Chapter 626 Long and Short Races

"The first snow of 2002 came later than usual. The No. 2 bus parked on the eighth floor took away the last falling yellow leaf."

At the end of last year, the eight songs in Link's new album swept across the country, and at the beginning of the year, the singer Daolang from the Western Regions stirred up the entire music scene with a song "The First Snow of 2002".

It was played in the streets and alleys of Kyoto, and the popularity of this song was no less than that of several songs in Link's new album last year.

This also led to a melee in the domestic music scene, with some supporting Jay Chou, some supporting Link, and some supporting Daolang.

In terms of popularity, several songs in Link's new album are slightly better, because Jay Chou's songs are more avant-garde and the lyrics are not very clear, and most of the fans who like his songs are those born in the 80s and 90s.

And Link's songs are liked by fans of all ages, and he is much taller than Jay Chou, several levels more handsome, and has more female fans.

As for Daolang, he currently only has one song, and the style of the song is relatively niche. Although it is widely sung, its overall influence is not as good as the eight classic songs in Link's new album.

In an entertainment report, Southern Weekend commented that Jay Chou is the "Southern Emperor", Daolang is the "Western Poison", Pu Shu is the "Northern Beggar", Wu Bai is the "Eastern Evil", and Link is the "Central Divine Power".

There are three reasons why Link was named the "Central Divine Power".

First, the location of his birthplace, Handong Province, is in the central part of the country, and his songs have a wider influence and are loved by fans of all ages from north to south.

Second, most of the songs in his album were written by himself, and he is talented. In addition, his singing skills are very solid, and the connotation of the songs is mostly moderate and peaceful, which is very similar to the Central Divine Power in The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

This article caused a lot of controversy in the music industry. Many musicians and media objected to this selection, believing that Link and Daolang debuted too late and were not qualified to be included in the "Five Wonders".

The media have proposed their own "Five Wonders" and have reviewed all the new and old singers in the music scene. Xu Wei, Dou Wei, Yang Kun, Liu Dehua, Jacky Cheung, Cui Jian, Wang Feng, Richie Jen and others have been on the list.

However, the influence of these media is not as great as that of Southern Weekend. In addition, readers have preconceived ideas, so many people regard the "Five Wonders" selected by Southern Weekend as the genuine ones.

Lin Ke is the youngest and has debuted for a short time, but he was given the title of "Zhong Shentong". This title has brought him a lot of fame and controversy.

In order to quell the controversy, Maitian urged him to write songs as soon as possible and strive to release another album within the year.

Lin Ke did not object. The Olympics are coming soon, and all work focuses on training. The release of the album will have to wait until after the Olympics, when there will be time to release an album and hold a concert.

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"Link, do you want to participate in the Kyoto Regional University Track and Field League this time? You are a national team athlete. If you come to participate in the regional university games, you will definitely help our school win more gold medals."

In the classroom, a classmate from the Sports Department of the Student Union found him and asked about the Kyoto University Track and Field League.

The Spring University League is held once a year, imitating the World University Games. The main events include the Track and Field League, Basketball League, Volleyball League, Table Tennis League, etc. In April of each year, all universities in Kyoto will send their athletes to participate and help their schools win honors.

Although the Sports University has many professional athletes and strong overall strength, many athletes will join famous universities such as Peking University and Mizuki University for further studies after becoming champions. In terms of the number of top athletes, Peking University and Mizuki University have an advantage.

"When will the games be held?"

Link put down his pen and asked.

"Next week!"

"Okay!"

Link agreed, but he filled in the running events, including 100 meters, 200 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, and 10000 meters.

"Huh? Link, I heard that you have good results in shot put and javelin, why did you fill in running?"

A classmate from the sports department asked.

"These two events will be in the Olympic Games, so it is not convenient for me to participate in other competitions for the time being. I also have advantages in long-distance and short-distance running events. Can I fill in?"

Link asked.

"Yes, you can, but there are many people who fill in these events. Before the official competition, you need to compete in the school first. The winner will represent the school. Can you accept it?"

"No problem."

The next day, Link participated in three trials at the school track and field field, 100 meters/200 meters/10,000 meters. He ran 10.87 seconds, 22.35 seconds, and 28 minutes and 37 seconds respectively, and ranked first in all.

The next day, he participated in the 1500-meter and 5000-meter trials, and his scores were 4 minutes and 9 seconds and 13 minutes and 53 seconds respectively.

All five events reached the level of athletes.

After the results came out, the coaches of the track and field college were shocked.

In the 100-meter sprint, there are no more than a handful of people in the national track and field team who can run under 11 seconds. In the 10,000-meter event, Link's performance is less than 2 minutes away from the world record and less than 20 seconds away from the Asian record.

What surprised the coaches even more was that Link's starting posture was very rough in the 100-meter and 200-meter races. If he could improve his starting posture, his performance would be much better.

If Link could run under 10 seconds in the 100-meter event, it would create a new record in the history of track and field for China and the yellow race.

This matter is too important.

For this reason, the coaches of the running project of the Track and Field Academy found him to talk and asked him about running.

Link said that he has developed the habit of running every day since he was a child, and his running is easier and his speed is getting faster and faster.

The coaches immediately persuaded him to switch to long-distance running. He is 19 years old and has great potential. His running skills are too rough. After improvement, he will improve a lot and win glory for the country on the 100-meter track in the future.

Link said that now he has to train boxing, shot put, and javelin every day. Time is tight and he has no time to practice running events. He only regards running as a warm-up exercise.

The coaches said it doesn't matter, they will practice for two years first, and in the end they will choose whichever event has the best results.

He also told him that sprinting received the most attention at the Olympic events and was more important than any other event.

While he was discussing with the running coaches, Coach Li Yabing and Coach Daley broke into the office. They heard that several running coaches were poaching people and raised objections on the spot.

Link has now obtained Olympic quotas for boxing, shot put, and javelin. The next step is to participate in the Olympics and bring glory to the country.

At this time, you should concentrate on training these three events instead of dividing your time and energy to train other events.

The coaches of the running events took out Link's results in five running events and compared them with Asian records and world records. They also mentioned that Link had not received professional training in running events and was equivalent to an uncut jade.

If Link could be trained, his results would be absolutely astonishing.

Coach Li Yabing and Coach Daley were also surprised when they saw his results. They couldn't understand why he, an athlete who relies on his hands to compete, was so strong in long and short sprints.

Link still said what he said before, running more than ten kilometers every day to warm up. Over time, he ran faster and faster.

A few people can only praise him as an athletic genius.

However, in order to ensure that he achieves good results in the Athens Olympics, Coach Li Yabing and Coach Daley did not agree with his distraction in training other events and suggested that he consider whether to receive long-short running training after the Olympics.

Link agreed.

The coaches of the long and short distance events also know that the Olympic Games are too important to delay, but the strength and potential shown by Link in the running events make them reluctant to let go.

To this end, several coaches reported Link's results to the national track and field team office through the academy.

When the coaches and leaders of the national track and field team saw Link's results, they were equally surprised, happy, and a little unconvinced. They all knew who Link was and knew about his extraordinary performance in boxing, shot put, and javelin. strength.

Now the Sports University has suddenly reported that Link is still a good runner. If he is trained, he has a great chance of becoming a front-runner in national track and field events.

The leaders of the national track and field team know that the stakes are too high to be careless.

For this reason, the national track and field team decided to arrange for several professional coaches to serve as referees in the Municipal College Student Track and Field League to see how Link's performance in these five events was and how much potential he had.

Several leaders are also planning to take time to watch the game live.

If Link is really a treasure and brings glory to the country in these projects in the future, it will also be a valuable political achievement for leaders like them.

"Link, you said you can't train boxing and shot put peacefully. Why are you a singer and running again? Can you be busy with so many things?"

After leaving the office, coach Li Yabing complained.

"Okay, it's all physical training. A few more events won't be a big problem."

Link said.

"Don't be careless. If you practice too hard, the load on your body will increase and you will be easily injured."

"I understand, I will pay attention."

Link said with a nod.

The reason why he chose to show off his racing talent at this time was also to prepare for participating in long and short distance events in the future.

If everything goes well, it won't be a problem to break several world track and field records and win more than a dozen Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Olympics.

At that time, he will become the most accomplished athlete in domestic sports.

In addition, in the sports circle, track and field events make money quickly, including the Olympic Games, World Championships, Track and Field League, Athletics Diamond League, Track and Field Grand Prix, etc. The prize money for each competition exceeds 100,000 US dollars. If you participate in more than one, you can become famous. You can also make money.

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The Kyoto City College Student Track and Field League will be held from April 10th to 12th at the National Sports University Track and Field Stadium, Peking University Track and Field Stadium, and Mizuki University Gymnasium.

A total of 78 universities in the city sent athlete representatives to participate, including Sports University, Peking University, Shuimu, University of Science and Technology, Renmin University of China, Nortel, China National Theater, China Normal University, Agricultural University, etc. A total of 934 people participated in 42 track and field events.

Link represented the National Sports University in five competition events: 100 meters, 200 meters, 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, and 10,000 meters. The main venue for these events was held at the Shuimu University Comprehensive Gymnasium.

In the 100-meter preliminaries, Link ran a time of 10.82 seconds and became the first in the preliminaries.

In the subsequent finals, his score went even further, 10.63 seconds, and he successfully won the 100-meter championship.

In the stands, the leaders of the national track and field team excitedly said yes after seeing Link's results.

The coaches kept frowning as they watched, mainly because Link's starting posture was too rough, as if he had no training at all.

Because of this, the coaches are even more excited. The less Link has received professional training, the more potential he has.

Many smart coaches quickly approached the relevant leaders of the sports department and tried to become Link's track and field coach before the game was over.

In the 200-meter preliminaries, Link's time was 22.53 seconds, third in the preliminaries, a little worse than the results of professional athletes from Peking University and Shuimu University.

But in the 200-meter final, Link quickly adjusted and ran an astonishing time of 21.87 seconds, almost reaching the Olympic A standard.

He also successfully won the championship in this project.

"Another champion, honey, you're amazing."

In the stadium stands, Zhang Zilin shouted excitedly.

"Hey, I even called you darling. Should I call you husband directly next?"

Yu Na, who was wearing a peaked cap next to her, joked.

"It's possible."

Zhang Zilin looked at Link on the podium and smiled sweetly.

"Tell me how you met. The last time I saw Link, he was an ordinary college student. In the blink of an eye, he became a big singer and a national team athlete. You have found a treasure."

Yu Na said curiously and enviously.

"It's nothing special. Last year when I was training at the National Sports University, I saw him fighting with someone and his nose was bleeding. I handed him a tissue and we got to know each other gradually. I didn't expect him to be so good at first. "

Zhang Zilin smiled.

"Yes, your man is very powerful and a treasure boy, but you have to be careful. The better a man is, the more women he has, so don't let anyone poach you."

Yu Na reminded kindly.

"Don't be afraid. Link is either in class or training every day. He doesn't have many friends of the opposite sex, so he should be fine."

Zhang Zilin said.

"It's not wrong to be careful. Men like Link are so rare. Not only are they handsome, they are talented and they are also good athletes. Sometimes even if he doesn't mess with other girls, some girls will fall in love with him. Look, There are some girls there bringing water to Link, haha, I told you to be careful, right?"

Just as she was talking, Yu Na pointed to the runway. When Link accepted the award and left the venue, several good-looking women came up with water and towels. Some people held an umbrella for him, and some asked Link for an autograph and a photo.

"Maybe it's from the Sports Students Association."

Zhang Zilin blinked, hesitated, and went down with Link's level and towel.

"Zi Lin will be annoyed after meeting such an excellent boyfriend like Link, right Juan'er?"

Yu Na asked, but didn't hear a response. She turned around and saw her companion Du Juan staring at Link under the stands without blinking.

"What are you looking at, so fascinated?"

Yu Na waved her hand in front of Du Juan's eyes.

"Didn't see anything."

Du Juan looked away, her cheeks flushed.

Yu Na hummed softly, put her arms around Du Juan's shoulders, and whispered in her ear.

Du Juan's face turned redder and she pushed her to stop talking nonsense.

Yu Na laughed and saw Link and Zhang Zilin coming up. She stood up and asked them to sit down in the middle.

Yu Na asked Link how many games there were left.

Link said that there are still three games. The remaining three events have fewer participants and are more strenuous, so there are no qualifying rounds and they will directly participate in the finals.

Yu Na asked him when he would release a new album and said that she liked his songs and hoped to have the opportunity to be the heroine of his MV.

Link said yes, and a second album will probably be released by the end of the year.

Yu Na asked him how he could be so good at sports and music. She also said that he had a good image and maybe he could become a movie star by making movies.

Link smiled and said that there were too many things to do and he would not consider making movies for the time being.

Yu Na joked about his relationship with Zhang Zilin again, livening up the atmosphere.

After the game started, Link concentrated on watching other events.