This year's Golden League Brussels is different because this year is the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Belgian Olympic Committee. The Belgian government has specially arranged the celebration ceremony at the opening ceremony of the track and field Golden League Brussels station.
In addition to the Belgian royal family and dignitaries, IOC President Rogge will also participate in the celebration. It is said that it is difficult to invite the president of the International Olympic Committee to celebrate the founding of the Olympic Committee of ordinary countries. However, Rogge himself is a Belgian, so naturally, he has to participate.
The presence of the Olympic Committee President Rogge has invisibly raised the level of competition in Brussels. The Belgian government has also announced that it will be the title of the honorary citizen of Brussels and the city key for athletes who will break the world record at Brussels and a ten thousand euro bonus.
The monetary reward can only be regarded as the second. The most important reward is the athlete who breaks the world record in Brussels. He will be invited to participate in a private dinner hosted by the Belgian royal family tomorrow night, and Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, will also participate. This is not an ordinary dinner. If the athlete can participate, it represents the friendship between the Belgian royal family and the International Olympic Committee President Rogge.
Obtaining the friendship of the Belgian royal family will greatly improve the commercial value of the athlete. At least in the European region, the athlete's worth is rising. Of course, this is not the key. The most important thing is Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee.
Rogge is a Belgian himself. If he can break the world record at Brussels, he will not only send a big gift to Belgium but also be a blessing in disguise. What about the president of the International Olympic Committee?
For an athlete, if he can establish a relationship with the President of the International Olympic Committee, the future development path will be much smoother, especially if he chooses to be in politics in the future, there will be many conveniences, such as the election of Olympic Committee members, The host country has added points for bidding for sports events, etc. There are many examples in this area at home and abroad. For example, a champion in the national football project had a good relationship with the then president of the Olympic Committee. The champion has repeatedly obtained important tasks after political promotion and has been promoted all the way.
The sponsors of the star athletes also fought hard to show their performances. The sponsor of the men's three thousand obstacle hurdle Shahien announced that if Shahien broke the world record, all the audience and the ball will be invited; Ishinbayeva behind the car sponsors promise that once she breaks the world record, she will send a new luxury SUV car.
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Zhang Guan was resting in the hotel room but heard the knock on the door rang, Zhang Guan opened the door, only to see the coach walking in front, followed by a man in a suit and leather suit, this person Zhang Guan also knew, it was from the time of the Athens Olympics, Counselor Zhu that Guan had seen.
"Zhang Guan, we meet again!" Counselor Zhu said with a smile!
"Counselor Zhu! Hello, I haven't seen you for a long time! Come in and sit down!" Zhang Guan guided Counselor Zhu to come in.
At the Athens Olympics, Counselor Zhu ran to convey the invitation of the Prince of Dubai, and then Zhang Guan met Sharapova for the first time at the dinner of the Prince of Dubai. Two years later, Zhang Guan saw Counselor Zhu again, and the appearance of Counselor Zhu has not changed much, but it looks a little thinner than two years ago.
Coach Yu walked into the room and said, "You shouldn't call him Counselor Zhu now! You should call him Director Zhu instead."
Director Zhu immediately replied, "I am no longer working in the Athens Embassy, because I had many contacts with the Olympic Organizing Committee during the Athens Olympic Games, so I was transferred to the 2008 Olympic Organizing Committee. It is in Lausanne, Switzerland, I'm responsible for some Olympic liaison work."
After several people sat down, Zhang Guan took the lead and asked, "Director Zhu, you are looking for me this time, is there any instructions?"
"Where can I talk about any instructions! I am going to the Three Treasure Halls without any problems, and I am asking for something!" Director Zhu said, looking like he couldn't stop talking.
"It's okay, Director Zhu, please just say it. I will do anything within my ability." Zhang Guan said.
"That's good, I will say it directly!" Director Zhu took a deep breath and said, "We hope you can break the world record in the Golden League Zurich!"
"What?" Zhang Guan's eyes widened in surprise. Zhang Guan noted that Director Zhu used the word "we", which was not what Director Zhu personally thought.
Director Zhu continued a little embarrassedly, "We also know that this requirement is too abrupt, and we also understand that this world record-breaking thing is not a play. It needs a combination of various factors to make it possible, but if... It means that if possible, we hope that you will be able to challenge the world record. If it is not possible, it will be fine. "
Zhang Guan thought about it and said, "I will try it in the game! But is it convenient for me to know what is the purpose of breaking the world record?"
"This does not involve any confidential matters, I will tell you the truth!" Zhu then said, "This time in the Golden League Zurich, the Belgian Olympic Committee will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment, you must know that any athletes who break the world record in Zurich can participate in the private dinner of the Belgian royal family. This private dinner is small in scale and not many people participate, but Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, will be invited to participate. "
"Do you want to approach Rogge through me?" Zhang Guan asked.
Director Zhu nodded and admitted, and Zhang Guan then asked, "Ask him?"
Director Zhu shook his head, "Almost."
Zhang Guan suddenly felt that it was not in line with the cleanup. If he was looking for Rogge for official business, he would just go through the official channel. There was no need to let himself break the world record, and then approach Rogge at the private dinner, which was equivalent to a big circle.
"Or public relations," Zhu explained, "Rogge is a Belgian, and the Zurich station is the 100th-anniversary celebration of the Belgian Olympic Committee. If you can break the world record at the Zurich station, there will be a relationship with Rogge and all we need is this relationship."
"After Rogge took office, he implemented reforms at the International Olympic Committee and proposed to streamline the Olympic Games. Several items will be cut off in the next Olympic Games. Since our successful bid for the Olympic Games, we have always hoped that we will be included in the performances of the next Olympic Games. But there is a lot of resistance in this matter, the main reason is the streamlining plan of the Olympic Games promoted by Rogge."
"For the entry of martial arts into the Olympic performance, our Olympic Organizing Committee also did a series of public relations work in the early stage, but for Rogge himself, we have no way, so we hope you can continue to the Belgian royal dinner, to mention this matter to Rogge."
"Will Rogge agree?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Of course it is impossible to agree immediately!" Director Zhu shook his head, "Our Olympic Games Organizing Committee has already prepared the corresponding plan, you go to Rogge to mention this matter, and Rogge will agree to accept the plan, The public relations work that follows is our business. As long as Rogge expresses his unclear opposition, it will become a matter of fact. When you go to the banquet site, what will you say and what will happen to you? How to deal with it, we also have a plan in advance, and we will teach you. But the premise is that you must break the world record tomorrow to participate in that banquet!"
Of course, Zhang Guan knows that the significance of martial arts in the Olympic performance is very important. Even if the martial arts enter the Olympics, it is a stage to let people all over the world understand China. In Zhang Guan's memory, martial arts has been in operation for the next Olympics for a long time. There have even been news of failures on several occasions. It can be seen that it was very difficult to accomplish this at the time.
There are so many members of the International Olympic Committee, and many people from various countries serve on the committees established by the International Olympic Committee. The interests of these are complex and intricate, ranging from the right to bid for the Olympic Games to the individual events of a certain competition. This kind of public relations, operation and interest exchange, this deep-seated thing for Zhang Guan is out of touch, but since the National Olympic Organizing Committee has asked him, there must be a corresponding operation method, how to implement it, Zhang Guan does not understand, he didn't want to blend it.
Thinking of this, Zhang Guan said, "Since it is a national need, I will go all out for tomorrow's game and get one or two world records back."
"One or two? He seems to be only involved in two projects..." Director Zhu was a bit uncomfortable with Zhang Guan's way of speaking.
Next to him, Coach Yu shook his head silently, and secretly, Zhang Guan, the kid was about to start again!
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Belgium hopes that there will be athletes who can break the world record in the competition to add icing to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Belgian Olympic Committee. Athletes are also planning to break the world record because of the potential benefits of this world record are too much. It is a pity that no one was able to. In the next few events after the start of the game, no athlete broke the world record.
The queen of pole vaulting in Russia has secured the championship after jumping 4.81 meters, so she raised the benchmark to 5.03 meters, challenging the new world record, but unfortunately failed.
Ethiopian women's long-distance runner Di Baba came back to this station and also ran the women's 5000 meters to challenge the world record with Defar. In the end, Di Baba's score was 14 minutes 30.65 seconds, and Defar's score was 14 minutes 33.78 seconds, far from the world record of 14 minutes 24.53 seconds. As for the men's middle-distance runner Beckler, he lost the game.
Shahien, the king of 3000 meters obstacle in Qatar, had high hopes before the game. He also publicly stated in a media interview that he would challenge the world record of 3000 meters obstacle course, but Shahien's final score was 8 minutes 04.32 seconds, which was far away from the world record of 7 minutes and 53.63 seconds.
When Shahien crossed the finish line for the first time, he raised his arms and began to celebrate, but in addition to the sparse applause in the audience, there were more dissatisfied boos. The sponsor of Shahien once promised before the game that once Shahien breaks the world record in the game, he would lighten the audience to drink beer, so the audience at this time was a little disappointed with Shahien.
Rogge, who was sitting in the VIP room, looked a bit gloomy. During the interview before the game, Shahien was very full of talk, but in the end, the chain fell off the game.
Belgium's seventy-year-old king Abel II has left early. Crown Prince Philip is still sitting next to Rogge. Rogge read from the expression of Prince Philip's excitement and disappointment, again and again, this looks very mature. His Royal Highness, actually hoped that athletes would break the world record in Belgium.
Rogge suddenly felt quite faceless at this time, and people all had a vanity, even if he was the president of the International Olympic Committee, and he was a little anxious at this time. He attended the competition in Brussels to create a momentum for the establishment of the Belgian Olympic Committee. If there is one less world record, this momentum will be overshadowed.
At this time, the athletes of the next game began to enter, and Rogge suddenly saw Zhang Guan's figure.
"It seems that this Chinese is expected to break the world record!"