117 Urine Test Truth
◎And they will eventually leave the job they have worked so hard for their entire lives, leaving everything in their future to these young people.◎
There are still four days until the competition starts.
A Shui's urine test was positive, but the blood test report has not come out yet.
Normal urine tests are done at the end of the competition, and the top three are selected for stimulant testing. Since the others did not win any prizes, it doesn't matter whether they are tested for stimulants or not.
Ever since the national table tennis team landed, they’ve been asked to take urine tests, and the coaching staff felt something was amiss.
At first, the coaches all thought that the ITTF might just want to mess with them, to make them rest less and mess with their mentality, but now it seems...
Ah Shui thought about it carefully, but he really couldn't remember what he ate or drank.
She, Zhu Qi, and Maomao always did everything together. They ate the same airplane meals, drank the same store-bought water, and even ate their usual favorite snacks.
But the urine test reports of Zhu Qi and Maomao were normal. Why was there something wrong with mine?
Seeing A Shui's intense reaction, the coaching staff naturally chose to believe their players.
The coaches are now discussing with the International Table Tennis Federation to appeal the urine test results and urge a comparison with the blood test results.
Since 1998, blood tests combined with urine tests have been introduced for stimulant testing. After all, there are many reasons why a urine test may result in a positive result, but the most important thing now is that it may affect Ah Shui's competition this time and he will be directly removed from the list of participants.
Ah Shui was in a bad mood, sitting alone in the corner of the training hall, looking worried.
In this state, I just can't muster any energy to train.
As the captain, Maomao was comforting the others, and his own training tasks were naturally delayed.
Not only that, the coaching staff was also nervous.
For Chinese football fans, doping is something they absolutely cannot touch. It affects the trust of the entire team in the eyes of the general public. Once a player is found to have taken doping, it will be a stain on the rest of the team.
A Shui won the World Games championship not long ago. If any negative news appeared at this time, it would be a devastating blow to this athlete.
The Chinese national table tennis team has always been managed in a semi-militarized manner, and the coaches are very strict. All food, clothing and other expenses are under the coaches' noses. It is even more impossible for Ah Shui to go outside and buy anything that violates the rules.
So the coaches were also very shocked. Why did the urine test turn out to be positive?
During a normal urine test, two urine test bottles, named bottle A and bottle B, are retained by two urine test officers for review, so there is basically no possibility of tampering.
The results of further instrumental examination of the urine test came out, saying that A Shui's red blood cells were abnormal and the amount was far beyond the normal range. It was suspected that A Shui might have taken banned drugs such as glucocorticoids.
After this result came out, the coaching staff had room to investigate.
There are many reasons for red blood cell hyperplasia. Could it be that the food A Shui eats contains Chinese medicine, which stimulates the hormones in this part?
But A Shui insisted that what he ate was the same as what Zhu Qi and Maomao ate. Even these two roommates could prove that A Shui did not eat anything else all day.
That would be strange.
Is there any other reason besides the food I eat?
The coaching staff began to think of other reasons.
The coach of the men's team also came over to try to find a solution.
An older men's team coach suddenly had an idea: "Could it be that a physiological disorder causes abnormalities in red and white blood cells?"
Everyone in the coaching staff took a deep breath. This was a serious matter.
If he has not taken any prohibited drugs or foods, then the main cause of the red blood cell abnormality may be something inside A Shui's body.
Is A Shui sick?
Another coach followed up, saying, "It's very likely. This has happened before. Zhou Ziyang was diagnosed with abnormal red blood cells and a full-body checkup revealed nephritis."
If the problem is with the body itself rather than external factors, then A Shui should be given the same full-body examination as soon as possible to see if the red blood cell abnormality is caused by problems with the body itself. In this way, you can also appeal to the International Table Tennis Federation for A Shui before the game, so that A Shui can continue to participate in the game normally.
Hearing this, Chang Hongxia immediately called A Shui over, and the two of them took a taxi and went to the local hospital to register. Because the situation was urgent, they also called for an expedited number.
When A Shui left, he was in a very low mood. He had never encountered such a situation in all the years he had played.
For Chinese people, what they hate most is the act of match fixing.
So many people will make some strange comments about someone as soon as they hear that their urine test is positive, no matter what the final result is.
Ah Shui didn't understand why there was something wrong with the urine test in Florida.
She hoped more than anyone else that the whole thing would be solved as soon as possible, but at the same time she was filled with self-doubt.
Did I really eat something by mistake?
Could it be the water I drank this morning? Or the biscuit I ate at lunch? Or was there something in the borscht I drank that evening? But that doesn't make sense. Everyone drank the same thing, so why did I test positive?
After several rounds of self-doubt, A Shui was no longer as certain that he had not eaten anything improperly as he was when he heard that his urine test was positive.
If she is unable to participate in the National Table Tennis Championships this time, will she be often criticized in her future career? Will the Chinese people believe her?
Thinking of this, A Shui became even more depressed.
The next day, the results of the full-body examination came out, and all indicators of A Shui were normal.
Even yesterday's urine test showed an increase in red blood cells, but it wasn't there today. It was as if everything was normal, which was strange and confusing.
If the urine test was done today, there would definitely not be a positive result, but these things happened yesterday.
Ah Shui felt that he was really unlucky.
Not knowing whether the International Table Tennis Federation would believe their statement, the coaching staff appealed to the Federation, hoping that they could participate in the competition normally.
However, if the red blood cell abnormality is not thoroughly investigated, the International Table Tennis Federation will definitely not allow me to compete normally.
The whole matter has entered an investigative blind spot again.
The coaching staff was at a loss and could only find ways to frequently visit the ITTF's leaders to repeatedly assure them that their players had not taken any banned drugs.
As the time for the game was getting closer, the national team did not receive any notice allowing A Shui to continue the game.
Although A Shui didn't want to affect the normal training of those around him because of his own affairs, he couldn't control his emotions.
Can't play the game.
All the efforts during this period have been in vain.
Good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels far and wide.
Less than a day after the urine test report came out, the matter was known in China, and a series of sensitive topics such as [National table tennis team players tested positive for urine and may be disqualified] were published in newspapers.
If I bring this topic back to China, it will probably lead to another bloody discussion.
The coaches were confused, and A Shui had no idea what was going on.
Seeing Ah Shui so depressed, Qin Xiaoba pulled Zhu Qi and kept asking, "Sister, what do you think is going on? Is it possible that there is something wrong with their machine? Otherwise, why did they go to the hospital for a checkup just one day and everything was normal?"
Zhu Qi shook his head.
This involves my own blind spots in knowledge.
In the past, when I was taking players to competitions in the club, there were indeed a few cases of problems with urine tests.
But most of the time it is because the athletes themselves do not have a diet plan and eat something that will affect the examination.
The coaches have listed out everything that Ah Shui has eaten and found nothing wrong.
Even when I went to the hospital for a checkup, everything was normal.
If it weren't for the imported stuff...
Zhu Qi found Ah Shui and saw that Ah Shui's face had completely lost all his energy. He even asked directly when he felt uncomfortable and sad. "What were you doing before going for the urine test?"
"I'm gluing rubber to the racket... I was thinking that I have training tomorrow, and a new rubber would be more comfortable..." Ah Shui's answer became weak.
Zhu Qi suddenly remembered that this was indeed the case. Ah Shui had gotten a bottle of glue from somewhere recently, claiming it was imported from Japan. However, the glue smelled terrible, so Maomao always asked Ah Shui to go outside to glue it and bring it back after it dried.
Qin Xiaoba noticed Zhu Qi suddenly stopped talking and asked, "Sister, could it be that something went wrong with the glue?"
Zhu Qi did not give a clear answer, but he remembered reading a report in the newspaper before, which said that the glue produced in Japan, when applied to the rubber, can play a complementary role with the expanding oil. The elasticity of the rubber will also become better, and the speed of the ball will also increase.
However, this Japanese glue has a bad smell, so the Japanese team set up a special room for gluing glue and installed an exhaust fan in it.
Later, the Japanese people nearby called the police, suspecting that someone was taking drugs in the room because the room was smoke-filled and had a very strong smell of chemicals.
Later, when the police arrived, they found out that it was a group of athletes sticking the rackets together. This information was reported in the Japanese news and then spread to China, where it was regarded as an interesting misunderstanding.
Just as Zhu Qi was thinking about this, he suddenly saw Zuo Zuo rushing into the training hall from outside. As soon as he saw Zhu Qi, he screamed, "Sister Bao Bao! Sister Bao Bao! Something happened! Something happened!!"
Everyone was worried.
What happened again?
Sasa yelled as he ran, "Something happened on the Japanese team's side!!"
Qin Xiaoba breathed a sigh of relief and shouted back: "Can you please add the Japanese team first when you shout? You really scared me to death!"
Song Linzhou followed closely behind. Originally, Zuo Zuo ran over first, but it was Song Linzhou who spoke incoherently first: "It is said that the Japanese team also found that two people's urine tests were positive. Like Fang Miao, they all had abnormal red blood cells."
Zhu Qi clapped his hands: "That's right! That's exactly what happened!"
"Sister, do you have any ideas?" Qin Xiaoba jumped up, and A Shui also looked at Zhu Qi with hope.
Zhu Qi reached out to Ah Shui and said, "Take out the glue you used to glue the racket together."
A Shui got up and went back to his golf bag. After searching inside for a while, he took out a bottle of glue with Japanese writing on it.
Zhu Qi unscrewed the glue, put it close to his nose and sniffed it, and was almost knocked over by the smell.
The smell of glue used to stick to rubber leather is not very pleasant, but this Japanese glue smells particularly strong, like the glue used to stick to car tires.
"This should be it." Zhu Qi screwed the bottle of glue back in place and took Ah Shui to find Ren Xinhua.
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"Toluene?" Ren Xinhua frowned slightly after hearing what Zhu Qi said.
"Yes, the gas produced by this glue contains toluene, which is basically used for antiseptic purposes. Because it is volatile and toxic, inhalation or skin contact may cause central nervous system depression and respiratory irritation. Therefore, the Japanese team set up a separate glue sticking room."
Seeing Zhu Qi's coherent explanation, Ren Xinhua also began to believe it. She was surprised and asked, "So the problem with Ah Shui's urine test wasn't due to something he ate, but rather to inhaling this gas?"
"Toluene can potentially damage the cell structure in urine, affecting urine sediment analysis and causing problems with red and white blood cell counts. Ah Shui actually used this glue for a while, including at the World Games, but her urine test didn't show any issues then because the test was done after the competition. The toluene had long been absorbed and metabolized by the body, and her red blood cell counts had returned to normal. However, Ah Shui's urine test showed issues this time because she was called out for the test while she was gluing her racket, and the toluene in her body hadn't had time to be absorbed before she was infected."
After listening to Zhu Qi, the expression on Ah Shui's face suddenly regained its former rosy color, and his eyes flashed with trust and expectation.
"Really? Bao Bao?"
Ever since problems appeared in his urine test report, Ah Shui hasn't had a complete meal or a good night's sleep in the past two days.
As soon as a person calms down, he starts to think about whether he has eaten something wrong.
These two days have been like a year for Ah Shui.
If it was a glue problem, then she could still compete!
Zhu Qi was very sure and nodded: "Otherwise, why would the Japanese team also have the same situation as Ah Shui?"
Ren Xinhua was very happy. He took the glue from Zhu Qi and said to Ah Shui, "Go back and train well now. I will go to the organizer and the Anti-Doping Committee."
A Shui nodded, hoping that there would be an answer to this matter as soon as possible.
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Same as A Shui.
The Japanese team was also completely confused.
They had heard that a player on the Chinese team had tested positive for urine, so they watched the excitement for a while.
As a result, it was revealed the next day that two of his own players also tested positive for urine.
Before the smile could stay on his face, it moved to the faces of the Korean team next door.
If the three main competitors were eliminated before the National Table Tennis Championships even started, the South Korean team's chances of climbing up the rankings would increase, and they would naturally be happy to watch the fun.
Just when the Japanese team began to desperately investigate why their players had problems, Ren Xinhua found the American organizer with glue and repeated everything Zhu Qi had said to him.
The Japanese team was stunned listening on the side.
Is this true? Is it because of the glue?
But they officially launched this glue before the New Year. That means their players may be found to have failed urine tests after using this glue for more than half a year?
The anti-doping committee also expressed some surprise, but since someone from the Chinese team brought it up, they naturally had to start an investigation, so they sent the glue to a testing agency, and it was found that it did contain toluene.
This time, China and Japan jointly submitted an application to the Anti-Doping Association, hoping to conduct another urine test on players from both sides.
The Anti-Doping Association sent urine testers that afternoon to re-examine the three athletes.
Three hours later, the urine test results came out and showed that everything was normal.
A Shui covered his face, crying and laughing.
The Chinese team was jubilant, which proved that it was exactly as Zhu Qi said.
He had thought he might not be able to play this time, but he was notified and allowed to play the subsequent matches normally. Ah Shui felt the joy of being pardoned after being guillotined and reborn.
"Wow, Baobao! How can I live without you--" All the worries that Ah Shui had experienced in the past few days and the doubts that were placed on her disappeared at this moment.
"It's great that you can investigate it clearly, but don't use that glue again in the future," Maomao reminded.
"Yeah, I'll throw it away later! I'm so angry, I didn't expect it was this thing that killed me! I was so scared that I couldn't sleep well for the past two days!"
The matter was resolved with two days left until the competition.
The national table tennis team, having put their worries aside, naturally took advantage of these two days to practice as many serves and receives as possible.
The lot that Ah Shui drew this time... was a bit hard.
Everyone seems to have their own nemesis.
Ever since Ah Shui joined the national team, he has been competing with Jin Lili in various ways, both overt and covert.
And basically, Jin Lili always wins.
Although she defeated Jin Lili once in the women's doubles at the World Games, it was doubles after all, not singles.
Losing to Jin Lili in the last National Table Tennis Championships has always been a thorn in A Shui's heart.
This time it is the same quarter zone and the same national table tennis tournament.
From the moment Ah Shui started warming up, his whole state was very serious and earnest, which was completely different from before.
The cat was very pleased when it saw it.
Although A Shui and I had been roommates for such a long time, A Shui was actually only thirteen when I became an adult at the age of eighteen.
This is the most basic difference between adults and junior high school students.
So many times Maomao feels that he has watched A Shui grow up.
Zhu Qi actually shared this mentality. After all, she was already mentally in her 40s and 50s. She'd watched Ah Shui become a sparring partner, gradually develop her own style, become the women's doubles player the coaches focused on training, and finally have her own quarterfinal...
The two "elders" felt very comforted.
But the match was about to begin, so Maomao gave Shui a reminder: "Jin Lili is completely imitating Baobao's style right now, but you're the one who understands Baobao best. No matter how closely you imitate her, there will always be differences. You don't need to treat her like Baobao, nor do you need to deliberately look for differences. Instead, treat her as an athlete you'll encounter in your career, familiarize yourself with her, crack her, and find scoring points."
Ah Shui nodded to show that he knew.
When Maomao and Ah Shui were discussing this, Ren Xinhua happened to pass by. She grabbed Foye and discussed it for a while: "Maomao has been really good as the captain of the women's team recently. She is no worse than when Chang Hongxia was the captain."
Buddha also said: "Yes, yes, whether it is daily chores or competition arrangements, they are handled in an orderly manner. And the most important thing is that she also has her own competitions, and she can take care of both without affecting each other."
There is an unwritten rule in the national team.
Everyone may think that the captain is usually the player with the best overall age and experience in the team, but in fact, for Ren Xinhua, the captain is also the reserve force who will become the fresh blood of the national team coaching staff in the future.
Looking at the history of the national table tennis team, every player who has served as captain eventually became a coach for the national team, or returned to their own provincial team and continued to coach.
"Four years later... Maomao will be 29 years old." Ren Xinhua suddenly mentioned this and realized how time flies.
The entire national table tennis team is like a Russian nesting doll, and Ren Xinhua is the one who watched the cat grow up.
Unknowingly, so much time has passed, and Ren Xinhua has actually reached retirement age, but because the coaching staff has not been able to replace his coach, he has not been able to step down.
The person she initially took a fancy to was actually Zhu Qi. During the men's and women's competition, she heard Zhu Qi giving off-court instructions to the female players and felt that Zhu Qi had special experience as a coach.
But in fact, over the years, Mao Mao has shown great talent in all aspects of coaching.
"It seems that we should prepare in advance for the succession of the old to the new..." Ren Xinhua muttered to himself.
Foye felt that Ren Xinhua was thinking too early. He had only just started to select the next coach.
The children are growing up.
And they are getting older too.
And they will eventually leave the job where they have worked all their lives and leave everything in the future to these young people.
Florida, November 12th, 8:00 AM.
The week-long singles competition officially begins.
A row of sprayers were placed on both sides of the opening ceremony venue. To the sound of heavy drum music like a heartbeat, the contestants entered the venue one by one.
The white mist at the feet was like a fairyland, supporting the athletes who appeared one after another.
——"Zhu Qi from the Chinese team won the World Cup three times in a row in 1992, 1994 and 1996, the Miriam Cup in 1995, the women's singles champion at the 1998 Moscow World Games, and the only active female table tennis player to have won a Grand Slam!"
When Zhu Qi heard himself entering the venue, he heard thunderous cheers from the audience.
These sounds are everywhere.
It is like a battlefield with swords and spears, filled with an exciting sense of tension everywhere.
Facing Zhu Qi was the "Miriam" cup that he had owned for three years.
At this moment, it was placed on the rectangular cabinet in the center of the venue, which was also the focus of all attention in the entire venue.
All the athletes formed a huge circle like a ping-pong ball around the "Miriam" cup.
The director's camera swept across the national flags on each athlete's chest in turn, and finally stopped at a square table.
The top 64 athletes in the world gather here.
The game begins.
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