Yu Gui was holding the stopwatch in both hands. He has experienced the surprise brought to him by Zhang Guan too many times, but at this moment, he still couldn't help the excitement in his heart. Zhang Guan looked at the end, and the time on the display had not reached 19 seconds.
"The world record is 19.32 seconds. Although there is an error in my hand count, with an error of 0.24 seconds, maybe he can break the world record!" Yu Gui found that his hands began to tremble, he even began to worry that he could press the stopwatch by the time Zhang Guan crossed the finish line. At that moment, he pressed the stopwatch in his hand accurately.
Michael Johnson in front of the TV felt more sensitive than the coach.
Michael Johnson is the 200-meter world record holder. He is also the only athlete in the world who can run 200 meters into 19.40 seconds. It is precise because he has achieved this result recently, so when he saw Zhang Guan's speed at the moment, his sixth sense told him that Zhang Guan's performance this time may not be inferior to his world record result.
"He won't be faster than me!" Johnson thought nervously.
A month ago, in the Golden League Brussels station, Zhang Guan broke the 400-meter world record held by Michael Johnson, and today, Zhang Guan seems to once again break the 200-meter world record held by Johnson.
Johnson himself knows that it is easier to break the 200-meter world record than the 400-meter world record. Zhang Guan has already broken the difficult 400-meter world record, so how difficult is it to cross a simpler 200-meter world record?
"Cross the line!" While the narrator's roar was still in Johnson's ears, the timer on the lower right corner of the TV had already stopped ticking.
Johnson looked at the number on the timer and closed his eyes silently. The time is fixed at 19.30 seconds!
A new 200-meter dash world record was born at this moment!
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"Wow... oh... a world record! A world record! Zhang Guan broke the world record for the 200-meter sprint!" The commentator suddenly shouted, he felt that the world record came too suddenly, and there was no sign previously, the world record of 200 meters was broken, and he could not find a word to say all for the next comment.
Not only for the narrator on the scene but for everyone else, this world record came too suddenly.
Under normal circumstances, breaking the world record always requires some brewing! For example, athletes will put in some big words before the game, the media or experts can make some unreliable predictions, or the organizers or sponsors will generously give out a special award or something. Otherwise, they would choose some special occasions to break the world record, such as a special anniversary, or in the Olympic finals, which is the world's attention.
But today's situation is quite different from that. A new 200-meter world record, without the slightest gestation and fermentation of the topic, the World Cup competition is also far behind the Olympic Games. Not only did he break the record but this was also Zhang Guan's first appearance in the 200-meter field of this international large-scale track and field event!
Even though Zhang Guan is already a double event world record holder of 100 meters and 400 meters, he broke the 200 meters world record, the first time he participated in the 200 meters international competition which is extremely incredible to anyone.
More than a dozen photojournalists have rushed in front of Zhang Guan, and the lens of the retransmission screen is always facing Zhang Guan. Until now, the narrator did not know what to say in the following commentary.
"The last 200-meter world record was 19.32 seconds set by the legendary American flying man Michael Johnson in Atlanta in 1996. This world record was set ten years ago. The second-best result in the 200-meter sprint is also the19.66 seconds created by Johnson means that no athlete except Johnson can run 200 meters into 19.60 seconds, let alone challenge the world record."
"When the whole world thinks that this 19.32-second world record will be kept in the dust for a long time, Zhang Guan came and used his strength to tell us again that in front of him, the world record of any sprint event is not a problem, even if it is his first time, he can still break the world record!"
The narrator's impassioned voice came to Michael Johnson's ears through the TV. Johnson's mood was already extremely low at this time. He picked up the remote control, turned off the TV, and got up and walked out of the room...
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"The world record of 200 meters was broken! Old Yu, Old Yu!" Director Ma called a few times and found that the coach still did not respond, so he pushed him with his hand.
Yu Gui recovered, and then muttered to himself, "So fast, I didn't think he would be so fast! I thought it would have taken more longer!"
Director Ma understood the meaning of the coach and nodded, "Yeah, although I know that Zhang Guan has the strength to break the 200-meter world record, I did not expect him to be so fast. This is his first official appearance in the international competition. Right. I think Michael Johnson will be very depressed now. I remember that at the Huangpu Gold Grand Prix last year, I had a chat with Johnson at that time. When I talked about Zhang Guan, he was still a guide to the younger generation. In just one year, his two world records were broken by this younger generation."
"Within two months, the two world record titles are gone. Johnson will probably lose a lot of business income. But it doesn't matter, he can still be a coach. It is quite profitable to be a coach in the United States." Yu Gui said.
"Old Yu, in this way, we have a great harvest in men's short events this year! The world records of 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters are all included in Zhang Guan's bag, and the world record of 110 meters hurdle is also by Liu Feiren. When I got it, our country monopolized the world record of men's short track and field events. If it was put in the past, I wouldn't dare to think about it!" Director Ma said with joy, and he was more excited.
However, Yu Gui's expression became melancholy, and he said softly, "This time the World Cup is over. After returning to China, the leader may want to talk to me."
"Talk?" After a moment's surprise, Director Ma suddenly realized that by the end of this year, Coach Yu would be sixty years old. The coach of the national team was managed concerning ordinary cadres. The male retired at the age of sixty, so according to regulations, Yu Gui will retire soon.
Director Ma suddenly didn't know what to say. Instead, the coach said first, "I guess I will retire after the end of this year's Asian Games. I have been reluctant to work in this position for more than thirty years. ! But I was also able to train a disciple like Zhang Guan!"
"No, you're not too old, you can't go. There are two years until the Olympics. The next one is to host the Olympics will be our own country. It's very meaningful. How can you change the position? I'll go back and apply with Director Luo, you have to stay. Calm down," Director Ma said fiercely.
"Let's forget it!" Coach Yu shook his head, "The national team has the rules of the national team, don't open this head for me, and I am an old man who always has a bad position. I will give some young people some more opportunities. "
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Although Spearman won second place, he did not feel the slightest joy. Before that, he felt that since Zhang Guan was making his first appearance in the 200-meter international arena, his strength may not be so strong, so Spearman has been thinking of defeating Zhang Guan, he even thought about the celebration after the victory.
But at this moment Spearman felt that reality is too cruel, this new world record appeared so suddenly. In the face of this world record, Spearman did not even qualify to be a background.
"Is the gap between us that big? The world record! I can't match it in my life!" Spearman's originally confident expression was gone, and he was replaced by a confused pair. At this moment, he was hit.
Obik Viru came over from the side, patted Spearman's shoulder, and said, "Hey, don't care about it, you got the runner-up, it's already pretty good."
"But..." Spearman was about to speak but was interrupted by Obik Viru.
Obik Viru pointed to Bolt in the distance, and then said, "Look over there, look at Bolt."
In the distance, Bolt is now looking at Zhang Guan with admiration, but Bolt does not have any frustration, but what he exudes is a fighting spirit.
"Did you see that?" Obik Viru continued, "Bolt has found a new goal. I think next, he will work hard towards this new goal."
"But that's a new world record!" Spearman shook his head, "I can't do it in my life!"
Obik Viru sighed silently in his heart, he knew that Spearman will probably be stopped here, and Bolt, in the future will become a superstar in the track and field world!
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After the men's 200m competition, the women's 1500m finals, men's 800m finals, and women's 5000m finals were held next. But perhaps because Zhang Guan broke the 200-meter world record, these games did not attract much attention. People are still talking about the 200-meter world record.
It is worth mentioning that in the men's 800-meter middle-distance event, Bahraini athlete Joseph Sad Carmel won the championship of this event with a score of 1 minute, 44.98 seconds, adding another gold medal to the Asian team.
The final event of the Athletics World Cup is the 4-by-400m relay race. The Asian team did not participate in this event. Asia's 4-by-400 level is far worse than Europe and the United States, so they simply gave up the game. Even so, in the men's event, the Asian team still won first place with eight gold medals and won the team championship for the first time in the track and field World Cup.