The IAAF Diamond League system has a total of 14 events, each of which has its own characteristics. For example, the Doha and Magic City events only appeared in the 21st century. Their predecessors were the Doha Super Grand Prix and the Magic City Golden Grand Prix.

Their characteristic is that with the support of the local government, they invest huge amounts of financial resources to build a top-level track and field league directly from the ground.

In fact, the names of the 14 tournaments are not all city names with Diamond League suffixes. Many of them have their own event names. For example, the name of the London station is [Miller Anniversary Games], and the name of the Rome station is [Rome Golden Gala].

The Eugene station that Wu Ziyi and Su Bingtian are going to next is called the Prefontaine Classic.

The original name of this event was [Hayward Field Competition], which was simple and clear. It was named after Hayward Stadium. It was later named in memory of Bill Ball, a legendary coach in Oregon known as the "Father of Nike"

Mann, this event was renamed [Bowerman Classic].

It was later changed to the [Prefontaine Classic] to commemorate the most famous long-distance runner in the history of the United States - Steve Prefontaine. This legendary long-distance runner once set a record from 2000 meters to 100 meters.

All seven American long-distance running records, a feat that no one has been able to replicate. Although he did not win the Olympic championship, he is still respected by the world. Later, Prefontaine died in a car accident in Eugene. In order to commemorate him, this event

It was renamed [Prefontaine Classic].

It is worth mentioning that Steve Prefontaine's coach is Bill Bowerman.

The 2018 Prefontaine Classic will start on May 25th, and the Diamond League event will be held on May 26th. After the match in Shanghai, countless Eugene citizens and North American track and field enthusiasts are paying attention.

for this competition.

In the previously announced list of athletes, Wu Ziyi, who just ran the world's best time in the men's 100 meters at the Magic City Station this year, appeared on the list of two events at the same time - Wu Ziyi will compete in the 100 meters and 100 meters at the Eugene Station at the same time.

200m race!

Wu Ziyi, Su Bingtian and Xie Zhenye arrived in Eugene on May 22. Su Bingtian was still participating in the 100 meters, and Xie Zhenye was participating in the 200 meters. Xie Zhenye was in excellent condition this year. In the Osaka Grand Prix two days ago

He completed his 200m debut of the season with a time of 20.13 seconds (0.9m/s), directly setting a new personal best.

In addition to the World Series and domestic events, these three people competed in one event at the same time, so Randy also followed the team to Eugene, and Ralphman was also preparing to return to the composite team.

...

May 24, Hayward Stadium.

The three brothers were accompanied by the team to adapt to the venue before the game. Randy was analyzing Xie Zhenye's performance at the Osaka Grand Prix through video together with Ralf Mann.

Randy picked up a copy of the "Notice on the Announcement of the Designated International Competition for Athletes Selected to Go Abroad for the 2018 Asian Games in Track and Field Events" issued by the China Track and Field Management Center on May 17, that is, before Xie Zhenye went to Osaka to participate in the Golden Grand Prix.

The game plan for each athlete is clearly marked above.

The names of Wu Ziyi and Su Bingtian are not listed. No one dares to doubt their strength, so they have been qualified to participate in this year's Asian Games by default.

Although the Track and Field Center confirmed on May 15 that the 2018 National Track and Field Championship and Grand Prix Finals (Asian Games Trials) will be held at the Guiyang Olympic Sports Center from June 15 to 17, China’s selection mechanism and

The country is still very different.

Although Xie Zhenye's ability in the 100-meter event is not comparable to that of Wu Ziyi and Su Bingtian, it is still several levels better than other domestic athletes. However, despite this, the track and field center has also formulated a full plan for him:

Men's 100 meters:

IAAF Diamond League Eugene Station, 2018.5.25;

IAAF Challenge Hungaro Station, 2018.6.3;

IAAF Challenge Turku Station, 2018.6.5;

IAAF Challenge Ostrava, 2018.6.13;

Track and field competition in Montreuil, France, 2018.6.19;

IAAF Challenge Madrid, 2018.6.23.

Men's 200 meters: IAAF Challenge Osaka Station, 2018.5.20.

Plans are plans, there are some competitions that you may not be eligible to participate in, such as the Eugene station two days later. Because Wu Ziyi’s participation and the Eugene station itself are very attractive to international players, Xie Zhenye did not get this

Qualification for one stop.

After all, this is a bad country, so why should we occupy 3 seats? There are so many qualified and willing contestants from all over the world. If China is really given 3 seats, how much will it offend?

So Xie Zhenye had no choice but to settle for the men's 200-meter race.

"It's unreasonable. It's really a bit unreasonable." Randy looked at the document that was translated into English and reprinted by Li Wen. He kept shaking his head and waved to Xie Zhenye who was jogging in the field: "Thank you, stop for a moment."

, come to me!"

Xie Zhenye stopped obediently and walked to Randy, followed by Wu Ziyi and Su Bingtian.

"What's wrong Mr. Randy?"

Randy and Xie Zhenye looked at each other without moving their eyes, and said, "Xie, do you trust me?"

"Haha——, this..." Xie Zhenye smiled and scratched his head, "What kind of story is this? Mr. Randy, are you trying to do some special training methods again? In two days.

It’s just a competition, isn’t it..."

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. Ah, okay, look at this -" Randy handed the document to Xie Zhenye.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although it is an English document, Xie Zhenye still saw his name and the familiar names of the events at a glance, so he raised his head and asked doubtfully: "This document...

.Any questions?"

Randy put his hand on Xie Zhenye's shoulder and said: "You know, I always like to take care of things that are not my own. In your Chinese terms, um...what?"

Wu Ziyi: "Does a dog meddle in other people's business?"

"Yes, that's what it means. Regarding this document, I think it is not well done, and I don't know why so many 100-meter races are arranged for you. In my opinion, your 200-meter ability is obviously better than that of 100-meter

Yes, if Uzi and Qatar’s Ogunode are excluded, your 200-meter score is now second only to Shingo Sutsutsu and Shota Iizuka, and your results are obviously higher than Shota Iizumi’s.”

"If I were to make a plan for you, I would let you participate in the 200-meter race more than the 100-meter race. Of course, it depends on whether you are willing. After all, the 200-meter event is indeed more popular than the 100-meter event.

It’s lower, I know that too.”

Xie Zhenye fell into deep thought. He was actually a 200-meter athlete since his debut. Before Wu Ziyi debuted, he was a famous 200-meter star in China. In 1993, he did not lose to Zhang Peimeng, who was six years older than him, in the 200-meter event.

.

Randy continued: "In the winter training of 2015 and 2016, I suggest you start with strength training and try to improve your explosive ability to make up for your weak future. You also did very well in the 60-meter and 100-meter events.

My results are constantly improving, and my 200m results are also improving..."

"You have the ability to take care of both 100m and 200m. I'm sure of this, but I personally think you may need to participate in more 200m races instead of 100m." Seeing Xie Zhenye still not speaking, Randy knew that he

Maybe I said too much, "Okay, young man, let's think about these things after the game in Eugene. The choice is yours. You are so good. I believe that no matter what choice you make, the Track and Field Center

Coaches and leaders will agree."

After saying what he wanted to say, Randy greeted the team and started to pack up and prepare to go back to the hotel. Xie Zhenye remained silent on the way back. No matter how many funny jokes Wu Ziyi made in the car and made many people laugh, he still had that paralyzed look on his face.

appearance.
Chapter completed!