On May 8, Zhang Guan returned to his country and returned to the Xinzhuang base after being interviewed by reporters.
The special car is already in the parking lot of Xinzhuang base, Zhuge Wenbo has already been waiting for the car.
"Another championship. Which is this year's number?" Zhuge Wenbo mentioned the championship and did not show much excitement. It seemed that it was seven consecutive championships in January and February, which had numb him.
"The competition is the first, the previous indoor competition is nothing." Zhang Guan said.
"When the news that you won the championship came to Europe yesterday, Daben Company informed me that you have been shortlisted for the Lawrence Sports Award's Rookie of the Year Award," Zhuge Wenbo said.
"Just shortlisted!" Zhang Guan nodded slightly disappointedly.
Zhuge Wenbo supported his glasses and was sorry to say, "I was too optimistic before. I thought there was a recommendation from Daben. It should be no problem to get the best newcomer award from Lawrence. Later I learned that things are not as simple as I think. The athlete's difficulty in receiving the Lawrence Award is almost the same as the actor's Oscar award."
"Who else is on the shortlist?" Zhang Guan asked.
Zhuge Wenbo shook his head, "I don't know yet, but there seems to be Phelps."
"That guy!" Zhang Guan thought of Phelps's big long face and a pair of beauties.
"The team behind Phelps is not trivial. He also carries several endorsements and sponsorship contracts from major international brands. We are at a disadvantage in this regard." Zhuge Wenbo took a deep breath.
Zhang Guan nodded. He knew that to win the Lawrence World Sports Award, it was not enough to rely on good results and strong strength, but also the operation of the team behind him.
World-class awards are similar, such as the Nobel Prize in academia, the Academy Award in performing arts, the Lawrence Sports Award in sports, etc. Among these awards, as long as they are nominated, it means that the award has already recognized you, but there is only one trophy, and it is a very complicated question for who to give it to. At this time, the public relations method of the team behind the nominee will become particularly important. In this public relations battle, the spokespersons, advertisers and production giants behind the stars will form their interest groups and use the power of capital to help the nominees; while in the academic world, the pharmaceutical giants and chemical companies behind the Nobel Prize nominees groups, technology companies, etc., also provide corresponding resources for nominees, and even at some point, there will be national forces behind them.
A Nobel Prize, the public relations team behind the nominees may find dozens or hundreds of scientists to endorse themselves; an Oscar, the public relations team behind the nominees will reach out to the forces of traditional Hollywood schools through various relationships to compromise or exchange interests; and the Lawrence Sports Award may not be as complicated as the first two, but the spokesperson behind the sports stars will be tempted.
Of course, team PR can't decide everything. For example, the Oscar-winning madman, he did not hesitate to destroy his image to win the prize and even appeared in a large-scale lens, but it was always a little worse after each nomination.
In the past six months since the end of the Olympics, Zhang Guan has also signed several brand endorsements, including international big brands, but it is still much worse than those endorsed by Flying Fish Phelps. If the brand behind Phelps works hard, Zhang Guan is probably not Phelps' competitor in competing for the Lawrence Newcomer Award.
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After dinner, Zhang Guan rested for a while, looked at the time, and picked up the phone and dialed Sharapova's number.
"I just wanted to call you, have you left Japan? I read the news, you won against Gatlin, and won again. Congratulations." Sharapova said directly.
"Well, I returned home today and finished dinner. How about you?" Zhang Guan asked.
"I just finished breakfast, and I'm preparing to go to training." Sharapova continued: "The French Open is about to start in two weeks. I have to prepare, and the French Open is a month after Wimbledon, so I need to step up the training. Oh yea, do you have time to come to France to watch me play?
"The French Open starts on May 23!" Zhang Guan thought for a while. At that time, there was only one IAAF Hengelo Grand Prix held in the Netherlands, and the domestic track and field preliminary of the 10th National Games will not be held until late June, I don't seem to have any games.
"I don't play at that time, I will try to come." Zhang Guan said.
"Great!" Sharapova seemed very excited, and then continued, "There is still good news to tell you, I will go to Portugal first on May 16, my agent told me that I got a nomination for the Lawrence Sports Award! "
"En?" Zhang Guan immediately asked, "Which award is nominated?"
"Best newcomer of the year..." Sharapova said.
Zhang Guan suddenly laughed, and then said, "It seems that we will meet soon."
"What do you mean? Are you also coming to Portugal? Did you also get nominated?" Sharapova was a little surprised, and then asked: "Will your nomination also be..."
"You guessed it, I was also nominated for the Best Newcomer Award." Zhang Guan said.
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The IAAF station was involved in Kondo Kumi's case as soon as possible. As Kondo Kumi submitted the test report of the Yokohama Star Race to the IAAF, the IAAF immediately became a special investigation team and went to Japan to investigate the incident.
According to Kondo Kumi, last year's Yokohama Star Race, he detected that athletes used illegal drugs, but was forced to keep quiet by a subordinate of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The deprivation of his own laboratory's testing qualifications is also the reason for this subordinate, who is worried that Kondo Kumi will once again detect that athletes use illegal drugs.
According to Kondo Kumi's account, the second-longest act has seriously affected the fairness and justice of the event. However, the IAAF is an international organization and there is no way to punish Japanese government officials. What they aid may not be true, so the IAAF investigation team started a series of complex investigation activities.
First, the IAAF wants to determine whether Kondo Kumi's test report at the Yokohama Star Race last year is true. Although the samples at that time had been destroyed, the detailed data of the samples after the test were still there. At the same time, it was necessary to confirm that the test method used by Kondo Laboratories was correct and reliable. This is not only a theoretical argument but also a practical experiment to verify.
Scientific theories and verification results have proved that the test method used by Kondo Labs last year at the Yokohama Star Game is correct, which can also prove the authenticity of the test report at that time. But after all, after a lapse of half a year, a test report alone can't explain anything. If there is a recent test result, it can't be better. However, in the just-concluded Osaka track and field competition, all samples were tested without problems, but fortunately, after the robbery, the IAAF immediately sealed the samples that had been tested.
The IAAF needs to confirm the test method. Kondo Laboratories has developed a more advanced test method this year. Kondo Kumi claims that this is the most advanced test method in the world. Therefore, the investigation team has to verify the latest test method of Kondo Laboratories to confirm whether this new method is effective.
After confirming that the method was effective, the IAAF needed to test the previously sealed samples, and the results showed that Gatlin's urine samples did contain illegal drugs.
At this time, the IAAF immediately notified Gatlin, asking him, Gatlin's coach, or notary to send a test of the standby sample under the witness of both parties. But Gatlin's coach Graham didn't dare to come at all, made an excuse not to go to Japan, applied for the dispatch of a special international notary according to the regulations, and then tested the spare samples under the witness of the special notary. At the same time, the entire process was recorded to retain evidence. The results of the test found that Gatlin and some American athletes used illegal drugs.
But this did not end. The IAAF published the test report and allowed Gatlin to appeal. If Gatlin does not approve the IAAF test, he can make an appeal, and then the IAAF will give the athlete a concerning sampling and then redo testing again.
In the United States, Gatlin and his coach Graham immediately held a press conference, claiming that the IAAF's test was wrong, Gatlin also denied that he used any illegal drugs, but Gatlin said he would not complain if he was to be re-examined, and he will appear as if the Qing is self-cleaning.
Gatlin's performance immediately caused everyone's criticism. Since you think the IAAF is wrong, why not appeal? Since you are not using any prohibited drugs, why not accept another test? This is the performance of three hundred and two without silver here.
Gatlin's cooked duck had a tough mouth and decided to carry it, but the other athletes involved could not carry it. Soon a first-person admitted to using illegal drugs, and then a second person also admitted. Then even the FBI intervened in the matter.
The FBI intervened because there was evidence pointing to the famous chemist Arnold, the scientist known as the father of prohormones, and had worked in the Barco laboratory.
Two years ago, the doping scandal broke out at Barco Labs, which directly led to the world-record-holding Tim Montgomery's suspension. Also, many other athletes were involved in the case, including baseball and rugby stars, and legendary flying man Marion Jones. The FBI was responsible for investigating the matter at that time, and today, considering that the incident may involve the scandal of the Balkan laboratory two years ago, the FBI was dispatched again.
The American sports world is once again caught in a doping scandal. The US doping scandal, which didn't break out until 2006, is ahead of schedule!