Chapter 231 The First Olympic Games
On August 15, 2008, a week after the opening of the Peking Olympics, the track and field competition officially kicked off at the China National Stadium.
The first game will start at 9 o'clock, and the 100-meter preliminaries participated by Zhang Huasong and the glasses Hu Kai will start at 9:45 o'clock.
However, before 8 o'clock in the morning, the Bird's Nest's ticket gates were already lined up with long audiences waiting for ticket inspections to enter.
Hu Kai was guided by Zhang Huasong in the national team using his world-class sprint skills and experience, and he performed well in the Olympic A-grade in the last domestic Olympic trials in June and qualified for the men's 100m Olympics.
However, everyone knows that with Hu Kai's strength, let alone winning medals, if you can enter the second round, you will be able to avoid the first round of the tour. Therefore, in the track and field, what the audience is most looking forward to is Zhang Huasong's performance.
Phelps has conquered the world with his extraordinary performance. Countless Chinese audiences and Zhang Huasong's fans have long been impatient for Zhang Huasong's game.
Now, Zhang Huasong's competition is finally about to begin. Everyone is looking forward to Zhang Huasong's performance, looking forward to Zhang Huasong creating miracles at the Olympics at the doorstep of his home and competing Phelps.
So, as soon as the Bird's Nest was opened today, countless spectators rushed to the stadium to check tickets early to enter the venue.
Zhang Yiqing, Xie Lingzhi, Zhang Huamin, Zhang Huajing, Shu Yufei, Shu Qianfeng, Tang Yuxin, Pan Xiaowen, Qin Zhuozheng, Tian Yijia, Leng Guanglin and others also had breakfast early. They arrived at the Bird's Nest at 8 o'clock and waited for the ticket check to enter.
During the ticket check, Pan Xiaowen, as Zhang Huasong's agent, was recognized by reporters who randomly interviewed the audience in the square and came to interview.
After knowing that the whole family was Zhang Huasong's group of relatives and friends, Zhang Huasong's parents, sister, girlfriend and others were also interviewed by reporters.
When asked about everyone's expectations for Zhang Huasong's game, Shu Yufei, Zhang Huamin and Zhang Huajing all expressed full confidence, while Zhang Yiqing and Shu Qianfeng expressed caution, hoping that Zhang Huasong could perform stably.
After the reporter left, the other viewers queuing in front and behind knew that this was Zhang Huasong's group of relatives and friends, and also expressed their love and admiration for Zhang Yiqing and others, which made Zhang Huasong's parents and others quite proud.
However, after entering the stadium to take a seat, Zhang Yiqing and Xie Lingzhi were still a little worried about their son's first Olympic game.
Zhang Qingyi said worriedly to Xie Lingzhi: "There were more than 90,000 viewers on the scene, and countless TV stations around the world live broadcasts. In addition, Phelps has already broken the world record and won the championship for five times. Matsuko will not be under too much pressure, and she will perform abnormally, right?"
Xie Lingzhi didn't understand these things either. After hearing what her husband said, she became a little worried and said, "Yes, the 100-year Olympics, the competitions at the doorsteps of her home are paid attention to by the whole country. I hope Matsuko can perform normally!"
As they said that, the two frowned, their eyes full of worry.
Pan Xiaowen, who happened to be sitting next to them, immediately comforted him: "Uncle Zhang, Aunt Xie, don't worry. Think about it, Zhang Huasong has participated in many games since his debut. World Universiade, World Championships, City Games, Indoor World Championships, Golden League, and many other worlds have seen. Have you seen him performing abnormally? Anyway, I have never seen him! Zhang Huasong was born specifically for big scenes and is in a very stable state. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the most stable athlete in the sports world today. Just relax and just watch his game later."
Shu Qianfeng, Qin Zhuozheng, Ye Chu and others also comforted the two elders and made them relax. With Zhang Huasong's always as stable as Mount Tai, even at the Olympics at home, Zhang Huasong would not have any pressure and would not have any problems.
Even other spectators around the seat, knowing that this was Zhang Huasong's parents, expressed comfort, saying that Zhang Huasong had been in a terrifying state since his debut, and he would not have been under too much pressure because of the Olympics at home, which made Zhang Yiqing and Xie Lingzhi relax.
Under everyone's comfort, Zhang Yiqing and Xie Lingzhi breathed a little relieved and relaxed a little. Although they were still a little nervous, they were better than before, and they could chat with everyone while talking and laughing.
At 8:30, more than 90,000 seats in the Bird's Nest were all full, and the audience had already entered the venue, waiting for the first game of the Bird's Nest to officially begin.
At 9 a.m., the first Olympic Games of the Bird's Nest began.
The first thing to start was the women's heptapan 100-meter hurdles competition. The Chinese player Liu Haili, who appeared in the first group, ran 13.56 seconds and ranked second in the first group. Her results were very good and received warm applause from the audience.
The stadium is large and some games without conflict can be played at the same time.
So, five minutes after the women's heptathlon 100m hurricane competition started, the men's shot put qualifying match also began.
However, no one in the Chinese team qualified for the men's shot put Olympics, and without Chinese athletes participating, the audience's enthusiasm for men's shot put is not very high. Everyone just waited for the start of the men's 100-meter preliminaries.
When the women's heptathlon started, in the Olympic Village, Zhang Huasong, Hu Kai, as well as the national team's sprint coach team, team doctor, physiotherapist, logistics, etc. all boarded the athlete bus and headed to the Bird's Nest.
In the car, Zhang Huasong and Hu Kai sat together.
Although Hu Kai is a few years older than Zhang Huasong, Hu Kai felt his blood dying at this time, his heart beat faster, and his heart seemed to be about to pop out.
On the other hand, Zhang Huasong next to him was even wearing headphones in his ears and listening to music.
Seeing Zhang Huasong like this, Hu Kai asked nervously: "Zhang Huasong, are you not nervous at all?"
Zhang Huasong took off his headphones and smiled and said, "What's there to be nervous about? Does anyone have to advance? Is there any punishment if you don't advance?"
Hu Kai shook his head and said, "That's not."
Zhang Huasong said: "That's all, what's there to worry about? No matter how nervous you are, time will pass by minute by minute, and the competition will still be compared. Time will not slow down because you are nervous, nor will it become faster because you are not nervous. So, since there is no pressure on results, relax, devote yourself to the competition and finish the race well."
Hu Kai closed his eyes, took a long breath, then exhaled, and opened his eyes and said, "Okay, since you are not nervous about comparing to the gold medal with Phelps, I have nothing to be scared about! Being able to stand on the Olympics is victory!"
Zhang Huasong nodded and said, "That's it! Play well and strive to go further!"
Hu Kai nodded, closed his eyes, and began to close his eyes to rest, relaxing his mind to facilitate the game later.
Chapter completed!