In the 10th National Games, there are 42 major events and 357 small events, and nearly 10,000 people from 46 teams across the country have participated in the competition. In some strong sports, such as table tennis, badminton, diving, weightlifting, etc., the competition is much more fierce than the Olympic Games, and the excitement is also beyond the Olympic level.

The preliminaries will be held in advance for each event, and this preliminaries are not qualifiers, but actual preliminaries, and only athletes who pass the preliminaries will be able to participate in the main competition in October. As for the preliminaries of the 10th Games, it is mainly based on the points of the athletes who have competed in the past year, and as long as the points meet the standard, they can participate in the preliminaries of the 10th Games.

Zhang Guan participated in two national track and field championships last year, and won the championship in the 100-meter sprint, which is enough to participate in the 10th Games. However, in the 200m and 400m events, Zhang Guan has not yet participated in official competitions, so he cannot participate in the preliminaries.

The preliminaries for athletics were held on June 20, and the preliminaries for many events had already ended in the previous months, such as table tennis, diving, weightlifting, judo, etc., and some events would be held in the next three months.

In the preliminaries of track and field in the 10th National Games, the level of athletes is relatively low, and it is not even comparable to the level of the National Track and Field Grand Prix. Zhang Guanquan was practicing by himself, and he couldn't work 30 meters before the finish line, but even so, he successfully won the championship with a time of 10.19 seconds.

In the UK, Sharapova won the title at the Birmingham Classic against Jankovic and looked to be in good shape on grass, but later at Wimbledon, Sharapova lost to Serena Williams and reached the semi-finals. In last year's Wimbledon, Sharapova defeated Serena Williams to win the title, and this year. Williams avenged her sister.

Sharapova will next prepare for the US Open and play several open tournaments in the US and Canada in early August, but before that, she has decided to stay in Europe for a few days, as this year's IAAF Golden League is about to begin.

The IAAF Golden League was formed from a combination of several different events scattered across Europe, and began in 1998, with the top eight finishers in each event receiving prize money and a special prize for undefeated athletes in each event. The grand prize started with a 50-kilogram gold ingot, which is why the tournament became known as the Golden League.

Since 2003. The IAAF has reformed the competition, reducing the Monte Carlo station from the original seven to six stations, the special prize of 50 kilograms of gold has become worth $1 million, and the requirements for winning the million-dollar grand prize have also been reduced, as long as you win five of the individual races, you can get 500,000 US dollars, and if you win all six races, you can get another 500,000 yuan. Let's take an analogy. If there are two five-race winners and a six-race winner at the same time, then the three will share the first 500,000 yuan first, and the remaining $500,000 will be won by the six-stage winner alone, if there are two six-event winners. There will be one more person who will participate in the distribution.

The Golden League is also different from many Athletics Grand Prix, and not all athletics events can participate in the Golden League. In the 2005 Golden League, the men's official events were 100m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 110m hurdles, high jump and javelin, while others such as 200m, 400m, obstacle course, long jump, shot put, etc. were not included in the competition; On the women's side, there are only five events: 100m, 800m, 5000m, 400m hurdles and triple jump.

The first stop of this year's IAAF Golden League was held in Paris, France. Because there will be a series of events such as a press conference before the games, the athletes will arrive in Paris three to five days in advance.

On the plane to Paris, Zhang Guan held a sports magazine in his hand. A large part of this issue of the magazine is devoted to the just-concluded Wimbledon, including the process of Sharapova's match, which fascinated Zhang Guan.

Liu Feiren looked nervous and excited, and he noticed that Zhang Guan was staring at Sharapova's photos in the magazine, and he felt more and more impatient.

Liu Feiren pushed Zhang Guan and said, "You don't seem to be nervous at all!" ”

"Nervous? Are you feeling nervous? Zhang Guan glanced at the photo in the magazine again, and then reluctantly closed the magazine.

"Of course I'm nervous, this is the Golden League! I've competed in IAAF Grand Prix before, but I've never competed in the Golden League. Liu Feiren said.

Zhang Guan responded with a smile: "I thought you had so much more competition experience than me, so you must be calmer than me." ”

"You don't know, a few years ago, I dreamed of being able to participate in the Golden League, 50 kilograms of gold! That's a big chunk! Liu Xiang paused, and then said: "Actually, it was quite simple at that time, and I felt that one day I could meet Alan Johnson and then sign with him, and I was already very satisfied." ”

"Never thought one day we would beat Alan Johnson, did I?" Zhang Guan asked.

Liu Feiren nodded, but then shook his head again, and continued: "The former idol was Alan Johnson, who dreamed of becoming the world's No. 1, but when he grew up, he knew that his dream was far away, and he thought it would be good to be in the national team; When I first entered the national team, I thought it was okay to become the first in the country; Later, he became a national champion and wanted to be an Asian champion; became an Asian champion and wanted to break the world record; Then hopefully be able to reach the finals of the Olympics. It wasn't until you won the Olympics that I remembered to challenge for the Olympic title, and now, I really want to break the world record! I went around in a circle and went back to my childhood and dreamed of becoming the number one in the world. ”

"Don't worry, it is estimated that you will break the world record soon, and it will not exceed next year at the latest!" Zhang Guan said.

"What about you? Who was your former idol? Liu Feiren asked suddenly.

"Da Yao, and ......" Zhang Guan's voice paused, pointed at Liu Feiren, and then said: "And you!" ”

"Me?" Liu Feiren suddenly laughed, but there was a hint of self-deprecation in his smile.

Zhang Guan straightened his body, as if reminiscing, and then said: "At that time in high school, the school was closed, and it was very late to study every night, and it was almost 11 o'clock when I finished washing and went to bed, at that time, the study task was tight, and there was no entertainment activities, and I just listened to the news at 11 o'clock every day after going to bed, I remember that the news broadcast at that time seemed to say an IAAF Grand Prix, you broke the world youth record and the Asian record at once, and it just so happened that the female class president of our class had the same name as you, So since then, I have remembered your name. ”

"It was in Lausanne, Switzerland! I ran 13.12 seconds, so it's been three years, and now that I think about it, it feels like yesterday. Liu Feiren let out a long sigh and fell into a short memory.

Zhang Guan continued: "You should have been in a sports school since you were a child! Almost all athletes in our country are like this. You know, I'm different, when I was a kid, I was like ordinary people, I went to elementary school, junior high school, high school, and my only dream at that time was to go to college! In the past, my grades were still good, but in high school, my grades were not good, it seemed that I studied very hard, but I couldn't get good grades, so I went to practice sports, and the scores of special students going to college would be relatively low. Later, he participated in the test of national second-level athletes, and was selected by Chen Lao, and then ......"

Zhang Guan remembered his own system, without which he might have been ruined for the rest of his life. So he continued: "Then I had a dream!" ”

Liu Feiren had been listening quietly, but found that Zhang Guan suddenly stopped talking, and couldn't help asking, "What dream?" National? Asian champions? Or a world champion? Or is it like me, thinking about it all? ”

Zhang Guan still smiled, and did not answer positively, but said: "No matter what the dream is, it may be realized one by one, and it may get farther and farther, but at least I have moved forward and struggled on the road of chasing my dreams." And we are very fortunate that we have realized our dreams, and more people, although they have moved forward and struggled, have not even touched the edge of their dreams......"

Liu Feiren was slightly stunned, seriously thought about what Zhang Guan said, and then nodded more seriously: "You're right, we are lucky, there are too many athletes, they work hard, but they can't succeed." ”

"So, sometimes when I think about it, I think it's quite satisfying." Zhang Guan said.

"Satisfied? Meet you still practice 200 meters? Liu Feiren said. These days, Zhang Guan is practicing corners, and Liu Feiren sees it all.

"When I say 'satisfaction', I don't mean being content with the status quo, but being grateful for the harvest." Zhang Guan thought for a while and explained: "For example, if I have an average car now, and then I think a luxury car is my dream, I will continue to work hard to buy a luxury car, but in the process of this effort, I will not feel that my car is very bad, every time I drive out of the car, I will still be very happy, I will feel very satisfied, I will think that although the general car is not as luxurious as the luxury car, but at least I have a car." ”

"You're so optimistic!" Liu Feiren listened to Zhang Guan's analogy and suddenly laughed.

"I thought you were going to say that I was Ah Q Spirit." Zhang Guan continued: "Life, you have to live it with laughter and crying, so wouldn't it be better to be optimistic." And we are athletes, as we get older, we encounter injuries, we will encounter ups and downs in form, when we are still champions, there will be countless people who praise us, but when we fail, we will suffer all kinds of doubts and abuse, grace, and even taking a wife may not make you happy. So, I'm optimistic first, don't cry and stand up......"

"What a mess!" Liu Feiren patted Zhang Guan on the shoulder: "I said 'we' before, why did I get married to a wife, and Shan Cheng didn't let me go along with it?" How not to mention yourself. ”

Zhang Guan smiled self-deprecatingly, he couldn't reveal the future to Liu Feiren, he only hoped that at some point in the future, Liu Feiren would be able to remember his words and go on optimistically. (To be continued.) )

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