Chapter 232: Guo Shaoxia Rises to the Top
The Sydney Olympics is the first Summer Olympics held by mankind in the 21st century. 11,000 athletes from 200 delegations around the world will compete for gold medals in 28 major events and 300 minor events. The number of competitions is the largest in the history of the Olympic Games.
On September 15, under the auspices of IOC President Samaranch, the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games officially kicked off at the Sydney Olympic Stadium.
There were also several highlights from the opening ceremony of the Games. First of all, the relay of the flame was full of novelty. The relay of the flame took place by water, land and air, and for the first time, the torch was carried through water. I have to say that Australians' brains are still quite open;
The second is the unique ignition method. Freeman, a famous Australian athlete, lit the flame in the water, and a huge ring of fire slowly rose from the water, and the scene was spectacular. However, when the ring of fire rose into mid-air, it stopped for about half a minute before slowly rising again. Therefore, Guo Zizhao has always suspected that something must have gone wrong;
Finally, even the opening ceremony of this Olympic Games embodies the concept of understanding and integration. North and South Korea, which have been facing each other for more than 40 years, entered the arena together under the same flag of the peninsula. The Republic of Bosnia and Montenegro, which is also in a state of hostilities, also participated in the joint team.
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Although the opening show before the athletes' entrance ceremony was also very lively, Guo Zizhao and others could not watch it live. Especially Guo Zizhao, who carried a big banner and stood at the front of the team all the time.
That's right, Guo Zizhao couldn't escape this time, and he still became the flag bearer of the Chinese team at the opening ceremony of this Olympic Games.
In fact, when he received the notice to serve as the flag bearer for admission, Guo Zizhao's heart refused. Everyone went easily empty-handed, and they had to carry the flag all night, how tiring is this? According to tradition, the flag bearer of the Chinese team is generally the big man of the basketball team.
Wang Libin was the flag bearer for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Song Tao for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Song Ligang for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and Liu Yudong for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. These are the main players of the Chinese basketball team, and they are all fierce men who are more than two meters tall.
Guo Zizhao remembered that in the next few Olympic Games in his last life, he was replaced by Yao Juju and Yi Jianlian as flag bearers. But I didn't expect that this Olympics would be replaced by myself! And he is also the standard-bearer hand-picked by the big boss Director Yuan Weiming.
In the words of the boss, Guo Zizhao is now the most famous and well-known athlete of the Chinese team in the world. depends on Guo Zizhao's popularity in the recent period, as long as he appears, how many people don't know him? What a good publicity effect this is for our Chinese team......
Besides, Guo Zizhao's height of 1.88 meters is not short, and he is relatively handsome, shouldn't he rush to go to this kind of limelight?
All right...... Guo Zizhao admitted that the boss's last sentence could be regarded as speaking to his heart. In that case, then I'll be reluctant to be a standard-bearer, hehe......
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The athletes' entrance ceremony has finally begun. Guo Zizhao, together with the Chinese delegation, also tidied up their clothes, vibrated their spirits, and under the guidance of the staff, stepped into the Olympic Stadium with vigorous steps.
Guo Zizhao walked at the front of the team, carrying a bright five-star red flag in his hand. Soon, the introduction of the Chinese team sounded on the radio, and the cameras around him immediately turned the lens.
"Now it's our Chinese sports team that has entered the arena!" As the commentator's excited voice sounded, the audience watching the live broadcast in front of the TV immediately saw a five-star red flag held high.
The Chinese team sent a total of 313 athletes this time, and will compete in a total of 25 major events and 174 small events in this Olympic Games, in addition to equestrian, handball and baseball. At the last Atlanta Olympics, the Chinese team won a total of 16 gold medals, ranking fourth in the gold medal table. ”
"We can see that in this Olympic Games, the flag bearer of the Chinese team is a face that everyone is very familiar with. It's Guo Zizhao, a famous track and field athlete in my country! The commentator's voice also rose instantly, and it is estimated that he is also a loyal fan of Guo Zizhao.
"Just two months ago, at the Golden League and Asian Championships, Guo Zizhao set a new men's 100-meter sprint world record twice in a row! At the same time, it also equaled the world record in the men's 110m hurdles. It can be said that he is currently the world's No. 1 flyer! ”
In this Olympic Games, Guo Zizhao will also attack the gold medals in the men's 100m, 200m, 400m and 110m hurdles at the same time! Let's be here and wish Guo Zizhao success in this way. Achieve a breakthrough of zero gold medals in the men's sprint event at the Olympic Games! ”
At the same time as the narrator's introduction, Guo Zizhao looked at the huge arena and the crowd around him, and his heart was full of pride for a while.
Grandma, in a few days, Lao Tzu will be here to compete in the Olympics! When the time comes, it will be time for Lao Tzu to make a name for himself again! Haha, when the time comes, the audience will cheer for Lao Tzu, it's fun to think about it......
Thinking of this, Guo Zizhao was also excited, waving to the audience around him, waving the national flag in his hand vigorously, and having a lot of fun......
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Guo Zizhao was having a good time, but it made Director Xie Yalong, the team leader who was walking behind, frightened.
Seeing the five-star red flag waving in Guo Zizhao's hand, Xie Yalong's heart also jumped up and down violently.
Your sister, you can't move lightly! I told you before I came out, just let you wave the national flag gently and let the flag fly. You're fine now, just like you're on the battlefield, are you waving your flag to charge the enemy?
Your sister, who knows what the quality of this foreign devil's flagpole is? If you break the flagpole for Lao Tzu, it will be a shame!
Although he had the heart to remind Guo Zizhao again, he looked several meters away, and the scene was noisy, and there were several cameras circling around Guo Zizhao on the side. Never mind...... Play as much as you like, there's a big boss covering you anyway! Smile...... Wave your hand...... Lao Tzu still has to maintain his demeanor......
If Guo Zizhao knew what Xie Yalong was thinking at this time, he would probably have to say sourly: "Director Xie who knows me!" ”
Guo Zizhao really regarded this place as a battlefield!
In this grand atmosphere, Guo Zizhao's mind suddenly popped up with a sentence, "The Olympic Games are a battlefield without gunsmoke!" ”
Although Guo Zizhao didn't remember who said this, this did not prevent Guo Zizhao from being excited at this time. Suddenly, Guo Zizhao felt that he was on the battlefield, commanding the soldiers of the whole army behind him to charge into battle, and the place pointed by the five-star red flag was the place where the soldiers of the whole army would conquer!
Guo Zizhao's flag waved more powerfully, and the five-star red flag made a "pop" sound in the air, which seemed to be a burst of charging horns in Guo Zizhao's ears, and the flag pointed and was invincible......
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Guo Zizhao is an alternative standard-bearer, not only immediately attracted the surrounding audience, but also quickly attracted the attention of the TV station that was broadcasting live.
A big-name athlete like Guo Zizhao was originally the object of attention on live TV, not to mention that Guo Zizhao made such a big move this time. Therefore, several cameras were immediately aimed at Guo Zizhao.
However, when looking at the camera, Guo Zizhao, who was waving the national flag vigorously, with a resolute expression, angry eyes, and an indomitable momentum, all the commentators exclaimed in unison: "Charge, Guo Zizhao is charging, Guo Zizhao is leading the Chinese army to charge......"