At 10 o'clock in the morning on August 10, Su Feng appeared in the stands of the Helsinki Stadium fully armed wearing ordinary sportswear, a hat on his head, and a mask on his mouth.
Because it was a complimentary ticket given to the athletes by the organizer, the location was quite good, right in the first row.
Therefore, Su Feng held on to the railing and could easily see the men's 110-meter hurdles preliminaries that were about to take place below.
But standing next to him was not He Jun, but Zhang Guozheng, the leader of the Chinese delegation at the World Championships.
"It's about to begin." Zhang Guozheng said, looking at the hurdles that had been placed.
As the team leader, he is supposed to have a lot of things going on and shouldn't be here.
However, in the past few days of competition, the Chinese women's race walking and shot put events have failed one after another. Everyone in the track and field team, from officials to athletes, has faced considerable pressure.
Don't think that only officials are responsible for the overall results. Even athletes in other sports face the same pressure in this delegation.
Because everyone is a team at this time, and if the results are good, people will see who won the medal for which event.
But China's track and field itself is a weak point. If there is no one with outstanding results, the entire team will be blamed.
The athletes who appear here represent the entire country. Each of them has spent a lot of energy and material resources of the country. Everyone also has a sense of responsibility after putting on the Chinese team uniform. If there are no results, it will really
It is shameless to face Jiangdong's elders.
But things are better now. Su Feng won a significant 100-meter gold medal. Everyone in the track and field team, from athletes to coaches and officials, breathed a sigh of relief.
On the training ground today, the athletes who will participate in the competition later are obviously much more relaxed and their movements are more relaxed.
Even Liu Yuxiang came to thank Su Feng half-jokingly, saying that with Su Feng's gold medal, it didn't matter whether he won the gold medal or not.
This is one of the reasons why Zhang Guozheng came to watch the game with Su Feng in person after knowing that He Jun had no time.
With this gold medal, it really leaves a lot of room for the following competitions. No matter what the subsequent results are, their track and field team can compete with the domestic competition.
And there are not many competitions today, mainly starting in the afternoon, and the most important thing in the morning is the 110-meter hurdles preliminaries, so it doesn't matter if he leaves temporarily.
And while He Jun was stopped by a group of media, he happened to get a feel for Su Feng's intention to participate in other projects.
This is also what the leaders of the General Administration meant. Yesterday, the deputy leader of the General Administration called specifically to remind him to ask the athletes in person if he had the opportunity. This is more direct than communicating with the coach and can better understand the athletes' mentality.
With Su Feng's performance in the 100 meters, he will definitely be world-class competitive in the 200 meters. If he can run at the same time, it will be two medals, or even two gold medals.
There is also the men's 4×100 meters that will be held next. If Su Feng can participate in any pole, it will definitely be the most powerful pole, and the improvement in performance will undoubtedly be huge.
Thinking of this, looking at the game before it started, Zhang Guozheng asked: "Su Feng, what do you think about the 200 meters? There are also 4×100 meters. Coach Tian has told me more than once that he wants you to
Join the relay team.”
Zhang Guozheng spoke to Su Feng in a tone of equality and even discussion.
Naturally, there is no need to do this for ordinary athletes. The middle-level leaders of the General Administration have designated athletes to participate in an event. It means that the leaders are optimistic about you and think you can achieve results. It is too late for the athletes to be happy.
This is the national team. You can’t participate in any event just because you want to. For example, in the 4×100 meters, there are many national team sprinters competing for a spot. Even if they are alternates, it doesn’t matter.
But Su Feng can't do it. Athletes like this who have reached a certain level of performance are basically irreplaceable. They are also treasures among treasures in the national team, and their influence is world-class. Naturally, they need to be carefully discussed.
Once he participates in other projects, it will undoubtedly involve a considerable amount of energy, which naturally requires Su Feng to consider carefully based on himself.
Otherwise, if the core 100 meters of Su Feng are delayed, then this group of leaders will become the sinners of the country.
Su Feng looked calm on the surface, but in fact he glanced at Zhang Guozheng next to him with some amusement in his heart.
Knowing that Su Feng was going to watch the game or be in the stands, the team naturally couldn't let him come alone.
However, He Jun has been surrounded by the media. Several large media have invited him for interviews, some of which are from national brands, and they are also for the purpose of promoting track and field. Naturally, He Jun cannot refuse.
So Zhang Guozheng proposed to come over in person. He was a big team leader, accompanying an athlete like him. Needless to say, he was holding back some thoughts. Now the fox's tail is finally exposed.
"This" Su Feng pondered for a moment.
It was not that He Jun had not mentioned this issue to him, but at that time He Jun meant that Su Feng's 100-meter results and status were not yet stable, so he refused.
Lao He's idea is actually easy to understand. It is similar to the situation of the Su Fei people in the previous life. Asians are originally physically weaker than black people. If they participate in multiple events in one competition, the athletes' performance will be greatly affected.
But Su Feng's body is not comparable to that of ordinary Asians. Even compared to black people, it is top-notch. In fact, there is no need to worry about this at all.
And now that Su Feng has achieved the results he should have achieved in the 100 meters, he can share his true thoughts with the leader.
Thinking of this, Su Feng nodded and said what he and He Jun had discussed long ago: "Team Zhang, I have already thought about this. September 1st is the 16th Asian Championships, and September 17th
This is the first time that Shanghai has hosted an IAAF Grand Prix.
I'm afraid Gatling and other experts will come to Shanghai that time. I only ran 100 meters.
But for the Asian Championships, I will participate in the 100 meters and 200 meters at the same time."
This was a compromise between Su Feng and He Jun. Even though he had won the gold medal at the World Championships, He Jun was still worried about his physical strength. It was impossible for Su Feng to directly say, "I have a system, who am I afraid of!"
So I will try it starting from the Asian Championships. If there is no problem, I will run 200 meters in other competitions.
As for why it’s the Asian Championships, firstly, it’s because it’s so close and they can’t keep dragging the General Administration.
Second, based on Su Feng's strength, in the Asian Championships, the 100 meters is definitely a flat run. Even if he runs 200 meters at the same time, no one can stop him from winning the championship!
Su Feng still has this confidence.
"Okay!" Zhang Guozheng clapped his hands. The task was finally completed, and Su Feng agreed to run 200 meters! This is great news for the General Administration and the Field Management Center.
"What about 4×100 meters?" Zhang Guozheng asked greedily.