Vol 1 Chapter 4 (1/2)
CHAPTER IV: First Match
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 / HTTP1447
Two months later the track team rode the train to the city of Tianjin.
not far from the provincial capital is the city of Tianjin just 4 hours and in a few years after the completion of the high speed train will reduce the time only 1 hour.
after athletes arranged their accommodation, they began training to get used to a this place.
Athletics is one of the strongest sports in this country, so the domestic tests are not taken seriously because of this registrations are not limited, usually a coach can send three contestants to the same project and in this compet.i.tion the players can send four.
Sprint has always been the project with the lowest threshold, and 100 m the provincial team 4 players are partic.i.p.ating. in addition to the 22 provinces of the island, 5 autonomous regions and 4 munic.i.p.alities, together with safety equipment, communication a total of 35 teams, 140 players are partic.i.p.ating in the preliminary compet.i.tion will be only 18 games.
for this reason when Guang Zhang came to the meeting place, this is already a crowded stadium, partic.i.p.ants can only look around the room, there is no opportunity to make a trial run.
Many teams are aware of each other, after meeting talk but Zhang Guang is new in this place, just his roommate w.a.n.g Kai who is serving as teacher introducing them to nearby players.
w.a.n.g kai pointed to the distance a man and said. “That’s a veteran Eastern Han Zhao Yin, 2 years ago was shortlisted for the project 100 m, last year won the fourth place in the champions.h.i.+p track and field his side teammate Liu Yang, a finalist last year in addition also his teammate Chen Jian, he is the first person in the 100 m household.
“There is a team East China Sea.” Pointing to another group of players said the flat head is Shen Yang, this globally in the 60 m indoors, it is estimated that one of the posts will belong to him.
See That over there “Kang Kai pointed to a mountain of athletes
Zhang Guang said I know this man is Xia Hu “gla.s.ses”
You also know that “gla.s.ses” is his nickname? but having said that among all athletes sprint is the only one with glases. This is Hu Xian began two years ago originated in the province after he was admitted to Tsinghua University and now represents the Yamas.h.i.+roen team this compet.i.tion, “said w.a.n.g Kai
Zhang Guang nodded at this time Hu Xian not yet to become famous “gla.s.ses man” his nickname in the capital, after two consecutive years winning games in Asia this nickname will be well known.
w.a.n.g Kai currently is pointing to other players “Huangpu team”
“Huangpu team”? Zhang Guan watched carefully and ask, I do not see Liu Fei Fei.
he did not come this time, this secion is the Ninth Asian Athletics Champions.h.i.+ps and world athletic games are in conflict so Liu Fei will not partic.i.p.ate in these games or tests 100m. just two weeks ago Huangpu champions.h.i.+ps were carried out so that this selection is not a compet.i.tion. said w.a.n.g Kai
“The project of 100 m who is going to carry out? Old Chen? Zhang Guang wonder
w.a.n.g Kai smiled and shook his head “100 m in our country still not reached the standard level world champions.h.i.+p. The real strength of the track team are women walking distance, the 100m sprint is a hindrance to cla.s.sify.
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w.a.n.g Kai followed with the presentation until late Zhang Guang not remember many of the players, they followed a group of people to the dining room for dinner and then sleep until dawn.
The next day after breakfast Zhang Guang was with track and field team to the stadium.
Since the tournament arrangements were made hastily, several players missing the first day, of course not many people were concerned, nor the reporters raised the camera to take pictures or to write a story.