At the press conference after the game, Zhang Guan was still the biggest focus of the media, and some reporters asked about the IAAF Golden League a few months later.
"In this year's IAAF Golden League, there is a men's 400-meter sprint. Will you participate?" The reporter asked straightforwardly.
Zhang Guan didn't think about it but directly said, "Of course I will participate. The 400-meter sprint is very interesting, I like it very much."
"So does it mean that you will not participate in the 100-meter sprint?" Another reporter asked.
"Of course not!" Zhang Guan said decisively, "Of course I will participate in 100 meters, and I will also participate in 400 meters."
"Are you going to participate in two projects at the same time?" The reporters suddenly became interested, and the frequency of the flashing light quickly increased.
"I think there should be no athletes who will participate in the two events of the Golden League at the same time! So I don't know if anyone can, but I think I can win six consecutive victories in both events, but if the last million points are won by one person. It's still based on two heads!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"Wow..." The reporters below suddenly fell into a brief commotion.
In the Golden League, it is so difficult to win six consecutive championships in one project. Zhang Guan wants to win six consecutive championships in two projects at the same time. This is simply an impossible task. Perhaps in the 100-meter project, Zhang Guan has unparalleled dominance and can have the ability to win the final gold award, but in the 400-meter project, Zhang Guan is just a newcomer.
In the 400-meter event, there are many strong players. In addition to Varina, the US team also has four or five world-class strongmen. The level of the Jamaican 400-meter sprinter should not be underestimated. Among the European countries, France, Britain, Belgium, Cuba, Bahamas, and America, there should also be a lot of strong 400-meter runners.
"Zhang Guan is too arrogant! Participating in two projects at the same time, and even wants to get the gold award for both projects."
"Take six consecutive victories in two projects, this is impossible to do! Unless he is Superman."
"Did you forget that when the Athens Olympics last year, when Zhang Guan was still an unknown soldier, he began to claim that he could win the Olympic champion, he also spent a lot of money to buy himself to win! Maybe he can do it.
"The Olympics are just one event, and this time it is two events, not to mention six races, the whole schedule is close to three months."
Not far away, Coach Yu heard Zhang Guan's answer and wiped his sweat quietly. He felt that this scene seemed familiar.
"Zhang Guan, the kid, it's brilliant to give some sunshine, this momentum is coming up again! Tell the propaganda over there, don't broadcast this episode!"
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With Gatlin's suspension penalty, this large-scale stimulant storm in the United States is temporarily over, and track and field athletes have already resumed normal training.
The level of track and field in the United States is undoubtedly the first in the world, and the 400-meter sprint is the strongest in American track and field. Since the 1980s, the American players Busch Reynolds and Quincy Watts have ruled successively. After the 400-meter sprint event, legendary flying people like Michael Johnson appeared. At present, the fastest 10 results of 400 meters, 8 are created by Michael Johnson. For Americans, the United States in history has repeatedly won three gold, silver and bronze medals for the 400-meter sprint in the Olympic Games.
Nowadays, the young sports of the American team have inherited the 400-meter tradition of their predecessors well, and a group of players such as Otis Harris, Derek Blue, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt, and so on has emerged. The world's top 400-meter sprinter and the strongest among them is the current 400-meter first flying man, known as Jeremy Warina of "Sunglasses Flying Man" and "White Forrest Gump".
Jeremy Varina once won the 400m sprint at the Athens Olympics. At that time, he won the championship in 44 seconds. Then in 2005, he also won the 400m sprint champion of the World Athletics Championships and the Gold League Zurich Station 400. He was the champion of the race, but not every 400 meters sprint event in the 2005 Golden League, so Varina did not have the opportunity to launch an impact on the final gold award, otherwise, Zhang Guan will have another competitor.
Since 2005, Jeremy Varina has also ushered in his peak period. In 2006, Varina's techniques have matured, and until 2008, he is the absolute king of the 400-meter sprint event.
In the indoor training hall, Varina is training in strength.
Varina's coach Hart came over and said, "Jeremy, I found a very interesting game video here, I think you should take a look."
"Which game's match video? When did the match end?" Varina asked.
"The World Indoor Athletics Championships, the 400m final, has just ended." Hart continued, "Campbell and Merritt both participated in this competition. However, they did not receive a 4x400m medal."
"Francisco also participates in today's indoor track and field championships! His strength is still very strong, although he is more inclined to the pre-run, Campbell can't win him, let alone Merritt, let's say you are the only American on the team who should be able to win Francesco steadily, and Otis, but he was injured. "
The Otis in Varina's mouth is the American star, Otis Harris. He won the men's 400-meter silver medal in the Athens Olympics. At that time, he was only 0.16 seconds slower than Varina. Harris was unknown before 2003 and began to rise slowly in 2004. The Athens Olympics was a blockbuster, becoming the 400-meter athlete in the United States after Varina. However, he suffered from injuries in the most recent period, and his strength has declined.
Coach Hart continued, "But this 400-meter champion is not Francesco."
"Not Francesco? Who is that? Where did this newcomer come from?" Varina asked curiously.
"It's someone you know but you can't think of." Hart's voice paused, and then said, "Okay, no more guessing with you, let me tell you! The 400-meter champion of this indoor track and field championship is Zhang Guan!"
"Zhang Guan? The world record holder of 100 meters? He also ran 400 meters?" Varina was even more surprised.
"Yes, it's him!" Ha nodded his head, and then said, "In fact, when he was at the East Asian Games last year, he had already participated in the 400-meter sprint and broke the Asian record."
"What is the Asian record for 400 meters?" Varina asked.
"The Asian record at the time was 44.56 seconds, and Zhang Guan broke the world record with 44.50 seconds!"
"44.50 seconds? So fast!" Varina was taken aback.
In fact, for Varina, 44.50 seconds can only be regarded as a relatively good normal result, but what surprised Varina was that Zhang Guan was able to make such a quick result. Zhang Guan is a 100-meter sprinter, and a 100-meter sprint and a 400-meter sprint can be said to be two different projects. A special athlete who is not a 400-meter sprinter and was able to run for 45 seconds is a remarkable achievement.
"Zhang Guan ran again for 45 seconds in this indoor track and field competition." Coach Hart looked at Varina, then said, "And he also announced at the post-match press conference that he will participate in the Golden League with two projects of 100 meters and 400 meters at the same time."
"What? He wants to participate in two competitions at the same time!" Varina suddenly laughed, and then said, "It seems that I need another opponent! Coach, let me see Zhang Guan's game video!"
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In the lounge, Hart played a video of Zhang Guan's game for Varina.
"This is! How is this possible? The final sprint is so fast? His last 100 meters must be within 11 seconds and even may reach 10.50 seconds. How did he do it?" Varina looked shocked.
"How about it, it is a very interesting game video! When I first saw it, I was as surprised as you." Hart continued, "So I specially analyzed the video of this game. During the first three hundred meters, he maintained almost the same frequency as if it were the accuracy of a machine. His speed in the first hundred meters was similar to that in the third hundred meters, and during the second hundred meters because it is a straight road, the speed was slightly faster, but the pacing frequency has not changed much."
"That is to say, he was slower in the third hundred meters, so he was behind when he entered the last straight." Varina summed up immediately.
"Yes. But his speed in the final sprint can completely catch back the time he lost and even complete the overtake. He keeps the frequency in the beginning, and then rushes for the final sprint, which is the same as the retro running method from decades ago." After a turn, "But I can be sure that this is not a retro running style, but a brand new running style."
Varina was silent for more than ten seconds and then said, "Coach, I certainly can't do this kind of running. I think other people can't do it. Zhang Guan's final sprint speed must be because he has plenty of physical strength, and he doesn't consume it very fast. This also requires physical energy. This is a running method that completely relies on physical advantages to overwhelm the opponent. But this running method is very unscientific. If you have so much physical strength, you can run faster with the more mainstream running method."
Hart smiled slightly and then released the next video.
"Maurice Greene? And Zhang Guan? Is this the 100-meter Athens Olympics?" Varina asked.
"Yes, it is the semi-final of the 100-meter Athens Olympics." Hart pointed to the screen, and then said, "Did you see that Zhang Guan left the club in a very poor state? He consumed a lot of physical energy, but in the final... "
Hart said he played a video of the Olympic men's 100m finals.
"Understood? Zhang Guan is the absolute winner! His physical strength seems to be completely restored, and he is better than the semi-finals." Hart paused the video and then said, "I'm not sure what Zhang Guan uses to restore physical fitness. There is a special method, or he has a special physique like a monster. Jeremy, I want to tell you that in the next Golden League, you may face a physical monster!"
"What about it then? Even if it was Hulk, I could beat him!" Varina said firmly.