Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 444 110-meter hurdles and butterfly effect

But there are also people who want to muddy the waters.

For example, the Swiss boy Wawrinka, who is only one year older than Chen Ran, did not dare to feel what his eldest brother Federer felt. He said very straightforwardly: "There is no doubt that Chen Ran is the goat in today's tennis, and he has achieved gold medals." Slam, he's more than qualified for this type of movie."

"I absolutely support it anyway."

"But don't forget, I am the one who ended Chen Ran's unbeaten record on the tour!"

He also deliberately emphasized this point.

Perhaps in this time and space, the gap between Wawrinka and Federer is only one Grand Slam, so he does not think it is an insurmountable distance.

Just like Nadal is not convinced by Ferrero, Wawrinka is not 100% convinced by Federer at this time.

Isn't he just one of Chen Ran's male servants?

So in the mind of this 19-year-old Swiss guy, today's Federer is not so unattainable.

As for the ATP, they also hope to better promote tennis and express their support for Chen Ran's behavior.

Just because Chen Ran withdrew from the US Open, this last event of the four Grand Slams has been eclipsed a lot. This makes the ATP full of regrets and hopes that Chen Ran can take good care of his injuries.

Not only Chen Ran, but also Zheng Jie, another leading figure in Chinese tennis, also withdrew from the US Open.

This means that the ratings of this year's US Open in China will definitely drop significantly.

But let’s leave this headache to the US Open organizing committee.

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In the remaining days, Chen Ran was very relaxed, walking around various venues in Athens and watching games.

Just like in the previous life, the Argentina team led by "The Demon Sword" Ginobili blocked the American Dream Team in the semi-finals, defeated Italy in the final, and won the gold-rich Olympic gold medal.

This is the only Olympic gold medal the U.S. men's basketball team has lost since sending out NBA stars.

Even in the next nearly two decades, the U.S. men's basketball team never lost an Olympic gold medal, and this loss in Athens remains the only one.

Chen Ran watched this exciting showdown at the scene.

This is truly modern basketball. Five people are constantly running, and all passes and shots are completed at high speed.

The wisdom and philosophy of team ball games are vividly expressed.

Think about the Chinese men's basketball team's constipated offense. The players panic when they get the ball and only pass the ball to the inside. It's really merciless for them to only score you 20 points.

The Argentinian Yaodao, who won the gold medal, was in a good mood. He also saw Chen Ran, a tennis superstar, from a distance.

The two shook hands and took photos.

Chen Ran silently looked at the top of Ginobili's head and muttered in his mind: Well, the demon sword in 2004 was not bald yet, and had a rectangular head, but it will be soon...

He suddenly remembered that in his previous life, when he was in his 30s, he also began to suffer from hair loss.

Seeing Ginobili's hair today reminded Chen Ran of these past events.

Well, be prepared for a rainy day and be sure to take good care of your hair...

It's too late to realize it later. No matter how much money you have, you can't save it. For example, the British prince is the best example.

The two chatted for a while, and Ginobili seemed very happy.

"Chen, do you know? You are very well-known in Argentina and should be one of the most popular foreign athletes. I hope you can go to Argentina to participate in a tour if you have the opportunity in the future."

"I will go if I have the chance in the future."

Chen Ran said so, but he probably wouldn't go there.

Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, does host an ATP Tour event every year, but it is only an ATP250 clay court event. There is no need for Chen Ran to fly to Argentina all the way to participate in a 250 clay court tournament.

What's more, Argentina, with its poor economy, cannot afford the appearance fee Chen Ran wants.

For a long time, tennis was indeed the second sport in Argentina after football, but with the Argentine men's basketball team winning the Olympics, it is foreseeable that basketball will also become popular in this country.

After watching this game, what is left is the focus of the Chinese army to win the gold medal.

So far, the Chinese delegation has basically secured the second place in the Olympic gold medal list.

Especially the final between Chen Ran and Safin was a direct face-to-face collision between the Chinese delegation and the Russian delegation.

After Chen Ran won the gold medal, there was a gap between two gold medals inside and outside.

However, what made Chen Ran feel quite dissatisfied was that the finals of other popular events were basically scheduled to the last few days of the Olympic Games, and only the tennis competition ended early.

Of course, this is also the usual showy operation of the ATP and ITF, and everything must make way for the US Open.

Therefore, except for tennis, other popular events are basically held in the last few days of the Olympic Games.

For the Chinese people, the most watched events are the 110-meter hurdles and women's volleyball team.

110米栏决赛是在8月28日，而女排决赛是在8月29日。

On the Olympic stadium, Chen Ran, who was in a somewhat complicated mood, witnessed Liu Xiang's act of becoming a god.

Although Liu Xiang already won the World Championships last year, history is still moving along its original trajectory.

Although he is no longer a dark horse, he still maintains a very good competitive state.

The time of 12 seconds also tied the world record and set a new Olympic record.

God of War!
What is slightly different from his instant success in his previous life is that this time Liu Xiang first won the World Championships and then the Olympic gold medal, which was a process of accumulation.

This also makes his path to ascension smoother, which is like building on a solid foundation and continuing to add bricks and tiles.

It also made him more widely known to the masses.

Therefore, this time when Liu Xiang was interviewed by CCTV reporters after the game, although he was so excited that he almost cried with joy, he did not say the words in his previous life: "Who said yellow people can't win the sprint championship? I prove that we can too."

"I finally got this gold medal." Liu Xiang just said, "The Olympic champion is the real world champion."

Because he already won the championship at the World Championships last year.

What's more, before Liu Xiang, there was Chen Ran.

Before Chen Ran, tennis was also a sport dominated by Europeans and Americans.

Nowadays, Chen Ran is already a Golden Slam, and he didn't say anything similar. The butterfly effect caused also made Liu Xiang not say this sentence.

Countless Chinese media also witnessed the final.

They acted very excited, but they didn't seem as crazy as in their previous lives.

Because of what?
Before the Olympics, Liu Xiang was the top two seeds to win the championship.

After American star Alan Johnson accidentally fell down on the track, Liu Xiang became the number one favorite to win.

So this championship is within everyone's expectations.

Still celebrating, but not so carried away.

However, among everyone, perhaps only Chen Ran understood the huge contrast between Liu Xiang's victory in this time and space and his previous life.

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(End of this chapter)