Chapter 112: A January in Europe (3)
After a while, Green and Bolton also returned from the celebration. Later, the two of them will face off again in the 200-meter final, so they will hurry back to rest for a while. Everyone said hello to the two of them on the massage mat, and then covered their heads again to recuperate.
More than half an hour later, the 110-meter hurdles event began. Guo Zizhao walked onto the field again amid the cheers of his father and Song Ping. However, in the face of pressure from Jackson, Garcia, Creel, Rose and others, Guo Zizhao's state is still not high. The "status value" of 70 points is only 1 point higher than just now.
In the end, Guo Zizhao did his best to take a fourth place again, with Jackson, Garcia and Creel finishing in the top three. However, Guo Zizhao's results are okay, and 13.19 seconds can be regarded as normal.
It didn't take long for the men's 200m final to begin. This time, Bolton continued his good form and finally had the last laugh, winning the event with a time of 19.86 seconds. This is also the best result of this project in the past two years.
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After the race in Athens, Guo Zizhao did not stay here for long. I feel that this place is a bit of a match for my own attributes...... Well, when you're done in the future, let's conquer this place.
The next day, Guo Zizhao and his entourage flew to Rome, the capital of Italy, as planned. Ten days later, on the 26th, the first leg of this year's Golden League will kick off here. This time, Guo Zizhao contacted the hotel and gymnasium in advance through Mercedes-Benz, and came over in advance to prepare for the game while traveling.
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's political, financial, and transportation center. As the saying goes, "all roads lead to Rome", it not only refers to the convenience of Rome's transportation, but also highlights the important political position of Rome in ancient times. It is not only the birthplace of the ancient Roman Empire, but also the birthplace of the world's splendid Western culture. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the ancient city of Rome, nicknamed the "Eternal City", is now a world-famous cultural and tourist city.
Rome not only has the imprint of the splendid Renaissance era, but it is also the center of the Catholic Church in the world. The Vatican in the city is also the seat of successive Catholic popes and the Holy See. Regarding the countless mysterious legends here, Guo Zizhao has seen a lot of them on the starting point YY Internet in his last life.
However, Guo Zizhao felt that it was better for him to stay away from these places. I'm a reborn person!
What if an old priest pops up here and says that he is an evil demon and wants to purify or seal himself? I didn't feel good in Athens last time, maybe it was the Greek gods who saw their identity. Hey...... It feels pretty scary. It's better to be safe in our country...... Oh, what if another Maoshan Taoist priest comes from China to suppress me?
No way! The more he thought about it, the more chaotic he became, and Guo Zizhao felt that he couldn't stop at all...... Alas, Rome seems to be a bit of an evil place......
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The most famous sport in Italy is, of course, football. In the 90s, the Serie A football league was known as the "Little World Cup", attracting countless football players from all over the world to go crazy. However, even Guo Zizhao, a pseudo-fan, knows that today's Serie A league is not as attractive to high-level players as it used to be. After all, in this era of rampant gold yuan, once there is no strong financial support, any sports league will inevitably decline.
Just like today's Golden League, it is precisely by relying on the lure of generous prize money and the final gold prize that it gathers track and field masters from all over the world to fight for it. Last year, the first year of the Golden League, a total of three athletes shared the final gold prize. They are Jones of the United States in the women's 100m, Quiroy in the men's 1,500m of Morocco and Gebresirasie of Ethiopia in the 5,000/10,000m.
So, spurred on by this news, this year's Golden League has become even more lively.
When the Rome station started on the 26th, Guo Zizhao couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at the list of participants. The last time I participated in the Athens Grand Prix, this time I came all of them. It seems that the masters are gathering in Rome again, and they all want to fight for a good start to this year's Golden League.
The Golden League is currently by invitation, and the players invited to each tournament are generally the top 8 players in the world in the event. If a competitor is unable to participate due to physical reasons or other schedules, the organizing committee will send out new invitations to other high-ranking competitors or record holders until all 8 competitors have been selected.
In the words of the organizing committee, every contestant has the possibility of winning the championship!
And Guo Zizhao is the current Asian record holder in the men's 100m and 110m hurdles, coupled with his outstanding performance at the World Indoor Championships at the beginning of the year and the track and field Grand Prix in previous stops, Guo Zizhao's world ranking in these two events has also smoothly entered the top 8. Of course, I received the invitation of the organizing committee early.
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Guo Zizhao played the men's 100m final in the morning. Because there is no preliminaries in the Golden League, it is a direct final at the beginning, which gives people the feeling of saber rattling and bayonet red.
Guo Zizhao has also been moving slowly for nearly an hour, and his body has long been ready. "Stamina" 84, "Stat" 71, well, good. I feel much better than last time in Athens, it seems that I have played with them a lot, and my adaptability is slowly improving, so this time I will try it with all my weapons. Then Guo Zizhao spent another 40 experience points to equip two potions, running shoes, and headbands.
With a gunshot, Guo Zizhao's first game of the Golden League officially began. Today's Guo Zizhao feels a little better than last time, but there is still a gap between him and Green and others at his peak.
However, even the state of Green and the others is a little worse than the last time they were in Athens. After all, except for the monster Guo Zizhao, no one can maintain such a stable state every time. In addition, Green and others just broke out once 10 days ago and broke the world record, and now they are in a weak period after the outbreak, and it is normal for them to be in a little worse state.
So in the first 50 meters, everyone basically kept going hand in hand. In the second half, Green, Bolton, Guo Zizhao, Su Lin and other four people once again distanced themselves from the others and remained firmly within the first group.
Entering the final 10-meter sprint, Green and Bolton still took a step faster with stronger explosiveness, surpassing Guo Zizhao by one position. However, Su Lin lacked stamina at the last moment, and was led by Guo Zizhao by only half a body and crossed the finish line.
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In the final result, Green was still a step ahead, winning the championship with a time of 9.86 seconds, ushering in a good start this time. Bolton's time of 9.89 seconds is still behind Green. Guo Zizhao's performance this time was also quite stable, and his time of 9.95 seconds was 0.02 seconds slower than his Asian record. Surin may have been lacking in physical strength this time, and fell out of the team in the last minute, finishing fourth with a time of 9.99 seconds. Chambers and Montgomery didn't play well this time, running less than 10 seconds.
Except for Guo Zizhao, the overall results of this race were about 0.05 seconds slower than the race in Athens 10 days ago, and I don't know if it was due to fatigue after the last race or something else. I guess it's inseparable from the passionate Italian beauties, hehe...... Guo Zizhao began to yy shamelessly again......
Alas...... I am pitiful, and I am seen by my father and Song Ping to death, so I can only go to the street to look and get over my eyes......
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By the time of the final of the 110-meter hurdles in the afternoon, Guo Zizhao found that his "state value" had risen to 74 points. I'll go...... That's 1 or 2 points lower than when I was in the last few Grand Prixes? It seems that these buddies who participated in the 110-meter hurdles are in average condition today? Could it be that they also had a group activity yesterday?
Guo Zizhao began to think about it again for a while......
After the 110-meter hurdles competition officially began, Guo Zizhao also discovered that everyone's state today is indeed a little worse than last time.
Since that's the case, then I'm welcome...... Guo Zizhao then rushed forward with all his strength. Although my "status value" is not high, I guess after using "status potion" is much better than others. At best, they are playing normally, and they are already at their best. Even if there is a gap between their real level and theirs, it can be a little closer.
In this way, Guo Zizhao soared all the way, gradually leaving Creel and Rose behind. In the final sprint, he overtook Garcia by half a body, and finally crossed the finish line in second. The first place was still the same British veteran Jackson, with a time of 13.05 seconds. Guo Zizhao finished second in 13.16 seconds, with Cuba's Garcia just 0.02 seconds behind Guo Zizhao in third.