Chapter 577: Two-Year Ban
Yao Zhixin is in his fifties and will retire in two years. He is a cautious person and wants to retire smoothly and in an orderly manner.
Even when he knew about the coaches and athletes on the team who were eager for quick success and instant benefits and were taking performance-enhancing drugs, he turned a blind eye. After all, as long as they were not caught, it was a win-win situation for them.
But now that Pei Yunxia has spoken out about banning doping, he can't just ignore it. First, China is preparing for its Olympic bid. If it's discovered that multiple Chinese athletes are doping during this year's Olympics, it would have a significant negative impact on the bid. As the director of the General Administration of Sport, he must bear significant responsibility.
Moreover, he knew Pei Yunxia's temperament well. If he didn't take some action, Pei Yunxia would never give up. She had Gu Sanjing under her. Although the positions of the Xia family members had nothing to do with sports, they could reach the emperor!
what to do?
Yao Zhixin finally decided to report the matter and see what the higher-ups thought, so as not to offend either side.
After thinking it over, he began to write the relevant report. Pei Yunxia left Yao Zhixin's office and headed towards the training ground, thinking about how to catch the diving team's doping suspects.
Arriving at the training ground, she felt a little relieved to see the players working diligently, but she knew she needed to be even more ruthless in her management. Clapping her hands, attracting everyone's attention, she said, "The test will be at nine tomorrow morning. The results will be included in the assessment for the Olympics."
This caused a commotion in the venue, because the test had just been conducted two days ago and would be conducted again tomorrow. The test had never been so frequent before.
"Didn't you just take the test?" A coach walked up to Pei Yunxia and asked softly.
Pei Yunxia didn't explain to her. She just said, "Let's train harder," and left. Everyone in the field was confused. However, Gu Sanjing probably understood what Pei Yunxia was going to do. She smiled and said to Zuo Mingyan, "Let's train."
"Okay." Although Zuo Mingyan was puzzled as to why there was another test suddenly, she was very happy to take the test again because her ranking was not very good in the last test, and she was trying hard to get a good score tomorrow.
After a day of training, Gu Sanjing washed up and sat on her bed to read. She used to dislike reading and couldn't concentrate. Now, whether it was because she had grown up and calmed down, or for some other reason, she could slowly concentrate on reading and learned a lot from the books.
She was engrossed in her reading when she heard a commotion outside, including Pei Yunxia's faint voice. She put down her book and got out of bed. Zuo Mingyan and another roommate also got dressed and got out of bed. Together, they opened the door and went out.
They saw Room 302, diagonally across from their dormitory, with its door open. Several coaches stood inside, all with serious expressions. A moment later, Pei Yunxia emerged from Room 302 with a sullen look on her face, clutching several medicine bottles and syringes.
"Everyone, come out!" Pei Yunxia shouted from the corridor, "One minute. If you don't come out, you will lose your chance to participate in the Olympic qualifiers."
As soon as she finished speaking, the team members came out of the room. Some of them were only wearing long-sleeved shirts and long trousers, but since they were all girls, no one cared about it.
Pei Yunxia looked at her watch, and when the time came, she took the two coaches into Gu Sanjing's dormitory. The two coaches stayed outside, watching the movements of each team member in the corridor.
Gu Sanjing, Zuo Mingyan, and the others watched as Pei Yunxia and the other two coaches meticulously searched the room, leaving no corner untouched. When they found no stimulants, the three of them looked better and left to search other rooms.
Two hours later, the search was over. Pei Yunxia left with a bag of medicine and instruments with a sullen face. Gu Sanjing and the others returned to their room to rest.
"That's great." Zuo Mingyan was so happy that she almost jumped up when she entered the room.
Gu Sanjing was also happy. The other two team members in the dormitory looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, the two of them were hesitating whether to use stimulants. Now, they were both sweating.
This night was destined to be restless, but Gu Sanjing slept soundly. The next day, she got up early, did her usual morning exercises, had breakfast, and then went to the training ground.
But she could clearly sense that the atmosphere around them was tense today. Not only within their diving team, but also within the entire national team.
Not long after arriving at the training ground, Pei Yunxia and several coaches also arrived, and the atmosphere inside the training ground became even more tense. Pei Yunxia glanced around at everyone in the field, then lowered her head to look at a piece of paper and began to read out the names: "Zhu Xiuying and Li Tianzhen were banned for two years for taking performance-enhancing drugs."
The training ground was silent for a moment, and then a panicked, angry voice rang out: "Why? Where in the team's rules is it written that doping bans two years?"
Everyone looked towards the source of the sound, Zhu Xiuying, and saw that she was clenching her fists, gritting her teeth, and looking at Pei Yunxia with fiery eyes.
"That's right, which rule says he's banned for two years?" Li Tianzhen said nervously.
Then several other people whose names were called out also expressed their protest.
Pei Yunxia's face remained calm. She said, "The rules and regulations don't specify a two-year ban for doping, but they do state that you must obey the coach's management. In my place, anyone who takes doping will be banned for two years. If you don't accept this, go and file a complaint. I don't think you have the nerve to do that."
Several of them fell silent, but their faces were filled with anger. A two-year ban would practically end their athletic careers. How could they accept this? They used performance-enhancing drugs because they desperately needed to achieve good results.
Pei Yunxia glanced at them, said, "Continue training," and then turned and left. After she left, the team members who had used stimulants gathered together to discuss something.
The test that was supposed to be done in the morning naturally could not be done. Gu Sanjing and Zuo Mingyan trained seriously. They were those who did not use stimulants and trained very seriously. There is hope only when there is fairness.
After morning training, Gu Sanjing and Zuo Mingyan went to the cafeteria to eat. As they sat down, a member of their diving team sat down next to them with a lunch box and whispered, "I heard Zhu Xiuying and Li Tianzhen are really going to sue Coach Pei. How dare they do that?"
Gu Sanjing frowned and asked her, "Who told you that?"
"I just went back to the dorm and heard them talking about it together." The team member also said, "Do you think Coach Pei will be in trouble? After all, the rules and regulations don't mention a two-year suspension, but if there is no punishment, is it fair to us?"
"That's right!" Zuo Mingyan responded softly. Gu Sanjing pursed her lips and said nothing, continuing to eat with her head down.
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