On May 16, the 6th edition of the Laureus World Sports Awards was held in Estoril, Portugal.

"Now I announce that the winner of the Best Newcomer Award at the 6th Laureus World Sports Awards is ......" The guest stood in front of the microphone with a smile on his face, he looked at the card in his hand, then looked at the audience under the stand, and then looked at the card in his hand again, and after a few seconds of pause, he continued to speak:

"Zhang Guan!"

Zhang Guan immediately stood up, with a surprised expression on his face, he had always thought that Phelps had a better chance, but he didn't expect the final award committee to choose him.

Zhang Guan didn't know that Phelps's defeat was due to the judges' concerns about the American doping scandal, and the American doping scandal started because of Kondo Kamezo, but Kondo Kamezo's was to investigate Zhang Guan, so the final root came out of Zhang Guan, which seemed to be a ring, starting from him and ending with him.

A few hours ago, when Zhang Guan and Sharapova appeared together, it caused all the media to watch and take pictures, but no reporter would think much about it. This kind of public event, especially the award ceremony, it is normal for celebrities to walk the red carpet together, and some media even speculated that Sharapova chose to walk the red carpet with Zhang Guan because Zhang Guan was tall enough, and the other athletes present were not as tall as Sharapova, and it was not coordinated to stand together.

Lawrence's awards show attracts a lot of celebrities, especially those living in Europe. For example, Beckham, although he did not receive any nominations, still brought his wife who had just given birth to a child to the scene.

Most of the media only expressed regret that Phelps was not able to win the award, but no one questioned Zhang Guan. After all, Zhang Guan's achievements are also convincing, and he deserves to win the newcomer award.

After the Laureus Awards ceremony, Zhang Guan flew to Paris, France, with Sharapova preparing to compete in the French Open tennis tournament next week.

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The Laureus Awards are very influential in Europe and the United States, and the awards ceremony of each Laureus Awards will not only attract many big-name athletes. There are also many movie stars and singers who participated.

In China, the Laureus Awards' influence is more mediocre. Two years ago, Da Yao also won the Laureus Award, but there was not much coverage in China. Ordinary people don't care too much about what awards and honors athletes receive, they only care about the athlete's performance, such as winning a championship in a certain competition, breaking a record in a certain event, and so on.

Therefore, after the news of Zhang Guan's Laureus Award was transmitted back to China, most of the media just sent a short message, at most with a picture, and the gold content of this award was generally not recognized in China. At present, the various sports associations in China are still in a state of running their own competitions behind closed doors, and in the future, Chinese sports will gradually go global. Only then will everyone slowly realize the influence and value of these sports awards.

On May 23, the French Open tennis tournament officially began, and Zhang Guan personally went to the scene to cheer for Sharapova. The four major tennis tournaments would have attracted many stars from all walks of life to watch, and Zhang Guan was dressed in a relatively low-key manner, so no one noticed that Zhang Guan arrived at the scene.

Sharapova's performance at the French Open can't be said to be bad, but her luck is relatively average, and she met Justin Henin in the quarterfinals. In the end, Sharapova lost to Henin in the quarterfinals, and Henin also fought all the way to the end to become the champion of this French Open.

As for the escort sent by the Athletics Management Center, Zhang Guan simply signed him up for a tour of Paris, and then gave him a three-day ticket to the French Open. This guy traveled to major attractions in Paris for free, and mixed up with the wonderful matches of the Grand Slam tournament for three days, so he was naturally happy in his heart, so he was very willing to stay in Paris.

But the good times always go by so fast. This star-athlete couple is finally going to be separated temporarily.

Sharapova lazily leaned into Zhang Guan's arms and fed Zhang Guan a cherry. At the same time, he said: "I'm going to the UK tomorrow to play in the DFS Classic in Birmingham. ”

"Haven't heard of this competition, there are a lot of prize money?" Zhang Guan asked.

"No, it's mostly the venue. The Birmingham Classic is grass. Sharapova spoke.

Zhang Guan immediately understood that Sharapova was preparing for the upcoming Wimbledon.

Wimbledon has a special meaning for Sharapova, who won Wimbledon last year, her first Grand Slam, and this year, she will be the defending champion, so Sharapova is very serious about Wimbledon. At the same time, Wimbledon is played on grass, so Sharapova chose the Birmingham Elite to get used to the grass court in advance.

"Then I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you, I have to go back to China." Zhang Guan spat out the cherry seeds and continued: "On the day of Wimbledon, I was going to participate in the track and field preliminaries of the 10th National Games, and then the series of the Golden League, and then the East Asian Games, so I would probably be busy until the end of the year. ”

"Oh......" Sharapova looked disappointed.

"But at the end of the year, there won't be any track and field events, and I'll go to the United States to find you then." Zhang Guan said, hugging Sharapova into his arms, and the two were entangled together, cherishing this short and beautiful time together.

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According to the original arrangement, in early June, the track and field team will send people to the United States to visit and study to see what the world's most advanced track and field training looks like, which can be said to be a trip to learn from experience. Liu Fei and Zhang Guan will also travel with the team and will participate in the Prefontaine Athletics Classic and the Reebok Athletics Grand Prix. Neither of these events is part of the IAAF's program, but rather track and field events held by the Americans themselves, which can be said to be part of the commercialization of American sports. The Athletics Association also wants to follow up on these two competitions to examine how the United States operates in terms of sports commercialization, and see if domestic track and field competitions can learn from this American commercialization model.

With the outbreak of the doping scandal in the United States, the trip was also canceled. I was going to learn about the most advanced track and field system in the world, but what to learn now? Learn how Americans use doping without being detected?

Therefore, Zhang Guan stayed in the training base to train with peace of mind, preparing to participate in the track and field qualifiers of the 10th National Games held on June 20.

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June 14, Athens, IAAF Super Grand Prix Athens, men's 100m final.

Powell stood on the track, his eyes fixed on the finish line. Exudes a sense of perseverance.

Five days earlier in the Czech Republic, at the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Ostrava, Powell set a career-best time of 9.85 seconds, but Powell didn't give it his all.

And today, Powell seems to feel the same state of play as he was in the Czech Republic five days ago, even better than that day!

"Come on, come on, come on! Let me fight hard! I can't wait! Powell was muttering in his heart, and he felt his heart beating constantly, as if a fighter was in front of the battle to hear the drums of battle, and he felt excited. At the same time, his body had already begun to get excited, and every breath made him feel that his body was trembling violently, ready to go.

Finally, Powell was on the starting block, and he finally waited for the moment when the race started.

The gun rang out, he started to accelerate, he started to run, he started to sprint, he felt good. He felt that every joint, every muscle, and every cell in his body was full of strength!

"I can be faster! I could have been faster! I can do it! It can be done! Powell's arms swung more and more powerfully, and each kick of his legs maximized his explosiveness. He did not pay attention to the situation of other athletes, in his eyes, there was only the finish line.

Finally. Powell crossed the line, accompanied by the shouts of the crowd like a tsunami.

As if realizing something, Powell looked back at the timer. Then he opened his mouth and shouted loudly

At 9.77 seconds, Powell ran into 9.8 seconds. After five days, he once again set a personal best.

It was the first time of the year to do under 9.8 seconds, which would have been a new world record before Athens, but it is still the second-best time in history, just 0.01 seconds away from Zhang's world record of 9.76 seconds.

Powell shouted, roared, and vented excitedly, he knew that he had caught up with Zhang Guan, and next, he would challenge Zhang Guan's world record, and he was confident that he could beat Zhang Guan!

In the post-game news interview, Powell did not hesitate to speak his mind to the camera.

"yes, excited, excited, but I think I can go faster!"

"A world record? Of course, I was still 0.01 seconds short, but I believe I have the ability to break the world record held by Zhang Guan! ”

"Yes, you're right, I'm looking forward to meeting Zhang Guan again in the Circle! At that time, I will challenge him! Challenging the fastest runner in the world, I'm looking forward to that day. ”

"In the next IAAF Zagreb Grand Prix, won't Zhang Guan participate? And what about the Golden League? Will Zhang Guan participate in the Golden League? That's great, there's still half a month to go, and I can't wait! ”

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The next day, the media in Europe began to agitate like brown bears smelling honey. Jamaican flyer Asafa Powell set a good time of 9.77 seconds in Athens, just 0.01 seconds shy of the world record, and more importantly, he challenged Zhang Guan!

Who is the fastest person in the world? Zhang Guan? Or Powell? If you look at it from the personal best, it must be Zhang Guan, but Powell's recent state has exploded, and the speed of improvement in his results is like riding a rocket, and everyone can see that Powell's limit is not here.

Zhang Guan, although he was extremely dazzling in the indoor competition in February, but in the 100-meter race, he only participated in one IAAF Osaka Grand Prix this year, although he defeated Gatlin to win the championship, but compared to Powell's 9.77 seconds, Zhang Guan's time this year is still a little behind. Although everyone knows that the 19-year-old Zhang Guan is also promising, at least from the current state, Powell seems to be better.

Powell's challenge to Zhang Guan was quickly picked up by the media, and when the IAAF Golden League started on July 1, it was the moment when the two faced off, and it was only half a month away. The whole of Europe, or the whole world, people who love athletics, are beginning to look forward to that day, to the battle for the world's number one flyer!

The IAAF is very welcome to the hype of this "world's No. 1 flyer" fight, and even secretly fuels the fire, the Americans can't count on the doping thing, and lacks the United States' bunch of muscle sticks, this year's 100-meter trapeze battle of the Golden League seems to lack a lot of highlights, and the IAAF urgently needs an incident to let the world pay attention to the upcoming IAAF Golden League. Therefore, the next encounter between Zhang Guan and Powell was officially named the "First Flyer Competition" by the Golden League.

The mainstream public opinion in Europe is looking forward to the showdown between the two, but there are also some people who don't like Zhang Guan who jumped out at this time and began to sing about Zhang Guan, such as the famous British sports critic Erikson. Eriksen felt that it didn't hurt enough to be hit in the face at the Olympics, and decisively stood up again to find a pump.

The British "Guardian" published a commentary article by the famous "Zhang Guanhei" Eriksen: Powell ran a good time of 9.77 seconds, I think this is a reasonable process, we can see from Powell's past results, he has been improving. As for Zhang Guan, I admit that he achieved good results last year, but his rise was so sudden, and he suddenly appeared at the Athens Olympics without any warning, which is unreasonable in any sport. So I always think that Zhang Guan is just a flash in the pan, in the second half of last year and the beginning of this year, his luck is very good, but luck can not accompany him for a lifetime, look at this year's IAAF Osaka Grand Prix, although he defeated Gatling, but the victory was so difficult, the two did not distinguish the winner until the end, which shows that Zhang Guan's luck is about to run out, I think he will soon be revealed! As for the fight for the world's No. 1 flyer, I think Powell's victory is only a matter of time.

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"Powell challenges Zhang Guan! 》

Zhang Hang looked at the eye-catching headline in the newspaper, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"9.77 seconds, Powell really ran 9.77 seconds this year, and in the next three years, Powell will probably be my biggest opponent. I'll have to keep improving, or I'll really get caught up with this guy. ”

Zhang Guan stood up, threw the newspaper, picked up his luggage and walked out.

Next, he is going to participate in the preliminaries of the 10th Games. (To be continued.) )

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