king of sprint

Chapter 103 The Pressure from the Champion

2004 12 Month 17 Day.

In terms of time, there are still 3 days before the third stop of the Indoor Track and Field Invitational, Quancheng Station.

In terms of location, it is Bangkok, Thailand, which is 4 degrees different from Pengcheng in latitude.

At this moment, an international track and field competition called "Thailand Athletics Open" is being held.

At 15:30 in the afternoon, the 100-meter final was officially held.

This Thailand Athletics Open is a second-level competition recognized by the World Athletics Federation. The athletes participating in the 100-meter final come from countries including the United States, Japan, and Jamaica, among which there are also very rare athletes from the mainland.

Snapped!
The starting gun sounds.

Competitors of all skin colors rushed out of the starting point at the same time.

Amidst the cheers, the contestants rushed to the finish line with the speed of the world.

Soon, an athlete with yellow skin and glasses stood out from all the competitors and crossed the finish line with the first-place posture.

The audience gave him warm cheers. After all, between the black skin and white skin, this yellow-skinned Asian player is closer to the audience's skin color.

Soon, the player's score was displayed on the electronic scoreboard.

'Pan Kai, 10 seconds 15.'

Pan Kai stood there panting slightly. The exhaustion after intense exercise was flooding his body like a tide, but this result was enough to comfort him for his dedication and hard work.

10 seconds 15.

Compared with the result of the last Universiade in Izmir, it has improved again by 0.15 seconds.

This is a huge improvement for the 100-meter event.

Pan Kai first waved his fist to the sky, and then turned his attention to the middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes on the sidelines, his coach Li Yan.

Li Yanzheng applauded lightly, but he was not very excited. Probably this victory was already in his expectation.

Li Yan, who is always confident, can reassure the athletes who believe in him, because Li Yan can always do what he said, no matter what method he uses.

A staff member handed Pan Kai the national flag.

Pan Kai began to run slowly on the runway wearing the national flag.

The audience began to applaud.

According to the requirements of the General Administration, "Sports Daily" sent a reporter to follow Pan Kai to interview, and the photos he took at this moment will soon be sent back to China, covering all news media, and completely covering up another contestant named Rousseau who won the indoor competition. News of the 60m and 200m championships in the invitational competition.

After all, to win glory for the country has to go abroad.

……

"Pan Kai won the 100-meter gold medal at the Thailand Athletics Open... with a score of 10 seconds..."

Lu Jinrong saw the news in the newspaper the next day.

The figure of 10 seconds and 15 shocked Lu Jinrong.

After all, a few months ago, Pan Kai's score was still 10 seconds.

Looking at the content of the news again, part of it is the reporter's interview with Pan Kai:
'...The next competition will definitely be the National Games. I will represent the capital team in the competition. The 100m is my dominant event...

... No, no, I dare not say that the National Games will win the championship. There are still relatively good players in China, such as my junior brother Zhang Zhen in the national team...

...200 meters, I will also participate in the 200 meters, but the advantage is not great...

……Um?You said Rousseau, I have never heard of it, oh, the 200-meter champion of the East Asian Youth Games, the first domestic 200-meter person?That must be very powerful, I have been training abroad during this time, and I don’t know him...'

Pan Kai wants to participate in the National Games, not only need to run 100 meters, but also run 200 meters.

This news made Lu Jinrong frown.

Although it is common to win or lose on the field.

But Rousseau didn't seem to be able to afford to lose. Losing proved that the national team didn't need him, and the Pengcheng Sports Committee's funding plan for Rousseau's participation in the Golden Grand Prix was also hindered.

After all, there is only one champion. If Pan Kai can do it, why does he need Rousseau?

Lu Jinrong read the newspaper attentively.

Didn't notice that Rousseau had come to him.

It was 7:30 in the morning, and only the coaches Lu Jinrong and Rousseau of the entire Pengcheng provincial team came the earliest. As long as Rousseau returns to the team, that's it.

"coach."

Lu Jinrong was startled by Rousseau's sudden speech. He subconsciously wanted to put away the newspaper. The Indoor Track and Field Invitational Competition in Quancheng was about to start. Lu Jinrong didn't want Rousseau to be disturbed by these news.

However, Lu Jinrong found that Rousseau was also holding a newspaper in his hand, which was also today's "Nanyue Provincial Daily".

Seeing Lu Jinrong looking at the newspaper in his hand, Rousseau explained: "Just bought it on the way."

Yes, Rousseau lived in the dormitory building of the sports institute, and he had to go through the newsstand at the door when he came to the sports institute. Maybe it was the newspaper he bought with Lu Jinrong.

"10 seconds 15." Rousseau said, this was also the focus of Lu Jinrong's attention just now, "I'm not that fast now."

Lu Jinrong nodded. Rousseau's previous 10-meter time test was 30 seconds, which was equivalent to Pan Kai's time two months ago. He thought he was the fastest in China, but he was left behind in a blink of an eye.

"But I can surpass him," Rousseau added.

Lu Jinrong wanted to say something at this time, I like your boy's unreasonable confidence in himself, but he felt that it would hurt Rousseau a little, so he didn't say anything.

At this time, the athletes of the sprint team arrived at the playground one after another.

Most of these athletes are older than Rousseau, but each one of them first called "coach" and then nodded to Rousseau as "Brother Lu". The only one who called "Old Lu" was Tian Shiwei.

Rousseau nodded at them.

Get ready to train with them.

"In the future, if you have the ability, take them with you." Lu Jinrong suddenly said.

Um.Rousseau nodded and thought about Lu Jinrong's sudden words.

Take them, how?
Although Lu Jinrong or other coaches have emphasized that sprinting is a competitive event that requires the cooperation of teammates, for Rousseau, this is really a personal event, and no one else exists in his world.

Even Rousseau's best friend Tian Shiwei helped Rousseau a lot in the national team, but Tian Shiwei's real role is not very big. Of course, Rousseau is still grateful for Tian Shiwei's company.

Rousseau knew that Lu Jinrong was very emotional.

When he saw Rousseau running out, he hoped that Rousseau would take his teammates forward as well.

And for these teammates who are "Lu Ge is long and Lu Ge is short" every day, how can Rousseau take care of them?
……

training gap.

Rousseau asked Tian Shiwei: "Who in the team runs the best 4X100?"

"It's still Wang Peng and Lin Lishuo, um, and Qian Feng." Tian Shiwei said.

"Qian Feng?" Rousseau had never heard of this name.

"New to the team." Tian Shiwei called out, "Qian Feng, come here."

So Rousseau saw a rather simple-looking little boy running over.

Seeing him, Rousseau remembered that he was not the first one in the sprint team in the morning. This boy came earlier, but he was training in a corner of the playground, and Rousseau didn't pay much attention to him.

"Hello, Brother Lu, hello, Brother Shi Wei." The boy named Qian Feng was very polite.

"Qian Feng is 17 years old and transferred from the Yangcheng team." Tian Shiwei said.

"Why change teams?" Rousseau asked.

"Because I really admire Brother Lu!" Qian Feng said, "I decided to join the Pengcheng City team and be your teammate after watching your game!"

Aha... Rousseau was very surprised, he looked at Tian Shiwei in surprise.

"Really. This kid joined the team and said he came for you." Tian Shiwei said with a smile.

"Why don't I know?" Rousseau shook his head.

"You are so busy, how can you pay attention to him? By the way, what are you doing with 4X100 meters?" Tian Shiwei remembered this incident again.

"Just to ask," Rousseau said.

　One more~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)