On March 3, on the fourth competition day of the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, the women's indoor high jump final attracted high attention.

Different from men's sports, a male athlete's attention/traffic is absolutely proportional to his strength and honor, and his appearance is only a bonus for them.

But for female athletes, the addition of appearance to attention/traffic is much more obvious. For example, in track and field, a player who is not absolutely top-notch will suddenly appear and suddenly become popular because of his appearance.

Case.

But female athletes like Maria Kulkina who become popular because of their boyfriends are relatively rare in the entire history of sports.

In today's track and field world, Wynn is a superstar second only to Usain Bolt in terms of global popularity. Especially since he is backed by the populous countries of East Asia and Southeast Asia, his fan base is even larger than that of Usain Bolt.

Bolt needs a lot more.

Along with this, Kulkina has also received a lot of attention, and several Chinese media even went to the European Indoor Championships, which is completely out of reach of China, to report on it for the first time.

It would be a good thing if he didn't come, but when he came, he discovered a certain national team member who "didn't do his job" and went to Sweden to find a girlfriend.

Women's high jump forward Wei En said in an interview that she is very optimistic about the results of this European Championship and is optimistic about her girlfriend Kulkina winning the championship.

Several of Kulkina's more threatening opponents are Spain's Ruth Bettia, Norway's Emma Green, and Italy's Alessia Cerost.

Ruth Betea is a veteran who has experienced many battles. All her top 10 results are 2.00 meters and above, but her personal best is only 2.02 meters, and she has only jumped 2.00 meters once in the past three years.

Emma Green's personal best is 2.00 meters, and competing at home is an obvious advantage for her.

Alessiya Cherost was Kulkina's opponent at the Singapore Youth Olympic Games. At that time, Kulkina defeated her to win the championship. However, Cherost won the championship in Mora on January 29.

Via jumped 2.00 meters in the high jump tournament, setting a new personal best.

Kulkina has only jumped 2.00 meters once in the Diamond League Brussels station before, so it will be quite difficult to win the European Championship this time.

The course of the competition surprised many people. Cherost, who was three months younger than Kulkina, fell at 1.92 meters. From the post-match interview, it was learned that she was injured during training after the Italian Indoor Championships.

, the status has declined.

Emma Green also did not perform very well. Together with her teammate Eba Gagmark, she was stopped by a height of 1.96 meters, and due to the judging rules, she could only finish fourth.

Then only Ruth Betea and Kulkina were left on the field, and the height of the crossbar continued to rise to 1.99 meters.

Kulkina was very relaxed, passing the bar in one go, and from the initial 1.84 meters to now, she has not made a single mistake!

Ruth Betea made a mistake in her first trial jump of 1.99 meters, but succeeded in her second attempt, but her body obviously came into contact with the crossbar. She was just lucky, and the force did not rub off the crossbar.

Next, the height of the crossbar reached 2.01 meters. This is a height that Kurkina has never challenged in official competitions. Ruth Betea has jumped 2.01 meters four times, but the most recent one was in 2009.

It’s July of this year.

Faced with a height of 2.01 meters, 34-year-old veteran Ruth Betea struggled to jump. Although Kulkina's first trial jump was unsuccessful, the reason was that she did not close her feet well at the end. Her body

There is absolutely room for excess in the height of the center of gravity.

In the second trial jump, Ruth Betea still failed to clear the pole, while Kulkina started confidently amidst the applause of the audience, taking long steps with her long legs, taking off, passing the pole, and landing in one go.

After a roll, he casually took off the rubber band that bound his hair, smiled brightly at the camera, and immediately caused a sensation in the audience.

At 2.01 meters, Kulkina set a new personal best. Unfortunately, she was born on January 14, 1993 and is already over 20 years old. This result can no longer be counted as a young women's indoor high jump record.

After that, Ruth Betea made her third trial jump attempt, but it still ended in failure. So far, Kulkina won a gold medal for the women's high jump at the European Indoor Championships for Erlos.

Under the gaze of thousands of spectators, and under the criticism of reporters from all sides, Kulkina excitedly rushed to the sidelines, passionately embraced and kissed Wei En, who had been waiting for a long time, and envied many singles.

dog.

After the game, Wei En and Kulkina stayed in Gothenburg for two days, fighting every night until dawn.

In the two days, in addition to dealing with door-to-door interviews from some media, there was also something serious to do.

Kulkina officially signed a contract with Nike and received a large amount of commercial sponsorship. Nike also specially designed a pair of couple's spike shoes for the two, which were white on the left and black on the right, which Kulkina liked very much.

However, the market for spike shoes is relatively small after all, so in addition to couples' spikes, there are also couples' running shoes with exquisite designs that are more popular among the public. Once they were launched, demand exceeded supply in China, and they also had good sales in Europe.

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On March 6, Su Bingtian, who had just won the men's 60-meter championship at the Jinling-China Indoor Grand Prix in 6.47 seconds, said in an interview after the game that he was able to win the championship in the first game of the season and refresh his own indoor 60-meter record.

Feel very happy.

It's just a pity that Wei En has no plans to participate in indoor competitions this year and is unable to compete in the indoor 60-meter event. It feels a bit regretful.

Subsequently, runner-up Zhang Peimeng, who ran 6.50 seconds, and third runner-up Xie Zhenye, who ran 6.53 seconds, and others also said that due to the long period of winter training in the United States, there are no more suitable indoor competitions at home and abroad to participate in.

Next, they will engage in a new round of training to prepare for outdoor competitions.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Feng Shuyong, the head coach of the national track and field team, revealed that because Wei En won the Diamond League men’s 100m annual championship last year, according to the regulations of the International Association of Athletics Federations, this year’s Mexican

The Chinese track and field team can obtain 4 quotas for the men's 100 meters at the World Championships in Scotia.

Coupled with the recent continuous improvement of the domestic men's sprint level, the competition has become increasingly fierce, so the track and field center plans to hold the National Track and Field Grand Prix and World Championship Trials in mid-June.

According to the IAAF's registration regulations for the World Championships in Mexico, except for the meter, marathon, race walking, and relay events, the qualifying time for the remaining events is from October 1, 2012, to July 29 this year.

Feng Shuyong expressed the hope that domestic men's sprinters will cherish this hard-won opportunity and strive to fully participate in the men's 100-meter event at this World Championships.

In addition, in order to help domestic athletes reach the standards as soon as possible, the Track and Field Center will vigorously promote the development of domestic track and field events. Starting from April, it will gradually hold the National Throwing Open, National Track and Field Championships (16~17 years old), National Youth Track and Field Championships, and National Track and Field Championships.

The track and field grand prix series will be held in Zhaoqing, and subsequent walking races, marathons and other events will also be gradually launched.

In the following days, domestic track and field stars such as Wei En, Liu Xiang, Gong Lijiao, Li Jinzhe, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng, etc. all expressed that they would use the National Track and Field Grand Prix Zhaoqing Station from April 27 to 28 as the outdoor first place in the season.

Stand and strive to reach the Mexico Championship as soon as possible.

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On the evening of March 25, Wei En, who had finished his schoolwork for the day, called Su Bingtian and went to Baiyun Airport to pick him up.

Less than a month after returning to China, spring training is coming soon. In order to adapt to the outdoor season that gradually starts in April and May, the location of spring training is naturally located at the Ersha Island Sports Training Center in Guangzhou where the weather is warmer.

"There is really no time to rest at the end of the year. I have just rested for half a month and I have to start training again." Su Bingtian drove his Trumpchi GS5, and Wei En in front drove his Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG convertible. The two of them

Using vx for voice calls.

Su Bingtian's Trumpchi GS5 was not an endorsement. At that time, GAC Trumpchi joined hands with the GD Provincial Sports Bureau to give each Cantonese London Olympic champion a Trumpchi GS5.

Logically speaking, Su Bingtian is not qualified to get this gift car, but the 100-meter event is of great significance, and Su Bingtian also significantly refreshed the Asian record in the 4x100-meter relay event with his national team teammates, so he also made an exception and got one.

tower.

Needless to say, Wen’s Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG convertible version. After the Daegu World Championships, he became the brand spokesperson of Mercedes-Benz in the Asia-Pacific region. According to the contract, he participated in the debut of this Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in Frankfurt in September last year.

The convertible version has become his means of transportation in China.

The power of the two cars was very different. Su Bingtian didn't dare to drive too fast on the highway, so Wei En drove at a slower speed all the way, but when he received Zhang Peimeng and returned, he didn't pay so much attention.

When they were still in winter training in Florida, Zhang Peimeng and Wu Zhiqiang were clamoring to take a ride in Wayne's open-top supercar. For this reason, they even made a bet on whether Zhang Peimeng could run 6 in the Jinling Indoor Grand Prix.

50 seconds.

Naturally, Zhang Peimeng won. After arriving at the airport, Su Bingtian was responsible for taking Wu Zhiqiang, Li Qing and the three of them to salute, while Zhang Peimeng could drive in Wei En's open-top supercar and feel the speedy charm.

"As you said, when have we ever had a good rest?" Fortunately, we didn't encounter any big cars along the way, so Wei En dared to chat with Su Bingtian while driving.

"Last year was the year of the Olympic Games, and this year is the year of the World Championships. I have goals to achieve, and now you are also working hard to reach new heights. How can you have time to rest? There will only be one indoor world championship next year, and I am going to rest a little longer.

My academic problems have been solved, so I can prepare for the Yanjing World Championships with peace of mind."

To sum it up, Wei En entered college in the fall of 2010, and he should have graduated in the first half of 2014. The time is just right. After participating in the Mexico World Championships and the Shenyang National Games, he will be ready to take a break for half a year.

, and then return to the competition after settling all graduation issues.

Although the major he chose was English, which was not too difficult for him, he spent his graduation from high school in a training base. How could he have time to attend any graduation ceremony in preparation for the Youth Olympic Games?

The graduation ceremony of university is much more interesting than that of high school, and at that time, the department leaders of the School of Foreign Languages ​​of Jinan University will definitely think of ways to invite him to show his face. Why not?

There was silence on the other end of the line for a while, and then Su Bingtian's expectant voice came out: "Wei En, do you think I...can achieve that goal this year?"

Wei En smiled. He naturally knew what the "goal" Su Bingtian was talking about. Not only was he working hard for this "goal", but Zhang Peimeng was also striving for it.

——Enter the men’s 100-meter final of the World Championships!

"In last year's Olympics, Powell entered the final in 9 seconds 94, and that was even when he was injured and could not show his full strength. You, Bolt, Blake, Gatlin, Guyon, Powell, Pele,

Martina, there are only 8 places left. Alas - I really don’t see any hope..."

The outdoor season has not yet started. It is normal for Su Bingtian to have this idea. After all, the competition in the men's 100-meter event at last year's London Olympics was indeed unprecedentedly fierce. Su Bingtian thinks that the effect of winter training is good, but only based on last year's situation, I hope

Very slim indeed.

"April hasn't even arrived yet, so why are you in such a hurry? Winter training is the time to eat more. In the next month, Randy will help you work out the technical details. Even if you have to worry, you still have to wait a few runs.

Don’t worry about the outdoor competition.”

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Su Bingtian nodded, thinking that he still lacked a certain amount of self-confidence.

After the Jinling Indoor Grand Prix, Randy said that with his indoor debut time of 6.47 seconds, he could hit the 9.90 mark under legal wind speed this year, but he himself was definitely doubtful.

Speaking of which, Su Bingtian has been in the process of progress since meeting Wei En, from 10 seconds 28 to 10 seconds 16, from 10 seconds 16 to 10 seconds 02, from 10 seconds 02 to 9 seconds 99, and 9 seconds 95.

In three years, he achieved a leap of more than 0.3 seconds and became a truly world-class 100-meter athlete.

Sometimes when I think back, it feels like I was in a dream.

"By the way, Lao Liang is really planning to retire at the National Games?"

"Well, actually, he has wanted to retire for a long time, but the leaders have been persuading him, so they decided to postpone it to this year's National Games." Su Bingtian thought of every bit of training with Liang Jiahong in the past few years, and his voice suddenly became a little...
To be continued...