Vol 5 Chapter 454: Legion of War

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London, England.
As the main venue of the 2012 Olympic Games, the London Bowl has been completed on March 29, 2011, and has also held a number of events in succession to test the London Olympic Games.
Today, the London Bowl welcomes a distinguished guest, that is, the British Prime Minister.
After all, the Olympics are related to the face of a country. For this British Prime Minister, running the Olympic Games is definitely a very important thing in his term. It is less than a year before the opening of the Olympics. The Olympics have also entered the agenda of the Prime Minister. He will listen to the progress report of the preparations for the Olympics every week, and will occasionally inspect the preparations for the Olympics in person.
Many venues in the London Olympics are still under construction and are not suitable for the Prime Minister to personally inspect. The London Bowl, which has been built, as the main venue for the Olympic Games next year, has obviously become a great place for the Prime Minister to inspect. So, accompanied by the mayor of London and the chairman of the British Olympic Organizing Committee, Sebastian, the Prime Minister came to the London Bowl.
Sebastian happily introduced the preparations for the London Olympics to the Prime Minister. As the chairman of the London Olympic Organizing Committee, Sebastian is definitely the busiest person in London in the next year, but he enjoys it very much This kind of busyness, for a person devoted to politics, the position of the chairman of the London Olympic Organizing Committee is definitely a very glorious record in his resume, and a successful Olympic Games is enough to become the most dazzling part of his resume. This is very helpful for his future development in politics.
"Next year's Olympic Games, as hosts, we must get a good result before we can explain to the people. On this point, does the Olympic Organizing Committee have any plans?" the Prime Minister asked.
Sebastian knew that the Prime Minister was asking himself how many gold medals Britain can win in the Olympics tomorrow, so he replied: "Our goal is to get 25 to 30 gold medals."
"25 to 30? I remember that in the last Olympics, we won 19 gold medals. If we can get 25 without gold this time, it will be a very good improvement." The Prime Minister then asked: "The 25 With 30 gold medals, how many can you get the gold medal list?"
"We estimate that we can get the third place, and this will rise by one place in 2008." Sebastian continued: "The strength of the US team is undoubtedly, they will definitely win the first place, China The strength of the team should not be underestimated. They were the host of the previous session. This session should get the second place. And if we want to rise to the third place, we must surpass the Russian team."
"Beyond Russia, it was also a very good achievement." The Prime Minister nodded with satisfaction.
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was undoubtedly the world's No. 1 sports power, and after the Cold War ended, Russia was still the sports hegemon after the United States. For Europeans who have experienced the Cold War era, Russia is like a mountain. Conquering Dashan is a matter of great pride.
"Chairman Sebastian, I hope your assessment is accurate. After all, we are the host of this Olympic Games. If our performance does not improve, even if it is not as good as the previous one, the citizens will not accept it. Once In that case, someone must assume this responsibility." The Prime Minister said, glancing at Sebastian.
Sebastian knew that the person responsible for what the prime minister said must be himself. For Sebastian, this is an early warning.
Sebastian sneered in his heart. He did not doubt that the Prime Minister would use himself as a scapegoat. After all, he was born in the Conservative Party, and the Prime Minister is the leader of the Labor Party. From a political perspective, if the London Olympics fails, the Labor Party will not Mind if you want to operate on yourself as a member of the Conservative Party.
"Mr. Prime Minister, please be assured that I am very confident in this result. Our athletes have been preparing for this Olympics for eight years. Our results will certainly be better than the last Olympics!" Sebastian is confident Said full, and his statement was more like a military order. At least the goal of "achievement higher than the previous one" must be achieved.
"Then I'm relieved. But I still hope that our athletes can cheer up and go further, defeating the Chinese and becoming the second in the gold medal list." The Prime Minister said.
"In the last Olympics, although the Chinese team played at home, the 61 gold medals are still a terrible result. We estimate that in this Olympics, the number of gold medals of the Chinese team will remain at 40. About, this is the number after the limit." Sebastian said.
"Limit?" The Prime Minister seized the word sensitively.
"It's a limitation." Sebastian smiled slightly and said, "The IAAF has just announced a new rule. Each player can only participate in up to three track and field events in the Olympic Games, including relays. Kind of group project."
"Three projects?" The Prime Minister froze for a moment, then immediately thought of Zhang Guan. He knew that no one except Zhang Guan could participate in the fourth track and field event.
"The IAAF regulations? Who doesn't know that Sebastian is the chairman of the IAAF?" The Prime Minister thought of this, looking at Sebastian with a smile, and asked: "This regulation seems to be only Is Zhang Guan restricted to one person? Is this appropriate? Isn't the IAAF worried that the Chinese will protest?"
"Since it is a regulation, of course everyone needs to obey, no one can be special, and there will be no specific restrictions on a certain athlete." Sebastian continued: "Besides, the situation of a big family, for a certain The development of the sport is not good news. The Olympics was originally a grand event for the whole world to participate in. Monopoly is obviously not in line with the purposes of the Olympics and the interests of other countries."
Sebastian's last sentence is an idea. The rule he made to restrict Zhang Guan was passed smoothly because of the word "monopoly". It is precisely because Zhang Guan's strength is too strong, and one person has taken too many championships, so it has touched the interests of many countries and many athletes.
For example, the United States, Jamaica, Middle East countries, etc., they originally had the hope to compete for the Olympic gold medal in a certain event, and when Zhang Guan appeared, all kinds of world records broke, it was equivalent to standing up in front of other athletes. Strong barriers, other athletes want to get a gold medal, they have to rush to break the world record. The track and field world record may not be able to break one for many years. Breaking the world record is almost an impossible task for those athletes.
So when Sebastian restricted Zhang Guan's move, it became a matter of public expectation. Even though the General Administration of Sports has used a lot of relationships, it still hasn't stopped this from happening.
Since you can't defeat you, change the rules to restrict you!
However, such measures are often seen in sports.
For example, the rules of basketball games have always been more biased towards European teams. Although the rules of many professional leagues in the world are closer to the NBA, the FIBA ​​is still reluctant to integrate with the rules of the NBA. Because once it is in line with the rules of the NBA, on the world stage, American muscle sticks will be more rampant.
Another example is the table tennis rules, which have been changing for many years. The restrictions on rackets, the changes to the game balls, the restrictions on the serve, the adjustments to the rules, the restrictions on the number of participants, and even the elimination of doubles to team games, All adjustments are for the Chinese team.
It's just that the American team's basketball strength is too strong, and the Chinese team's table tennis strength is too strong, no matter how restrictive, they can't prevent them from winning the championship. Want to stop them from winning, unless the sport is cancelled.
Most of the rule restrictions are very useful. For example, the reform of the archery project rules in 2008. The new rules increase the chance and uncertainty, and the Korean team’s monopoly on archery has begun to be broken. In the past, the South Korean team won four gold medals for archery. After the rules were changed, players from other countries were able to steal at least one gold medal from the South Korean team.
Nowadays, the restriction of Zhang Guan by the new rules has also given hope to track and field players in many countries. (To be continued.)