Vol 5 Chapter 488: Blame the IAAF

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With four days left before the opening of the Olympic Games, the participating athletes also began to arrive one after another. There are already reporters waiting around the clock at Heathrow Airport, looking for opportunities to interview big-name stars.
As soon as the national team walked out of the tunnel, a group of reporters gathered around. The reporters sent from the country took a few photos of everyone who was exposed to the rain, and foreign reporters came to Zhang Guan.
"All came to you, you go and deal with it. Otherwise, we have to be surrounded at the airport today." The leader said to Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan nodded: "You don't have to wait for me, let's go by bus first, I can just find the car and go back."
The team leader knew that Zhang Guan had connections in London. Moreover, a billionaire worth 20 billion dollars and a bodyguard team with dozens of people were not an exaggeration. It was normal for him to take a special car, so he took the other team members and left the airport first.
Zhang Guan was surrounded by reporters.
"Zhang Guan, how many gold medals are you going to impact this Olympics?" a reporter asked.
"Like the last Olympics, I signed up for a total of 10 events, and of course the goal was to get 10 gold medals!" Zhang Guan said: "As for which 10 events, I think for you, it is definitely not The secret can be found on the official website of the International Olympic Committee and the official website of the London Olympic Committee."
"Zhang Guan, apart from tennis and long jump, the items you signed up for this time are all items you have never participated in in the Olympics. We are all more concerned about this." Another reporter said.
"This is the reason for the IAAF. Last year, the IAAF introduced new rules that restrict an athlete to only three Olympic track and field events. So far, I should be the only athlete to be restricted. This It also forced me to choose other competitions. The IAAF should not be able to restrict me to participate in non-athletic competitions!" Zhang Guan shrugged.
"I noticed that you did not participate in sprinting and middle running in track and field events, but chose long-distance running. It is said that you are both world record holders in sprinting and middle running events, and your path to defending should be easier. But you Why did you choose a long run this time?" another reporter asked.
"This is also the reason for the IAAF." Zhang Guan said.
"The IAAF? We only know that the IAAF has limited the number of entries, but haven't heard of any events for athletes to limit?" The reporter who spoke just now said.
"The sprint and middle-distance races have to go through the preliminary, semi-final and semi-finals. When the IAAF set the track and field schedule, it conflicted with other events I participated in, so I can only give up the sprint and middle-distance races. For long-distance running, everyone knows that the outcome of the first battle will be for me. For me, there will be no conflict on the schedule." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
The reporters around were speechless for a while. Everyone said that Zhang Guan was really complaining about the IAAF. The conflicts in the schedule depended on the IAAF.
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On the evening of July 27th, local time, the London Olympics held a grand opening ceremony, and this time, Zhang Guan did not continue to be the standard bearer. He did not even go to the opening ceremony because he was on the morning of the next day. It will usher in its first game: the final of the bicycle road race.
The entire distance of the cycling road race is up to 250 kilometers. This length is a long distance even if it is placed in the Tour de France.
At a distance of 250 kilometers, the competition time will be close to six hours, from 10 am to 4 pm, so there is no distinction between preliminaries and semi-finals. There will be no sprint points or climbing points during the game, only ordinary timing points.
Bicycles are a traditional advantage for British people. Whether it is a road confident bike, a field bike or a BMX, the strength of British players is very strong. What's more, this time the British are at home.
This kind of long-distance game, the home battle is obviously a great advantage, only in terms of familiarity with the track, the British take the big advantage. It takes a long time to drive on the 250-kilometer track. It is impossible for players from other countries to have any chance to become familiar with the track. They can only adapt to the game randomly, but the British team can fight at home for many days. Training. The same 250 kilometers, the effect of the first ride and the Nth ride must be different.
And the men’s road race is also the most promising event for the British on this day.
On the first day of the Olympic Games, six gold medals will be decided, namely men's road race, men's 10m air pistol, women's 10m air pistol, women's weightlifting 48kg, women's judo 48kg and men's judo 60kg, back Of the five projects, the United Kingdom is only focused on participating. Only the men’s road race, the United Kingdom has the strength to win gold.
The United Kingdom is the host. It won a gold medal on the first day of the game, or the first gold medal of the British team at the Olympic Games. The symbolic significance is huge.
So the British team also sent the best players. The leader will be Bradley Wiggins.
In the Tour de France in 2011, Wiggins was a popular candidate to win the championship. At that time, Zhang Guan was born and took the Tour de France championship. In 2012, Wiggins finally lived up to expectations, becoming the first British to win the Tour de France. And he is also the biggest popular candidate for the road bike champion of this Olympic Games.
The second player of the British team is Christopher Fromm, who won the first place in the 2012 Tour de France. But his potential is much greater than Wiggins, because in the future, Fromm won the three Tour de France championships in 2013, 2015 and 2016.
Britain's third player is Zhang Guan's old acquaintance Cavendish. In 2011, he was second in the sprint, several times in Zhang Guan. In addition to this evening, the United Kingdom also has two giants, Steinard and Milar.
Both the strength of the lineup and the depth of the lineup, the British team is the world's top, so the British have high expectations for this gold medal.
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The boulevard in central London connects Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. This is a route dedicated to major ceremonies built in the UK. In the London Olympics, the boulevard will serve as the starting point and ending point for the three competitions, road cycling, marathon and race walking.
The British team has the world's top drivers such as Wiggins, Fromm and Cavendish, which can be described as the all-star lineup of road bikes, so a large number of people went to the boulevard to watch the battle, and cheer for the British drivers. , And one after another.
In the eyes of the British, the players in their own country are strong and occupy the advantage of the home court. Obtaining a gold medal is an obvious thing. Even taking the top three is not impossible!
"Britain will win!" Five British drivers surrounded the city in a circle, shouting their hands together. The surrounding audience gave the warmest applause.
Not far away, strong teams of road bikes such as France, Belgium, the United States, Australia, etc., all felt tremendous pressure. Even though they all have star players, they faced a strong British defeat at home on the British mentality.
There was a deep smile on Zhang Guan's face.
"Britain will win? If I'm not there, maybe it's that way!"