Vol 3 Chapter 25: Lawrence World Sports Awards (Subscription and Monthly Pass)

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On the plane, Zhang Guan looked at the newspaper's sports section about the US doping scandal.
"I remember Gatlin’s doping scandal was only reported in 2006. Why is it a year earlier? Is it the so-called butterfly effect caused by my arrival? But I haven’t even been to the United States, and I What does it matter." Zhang Guan thought to himself.
Zhang Guan did not know that it was really caused by him. Zhang Guan became the world champion, and also broke the world record, so Kondo Turtle was so persistent to check Zhang Guan, but did not expect to find out the problem of Gatling, and then Kondo Turtle was arrested in the robbery, directly The issue of athletes’ use of doping was reported, and only then did a series of IAAF investigations and the current large-scale doping scandal in the United States.
Zhang Guan didn't pay any attention to these things, but he knew that at least in the past few years, it was unlikely to meet Gatlin on the field. He closed the newspaper and began to think about the Lawrence Sports Award.
The nominations for this year's Lawrence Sports Awards were announced not long ago. The nominees for the best male athletes include Tour de France six-time champion Lance Armstrong, Formula One seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, tennis king Roger Federer, Olympic 1500m and 5000m champion Shilam Al Kwai Roy and Valentino Rossi, the four-time champion of the World Motorcycle Grand Prix. The golfer Tiger Woods, who has won several awards before, was not nominated.
The best female athlete nominations include pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva, Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Crawford, Olympic 800m and 1500m champion Kelly Holmes. The seventh winner of the four golf championships, Annika Sorenstein and Olympic cycling champion Leontian Van Mosel.
As for the best newcomer nomination, in addition to Zhang Guan, Sharapova and Phelps, there are 17-year-old French women's swimming champion Rolle Manado and Spain's 19-year-old motorcycle champion Danny Pi De Rosa and 17-year-old Athens boxing silver medalist Amir Han. This Amir-Han is not the star of India. It's an Englishman, just with the same name.
It is worth mentioning that all the athletes nominated for this year's best newcomer are under 20 years old, and the oldest Phelps will not be until 20 years old next month.
From the nomination of the best newcomer, Phelps is undoubtedly the first hottest, followed by Zhang Guan and Sharapova, as well as several other young athletes. In sports, neither achievement nor fame can compare with these three.
However, Zhang Guan knew that Sharapova was unlikely to win the Best Newcomer Award because Federer defeated Schumacher, Armstrong and a series of strong men this time and became the best male athlete. Balance the interests of all major events in the competition. It is unlikely that another tennis player will be selected for the best rookie.
But track and field events are not the same. Track and field is a big event, and it is divided into many small items. It is enough to get nominated achievements in each small item, and it is also the same for swimming events, so the first Lawrence It is possible that multiple track and field athletes or swimmers will win in the award.
"Phelps! Or Phelps! With him in, I am afraid it will be difficult to win this newcomer award! Forget it. I don't want to go to sleep!" Zhang Guan changed his posture to a more comfortable position and was ready to enter sleep.
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In the selection committee of the Lawrence Awards, the selection committee members are also intensively discussing.
"Schumi (Schumacher) once again ruled the F1 field last year. He won 13 games throughout the season. I think he is well suited to become the best male athlete."
"No, no, Schumacher has won the best male athlete last year and the year before the first year. I think this award should be awarded to Armstrong. It is said that he will retire after this year's Tour de France."
"Isn't Armstrong the best male athlete of the previous year! I think this award should have some new faces, such as Federer! Federer won 11 titles last year, including three Grand Slams."
Everyone expressed their opinions, and after a vote, Federer was rated as the best male athlete.
Later in the women’s project vote, the popular hit Isinbayeva lost to the British Holmes, the main reason is that Isinbayeva is Russian.
Immediately following the vote for the best sports team of the year, the Italian men’s football team won the favor of the jury, defeating the powerful opponents such as the Argentine men’s football team, the Portuguese Porto football club, and the Italian Ferrari team. The so-called Iraqi football team, touted as the most representative of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games, did not even get nominated.
Obviously, these judges are not so impartial. Under the same conditions, they are more willing to choose athletes from developed countries in Western Europe, and the public relations behind the nominees will also play a big role at this moment. Like the Iraqi football team, they played so tenaciously in the Olympics, because no one was behind it for public relations and could not even get nominated.
Next, everyone began to express their opinions on the Best Newcomer Award.
"Since Federer is already the best male athlete, I don't think there is any need to award Sharapova a best newcomer, and she is also a Russian, although he grew up in the United States."
Although the Cold War has ended for more than ten years, Western European countries still generally have a hostile attitude towards Russia. In sports, Western Europe was suppressed by the former Soviet Union for so many years. Nowadays, it is difficult to stop fearing Russia. Russian athlete.
"So how about China's Zhang Guan? He was the first Chinese and Asian to win the track and field sprint championship, and the first Asian to break the world record for the track and field sprint. He had broken the 100-meter sprint twice last year. The world record, and this year, he took seven indoor championships in our Europe and broke the world record of 60 meters indoors twice. This kind of achievement is put on the award of the best male athlete. There must be no doubt. And his popularity in Europe is still very high."
"If this is the case, wouldn't Phelps be more appropriate? Phelps won six gold medals at the Athens Olympics, and he has also set five world records, and his results are more dazzling than Zhang Guan. And he is a world-class star."
"Athletics is obviously more concerned than swimming. And the recent doping scandal broke out in the United States. More than a dozen big stars have been involved in the case, which makes me a little confused about Phelps."
All the jury members fell into silence. A series of stimulant scandals just broke out. Many big names were caught in this scandal, and the projects involved were extremely broad. Although Phelps was not exposed to use illegal drugs, everyone in the room knew what virtue Americans are. At the same time, think of Phelps' usual image is not a good baby. Phelps himself is a little prince in a nightclub. Not to mention, he was arrested for drunk driving twice after the Olympics last year. If such people use illegal drugs, everyone really Unconsciously strange.
The more you are in a high-end award, the more you care about your authority. If it is some small prizes that do not come up with some topics to hype themselves, but Lawrence awards of this level are obviously reluctant to accept any scandals.
Many of the winners of the Academy Awards are scandal-ridden, and there are all kinds of chaos in Hollywood circles, but this does not affect the authority of the Oscars. Even if a film actor killed someone, his acting skills are also film actor level Yes, personal acting can't be fake.
But the Lawrence Sports Award is different, especially for issues involving illegal drugs. If a Lawrence winner is exposed to use illegal drugs, this means that his achievements are also false. Choosing an athlete with false results to become the winner will obviously directly affect the authority of the Lawrence Sports Award, which is precisely the foundation of the Lawrence Award survival. This is like if you find that the research of a Nobel Prize winner is copied by others, the authority of the entire Nobel Prize will be questioned.
So far, Phelps has not been implicated in this doping scandal, but what about in the future? Do the doping scandals continue to be investigated? One big player after another was found using illegal drugs, and no one knows if the next person found is Phelps. What's more, the use of stimulants is even a tradition for Americans.
Although the members of the awards committee have received various public relations, but in this matter, everyone's attitude is still very clear. Compared with Phelps, the choice of Zhang Guan, which has no negative news, is very good for the entire Lawrence Sports. The award is obviously safer.
In the end, as a result of the vote, Phelps didn't even get a vote, but Zhang Guan was approved by the judges.
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Hotel suite.
"How about I wear this gown for the Lawrence Awards?" Sharapova wore a gown and turned around Zhang Guan.
This is a khaki sleeveless dress with no collar, just a semi-curved neckline designed just under the collar of the collarbone. The pleated skirt was just above the knee, flowing out of the smooth calf.
But Zhang Guan always felt that Sharapova looked a little strong in this body.
"You look beautiful, dear." Zhang Guan instantly became sweet talk. Sure enough, Sharapova felt very happy after listening.
"Oh, are we going to enter the field together tomorrow?" Sharapova asked.
"Okay, I have no problem. But will you be in trouble over there..." Zhang Guan said hesitantly.
"I have no problem. The public event, the media will not think too much." Sharapova sat next to Zhang Guan, leaned back in his arms, and then said: "If you win the award, the trophy will be mine !"
"Then if you won an award? The trophy..." Zhang Guan asked with a smile.
"The trophy is still mine!" Sharapova leaned up, and the two became tired together. (To be continued.)
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