Chapter 507 Breaking the 10,000-meter world record
On the air in the runway at the finish line, there is a TV timing display card on it. This position often shows the results of the first athlete passing the finish line.
At this time, the time shown above is 26 minutes and 15 seconds.
"26 minutes and 15 seconds! I'm not dazzled!" Director Ma rubbed his eyes and confirmed that he had read it wrong.
Director Ma's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and even his breathing became rapid in an instant.
"26 minutes and 15 seconds! It's really 26 minutes and 15 seconds! The world record is the world record! Zhang Guan broke the world record!" Director Ma suddenly turned around and asked around him: "I'm not wrong!"
"Yes, the previous world record was Beckler's 26 minutes and 17 seconds! Zhang Guan was 2 seconds faster than the world record! He really broke the world record!" The person next to him said immediately.
"It's not only the champion, but also the world record to win the championship. Zhang Guan, it's the same as four years ago!" Director Ma showed a strong smile on his face. He waved his hand and said to his colleagues around him: "Do we want to have a drink to celebrate at night? I secretly brought a bottle of Moutai from China."
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Director Ma was discussing celebrating with his colleagues, but Sebastian had already sobered up. At this time, his eyes were dumbfounded at the TV screen, and the number kept flashing in his mind.
"26 minutes and 15 seconds! 26 minutes and 15 seconds! 10,000 meters new world record!"
Sebastian sat on the chair and looked at the TV with a depressed look on his face. In fact, at this time, it was no longer important what was being played on the TV. The feeling of frustration made Sebastian feel that life was so boring and empty.
At the beginning of the game, Zhang Guan was thrown away by the large army, which made Sebastian feel the long-lost excitement, but the final result was a shocking reversal.
Zhang Guan rushed from last to first place, not only won the final victory, but also won the Olympic gold medal, but also broke the 10,000-meter world record.
Breaking records and winning the championship is a rare situation in the Olympics. In the track and field of the London Olympics, Zhang Guan was the first athlete to break the world record and win the championship.
"I tried hard to make Zhang Guan only participate in three track and field events. Unexpectedly, he was once again a god in the track and field!" Sebastian looked disappointed. He picked up the bottle and drank the remaining brandy inside.
At this time, Sebastian really hoped that he could stop drunk. Perhaps only alcohol could numb the depression in his heart.
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Farach passed the finish line the second time, then he looked at the score monitor.
At 26 minutes and 45 seconds, Farah did run his best. In the previous Diamond League, Farah scored only at 27 minutes and sometimes he could win the championship with a run of 27 minutes and 30 seconds.
Beckell's Olympic record before was only 27 minutes and 01 seconds, so the 26 minutes and 45 seconds scored almost the top 30 in history for the 10,000-meter athlete.
If it were normal, Farah would definitely be very excited because he had a very satisfactory result, a score that would be enough for him to remember for his whole life.
Today, Farah looked at the performance monitor and was lost because before Farah, it was a 26 minutes and 15 seconds mark.
"26 minutes and 15 seconds, a new world record! Zhang Guan broke the world record!" Farah suddenly felt that his chest seemed to be pressed by a heavy stone, making his breathing difficult.
26 minutes and 15 seconds, for Farah, a mountain is a mountain that cannot be surpassed in his lifetime!
"I lost!" Farah sighed. Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that he would never surpass the world record of 26 minutes and 15 seconds in his life.
There was a sense of confusion in Farah's eyes. He couldn't help but look at Zhang Guan, but there was no Zhang Guan around him.
"Where is Zhang Guan?" Farah searched for a long time and finally saw Zhang Guan's figure on the opposite runway.
At this time, Zhang Guan was wearing a national flag and advancing along the periphery of the runway, while still waving like the audience in the stands.
"So Zhang Guan is celebrating victory!" Farah's face showed an envious expression. He had such a hope that he was celebrating himself wearing the national flag. He hoped that he could get the most enthusiastic shouts and applause from the home audience.
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In the stands, a Chinese audience handed a national flag to Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan took the opportunity to wear the national flag and began to celebrate around the scene.
The commentators were still amazed at the world record that Zhang Guan broke, and other contestants also completed the competition one after another.
Every athlete who crossed the finish line was shocked when he saw a 26-minute and 15-second result. For them, breaking a world record is a lifelong dream, and since Beckler raised the 10,000-meter world record to 26-minute and 17 seconds, this dream has become out of reach.
As a party involved, Beckler felt mixed feelings. Of course, he knew how difficult it was to break his 26 minutes and 17 seconds world record. Originally, Beckler thought that this world record could last for 20,000 years, but what he didn't expect was that Zhang Guan broke the world record in front of him.
Beckler was the fifth one to cross the finish line. After crossing the finish line, he was about to congratulate Zhang Guan, but found that Zhang Guan had already gone around the field to the other side of the track.
Beckle stopped and he was about to congratulate Zhang Guanzao when he came back.
However, after entering the straight track, Zhang Guan ran an arc and then turned around in the opposite direction to celebrate.
"Zhang Guan seemed very happy!" Beckler smiled helplessly: "After all, I am a young man, energetic. But if I had broken the world record, I would have been as excited as him!"
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The players who can participate in the Olympics will not be too bad. At about 29 and a half minutes, the last player also ended his competition.
At this time, Zhang Guan was still celebrating around the scene.
"Zhang Guan has been wandering around for three minutes, right?"
"It's almost done in less than three minutes. This kid is too excited!"
"Not it, just celebrate symbolically. It's been three minutes since then, and I'm still delaying my time on the track. There's a women's 100-meter final next!"
"They won the gold medal and broke the world record again. It's normal to be a little excited."
"After that being said, I think the speed of Zhang Guan celebrating around the field is similar to the speed he was in the competition!"
"The speed is almost the same? You can't run three laps in three minutes! You have to run at least an additional 1,000 meters!"
"Others are tired of running 10,000 meters, but Zhang Guan is better. They will race an additional 1,000 meters, haha!"
As people talked, Zhang Guan finally stood up for thirty minutes and then stopped.
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A whole bottle of brandy was poured into the stomach, and the anesthetic effect of alcohol made Sebastian lean against the sofa and drowsy.
"First of all, I would like to thank the President of the IAAF and Mr. Sebastian, also the Chairman of the British Olympic Organizing Committee." Zhang Guan's voice sounded from the TV. At this time, Zhang Guan was accepting a post-match interview from reporters.
When Sebastian heard someone calling his name, he woke up from his sleep. He opened his eyes and saw Zhang Guan facing the camera on the TV screen. Then, Sebastian recalled what Zhang Guan had just said.
"Thank me! This move again!" Sebastian looked at the TV in annoyance.
Sebastian remembered what Zhang Guan said before, after the bicycle road race and individual road racing race, and it was obvious that he was deliberately slapping Sebastian in the face. Whenever Sebastian recalled what Zhang Guan said, he wanted to go up and beat him up.
Sebastian suddenly remembered that the two gold medals of road bicycle were both Zhang Guan first and the British player was second. In the track and field, the two gold medals produced today were the same. Long jump was Zhang Guan's first place, and British player Rutherford won the second; Zhang Guan still won the first place in the long-distance running of 10,000 meters, and the second was also a British player.
"It's a coincidence! This should be a coincidence!" Sebastian suddenly felt that all this was arranged in advance by Zhang Guan, and he came to deliberately grab the British team's gold medal.
"It must be a coincidence!" Sebastian comforted himself, and then thought in his heart: "I said before that I restricted you from participating in track and field events, so I went to ride a bicycle. This time it was the track and field events. I see what else you have to say!"
"Actually, I was not going to participate in the 10,000-meter long-distance race. After all, I am an athlete from the 100-meter sprint event and should participate in the sprint. However, the IAAF has restricted me from participating in the track and field competition..." Zhang Guan said.
"It has nothing to do with your participation in long-distance running! I have left you three track and field events, you can choose 100 meters and 200 meters! You can go to the running! Why do you have to run long-distance running? You have to get me involved!" Sebastian roared at the TV.
Zhang Guan continued: "The IAAF restricted me from participating in track and field competitions, so I could only sign up for other events, such as cycling, boxing, and triathlons. These events conflict with the competition time of sprinting, so I could only choose to participate in long-distance running events! This is also the reason why I thank the IAAF Chairman Mr. Sebastian. If he had not restricted me in track and field events, I would not have had a schedule conflict, and I would not have participated in long-distance running events, and of course I would not have won this gold medal."
In front of the TV, Sebastian's expression began to twitch, and then he cursed a British scolding:
Chapter completed!