The commentator at the scene said, "The Olympic A mark for men's 1500m event is 3 minutes, 36.60 seconds, and the Olympic B mark is 3 minutes and 39 seconds. At present, no one in our country can achieve this goal. We hope Zhang Guan would be able to get a ticket for the Olympics in the next 1500m preliminaries!"
At the starting line, the starter signaled everyone to prepare. With a "slap", the gun that made Zhang Guan's long absence sounded.
Perhaps it was because he did not participate in the 1500m race for too long. Zhang Guan looked a bit rusty at the start of the race. Even if the organizer arranged a better position for him, he was still squeezed behind.
But Zhang Guan is not in a hurry. His "follow-and-run" skills are always following others' butts, and it doesn't matter if he leaves the team.
But soon after, Zhang Guan found that the speed of this group was also very slow, the front runner was slow, and the runner was also slow.
"With such a slow speed, it is no wonder that even the Olympic B standard cannot be achieved." Zhang Guan was a little helpless, but it was a 1500m race, and he obviously could not rush to the front to lead.
The athletes in the same group did not fall behind, so they went straight from the straight to the curve, and then from the curve to the straight. The athlete's formation and position did not change. Everyone was still running step by step.
This kind of scene is very boring, and the spectators have changed from cheering at the beginning to being silent. Some spectators even yawned when the race passed halfway, that is when the athletes passed the track in front of them. Think of some sparse applause.
Between 1000 meters, 1100 meters, and 1200 meters, in a blink of an eye, there were only the last 300 meters remaining from the endpoint, and Zhang Guan was anxious at this time.
"Why do I feel that this is slower than the first group? If I run like this, the final score will be 3 minutes and 48 seconds away. It will be 10 seconds slower than the Olympic B standard! No, I can't wait any longer, that is I have to spend a lot of energy to run, and I have to rush up first!" Zhang Guan thought of this and turned to the outside in the straight to start accelerating.
"Zhang Guan left the big army, he accelerated, rushed up, rushed to the first! Entering the corner, Zhang Guan's speed still did not decline! Come on, Zhang Guan come on!" The commentator suddenly became excited, at the same time, the audience also started shouting, applauding, and cheering for Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan's physical strength is declining rapidly, but his speed is very fast, much faster than other players.
Over time, Zhang Guan's leading advantage is getting bigger and bigger, but he is getting more and more panicked in his heart.
"Oops, running ahead is too slow. Even if I am accelerating, I may not be able to meet the standard."
Zhang Guan entered the last straight runway, he began to sprint, he was getting closer and closer to the finish line, but the time was also getting closer and closer to the Olympics A mark 3 minutes 36.60 seconds.
"The Olympic A standard is not reached!" The timer in Zhang Guan's system has reached 3 minutes and 37 seconds, exceeding the Olympic A standard of 3 minutes and 36.60 seconds.
"It seems that the Olympic B standard is also a little dangling." The time has reached 3 minutes and 38 seconds, and Zhang Guan still has some distance from the endpoint.
At the moment before the end, the time has reached 3 minutes and 39 seconds, which is the standard line for the Olympic B standard.
"It's almost that! Even the Olympic B standard cannot be reached, or the front is too slow." Zhang Guan simply slowed down. The final score of Zhang Guan also stayed at the position of 3 minutes 39.98 seconds.
"It's a pity that Zhang Guan would have been able to reach the Olympic B mark within a second! It can be seen that Zhang Guan has done his best, which is a pity! But this is only the preliminary round. We still have a final, Zhang Guan still has the opportunity to impact the qualifications for the Olympic Games." The commentator said.
At the finish line, Zhang Guan shook his head helplessly, not even reaching the Olympic B mark, which he had not expected.
All the athletes and the audience in the audience also discussed.
"It seems that Zhang Guan's state has not returned to its peak state!"
"Yes, I remember Zhang Guan ran a time of 3 minutes and 28.88 seconds on the 1500m project. Now his results are 11 seconds slower than when he was at his peak!"
"It has been said for a long time that Zhang Guan has not practiced track and field for such a long time, and it has not been possible for a long time. The 8.26 meters from the long jump is just a coincidence. Zhang Guan's current strength in track and field, which is the level of the Olympic B standard, he still a long way from the peak, maybe he will never return to the level he was two years ago!"
"I thought Zhang Guan would be able to get three gold medals in the Olympics a few days ago. Today, depending on his status, he can't even meet the Olympic B standard. Not to mention the three Olympic gold medals, only one is hanging! "
"I said that Zhang Guan would continue to practice tennis honestly. Anyway, he can keep a tennis gold medal. In the end, that is all he can get. The track and field gold medal can't be won."
"I heard that he also participated in the men's basketball national team, and what other NBA draft is self-sufficient, the track and field level has fallen so much, and he has to play basketball!"
"Maybe Zhang Guan knows that his track and field strength is not strong enough to be able to win the championship, so he is ready to reflect his career change!"
Of course, there are voices for Zhang Guan in the crowd,
"This is only the preliminary round. Maybe Zhang Guan is hiding his strength?"
However, someone immediately retorted, "Hidden strength? When you didn't see the last sprint just now, Zhang Guan was already trying his best to run, but he still didn't reach the Olympic B standard!"
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An hour later, Zhang Guan appeared on the track and field again, this is his last match this morning, the men's 400 meters preliminaries.
"Zhang Guan played again, it is the 400m preliminaries!"
"Just at the 1500 meters, Zhang Guan didn't even reach the Olympic B standard. In this state of competition, he still depends on what he does!"
"That's different. 400 meters is Zhang Guan's strength, but he is the world record holder of 400 meters, but at 1500 meters, Zhang Guan did not break the world record. Zhang Guan's strength at 400 meters is stronger than 1500 meters. too much."
"That was only once! Zhang Guan used to be strong at 400 meters, but it does not mean that he is still strong now!" This person puts the word "once" particularly seriously.
The 1500 meters did not even meet the Olympic B standard, which did affect many people's confidence in Zhang Guan, and there are more and more doubts about Zhang Guan.
In the athlete preparation zone, there is an Australian player and a Japanese player in the same group as Zhang Guan.
These two foreign players are both unknown in track and field events. They usually have the opportunity to participate in their national competitions. Their strength may be stronger than ordinary Chinese players, but they are certainly not comparable to Zhang Guan.
However, Zhang Guan's performance on the 1500m project just raised hope in the heart of the Australian player. He feels that Zhang Guan has not yet returned to the peak state, which is also a golden opportunity for him.
The Australian player's name was Mark, and at this time his eyes showed a provocative light, and he cast a short distance to the crown.
"I didn't expect that I could compete with Zhang Guan one day. This was Zhang Guan, the king of world athletics!" Mark took a deep breath, "But Zhang Guan's current state may not even meet the Olympic B standard. But I can reach the Olympic B target. I am stronger than Zhang Guan. Today is the moment when I defeat Zhang Guan and become famous!"