What happened to Zhou Xinwen?

Sprint project team, coaching meeting.

Thanks to Quchi, the 400-meter event, which was once a half-dead event, will finally have its day.

Wang Hong feels cheerful and energetic when she is happy, and there are fewer wrinkles on her face.

After talking about the 400-meter results and future expectations at this meeting, the main focus was on Qu Chi's current excellent training condition and the hope of achieving a good result in the Olympics.

Moreover, based on Quchi's previous 400-meter results, if he could make it to the Olympics, it would be a miracle that stretched from the Great Rift Valley of East Africa to the peaks of the Himalayas.

Compared with the 400m, which has already secured an Olympic quota, the coaches of other events looked quite unhappy.

The Olympic year is approaching, and as the tasks from above are about to be distributed, many projects are still pending.

The head coach of the 100-meter race, Xiang Cheng, had a dark face and was sulking without saying a word, which made He Yang a little curious.

"Lao Xiang, being so unhappy is not like your style."

Xiang Cheng: "What style is not style? Just say what you want to say. Don't try to provoke me."

He Yang protested: "Why did I stab you? Isn't it okay for me to care about my colleagues?"

Xiang Cheng was really depressed, which aroused He Yang's curiosity.

They finally managed to hold their heads high in the 400 meters, but could it be that the sprint events are really a case of one side gaining while the other loses—

If the 400 meters are popular, then the 100 meters will be a failure?

It’s not that weird.

"Tell me what's wrong. You were so excited before. I remember at the last meeting, you said Zhou Xinwen was making good progress. Besides, it's almost the Olympic year, and she seems to be 16 now."

The minimum age to participate in the Olympics is 16 years old. Zhou Xinwen's result is said to be close to the passing line, which should be good news.

Xiang Cheng finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Yeah, 16."

Then she became silent again and looked unhappy. He Yang guessed that something went wrong with Zhou Xinwen without even asking.

Otherwise, when talking about this precious treasure, Xiang Cheng would definitely be as proud as Wang Hong is when talking about Qu Chi.

He Yang: "Hesitant and stammering, like a turtle."

Just then, the 200-meter coach finally announced several small goals for the Olympic year, and it was Xiang Cheng's turn.

"For this Olympic qualification push, the main candidate for the men's 100m is still Yan Feng. For the women's 100m, Zhou Xinwen's situation is not stable yet. Lin Qingjian and Miao Fei are preparing to retire next year, so there will be a lot of personnel changes within the team. In addition, Zhou Xinwen is young, so for the time being, we are not considering her as a candidate for the Olympic qualification push."

No matter how high-sounding it is, in short, it is -

For the women's 100 meters, I plan to give up and skip next year.

Although it is not uncommon for the three sprint events to have blank scores, the morale of domestic sprinters is currently high, and Xiang Cheng's words are like pouring cold water on himself.

The coaches who were previously enthusiastic and felt that the future of track and field was full of hope have become silent.

Xiang Cheng reported the plan according to his own ideas, and then waited for others to raise questions.

Sure enough, the person who raised the question came, and he was not someone who could be suppressed by Xiang Cheng with his own reputation.

The director of the Athletics Management Center knocked on the table, his tone calm, but he asked questions:

"Ask the coach if there are any changes regarding Zhou Xinwen compared to the first Olympic cycle preparation planning meeting last month."

Xiang Cheng put down the folder and said, "Well, Zhou Xinwen is too young and her performance is unstable. Our coaching team plans to pay more attention to the stability of her performance. Competing for the Olympics this time will do more harm than good to her future development."

"Let me show you Zhou Xinwen's current training records."

"Zhou Xinwen's current PB is 11.21 seconds, which is her current limit. If she overdraws her potential, it will not only prevent her from performing well in the Olympics, but will also affect her future performance. Zhou Xinwen is only 16 years old this year. If she doesn't win this Olympics, she will always win the next one."

The director did not reply to him. Instead, he gave the training record to He Yang and asked He Yang.

"Coach He, approximately when did athlete Qu Chi's performance begin to steadily improve?"

He Yang cursed these blue-tongued officials in his heart. They should just say what they want to say. Why did they have to beat around the bush and drag others into the water?

As they are both young geniuses, the director must have wanted to use He Yang as a mouthpiece and use Qu Chi's success to criticize Xiang Cheng's lack of ambition.

She took the training sheet with a smile. Although she only coached the 400 meters, she still had basic coaching knowledge. The detailed and clear training record sheet showed Zhou Xinwen's ups and downs in performance clearly.

As he watched, the fake smile on He Yang's face could no longer be maintained.

Zhou Xinwen's PB is 11.21 seconds, which is not bad, a very good number. In China, it is also an excellent result without the halo of age.

But... the lowest result is 12.03 seconds. Looking at the time, it was not at the beginning of training, but three days ago.

Anyone could see that there was something wrong with Zhou Xinwen's training.

Her performance fluctuates terribly. Even if the lower limit of 12.03 is okay, if it continues like this, who would dare to let Zhou Xinwen compete without finding the real reason for the changes in her performance?

If Zhou Xinwen dares to run 12.03 seconds in the competition, not to mention how track and field fans will scold her, the young athlete's own psychological defenses will be destroyed.

Is such a big fluctuation in grades due to physical or psychological reasons?

Will the young contestant Zhou Xinwen feel a greater psychological burden due to the temporary fluctuations in her performance?

He Yang also asked in a deep voice: "Coach Xiang, is Zhou Xinwen injured during training?"

Xiang Cheng: "...No, she is in good physical condition, with balanced leg strength. The muscle group test report is on the last page."

He Yang silently turned to the last page and found that just as Xiang Cheng said, Zhou Xinwen had no health problems.

At least from a scientific point of view, there was nothing wrong with the training arrangement given to Zhou Xinwen by the coaching staff. So much so that at this moment, looking at Zhou Xinwen's performance report that completely went against expectations, He Yang even suspected that the coach who recorded the data had copied it incorrectly.

Obviously not.

Director Tian waited for He Yang to continue speaking, but He Yang frowned and could not say anything.

Xiang Cheng continued, "After discussing with the 100-meter team coaches, Zhou Xinwen's performance fluctuations are most likely due to psychological reasons, and they are currently undergoing treatment."

Finally, He Yang returned the training records and said, "The psychological problems of young athletes are indeed difficult. If there is anything you need help with, please feel free to tell me."

The meeting ended in an unpleasant atmosphere. Director Tian Guan asked Xiang Cheng to stay again, but no one knew what he was going to say.

He Yang sighed, feeling sad about the complicated situation of the talented players. Zhou Xinwen was indeed too talented, unprecedented, so that once something went wrong, even an experienced old coach would not be able to find the cause.

Qu Chi and she were barely of the same age, but there were still some differences between them. She didn't need to worry about Qu Chi's psychological changes at all.

…

After the training, he met Wang Yu in the cafeteria as usual. The girl, who was a little taller than Qu Chi and had a slender figure, put her arm around Qu Chi's shoulder with a smile.

"I broke the record again today, isn't that awesome?!"

Qu Chi was also happy for her when he heard this: "Well, how much is it?"

"Eleven consecutive wins, MVP every time!"

Qu Chi: "? You're playing games again."

Wang Yu chuckled and made a hushing gesture, but he didn't seem to feel guilty.

"Oh, our coach said that if I don't do it, it's fine as long as I'm training. She's been very gentle to me lately. She's worried that I'm under a lot of psychological pressure."

Qu Chi nodded. She believed that Wang Yu would not indulge in pleasure.

But Wang Yu had already started this conversation, and he had something else to say: "Where's your coach? Did he say anything to you?"

Qu Chi wondered, "Should she tell me something?"

"That's true. You've already qualified, so there shouldn't be any pressure. But you still have to be careful."

Qu Chi was getting impatient. Wang Yu loved to gossip, but there was no point in keeping people in suspense with long-winded nonsense.

"What have you heard? Just tell me."

Wang Yu rolled his eyes, very disappointed that he failed to arouse Qu Chi's curiosity.

"It's Zhou Xinwen. Haven't you noticed that she's been acting strangely in the dormitory lately?"

This sentence brought back memories for Qu Chi.

The three of them were not in the same project, but when they first joined the team, they were arranged to live together because they were from the same provincial team, and they were not transferred apart later.

After all, if people working on the same project must live together, not to mention those working on multiple projects, even the only person working on the Quchi project will have to live in a single room.

How is Zhou Xinwen doing recently?

It seems that he is even quieter than before.