The most valuable athlete in the Golden League? It sounded like a very big name, which immediately attracted the exclamation of the reporters.
The spokesperson said while pulling off the thick corduroy fabric. A golden trophy appeared in front of everyone. The image of the trophy was a running person, and the trophy was not small.
All kinds of flashes came on the face, and the spokesperson still maintained a smile, but he had already been blinded by the constant flashing.
"Will this award be established in the future?" A reporter asked unrulily.
It is not the right time for reporters to ask questions. According to regulations, reporters should not ask questions. This is an act that disrupts the order of the press conference, but this reporter obviously can't help it. But his question is what other reporters want to know, so no one accused him.
The spokesperson did not show dissatisfaction. The focus of the situation is exactly what he needs. He still explained in a gentleman-like matter, "If there are athletes in the future Golden League series, who can participate in two projects and have won six straight victories, this award will be established again."
The reporters off the stage immediately started a more violent discussion,
"This is simply impossible! No one can do this except Zhang Guan."
"The Golden League events are changing every year. If the 400-meter event is not set up next year, even Zhang Guan will not get this MVP award!"
"Maybe Powell can try the long jump, and if the long jump event is set up in the next Golden League, he may also get two six-game winning streaks."
"You forgot that in the 100-meter sprint event, Powell couldn't win against Zhang Guan at all! It's better to let Zhang Guan try the long jump, maybe there will be a chance of winning another six straight games in the future."
"It makes sense that the sprinter's long jump level is certainly not bad. Zhang Guan can learn from Carl Lewis. And Zhang Guan runs faster than Carl Lewis!"
"I seem to have seen a message before that said Zhang Guan won the championship in a long jump competition in China..."
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In the office of IAAF, President Diak was watching the news conference being played synchronously.
When the MVP trophy appeared in the picture, Diak had a satisfied smile on his face, and at the same time, he said to Gabriel Dole in front of him, "It was unexpected, a few months ago we were still discussing whether to let Zhang Guan register for the 400-meter sprint. I didn't expect that he would win five consecutive victories in two events! I thought he would give up the 400-meter race at the Oslo station. Unexpectedly, he broke the 400-meter world record at Brussels Station!"
"Yeah, we have never encountered such a situation in the five-game winning streak of the two projects. However, with Zhang Guan's achievements, when calculating the bonus, 100 meters and 400 meters are being calculated separately. I think no one will doubt it," Dole said.
Diak nodded, then said, "This MVP trophy is a genius idea! At present, only Zhang Guan has won five wins. I am really worried that Zhang Guan will give up one of the projects at the Berlin station and keep a six-game winning streak in one event, after all, as long as he wins six straight in a project, he can get the remaining $500,000 in prize money."
"We need to attract the attention of the whole world. The honor of one of the most valuable athletes should make Zhang Guan's heartbeat! To know that this award is unique and unprecedented. I want Zhang Guan to participate in both projects. The world will be sensational in a six-game winning streak!" Dole said.
"I care more about the Chinese market." Diak said, "After all, there are more than one billion people, even if only one out of ten people pay attention to track and field, there are already more track and field audiences than in Europe. What's more, the next Olympic Games will be held there, so we must start cultivating the audience base from now on."
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On September 3, the ultimate PK of the IAAF Golden League was finally staged in Berlin.
There is a 110-meter hurdle in the Golden League Berlin station, but Liu Feiren has not come to participate because of recent injuries. In the 110-meter hurdle project, American Oliver finally defeated Alan Johnson and won the gold medal.
Among other contests not related to the final prize, the Norwegian Javelin Olympic champion won the championship with a score of 87.43 meters. He won four championships in six races. Although he was not able to share the final prize, the results were still dazzling.
The athlete who also won four championships was Jamaican women's 100-meter rookie Simpson. Her two losses were lost to the American female sprinter Marion Jones. In the last three stops of the Golden League, Jones retired due to doping problems, which also led to Simpson winning.
Also, Kenyan athlete Jorge won the men's 1500m championship, American athlete Virginia Powell won the women's 100m hurdles, and Belgian athlete Heller Bott won the women's high jump championship.
In the women's 400-meter contest, American Richards continued to play triumphantly, and won the championship of this project, completed his fifth win, and will be able to share the final prize of the Golden League.
After the women's 400-meter sprint, men's 400-meter race started immediately.
Zhang Guan broke the world record for the men's 400-meter sprint in Belgium and hit Varina very hard. Varina has always regarded Michael Johnson as his idol and the goal of his efforts, but Zhang Guan has surpassed Michael Johnson. The new world record of 43.16 seconds directly made Varina lose his confidence to challenge Zhang Guan.
So Varina chose to withdraw from the Berlin race, and Varina's place was replaced by another American athlete, LaShawn Merritt. The current Merritt hasn't run in less than 44 seconds, which poses no threat to Zhang Guan. As for other contestants, no one ran in less than 44 seconds.
Without Varina, Zhang Guan didn't meet his opponent in the 400-meter event. He easily won the championship and won six consecutive victories in the 400-meter sprint event of the Golden League.
Next, in the women's middle-distance race, the four-time Ethiopian long-distance queen Di Baba lost to her compatriot and world record holder Defar with a gap of 0.3 seconds. In the end, she failed to achieve the goal of five wins and failed to get an opportunity to share the $500,000 prize. In the men's 5000m project, Ethiopian Beckler successfully won the championship and achieved five wins. At the same time, in the long jump, Panamanian Saradino easily won the championship with a score of 8.35m, which was also completed the five wins in the current Golden League.
So far, this year's Golden League has already four winners of Richards, Becker, Saradino and Zhang Guan, these four people can share the prize of 500,000 US dollars, because Zhang Guan was in two competition, they all won five wins, so in the end, Richards, Beckler and Saradino each could only get one hundred thousand dollars, and Zhang Guan got two hundred thousand.
Also, Zhang Guan has already won six wins in the 400-meter sprint, so the remaining half a million dollars will also be exclusively enjoyed by Zhang Guan. Therefore, the attribution of the Millions Grand Prize in the Golden League has been made clear. Zhang Guan won the US $700,000, and the three other five-winners each received the US $100,000.
This year's IAAF Golden League has only one last suspense. Can Zhang Guan win six consecutive victories in two events and win the world's only "Athletics Golden League MVP" award.
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"Zhang Guan! He is ahead! Come on! Cross the line! Zhang Guan won the championship! Another six-game victory! He participated in two projects in the same Golden League and achieved six games in both projects. Victory! An unprecedented great achievement, perhaps no one can achieve this result again in the future!"
In the cheers of the audience, Zhang Guan was the first to cross the finish line and achieved another six-game victory in the Golden League.
"Congratulations!" Powell took the lead in embracing Zhang Guan and expressed his celebration. The reporters also gathered at this time.
This result, for many people, has been expected before the game, whether it is 100 meters or 400 meters, Zhang Guan's strength has an absolute advantage, winning the championship is certainly no suspense. But when they witnessed this moment with their own eyes, the feeling still made people feel bloody.
The audience stood up and cheered for Zhang Guan!
And track and field fans around the world are also paying attention to this game. Especially in China, it is already more than two o'clock in the morning, but there are still countless audiences waiting by the TV, waiting to see Zhang Guan create history.
They witnessed Zhang Guan's victory in two events and winning the MVP trophy!
Zhang Guan did not let them down, he made history again!
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The IAAF prepared a very grand award ceremony for Zhang Guan. IAAF President Diak personally awarded Zhang Guan the trophy for the MVP in the Golden League.
In the six-game victories of the 100m and 400m, Zhang Guan received an additional 12 skill points in addition to the original championship award, and the honor of the most valuable athlete in the Golden League also gave Zhang Guan an additional six skill points, so in the Golden League, Zhang Guan's additional honorary rewards were up to 18 skill points, plus the championship rewards and record-breaking rewards in the six races, which gave Zhang Guan a feeling of getting rich.
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After the end of Berlin Station, this year's IAAF Golden League is also over.
There are no World Championships in Athletics this year, but the World Championships in Europe, America, and other places are in full swing. Emerging athletes have emerged. After the end of the Golden League, there will be a track and field World Cup in mid-September, all outstanding athletes from all continents will gather together to fight for honor.
There are still two weeks left before the track and field World Cup, so Zhang Guan can use this time for a short break. However, Zhang Guan did not return to China. He had promised Sharapova that he would go to the United States to watch the US Open game. The field management center had already approved Zhang Guan's vacation application.
At the end of the IAAF Golden League Berlin, the next day, Zhang Guan boarded a flight to the United States.