It is now the second to last day of the closing ceremony of the Peking Olympics. Most of the competitions on the evening of August 23 are finals, such as women's high jump, men's 800 meters, women's 1500 meters and other finals.

But no final can focus the audience at the Bird's Nest, and most of the audience's enthusiasm is in the finale of the men's javelin final.

Because that was Zhang Huasong's ninth final of the Peking Olympics, it was the key battle for Zhang Huasong to compete for the ninth gold medal and surpass Phelps.

"I feel that time passes so slowly!"

"Yes, it's great to start the Javelin Final early!"

"I'm looking forward to Zhang Huasong's ninth gold!"

"Nine gold medals in one Olympics are fascinating to think about!"

"Before, Phelps' seven gold medals surpassing Mark Spitz were considered a myth! Unexpectedly, Zhang Huasong was even more powerful than Phelps! Zhang Huasong may win 9 or even 10 gold medals!"

"Yes! If Zhang Huasong successfully wins the ninth gold tonight, that is the real Olympic god!"

"Well, indeed! It's much more convincing than the Olympic God that Stars and Stripes canonized by Phelps!"

Of course, the Olympics are not just track and field competitions.

On the evening of August 23, table tennis, volleyball, taekwondo, boxing, hockey and other finals were also held.

However, just like the atmosphere at the Bird's Nest, no matter what the finals are, the audience and the TV cannot concentrate.

Many viewers frequently looked at the watch, hoping that the time for the men's javelin finals would arrive soon.

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Just as everyone was looking forward to the final men's javelin final of the Bird's Nest, the International Olympic Committee suddenly announced a penalty decision at 20:30 pm:

Stars and Stripes athlete David Neville made a five-year penalty decision to ban David Neville for using foul moves in the men's 400m final of the Peking Olympics, causing interference to other athletes, seriously affecting the game.

Moreover, if it is subsequently investigated that David Neville deliberately committed a foul, he will be subject to additional punishment, and the possibility of a lifetime ban cannot be ruled out.

This unprecedented severe punishment instantly shocked the industry and the news media.

It can be seen from the International Olympic Committee's penalty decision that the Olympic Committee has not yet determined that David Neville deliberately made a foul and interfered with Zhang Huasong's game.

Just for a foul, the International Olympic Committee imposed such severe punishment on Neville.

Before that, no one was punished like this just because of a foul in the game.

Ordinary fouls will be cancelled, subsequent qualifying for participation will be cancelled, and serious fouls will be suspended for one or two years, even if it is a serious punishment.

However, Neville's foul did not cause physical damage to Zhang Huasong, and he didn't even touch Zhang Huasong. Moreover, Zhang Huasong finally broke the record and won the men's 400m championship.

Without confirming that Neville deliberately made a foul, everyone thought that Neville would be suspended for at most for half a year, and a year would be amazing!

As a result, the International Olympic Committee actually banned Neville for 5 years! Moreover, it reserved the right to further punish it!

I have not been able to participate in the competition for 5 years, and I have no competitive state or competitiveness in 5 years! David Neville's career can be announced to be basically abandoned!

This penalty decision shows the IOC's anger at David Neville and even at the Stars and Stripes delegation!

This punishment can even be regarded as not as punishing Neville, but as a punishment for the Stars and Stripes delegation!

However, the International Olympic Committee has not yet determined the evidence that the Stars and Stripes delegation instructed Neville to interfere with Zhang Huasong's game. Therefore, Neville became a scapegoat and was subject to an unprecedented ban!

The reason is that Zhang Huasong has now become the number one superstar of the Peking Olympics, with high exposure, high ratings and high popularity guaranteed!

If David Neville's foul action caused Zhang Huasong to interrupt his winning streak, and even lost balance in that 400-meter game and fell and injured and retired, the losses of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee would be calculated in units of billions!

The men's javelin final, which is watched by at least 400 million people worldwide tonight, may plummet to less than one-tenth of the audience!

This shows the value of Zhang Huasong to the Olympics!

High attention and many viewers represent the high popularity of the Olympic Games, high broadcasting fees, high advertising fees, great authority and high status of the International Olympic Committee.

Neville's foul was not only blocking Zhang Huasong's championship, but also opposing the interests of the entire International Olympic Committee. This is no wonder that the International Olympic Committee imposed severe punishments on Neville with unprecedented means!

After receiving this punishment decision, the people from the Stars and Stripes delegation were furious. They immediately held a press conference to express strong protests and dissatisfaction with the International Olympic Committee's punishment decision, and claimed that they wanted to appeal!

The reason why the Star Stripes are furious is that Neville is not only punished!

Just before Zhang Huasong's men's javelin final in the evening, there was a 4*400-meter final, and David Neville was the main player of the 4*400-meter relay of the Stars and Stripes!

In the men's 400m collective event, the Stars and Stripes are basically in a monopoly position. The men's 4*400m champions at the Olympics are basically all in the pockets of the Stars and Stripes!

But if Neville is banned and Stars and Stripes can only temporarily replace players and find a substitute to compete, then it is not certain who will be the champion of the 4*400m final!

The substitutes are not only about the gap in strength, but also about the competition experience, training tacit understanding, psychological quality, etc. There are too many unstable factors!

From this perspective, the International Olympic Committee did not delay for two days, but announced the suspension of Neville before the 4*400m final tonight, which was not without giving the Stars and Stripes delegation a little color!

Although no evidence was found, most people believe that David Neville deliberately fouled in order to prevent Zhang Huasong from surpassing Phelps' 8 gold record! The suspect of the instructor behind the Stars and Stripes delegation is quite suspicious!

Therefore, the International Olympic Committee suspended David Neville before the 4*400m final, which is to make the Stars and Stripes delegation pay the price!

Originally, Zhang Huasong's sudden emergence caused the Star Stripe Country, a major track and field power, to lose a lot of track and field gold medals and medals!

If there is another accident in this 4*400-meter gold medal, which was sure to win, no one in the Star and Stripes delegation will be able to stand it!

Neville's foul was indeed intentional and he would definitely not be able to withstand detailed scrutiny and argumentation! But the people from the Stars and Stripes delegation thought that the International Olympic Committee would take at least a few days to draw a conclusion before Neville would be punished.

Before the penalty was issued, it did not affect Neville's continued participation in the 4*400m final!

Unexpectedly, the International Olympic Committee was so impatient that it made a penalty decision that day, causing David Neville to lose the 4*400-meter qualification. No wonder the people from the Stars and Stripes delegation were furious!

However, no matter whether you protest or complain, it is useless!

The final is about to begin unless the Stars and Stripes abandon the game!

Finally, at the beginning of the game, the Stars and Stripes had to send substitutes to play, working hard for the Stars and Stripes to win the 4*400m championship with Jeremy Varina and Lashen Merritt!

However, the substitute who came on the bench on the spot might be too nervous. When handing over the baton with Lashaun Merritt, he failed to catch the baton handed to him by Merritt, and let the baton fall to the ground!

By the time he picked it up and chased after it, it was too late!

At the end of the competition, the Stars and Stripes delegation ended the men's 4*400m finals of the Peking Olympics with the last place, left the field in shame, and the championship was won by the Bahamas team!

The conspiracy of the Stars and Stripes to block Zhang Huasong's winning streak was not only failed, but instead he failed to lose all the rice. He lost all the 4*400-meter gold medals that were originally in their pocket, which made many Chinese audiences and people who couldn't stand the Stars and Stripes applaud!
Chapter completed!