Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 66 Coach, please don’t set up the Flag again!
  Compared with Asia, Europe's track and field event system is undoubtedly more complete.

So far, there are only two GL-level track and field events in Asia: the IAAF Doha Super Grand Prix and the IAAF Magic City Golden Grand Prix.

As for these two track and field events, the former was established this year and the latter was established last year.

The European Golden League and Super Grand Prix were established at different times.

For example, according to the official information of the Golden League, it was established by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1998, but the local organizers responsible for hosting it have actually been organizing high-level international track and field events as early as the s or even earlier. .

In 05, after the Athens Olympics was successfully held the previous year, the Athens Grand Prix was officially upgraded to the "Super Grand Prix", and the level was upgraded from Class B to Class GL.

并且在“第一届”雅典超级大奖赛上，牙买加名将阿萨法·鲍威尔就技惊四座，以9秒77的成绩一举打破了1999年美国名将莫里斯·格林9秒79的世界纪录。

It is worth mentioning that the venue where Maurice Green set the world record of 9 seconds was also in Athens. At that time, it was still a "Grand Prix" and had not yet been crowned with the word "Super".

However, in the future, with the gradual decline of the Greek economy, the once-famous Athens Super Grand Prix will soon fade out of people's sight.

Only a few performance numbers that are enough to be recorded in the history of track and field are left for people to remember.
  With Asafa Powell's world-record-breaking stunt last year, organizers in Athens are stepping up their game this year.

As early as a month ago, he said that he would invite Powell and Gatlin to have a strong showdown between the United States and Jamaica. He was so confident that many athletes and track and field fans believed it.

As a result, many sprinters and track and field fans arrived in Athens immediately before the game, only to find that neither Powell nor Gatlin was there.

Gan, I was fooled!
  On July 7, athletes from all walks of life who had already confirmed to participate in the Super Track and Field Grand Prix arrived in Athens and checked in.

文浩是6月30日下午5点到的燕京，在7月1日凌晨又登机坐直达航班飞往雅典，经过12个小时的空中飞行，于当地时间8点成功落地。

On this European trip, in addition to Li Qing, he was also accompanied by an agent, Annie.

Annie is not a foreigner. She was born in Xiangjiang, so she has an English name. She is just one round older than Wen Hao.

She studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in Shanghai and joined EMI Records after graduation. However, she somehow managed to become an agent while mixing up the art of recording.

After arriving in Athens, Annie gave full play to her role as an agent, from contacting the event organizers, checking into the hotel, and going to the stadium to familiarize herself with the venue. The process was all in order, and Wen Hao and Li Qing did not need to worry about anything.

This is also the sincerity of EMI Records. As a manager, Anne has not actually brought out any popular artists before, and they are basically 18th-tier amateurs.

But her advantage is that she is serious and responsible, and there are very few mistakes in her work. For Wen Hao, a special "artist" with dual identities of athlete and singer, Anne is definitely the best manager candidate.

After checking in in the morning, Wen Hao was not in a hurry to get familiar with the competition venue.

Jet lag varies from person to person. Anyway, he had a good sleep on the plane, which was when he was in high spirits.

Li Qingnian was already fifty years old and couldn't bear the trouble, so he stayed in the hotel to catch up on his sleep. Wen Hao and Annie wandered around the neighborhood near the hotel for a while.

At noon, they went back to the hotel to wake up Li Qing. After eating lunch, they sent the registration application to the London Grand Prix mailbox. Then the three of them started packing their things and heading to the competition venue.

The venue for the Athens Super Grand Prix, called the Marble Stadium, was the venue for the first modern Olympic Games and has a long history.

After arriving at the Marble Stadium, Wenhao quickly devoted himself to adapting to the venue and basic warm-up training.

In foreign competitions, many training conditions are inferior to those in China. For example, the most basic strength training can only be completed by finding a local gym.

Li Qing accompanied Wen Hao to adapt to the venue, while Annie went to check out the location in advance and find a gym for Wen Hao.

With less than two days until the start of the Athens Super Grand Prix, the Marble Stadium is filled with top track and field athletes from around the world.

"Did you see that tall guy with a height of over 1 meters is Obikvelu, the runner-up in the Athens Olympics?"

Li Qing assisted Wen Hao in starting exercises and pointed out various sprint masters to him. “Obi Kwelu, a black Nigerian who was naturalized in Portugal and the European record holder, is the strongest among the contestants participating in this competition.”

"His technical characteristics are somewhat similar to yours. His initial acceleration ability is relatively weak in the first 30 meters. After entering the middle of the run, his top speed is very high and his speed endurance is very strong. He often overtakes his opponents in the later stages."

After two simple sentences of analysis, Li Qing added another sentence:
  "In fact, according to existing international theories, a height of 1 meters like him is actually not suitable for sprinting, especially the 95-meter event."

"Cough cough cough -" Wen Hao covered up his urge to laugh with a few coughs.

Statistically speaking, there are indeed very few outstanding high-level sprinters with a height of over 1 meters.

阿萨法·鲍威尔1米88、贾斯汀·加特林1米85，前世界纪录保持者莫里斯·格林1米76。

In addition, there is Montgomery who took doping and ran 9 seconds. His height is only 78 meters.

Let’s not talk about the current Obikewelu. After all, he is indeed not among the top group, and Li Qing also pointed out his flaw - poor startup acceleration ability.

However, if there is a person, although he has a height of 1 meters that is theoretically not suitable for sprinting, he can rely on talent and scientific training to make up for the weakness of big athletes' poor starting acceleration ability, and also has super high speed and speed endurance. Woolen cloth?

Wen Hao did not say these inner thoughts, because he knew that even if he told Li Qing, he would not believe it.

But Wen Hao remembers a sentence that Su Bingtian said during a Q&A on the documentary program:
  "All conventions and all laws must be broken by yourself. 』

In the track and field world in 2006, one would never have imagined that a big man with a height of 1 meters would appear in the future, who could break the theories held by experts and create a new limit of human speed.

If you don’t believe in any convention or law that people say, if you are not willing to believe it, then verify it with your own hands and break it!

Wen Hao's thoughts were racing, while Li Qing continued to point out the sprinters he knew.

"The guy with the beard around his mouth is called Tyson Gay. He was the runner-up in today's All-American Trials. His PB was 10 seconds. In the All-American Trials, he ran 06 seconds under a 1.2 headwind. His strength is slightly better than yours. A little stronger, but not much.”

Wen Hao suddenly twitched the corners of his mouth.

"A little bit better than you, but not much"

Coach, please don’t set up the flag again!
  "That's Leonard Scott and that's Sean Crawford. These American players formed a team and came to Europe to compete."

After introducing all the sprinters he had seen and known, Li Qing encouraged him:
  "This is your first time competing abroad, and your schedule is so busy. I don't ask you to run very well, as long as you don't fall below 10 seconds and 2 seconds. Can you do this?"

With that said, Li Qing patted Wen Hao on the shoulder again and looked at him expectantly.

Wen Hao is very clear about his state. He doesn't know whether it is because of the reborn buff or the system. Anyway, he feels that his competitive state has hardly declined.

The basic condition of the body can be guaranteed. As long as he does not have mental problems during the competition, let alone stabilizing the time within 10 seconds, even 2 seconds is no problem.

But after all, this was his biggest secret and he couldn't discuss it with outsiders, so he didn't say much except that he promised not to disappoint the coach.

Li Qing then gave some encouragement. This was Wen Hao's first high-level international competition in his career. Although it was very symbolic, there was no need to worry too much about the results.

Even if there is a decline in form or mistakes in the game, he can understand it. The most important thing now is to ensure Wenhao's mental health and let him face the game with a more relaxed attitude.

First accumulate experience, results, rankings, etc. There are many opportunities to fight for.

After all, the future is promising.

(End of this chapter)