, Zhao Shanhe easily won the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, and also increased his medal count to 6 golds and 1 silver.
And at this time, he was relaxed, and in the last few days, he was an audience.
With a little stammerer and his mother, they watched the Chinese team dominate the diving arena. At the invitation of Atolis, he watched the flower tour competition.
Unfortunately, the Australian team had a bad start and only finished sixth in the preliminaries.
Heading into the finals, they were left out of the top three before the results were fully out.
In Xiangjiang, the news that Zhao Shanhe won six gold medals and one silver medal set off a boom from the first day his results came back.
Every time he plays a final, he can attract countless people to watch, and in Xiangjiang, many merchants have prepared a lot of rewards for him.
Although they have not won Olympic medals, they have won medals and even gold medals in the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and World Championships.
This time, the reward offered by the Heung Kong Sports Department is 40,000 Hong Kong dollars.
This is not a lot of money, which is equivalent to ten months of the average salary in Hong Kong.
However, these incentives are not important, what matters is the conditions in terms of daily training and living allowances.
In the Olympic Games, because Xiangjiang has not won a medal so far, the prize money is very high.
In addition to government departments, the incentives given by businesses and sports associations are gratifying.
Since 84, Huo Lao has offered a reward of one kilogram of gold for Chinese and Hong Kong athletes to win Olympic gold medals, and at the same time, there are 80,000 US dollars.
Zhao Shanhe has not returned, and according to media statistics, he has received more than one million dollars in sponsorship.
A small part of it is cash, and most of it is other goods.
For example, the MTR announced that it would ride Zhao Shanhe for free for life, and he only needs to brush his face in the future, so that he can take the subway in Xiangjiang without spending money, including other means of transportation of the MTR.
There is also a rice shop that promises to provide him with free rice for life, thirty catties a month, until he dies.
There are even real estate developers who know that their family does not have a house yet, and are willing to sell it to him at half price.
Zhao Shanhe waited until the last day of the competition, ready to return home.
He also won the best male and female athlete with Otto at the reception before leaving, but only with a trophy and a certificate.
Because it was a yellow man who broke the white race's dominant project, Zhao Shanhe still received a lot of will.
Many media questioned that he had taken a doping that could not be detected at present, but for the swimming federation, they have used various methods to prove Zhao Shanhe's innocence, and the honor should be given.
He won six golds and one silver, and if he wasn't named the best male athlete, it would be discriminatory.
Zhao Shanhe, who returned to Hong Kong with honor, was warmly welcomed by the media this time, and Kai Tak Airport even opened a special media seat for him to prevent chaos at the airport due to overcrowding.
As soon as he got off the plane and saw the crowds of people picking up the airport, Zhao Shanhe knew that his first stage goal had been achieved.
Fame, money, he has already gained.
Sixteen months into this world, everything is on the path of planning.
"Zhao Shanhe, what do you want to tell the people of Hong Kong about the results of winning six golds and one silver this time? What are your plans for this big bonus? ”
"I am inseparable from the support of my alma mater, Queen's College, the National Sports Association, the Swimming Association, and the Victoria Park Management Office. Without their support, I wouldn't have a privileged environment to train in science without distractions. Again, on my own behalf, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to them.
I am a child of Xiangjiang, I can get today's results, I can't do without the cultivation of the environment of Xiangjiang, I am proud to be a Xiangjiang person, thank you! ”
Zhao Shanhe's humble attitude has gained a lot of goodwill, not to mention, this is when he is in the limelight, and no reporter will pour cold water on him.
The biggest difference between a sports star and an entertainment star is that it is a measure of whether the results are good or bad, and it cannot be questioned.
Another reporter asked: "So how are you going to deal with this high bonus?" Will you buy a house? ”
"Yes!" Zhao Shanhe said categorically: "I will buy a house, this is not only me, but also my mother's lifelong expectation." However, I don't know the details of the prize money, but I will not ask for these prizes, and will donate all of them to contribute to the sports cause of Hong Kong.
I'm not short of money, I don't need these rewards, these rewards should be given to other athletes who are fighting for their goals. ”
(Regarding the double-standard accusation arranged by the sisters of the Fang family, I think this point is, after all, people are close and estranged.) However, this is not to push them into the mouth of the tiger, ordinary people can't resist the Ding brothers at all, they are members of the Loyal Youth Society. )