At 7:30 pm on September 18, 2006, the much-anticipated 100-meter race of the IAAF Golden League Finals is about to begin.
As mentioned before, Monaco is a small country, and it is not that big of a deal. People live their lives as a country where millionaires roam the land, they are very happy, and no one can care about it.
But this stadium is quite tricky, especially when it is used as the venue for the IAAF Golden League Finals.
The Stade Louis II of Monaco is the largest stadium in Monaco. In addition to being the home of Monaco Football Club, a local player in the French Football League, and the home of the Monaco national team, it also often hosts events such as the World Athletics Finals.
It is said that this place has a deep connection with track and field. It usually holds track and field competitions, even world-class finals, even though the capacity is only 18,500 people.
But the pit is right here.
Things are different this time!
If there is another big stadium in Monaco, the IAAF will definitely change the location. It will have to be a stadium with 50,000, 80,000, or 100,000 people.
However, there is no bigger stadium in Monaco. If you want to change, you have to change the venue directly, which is more troublesome. There are many procedures to go through, and credibility will be lost.
Therefore, although the IAAF had anticipated this possibility for more than a month before, it still did not make a decision to change the venue.
The capacity of 18,500 people is obviously unable to meet the huge demand of global audiences.
On September 17, the number of tourists who came to Monaco exceeded a terrifying 100,000. This is an absolutely unbearable burden for Monaco, which has less than 40,000 people and an area of just over two square kilometers.
Although the money was not lost, the casino's turnover in recent days has more than doubled than usual.
But with so many people crowded together, accidents can easily happen.
So all the police officers in Monaco canceled their vacations and used them to maintain order, but there were still not enough people.
Monaco does not have an army, so it is impossible to mobilize the army to help.
Fortunately, Monaco has a bilateral treaty with France, and France promises to protect Monaco’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
It would be more troublesome to mobilize the army, but the police can still do it.
Therefore, Monaco specially borrowed 500 police officers from France to maintain order at the scene to ensure that no major accidents such as stampedes occurred.
But this is not the end. The police force is barely enough, but the tickets are still not enough. When the Louis II Stadium was built, the issue of adding temporary seats was not considered. After all, if you want a big stadium, Europe has many, and you will not find one.
They, therefore this is unsolvable.
The audience who can come here at this time are either year-round track and field enthusiasts, or fanatical fans attracted by this last track and field feast in 2006. How could they easily give up the opportunity to enter the scene.
Therefore, the square outside the stadium became a place for these people to set up camp and rush to buy tickets.
I don't know how many people crowded outside, asking each other if they had any extra tickets, causing the price of tickets to skyrocket.
Levan and Bill are also among these people. Their families are relatively wealthy, but here, they suddenly feel that their family’s money is not easy to use!
The ordinary ticket originally cost 50 euros, but now it has reached 500 euros, and I can't find the ticket yet.
As for the British short lady at this time, wearing sunglasses, a silk dress, and a big sun hat on her head, she walked gracefully through the crowd and walked towards the stadium. After verifying her ticket, she left happily
Go in.
Gu Yan
At 8:25 pm, after inspection, the eight 100-meter athletes participating in the finals began to enter the venue.
Obikewelu in the fourth lane, Su Feng in the fifth lane, Powell in the sixth lane, and Tyson Gay in the seventh lane. As soon as these figures appeared, they caused a huge roar on the field.
With the impact of the sudden track and field storm in 2006, these four people are quite well-known in Europe and the world at this time. Just like in China, because they are Su Feng's opponents, these people are also more famous than ordinary people.
The star is even bigger.
For example, Powell has been invited by a domestic company to be one of the sports stars in its global star program. When he appeared in China, he also caused a huge response.
Others, like Obikewelu in Europe and Tyson Gay in the United States, have received a large number of invitations. Although they are all one-year contracts, their income is more than ten times what they were before.
In five or six years, they may even be able to enjoy their retirement life comfortably.
This is one of the reasons why Powell and the others still stood in this arena even though they had lost to Su Feng many times.
The attention is too high, and the money that this kind of fame brings is something they can't refuse.
Moreover, even if they lose, being able to stand in such a globally watched arena is an honor they have only dreamed of before.
We must know that there are countless 100-meter athletes who want to join but cannot.
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Standing on the starting line, Su Feng, Powell and others nodded to each other. After fighting in Europe for so long, they were considered acquaintances. When they ran to the last race, they had to say hello to each other no matter what. They should at least say hello to each other next time they meet.
It will be in half a year.
Su Feng felt neither sad nor happy at this time, but only maintained a slight excitement.
He has already broken the world record, and this achievement is enough to explain to the people in China who like him.
And after so many rounds of victory, he has absolute confidence in himself.
"CCTV, CCTV, hello everyone, we are now broadcasting for you the much-anticipated 2006 IAAF Golden League Finals.
This game will determine the ownership of the final 50 kilograms of gold.
And most importantly, this game will determine whether Su Feng can become the first 100-meter flyer to win the IAAF Golden League Grand Slam.
We saw that Su Feng's face was very calm, his eyes were a little aggressive and full of confidence.
Several tracks around him are also old friends of everyone. Powell also visited China a few days ago, which also caused quite a stir.
Su Feng, Powell, Obikewelu, Tyson Gay, these are already household names in China.
It was these four people who set off a track and field craze in 2006 that no one expected.
Fortunately, we Chinese people exist in this track and field craze, and we have an absolute advantage. Our people can join in and cheer for our athletes.
We saw that there were many five-star red flags on the scene, which should be Chinese people or overseas Chinese in Europe.
The venue for this competition is the Louis II Stadium in Monaco. It has only 18,500 seats. It is very difficult to buy tickets. If you can come here, no matter they are Chinese or overseas Chinese, you can see their hard work.
Patriotism.
We saw that Su Feng seemed to have completed the final mental construction and was doing the final warm-up. He chose to run in place with his legs raised high, and then jumped twice in place to relax his muscles. The time was almost up, and the competition should