Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 88 Ito Koji stood up
  When Wen Hao sang "Shape of You" at William's party, the sun of a new day was already high in the east.

Neon, Kobe.

Koji Ito rubbed his sleepy eyes and stretched to the track and field. When he looked up, he saw Shingo Suetsugu, Naoki Tsukahara and others training hard.

In addition to these domestic celebrities, there are many outstanding talents in the neon track and field world this year. Now they have gathered at the Kobe Stadium to wait for the opening of the annual neon track and field championships.

Looking at the vibrant scene in front of him, Koji Ito, who had retired for several years and joined the Neon Land Track and Field League as the head coach of the sprint department, nodded with satisfaction.

"Hey! Naoki! How many times have I told you to learn to look for the feeling of your hip joint driving your thigh to stretch, instead of using force!"

"Xuanzhi, how are you recovering from your recent back injury? Are you going to be outclassed by the newcomers this year?"

"Shenwu, I have to work hard for the two domestic championships this year and the Asian Games at the end of the year! I never slack off in competition. Didn't I only set my PB when I was 28 years old? Maybe you can do it when you are 28 years old? Another great result, breaking 20 seconds!"

Arriving at the track and field, Koji Ito greeted several famous domestic players and gave appropriate encouragement.

It has been the fifth year since he officially retired in 2001. At first, he also thought about working in other industries, but his family, friends, and even the Land Track and Field Federation have been trying to retain him.

After resting for a while, I discovered that I still love track and field and sprinting.

And apart from sprinting, I don’t seem to have any other outstanding abilities. If I rashly try to enter other industries, I may be thrown out before I even take the first step.

So since 2002, he joined the Land Track and Field Federation, became a middle-level manager of the Neon National Track and Field Association, and served as the coach of the sprint group of the national track and field team.

After several years of training, he officially took over as the head coach of the sprint team this year, focusing on the performance of the men's 4×100 meter relay team.

It's just that the task of this year's Neon Men's Dash is quite severe.

At last year's East Asian Games, when he was still an assistant coach, he witnessed with his own eyes the "dark horse" named Wen Hao who emerged from nowhere and took away the men's 100-meter gold medal from Hu Kai, Nobuharu Asahara and others.

This year, Wen Hao first won the gold medal in the 60-meter event at the Asian Indoor Championships, and then broke the Chinese youth record in the Tsinghua University physical test and the Chinese national record in the All-Youth Championship.

A series of news came, causing the Neon Track and Field Dash to be restless.

10 seconds. Even in the history of Neon Dash, this result ranks tied for third in history.

仅次于他的10秒00，和末续慎吾的10秒03，与朝原宣治的10秒04齐平。

Not to mention the 7 seconds he ran at the Athens Super Grand Prix in early July with the help of super wind speed.

When Ito Koji heard the news, he seemed to be dumbfounded and couldn't believe the authenticity of this matter.

But as time went by, more and more reports confirmed the incident, and the IAAF also made official reports, and Koji Ito finally accepted the facts.

Although it was a huge tailwind of +3.3m/s, even under super wind speed conditions, who among the previous Neon Men sprinters could run within 10 seconds?

He himself can't do it, his seniors can't do it, neither can Asahara Nobuharu, who is still in active service, nor can Suetsugu Shingo, who is in his prime!
  The key is that Wen Hao is still so young, he has only just turned 18 now, and his future prospects are simply unlimited!

But fortunately, no matter how strong and talented Wen Hao is, he is still just one person.

我手上，有10秒04的朝原宣治，10秒03+20秒03的末续慎吾，20秒29的大前祐介，20秒35的高平慎士，10秒25的冢原直贵。

Among them, Nobuharu Asahara is not as good as before due to age and waist injury, but he still has the level of 10x in 3 seconds.

No matter how you put it, I have the advantage in the men’s 4×100m event at this year’s Asian Games!

Koji Ito is warming up on the track and field. Although he has retired for several years, he still maintains a certain amount of exercise and can still run within 10 seconds 60.

While warming up, he showed concern and encouragement to every track and field athlete passing by. It didn't matter if he didn't call them by name. In his eyes, they were all the future of neon sprinting.

After the warm-up, Ito Koji left the track and field. The morning training was not the focus, not to mention that there were only three days left before the national championships. In addition to coaching training, he had many things to be busy with. After he left, Nobuharu Asahara, Shengo Suzuki and others relaxed and started talking to each other in whispers.

"Coach Ito seems to be in a good mood. He is indeed a role model for us. After seeing such reports, he can still maintain a calm mind!"

"Naoki, I know you are a fan of Coach Ito, but there is no need to praise him so much, right?"

"Tell me, is there a possibility that Coach Ito hasn't actually seen the report?"

"Nani? Masaka?!"

"Cheer up for the afternoon training and be careful not to be singled out and severely criticized by the angry Coach Ito."

"Ah, commenting and criticizing this kind of thing, hit me!"

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While they were whispering to each other, Ito Koji had already walked into his office. According to his usual habit, he first read the latest domestic sports reports.

"Winter Sports News", "Sports Neon News", "Neon Sports News", "Sankei Sports News", "Sports Daily" and "Chongni Sports News", these six publications are among the top 100 in the world. The daily newspaper is a must-read for Koji Ito every day.

"Well, let's take a look at our "Tokyo Sports News" first, let me take a look."

These six daily newspapers have long been placed neatly on his desk in order of circulation.

Ito Koji casually picked up the top copy of the "Winter Beijing Sports News" and habitually prepared to flip through it directly. After all, track and field news is usually not on the front page.

But inadvertently, he felt that he had caught a glimpse of something, so he turned back to the front page with doubts.

In the back of the orange runway, a familiar figure wearing a red jersey followed closely behind Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay.

A line of large characters on the front page headline is extremely clear - London Grand Prix is ​​an Asian miracle, Chinese Wenhao set a new yellow record of 9 seconds and 99 seconds!

Koji Ito stood up from his seat in an instant, holding the newspaper in his hand with a look of disbelief on his face, his eyes as wide as bells.

"Ito-kun, what happened?" Seeing Ito Koji's strange expression, colleague Komabe Shunji asked with concern.

(Shunji Komabe will succeed Koji Ito as the head coach of the neon relay team in the future, helping the neon relay team win the silver medal in the Rio Olympics and the bronze medal in the Doha World Championships.)
  "It's okay, it's okay." Koji Ito waved his hand subconsciously, ignoring Shunji Komabe's concern, put down the "Winter Beijing Sports Newspaper" in his hand, and flipped through the remaining newspapers in sequence.

"Koji Ito's 10-second record passed away, the Chinese who redefined speed in Asia!" 》

"Wen Hao - the first yellow man to break the 10-second barrier!" 》

"Genius Speed ​​Boy Wen Hao: The limit of Asians is far beyond 9 seconds 99!" 》

"A new Asian speed record is born!" Neon’s sprint dominance is history”

"The Asian Games faces severe challenges! Neon Dash’s enemy appears! 》

"Ito-kun, Ito-kun?"

Komabe Shunji greeted him twice with concern. At this time, he already understood why Ito Koji lost his composure.

After reading all the reports, Ito Koji sighed:

"Junji, I knew this day would come sooner or later, but I didn't expect it would be this early morning in London, let alone that it would be a Chinese."

(End of this chapter)