Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 4 National Games Champion and Mama’s Boy

Wen Hao was furious.

But as a sprinter, the reason why he became popular was not because of how well he ran, but because of what he said in a CCTV live broadcast:
  "Compete with Liu Xiang for a hundred meters. If I run a hundred times, I will win a hundred times."

In fact, Wen Hao was just picking up the wisdom of others and directly copied the original sentence from the interview given by Gong Wei in his previous life with slight modifications.

But whether it was in the media's competing reports or the public's discussion, they subconsciously ignored the previous sentence "When it comes to hurdles, I am not as good as Brother Xiang."

Clickbaiting is not only unique to later generations. In this era when the number of Internet users will exceed 100 million, in order to attract readers, the media will exaggerate as much as possible.

For example, because he was surrounded by too many reporters and staff, Liu Xiang, who was not bothered by it, pushed the female staff member and wanted to leave the venue quickly.

As a result, after this scene was recorded, it became a piece of "Liu Xiang's anger and the sorrow of the people after losing the relay race."

Furthermore, the press conference that had not been determined in the first place could not be held, and some media blamed Liu Xiang's bad mood and unwillingness to be interviewed.

Media: No one understands traffic better than us!
  Liu Xiang's popularity is really ridiculous.

While waiting to receive the award, staff members kept taking advantage of their positions to squeeze in and ask for autographs and photos, which made Wen Hao very envious.

Who makes someone a superstar?

There is no shortage of champions in Chinese sports, but what is lacking is champions like Liu Xiang who can bring a sense of honor to the people in weak sports.

Under the offensive of Western public opinion, track and field sports, especially short track events, have always been regarded as "the best reflection of human quality".

It is precisely because of this that because they have been unable to make any achievements in short track projects, a mood called "inferiority" continues to spread in the hearts of the Chinese people.

The appearance of Liu Xiang ignited the flame called "hope" in people's hearts.

However, this flame was able to burn brightly under a special historical background.

People kept throwing firewood into the flames, forgetting that there was no shelter above its head.

When it rained heavily one day and the fireworks were destroyed, people became like birds and animals and dispersed, leaving him alone crying in the rain.

After the award ceremony, Wen Hao was filled with emotion as he looked at Liu Xiang's vigorous posture avoiding the "hunting" of reporters.

If, in this life, he stood tall enough, maybe he could raise his arms a little and open his palms to protect his former idol from the wind and rain?
  He wanted to think so, but Wen Hao had no idea how high he could climb in this life.

The 17-year-old's personal best time is 10 seconds, and his actual hard strength has reached 57 seconds. In the current Chinese sprint field, he is well-deserved to be called a "genius boy".

Even looking at the current world sports world, it is quite good to be able to achieve this result in this age group.

But when he thought of the alien who would perform "Looking Back at the Moon" to break the world record in the Bird's Nest three years later in front of the world's attention, Wen Hao's heart hung high for a long time.

Counting the time, it has been less than three years since the 08 Yanjing Olympics.

Time waits not for us!

After the men's 4×100m relay award ceremony, the audience dispersed and the Jinling Olympic Sports Center gradually returned to quiet.

After dealing with the persistent reporters, Feng Shuyong, deputy director of the Track and Field Management Center and head coach of the national track and field team, met with Huang Cheng, the leader of the Guangxi track and field team who had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Old Huang, your Guangxi team gave me a big surprise this time! I thought that Gong Wei suddenly suffered a strain and the relay gold medal would go to who knows who, but who knew you still had a hidden card? "

After joking for a while, Feng Shuyong looked around and said, "Where is that child?"

"I asked him to go back and rest. This kid Wenhao has been training in Nanning for almost two months without seeing his family. Today, his mother finally came to the scene. We can't delay the family reunion, right?"

"Well, I understand, I understand."

Although it was a little regretful that he couldn't see Wen Hao right away, Feng Shuyong was not in a hurry.

Since joining the national track and field team in 1982, he knows best the living conditions of athletes.

Regardless of whether it is the national team or the provincial team, whenever training is held, you must not be able to return home.

Even like Liu Xiang, the training location is actually in his hometown. In order to ensure the quality of training, it is difficult to go home and stay for one night.

Not to mention those like Dayao who traveled across the ocean to compete in the NBA. “Where is he from in Guangxi?”

"Guilin native."

"You're still in high school, right? Have your student status been transferred to Nanning?"

"No, his family has made arrangements for him. After the National Games, he still has to go back to Guilin to go to school."

"Oh, so you don't plan to become a professional athlete?"

Athletes are also divided into professional and non-professional, but the dividing line between the two is blurred.

People like Hu Kai who study at Tsinghua University and belong to Tsinghua University's high-level sports teams are generally classified as non-professional athletes.

People like Gong Wei and Pang Guibin who have already entered the society and belong to provincial units such as the Guangxi Track and Field Team are generally classified as professional athletes.

After this men's 4×100 meter relay final, Feng Shuyong determined that Wen Hao was a talent.

At such an age and with such talent, every day's time is extremely precious. Feng Shuyong can't wait to catch him and train him personally in the national team right now!

"I have discussed this matter with his parents before, and they both said they would respect Wen Hao's wishes. As for Wen Hao, he personally still prefers to follow the path of a high-level athlete."

"High-level athletes are fine, but choosing a good school is the key."

Feng Shuyong then chatted with Huang Cheng for a long time and decided to meet and chat with Wen Hao before the closing of the 10th National Games tomorrow.

At this time, Wen Hao, who didn't know that he was being targeted by the head coach of the national track and field team, finally met his long-lost mother.

I haven’t seen her in nearly two months. My mother has dyed long chestnut hair that is slightly curled at the end. She is wearing a gray long-sleeved tight square-neck sweater and a loose white skirt that reaches the middle of her calf. , wearing a pair of off-white low-heeled leather shoes.

The soft light from the street lamp shone down, making the mother appear gentle and elegant, revealing her dignified and bookish elegance.

Wen Hao walked forward quickly and shouted happily: "Mom!"

He took out the gold medal he had received not long ago, put it on his mother's neck, took a step back and stood smiling.

Looking at the heavy gold medal, Yuan Bingmei nodded with satisfaction, and then handed over the bag containing bread and mineral water.

"From preparing for the game in the afternoon to now, you must be hungry, right? Eat something to fill your stomach. This is the time when you are growing."

"Uh-huh!"

Although his actual mental age is thirty-five, not much different from his mother who is not yet forty, Wen Hao immediately adapted to his current age and status and behaved as usual.

No matter how old you are mentally, aren't you still a good baby to your mother?
  Yuan Bingmei happily played with the gold medal in her hand, feeling very pleased that her son could become the National Games champion at such an age.

"I just had a phone call with my dad. He was so happy that he almost went crazy."

Yuan Bingmei held her son's arm and talked while walking. The relationship between mother and son, who had not seen each other for nearly two months, seemed to have become more harmonious after talking about it.

"A National Games champion is going crazy. So if I become a world champion in the future, what will my dad be like?"

"World champion? You really can think of it."

"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and an athlete who doesn't want to be a world champion is not a good athlete!"

"Okay, okay~ As long as you are happy."

"I'm serious, Mom, don't you believe me?"

"Believe it, believe it, I believe whatever you say."

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　Thanks to Mr. Shunjun for the 5000 point reward

　　Thanks to Zhang Fanhu for the 133 points reward

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)