Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 207: Talking trash to each other

After the Golden League, Wen Hao only stayed in Rome for one night and took a flight to England early the next morning.

His next stop is the Sheffield Grand Prix in the center of the British Isles, and the competition time is the afternoon of July 7.

Speaking of which, the schedule is a bit hectic, but for competitive athletes, such a schedule must be adapted to.

The members of the relay team set off earlier than him. In the early morning of the 14th, they boarded a flight from Paris to London, and then took the train to Sheffield early in the morning.

When Wenhao arrived in London, the relay team members had already checked in at Sheffield.

In order to save time, Wen Hao did not choose to take the train this time. After all, the train schedule was beyond his control.

Anne has already arranged the schedule and other things.

At London Heathrow Airport, due to the summer arrival peak and the shortage of airport personnel, many passengers had to queue up for immigration inspection after landing.

But as soon as Wen Hao and his group got off the plane, a limousine immediately took them to the VIP suite, where they could eat and drink while waiting for passport control, and their luggage would be transported there.

This is Heathrow Airport's criticized "Top Secret" service. You can "go through the back door" openly by paying a service fee of 1800 pounds.

For Wen Hao, the 1800 pounds was well spent. Not to mention arriving at the event hotel on time and attending the press conference, just the fact that he did not have to queue and could enjoy high-end services was a very comfortable spend.

Twenty minutes later, at the main entrance of the airport hall, Wen Hao, who had completed the immigration formalities, neatly got into the nanny car arranged in advance and drove towards Sheffield in a hurry.

The British weather can be changeable in the summer.

The sky was still clear when we arrived in London. After arriving in Sheffield, it was a scene of dark clouds, and it was about to rain.

When checking in at the hotel, Annie took an envelope from the front desk and handed it to her star with a playful smile.

Wen Hao was a little confused at first, but after opening the envelope, he quickly understood.

It turned out that someone had prepared a surprise for him in advance.

(1500 words of harmony here)
"We are very happy to be able to invite Wen Hao and Tyson Gay, as well as the Chinese relay team and the American relay team led by them. In addition, the world record holder of the 110-meter hurdles will also participate in this event. I believe it will definitely give the world A night to remember for track and field fans everywhere. 』

"You mean the weather?" Um. Although it does rain more frequently these days, I believe these strong players will be able to overcome these objective factors. How do you say that? The worse the conditions, the easier it is to create a legend.』

"Of course, as the organizers of this Grand Prix, the Sheffield Government and British Athletics will definitely complete the procedures so that the athletes can devote themselves wholeheartedly to the competition and be as free from interference from external factors as possible. 』

"Okay, now I'll hand over the microphone to the track and field stars that everyone has been waiting for. I believe all the reporters present are waiting impatiently."

On the afternoon of July 7, the organizers of the Sheffield Grand Prix held a press conference at the Hilton Hotel.

The scale of this conference is not large, after all, the Sheffield Grand Prix is ​​not a permanent event.

The British Athletics Grand Prix is ​​sponsored by Norwich Union Insurance Company. There are only two competitions each year. One is permanently located at the Crystal Palace Stadium in London, and the other is in Gateshead, Manchester, Birmingham, and Sheffield. Choose one of these cities to host.

Last year Gateshead hosted the event, but this year it will be hosted by Sheffield. I don’t know if there will be another venue change next year.

However, one thing to say is that although the conference was not large in scale, there were quite a few media reporters from various countries present. Especially when Wen Hao, Liu Xiang, Bekele, and Tyson Gay attended together, the scene immediately became lively. It became lively.

Among these four people, there are three world record holders, plus a United States championship champion and captain of the United States. It is difficult to imagine whether the scene is lively or not. Although many reporters present were eager to ask Wen Hao questions, they still followed the organizer's procedures and asked Liu Xiang and Bekele some questions before finally shifting the topic to Wen Hao and Tyson Gay.

The first person to ask the question was Reuters, the largest news agency in the UK and one of the four major news agencies in the West.

"My question goes to Wen Hao. As the first Asian athlete to set a world record in sprinting, we noticed that you have repeatedly praised the American training system and philosophy in previous interviews. So for you, how much of the success does America’s advanced training concepts account for on the road to success? 』

"It's hard for me to give you an accurate answer to this question." Wen Hao smiled awkwardly. The advanced sprint training concepts in the United States did help him a lot, but this kind of question is really troublesome for a troubled person.
"The United States is indeed at the forefront of the world in the field of sports science. Not only me, but my teammates on the relay team also made significant progress after being exposed to the new training system combining China and the United States."

"But what I really want to say is that science is what all humans strive to pursue, whether it is sports or other fields. Only by embracing science can we make progress. Long live science!"

After hearing Wen Hao's sublimated answer, the Reuters reporter forced a smile and sat back.

Next was a question from a reporter from BBC TV.

"My question is for Tyson Gay. As early as the interview during the US Championships, you said that you were ready to break Powell's 9 seconds, but now the world record has been broken to 77 seconds by Wen Hao. Your Have your thoughts changed? 』

"No, I still say the same thing - no matter what time the world record is the goal I pursue with all my strength!" Tyson Gay said firmly.

"Today I can run sub-9 seconds anywhere, but a 9 time doesn't make me that happy or get more attention."

"The fact that Wen Hao set a new world record will not change my mind, but will give me a lot of motivation to prepare for the World Championships. All heroes will rise together and a hundred flowers will bloom. This is the era I am looking forward to, and I will try my best to Use your best ability to make this era more exciting!"

Hearing Tyson Gay's series of answers, Wen Hao gradually smiled, smiling very happily.

This is Tyson Gay. Sprinting has been completely integrated into his life, so his ideas are so pure.

A pure runner.

At this time, another reporter stood up and asked: "Wen, do you have anything to say about Tyson Gay's answer?" 』

"I'm very happy to see Tyson so full of fighting spirit," Wen Hao paused and said in a relaxed tone: "Although it is rude to say this, I was born in 1988, and Tyson and Asafa were both born in 1982. Birth, do you know what I mean?”

"So, you think that they have reached the golden age of athletes and that they can no longer improve in the future, but you are still very young and can continue to improve in the future, right?" 』

"Absolutely, you can understand it that way." Wen Hao patted Tyson Gay next to him and said with a smile: "I'm not saying that they can't make further progress. In fact, I think he and Asafa are really good now. I have the ability to set a new world record, but that will only be temporary, and the future will eventually belong to me!"

Tyson Gay was obviously unhappy with Wen Hao's answer. Soon a reporter asked him questions, and Tyson Gay also responded unceremoniously to Wen Hao's previous words.

The two people, who were only 20 centimeters apart, kept using reporters who asked questions as a "springboard" to talk trash to each other, making everyone present laugh without exception.

Okay, okay, that's it, more, more, more!
If we had known you were such people, what kind of draft would we have planned? Wouldn't it be over if we just handed the stage over to you to trash talk each other?

Or simply drag you two to the BBC TV station and let you trash talk each other in a reality TV variety show. Wouldn't it be more exciting than this press conference?

A strange press conference gradually came to an end.

After the relevant reports were released, it naturally aroused public opinion.

As a result, the number of spectators at the Sheffield Grand Prix exceeded 10,000 the next day, despite heavy rain, which made the organizers overjoyed.
　happy new year~
　　This chapter was reported and locked up in a small dark room. It was revised many times but failed, so the middle paragraph had to be deleted.
　　So, ahem, understand everything you know, okay?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)