Su Zhe's fans are mostly girls in their teens and twenties, and their understanding of sports events is often quite limited. Most of the "philosophers" started to pay attention to the 100-meter sprint because their idols became athletes, and their understanding of other events is very limited.
But even so, they couldn't help but wonder when they saw the schedule: Can the same athlete compete in both the 100-meter race and the 110-meter hurdles?
Soon, a "philosopher" asked this question on Weibo: Why did Su Zhe participate in both the 100-meter and 110-meter hurdles? Isn't he a 100-meter sprinter?
The administrator of the official microblog did not hesitate and quickly forwarded the question and gave an answer in the forwarding - I'm sorry, due to the mistake of the sports team staff, they submitted the 100m and 110m hurdles national championship preliminaries for athlete Su Zhe at the same time. After communicating with athlete Su Zhe and his coach, athlete Su Zhe decided to participate in the preliminaries of both events at the same time. The relevant staff members of this incident have been criticized and educated within the team and punished accordingly.
The official Weibo account was very frank. Although the girls felt that the staff's mistake was inappropriate, since their idols had agreed to participate in two competitions, they thought that maybe it wasn't a big deal, and then happily organized support for the preliminaries.
After seeing the news, the people in the sports circle were the ones who really started an uproar.
[Ahh? What did I see? The strongest combined event in history? 100m and 110m hurdles?]
[(Dog head) A wonder of the world...! I've seen masters who can do both the 100m and 200m events, and I've also seen masters who can do both the 100m and long jump events, but this is the first time I've seen a master who can do both the 100m and 110m hurdles events. If this works, I'll kneel down to Master Su!]
[(狗头) The person above is joking. I think Su Zhe has been so overwhelmed by his 100-meter performance that he thinks he can easily jump over the 110-meter hurdles?]
[What do you mean by staff error? I'm afraid he signed up to get attention, and now he's afraid of being criticized, so he's pushing the responsibility onto the staff, right? ]
[The guy above is going too far. Su Zhe is confused, but how can coach Su be confused? I saw the official Weibo reply saying that he had communicated with the coach. So Su Zhe probably has some basic skills in the 110-meter hurdles, but how well he runs is another matter.]
[I'm not saying this, but for someone 177cm tall running the 110m hurdles, do you really have no idea what you're doing? ]
The domestic sports community is not large, especially when it comes to track and field.
The news that the S Province Sports Team had registered Su Zhe for the 100-meter and 110-meter hurdles spread quickly throughout the entire track and field community. To be honest, many people have encountered registration errors to some extent, but few people are as stubborn as Su Zhe, who decided to participate in two events with such a large span at the same time.
Not long after, the well-known sports commentator Mr. Tao Sheng quickly published a latest push: @s Provincial Sports Team, I was shocked to hear that the sports team proposed both the 100m and 110m hurdles for Su Zhe, and after communicating with the athlete, decided to let the athlete compete at the same time? Is this decision too irrational? ? I think your team has the obligation and responsibility to protect outstanding athletes, so that athletes can specialize in their own events, and not have to participate in events they are not good at because of some mistakes and external factors!
Under Tao Sheng’s Weibo, many sports enthusiasts from Province S gathered here to discuss this incident.
[This is too unreliable of the sports team. I saw that the track and field kingdom forums were full of ridicule, saying that this time Su Zhe registered beyond his ability and then pushed the blame on the staff...]
[I also saw that post, saying that he brought back the extravagant atmosphere from the entertainment industry and wanted to make a big splash and create a big news hype... What kind of nonsense is this? They don't feel sorry for athletes who are not from their own province, right! ]
Since Su Zhe ran a time of 10.18 seconds, he has become famous in the domestic track and field circle. Many people are paying attention to his subsequent results to see whether this rookie who switched from the entertainment industry to the sports industry is a flash in the pan.
Therefore, topics related to Su Zhe have also attracted considerable attention in the sports circle recently. Not to mention that this time, the double event can be said to be an eye-catching event.
Some people also asked Tao Sheng questions.
[Teacher Tao, do you think Su Zhe signed up for this purpose on his own? ]
Tao Sheng quickly responded to this comment.
【Based on my understanding of Su Yinsheng, this is absolutely impossible. Su Yinsheng has a stubborn and strong character and is very principled. Last time, I thought he was being soft-hearted towards his son, so he gave the entry to Su Zhe, but facts have proved that Su Lao Hu is still the same Su Lao Hu. So I think that Su Zhe may have some strength in the 110-meter hurdles, but whether this strength is enough to participate in the national championship preliminaries is another matter. 】
There are many people in the sports circle who like to see the excitement and make trouble. Although this incident did not cause a stir on the Internet, it is also a hot topic in the sports circle recently. The reason why the incident has not been made a big deal is that the trolls are still waiting for Su Zhe's 110-meter hurdles result. As long as Su Zhe dares to run last in the 110-meter hurdles in the preliminaries, this incident will be an indelible black history in his athletic career.
When the 100-meter training ended that day, Su Zhe was about to go to the hurdles training hall for follow-up practice when he received an unexpected phone call.
"Uh, Mr. Shao?" Su Zhe answered the phone and walked towards the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Shao Xingchen on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, then asked, "Have you decided to participate in both the 100m and 110m hurdles national qualifiers?"
What?
Su Zhe was stunned. He never expected that this matter would alarm a big shot of Shao Xingchen's level.
"Ah, yes." Su Zhe scratched his head, "There was a little accident, so I decided to just participate in the competition."
"…Are you worried about the negative impact of withdrawing from the competition? But are you sure you can participate? If not, withdrawing from the competition is the best way to stop the loss. I have a professional team here that can help you minimize the impact of the topic."
Hearing Shao's slightly nervous voice, Su Zhe laughed: "Thank you, boss! But not for now, I am still a little confident in this preliminaries, so get ready to see me show off on the court!"
The person on the other end of the phone seemed to be excited by Su Zhe's confident voice, and then a slight laugh came: "Okay, then I'll wait to see your game." After a pause, he continued: "You can call me by my name... Now we are from two different circles, and I am not a big shot to you."
After saying this, Boss Shao took the lead in saying goodbye and hung up the phone.
Listening to the dead tone coming from the phone, Su Zhe felt happier. Shao's concern surprised and made him very happy. When he was still in the circle, he only had one good friend, Jiang Hanning, because he was busy with training and had a stubborn and untimely personality. He didn't expect that he could still make a friend like Shao after retiring.
This awareness allowed Su Zhe to maintain a good mood until he completed all the training programs.
The days of concentrated training passed in a flash, and soon it was August.
The periodic training designed by Su Yinsheng and Zhao Changhe for Su Zhe has ended. In the past two days, the original intensive periodic training with a large amount of training has been transformed into pre-match conditioning training, which aims to maintain Su Zhe's athletic condition while avoiding putting too much pressure on him.
"Next, once you pass the qualifying match on the 3rd, it will be the main competition of the national championship. Especially for Su Zhe, for you, the next is likely to be a series of devilish matches, which will be a severe test for you. Without further ado, grasp your own rhythm on the court. Control the rhythm, think clearly about the importance of each stage of the competition, and don't rush forward without thinking!"
This time, Zheng Jian and Zhao Zhixuan also went to City G with Su Zhe, but they went directly to participate in the national championships instead of the preliminaries.
Before Su Zhe came back, they were excellent athletes that Su Yinsheng had focused on training. They were of similar age to Su Zhe and had great potential. They had already participated in many competitions and had gained a certain degree of fame. In this year's season, they all ran a stable result of around 10.30 seconds and successfully won 21 places in the national championships.
After Su Yinsheng finished his lecture, he shouted, "Remember, bring your brain to the competition."
After Su Yinsheng and Zhao Changhe left, Su Zhe and the other two looked at each other and smiled. Zheng Jian even imitated Su Yinsheng and said while pinching his waist: "Remember, bring your brain to the competition!"
Su Zhe smiled and slapped away Zheng Jian's hand that was pinching his waist: "Okay, listen to the coach. Have you forgotten that he is still my dad?"
On August 1, Su Zhe and his team arrived in City G smoothly. On the following day, Su Zhe conducted simple adaptive training in the gymnasium arranged by the event organizing committee, and then began to wait for the start of the two national championship qualifying matches the next day with a relaxed attitude.
Since this time's national tournament qualifiers were only for rookie players, no tickets were sold to the public. Only those with official tickets for the national tournament were allowed in to watch the game.
The National Championships is the highest level track and field event in the country and is also the arena that domestic track and field athletes aspire to participate in. This time, the organizing committee not only increased the number of seats for the main competition from 16 to 21, but also reserved 3 seats for rookie athletes who have not yet completed 4 competitions this year. This can be said to be a surprising move.
Many people sensed from this that the Athletics Management Center wanted to vigorously promote track and field events and attract and select outstanding talents.
On August 3, before the qualifying round officially started, a dozen girls holding banners cheering for Su Zhe and other cute hand signs appeared in the audience seats beside the track. They were excitedly discussing the upcoming competition.
Many players in the preparation area saw these girls and the banners in their hands. Most of them looked at each other and then turned their attention to Su Zhe who was also in the preparation area.
Among the bronze athletes, Su Zhe, whose skin is still fair and translucent, does not look like a competitor participating in a competition, but more like he is on the set of an idol drama.
"Tsk, a guy like this can run 10.18 seconds? Isn't that really exceeding the wind speed?"
Some familiar players were complaining to each other with a tone that was not sure whether it was jealousy or disdain, and their voices were so loud that they seemed a bit reckless.
Su Zhe doesn't care about these discussions. After all, respect is won by strength, not by these complaints.
So, when the other person looked at him, he casually gave what he thought was a friendly smile.
Unexpectedly, the originally quiet preparation area suddenly began to surge with a strong atmosphere before the game.