Almighty Athlete Chapter 454: Letter of War
London, United Kingdom.
As the main venue for the 2012 Olympic Games, the London Bowl has been completed on March 29, 2011, and several events have been held in succession to test the London Olympic Games.
And today, the London Bowl welcomed a distinguished guest, that is, the British Prime Minister.
After all, the Olympics is related to the face of a country. For this British Prime Minister, running the Olympics is definitely a very important thing in his term. It is now less than a year before the opening of the Olympics. The Olympics have also entered the agenda of the Prime Minister. He will listen to the progress report of the Olympic preparations every week, and will also personally inspect the preparations for the Olympics from time to time.
Many venues for the London Olympics are still under construction and are not suitable for the Prime Minister’s personal inspection. The London Bowl, which has been built, as the main venue for next year’s Olympics, has clearly become an excellent place for the Prime Minister’s inspection. So, accompanied by the Mayor of London and the chairman of the British Olympic Organizing Committee, Sebastian, the Prime Minister came to the London Bowl.
Sebastian happily introduced the preparations for the London Olympics to the Prime Minister. As the chairman of the London Olympics Organizing Committee, Sebastian is definitely the busiest person in London in the coming year, yet he But I really enjoy this kind of busyness. For a person who is committed to politics, the position of the chairman of the London Olympics Organizing Committee is definitely a very glorious record in his resume, and a successful Olympic Games is enough to be the most dazzling in his resume. This part is very helpful for his future development in politics.
"Next year's Olympic Games, as hosts, we must get a good result before we can explain to the people. What plans does the Olympic Games Organizing Committee have for this?" the Prime Minister asked.
Sebastian knows that the Prime Minister is asking himself how many gold medals Britain can win in tomorrow’s Olympics, so he replied: "Our goal is to get 25 to 30 gold medals."
"25 to 30? I remember that in the last Olympics, we won 19 gold medals. If we can get 25 without gold medals this time, it will be a very good improvement." The Prime Minister then asked: "Then 25 to 30 gold medals, how many can you get the gold medal list?"
"We estimate that we can get the third place, and this one will rise a place in 2008." Sebastian continued: "The strength of the American team is undoubtedly, they will definitely get the first place. First name, the strength of the Chinese team is not to be overlooked. They were the host of the previous term. This term should be ranked second. And if we want to rise to third place, we must surpass the Russian team."
"Beyond Russia, that is also a very good achievement." The Prime Minister was quite satisfied.
In the Cold War period, the Soviet Union was undoubtedly the world’s first sports power, and after the end of the Cold War, Russia is still the sports hegemon after the United States. For those who have experienced the Cold War era, Russia is like A mountain, it is quite a proud thing to conquer the mountain.
"Chairman Sebastian, I hope your assessment is accurate. After all, we are the host of this Olympic Games. If our performance has not improved, even if it is not as good as the previous one, the nationals will not accept it. Yes. Once that's the case, someone must assume this responsibility." The Prime Minister glanced at Sebastian.
Sebastian knows that the person in charge of the Prime Minister's Office must be himself. For Sebastian, this is an early warning.
Sebastian sneered. He did not doubt that the Prime Minister would use himself as a scapegoat. After all, he is a Conservative Party, and the Prime Minister is the leader of the Labor Party. From a political perspective, if the London Olympics fails, The Labor Party doesn’t mind taking a member of the Conservative Party.
“Please rest assured, Mr. Prime Minister, I am very confident in this result. Our athletes have been preparing for this Olympics for eight years. Our results will certainly be better than the previous Olympics!” Sebastian Tian said with confidence, and his statement was more like a military order. At least the goal of "higher scores than last year" must be achieved.
"Then I will rest assured. But I still hope that our athletes can cheer up and beat the Chinese to become the second in the gold medal list." The Prime Minister said.
"In the last Olympics, although the Chinese team played at home, the 61 gold medals are still a terrible result. We estimate that in this Olympics, the number of gold medals of the Chinese team will still be maintained. At about 40, this is the number after the limit." Sebastian said.
"Limit?" The prime minister seized the word sensitively.
"It is a restriction." Sebastian smiled slightly and said: "The IAAF has just announced a new rule. Each player can only participate in up to three track and field events in the Olympic Games, including Relay races are a group project."
"Three projects?" The Prime Minister was slightly taken aback, and immediately thought of Zhang Guan. He knew that no one but Zhang Guan could participate in the fourth track and field event.
"The IAAF regulations? Who doesn’t know that Sebastian is the chairman of the IAAF?" The Prime Minister thought of this and looked at Sebastian with a smile, and asked: "This regulation It seems that only one person of Zhang Guan is restricted? Is this appropriate? Isn't the IAAF worried that the Chinese will protest?"
"Since it's a regulation, of course everyone needs to obey it. No one can be special or restrict a certain athlete." Sebastian continued: "Besides the situation of a big family, The development of a certain sport is not good news. The Olympics was originally a grand event for the whole world to participate in. Monopoly is obviously not in line with the purposes of the Olympics and in the interest of other countries."
Sebastian’s last sentence is up. The rule he formulated to limit Zhang Guan is passed smoothly because of the word “monopoly”. It is precisely because the strength of Zhang Guan is too strong, one person has taken too many championships, so it has touched the interests of many countries and many athletes.
For example, the United States, Jamaica, Middle East countries, etc., they originally hoped to compete for the Olympic gold medal in a certain event, and when Zhang Guan appeared, all kinds of breaking world records were equivalent to standing up directly in front of other athletes. Tall and strong barriers, other athletes want to get the gold medal~IndoMTL.com~ will have to rush to break the world record. The track and field world record may not be able to break one for many years. Breaking the world record is almost not a good thing for those athletes. Possible tasks.
So when Sebastian restricted Zhang Guan's actions, it became a matter of popular expectations. Even if the General Administration of Sports has used a lot of relationships, it still hasn't stopped this from happening.
Since you cannot defeat you, change the rules to restrict you!
However, this kind of action is often seen in sports.
For example, the rules of the basketball game have always been more biased towards European teams. Although the rules of many professional leagues in the world are closer to nba, the FIBA is still reluctant to be in line with nba rules. Because once it is in line with the rules of the NBA, on the world stage, the American muscles will be more rampant.
Another example is the table tennis rules, which have been changing for many years. Limits on rackets, changes to the game ball, limits on serving, adjustments to the rules, limits on the number of participants, and even the elimination of doubles In the team game, all adjustments are directed at the Chinese team.
It's just that the basketball strength of the American team is too strong, and the table tennis strength of the Chinese team is too strong. No matter how restrictive, they can't prevent them from winning the championship. Want to stop them from winning, unless the sport is cancelled.
Most of the rule restrictions are very useful. For example, the reform of the archery project rules in 2008. The new rules increased the chance and uncertainty, and the Korean team’s monopoly on archery began to be broken. In the past, the South Korean team won four gold medals for archery. After the rules were changed, players from other countries were able to steal at least one gold medal from the South Korean team.
Now, the new rules restrict Zhang Guan, which also makes track and field players in many countries see hope. (To be continued.)
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