On the evening of May 21st, Yanjing, Bird's Nest-National Stadium.

"Oh, this jump is beautiful!"

"Look at this pole, it's like a tunnel inside!"

"This hairy girl is pretty good. Although her breasts are a bit flat, she really has a good temperament."

On the field, even though she only jumped a height of 1.96 meters, the audience still gave Kulkina warm applause. Those who didn't know it thought this was her home court.

Chinese people have always been like this. Although there are many people on the Internet who think that Kulkina is "not worthy" of Wei En, when they come to the competition site, especially when the audience is mostly from Yanjing, it really doesn't matter.

I saw someone who hated her.

And for most wealthy men, being able to "seduce" a handsome and talented girl back, Wei En can be regarded as "bringing glory to the country".

The on-site director has long discovered Kulkina's popularity, so whenever there is an opportunity, he will cut the camera to the high jump venue and try his best to make Kulkina feel embarrassed.

The women's high jump competition starts relatively early, because there will be a men's high jump competition later, and two domestic famous players, Wang Yu and Zhang Guowei, will appear.

Therefore, when Kulkina won applause on the court, Wei En was starting to warm up on the side court 50 meters away from the Bird's Nest.

"If this situation continues, after the competition, there may be many brands looking for Maria to endorse." Ru Yi joked at the side.

"She is from Oros and can only come here a few times a year. There is no need to sign a domestic endorsement deal." Wei En shook his head, doing static stretching and watching the live broadcast from time to time.

Tonight's Yanjing Challenge has a total of 23 events, and the total number of participating athletes is 233. Among them, the Chinese track and field team sent a total of 100 athletes to participate, and there are many world-class athletes in various events.

However, among these 23 events, except for the men's 100 meters, which he himself will participate in, and the women's high jump, which Kulkina will participate in, Wei En is not most concerned about the men's 200 meters with Xie Zhenye participating, or the "dragon absorbs water"

Zhang Guowei participated in the men's high jump.

The camera switched repeatedly, from the women's high jump to the men's 800-meter, then to the men's javelin, until Wei En completed the static stretching, and finally arrived at the event he was looking forward to tonight - the men's long jump.

For many track and field fans in China who love long jump, it is undoubtedly a very regrettable thing for Wain to announce his decision to temporarily give up the long jump after the London Olympics.

However, at the Diamond League Magic City Station a few days ago, Li Jinzhe, who joined Randy Huntington, suddenly emerged and jumped 8.36 meters to win the championship, which injected a boost to the Chinese men's long jump event that had lost Wei En.

However, what Wei En wants to pay attention to tonight is not Li Jinzhe.

"Randy, look at this kid." Wayne shouted, and Randy Huntington immediately looked at the live broadcast screen.

"Wang?" Randy read out the pinyin of the Chinese athlete's last name.

Wei En nodded and affirmed: "Yes, Wang-Jianan, he won the championship with a jump of 8.04 meters in the men's long jump final of the Kunshan National Track and Field Championships last year. Guess how old he is?"

Randy touched his trimmed chin and thought for a moment, "You asked me to pay attention to him, which means he must be young. I think he is not yet 18 years old?"

"Not only is he under 18, his date of birth is August 27, 1996, and he will not turn 17 in another three months." Wei En said with a smile.

He was very happy to see Wang Jianan make an appearance tonight, because compared to Li Jinzhe, who has been famous for several years, Wang Jianan at this age is obviously still a piece of rough jade.

"Well, according to what you said, he is indeed very talented. Now I really want to go and watch his game live, so you can warm up here by yourself." After Randy finished speaking, he took the "translator" with him.

Go straight to the bird's nest.

"..."

Seeing the speechless expression on Wei En's face, Bai Jiajun, Du Jinchen and Li Yu who were standing aside burst into laughter. This old man Randy is really...a personality.

The master player will leave it alone.

Wei En, who was dumbfounded, continued to warm up. When he finished warming up and was preparing for inspection, the women's high jump competition also ushered in the final decisive stage.

As if reenacting last year's Diamond League Brussels finals, the two finalists were still Kulkina and Chicherova, but this time the height they had to compete for was no longer 2.01 meters, but 2.04

rice!

Just a few minutes ago, Kulkina and Chicherova both jumped over a height of 2.02 meters in their second trial jump.

In the high jump event, generally speaking, a hundred flowers bloom. There are many famous athletes in Central and North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, but it is mainly for men's high jump.

As for the women's high jump... let's put it this way, among the top 10 women's high jumpers in history, except for the South African star Hestri Clotte, the rest are all Eastern European athletes (including the Democratic Republic of Germany).

Now, Chicherova, the double Olympic and World Championship champion who is getting older, is also facing the challenge of her junior Kulkina.

In last year's Diamond League Brussels annual finals, Chicherova's loss to Kulkina could be explained by the fact that she neglected training after winning the championship and wore it to participate in the competition.

But the 2.02 meters she jumped just now is enough to rank in the top 10 of her outdoor high jump results. If she loses to Kulkina again, there will be no reason or excuse.

During the inspection, Kulkina and Chicherova had already started the 2.04-meter challenge. Wei En was doing two things, always paying attention to Kulkina's movements.

Kulkina's technical characteristics have many similarities with Chicherova, especially the long stride method used in the approach. The difference is that Kulkina's starting point is higher than Chicherova's.

The baby is further away.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! They are all Russian female high jumpers. Technically, they are in the same line as the former Soviet Union. Their height and other physical conditions are not much different, so if you don't look at their faces, you might think they are twin sisters.

Woolen cloth.

Although Wei En has never practiced high jump, in order to help Kulkina improve her strength as soon as possible, he still spent a lot of effort to understand the techniques of high jump.

Before Wei En's rebirth, Chicherova was slightly ahead of Kulkina in terms of height. She held the Russian national record of 2.07 meters, while Kulkina's personal best was 2.06 meters.

In terms of competition honors, the two are evenly matched. Chicherova has one gold medal in the Olympics and one gold medal in the World Championships, while Kulkina has three gold medals in the World Championships.

But if it weren’t for the ban on the Russian Olympic team in 2016, which prevented Kulkina from participating, it can be said that the women’s high jump gold medal in the Rio Olympics must be hers.

The technical gap was extremely small, so the decisive battle between Kulkina and Chicherova became complicated and confusing.

At this point in the game, factors such as physical condition, mental state, competition experience, etc. can all become the key to victory.

At 2.04 meters, Kulkina failed to clear the pole in her first two attempts, while Chicherova's three chances had been exhausted.

Next, if Kulkina's third try jump opportunity also fails, then the championship of this game will belong to Chicherova, because her 2.02 meters was successful in the second jump, while Kulkina's

It was her third jump, and she also cleared a height of 2.00 meters in one leap, while Kulkina only succeeded in her second jump.

Taking a deep breath, Kulkina walked to the pre-run area and faced the audience. Before she could make a move, the audience in the corner area started cheering.

Kulkina smiled, raised her arms high, and clapped her hands. The nearby audience responded immediately, and began to applaud rhythmically.

It was like raindrops at first, then like a military drum, and as more and more spectators participated, it finally resembled thunder.

Run up, take off, pass the pole!

Especially the clean and neat closing of the legs at the end, like an antelope hanging its horns, leaving no trace behind.

2.04 meters! Kulkina once again refreshed her indoor and outdoor personal best results!

Whistles, cheers, and thunderous applause resounded throughout the audience. Maria Kurkina won the women's high jump championship at the first IAAF Yanjing Challenge!

2.04 meters, maybe - the world's women's high jump sport will usher in a new ruler!

"Oh oh oh, I have to say, your Oros girlfriend is really good at it!"

In the inspection area, Justin Gatlin, who also watched the live broadcast, turned his head and praised Wei En.

"I said, you guys and girlfriends are not really planning to win gold medals at the World Championships in Mexico, are you?"

"Who knows." Wei En spread his hands, but the smile on his face could not be stopped at all.

It is a pity that he cannot come to celebrate with Kulkina now, because he still needs to take a pre-match urine sample and left rashly during the check-in. According to regulations, the IAAF can directly cancel his participation tonight.

qualification for the competition.

He had thought about Kulkina's progress, but he didn't expect that she would jump 2.04 meters in her outdoor debut this year. It seemed that with his help, her talent was realized in advance.

His girlfriend has already performed so well, so next, he must also produce a good result!

"But Gatlin...what the hell are you wearing?"

Wayne suddenly noticed the short-sleeved shirt worn by Justin Gatlin, with a bright red background and a gold Xtep logo and a few words printed on it.

The six small characters in the lower left corner are: special race, acceleration;

The two big characters in the middle are: Really horizontal!

Justin Gatlin pulled the gilded words on his chest: "It's all in Chinese, shouldn't it be difficult to understand? These three words (Tepa clan) represent my intention to become Xtep in 2012. These three words

(Acceleration) refers to me. These two words (really horizontal)... are a bit hard to understand, but I think it means "very good (very good)". It should mean that I run "really horizontally".

.”

Wayne nodded, remembering the "tearing the air" movement that Gatlin particularly liked to do after entering the peak period of victory in 15 years. It was indeed very straight.

Speaking of which, Gatlin also has a very good impression and attitude towards China, which is largely due to Xtep's helping hand when he was "spurned" by many sports brands.

I remember that when Gatlin came to participate in the 2013 Yanjing Challenge in his previous life, he and Zhang Peimeng chatted alone for a while in the hotel cafe a few hours before the competition. One of the contents was to invite Zhang Peimeng to Florida for training.

Gatlin's original words were: "I am considered an 'old man' in the men's 100-meter event. When I saw Zhang, I seemed to have seen the future."

Later, Zhang Peimeng and other relay team members did go to Florida for training during the winter training. It was just not the training camp where Justin Gatlin was at, but the distance was very close, and they would often visit each other and even practice together.

Practice and compete.

This is why in the men's 4x100m relay final at the Yanjing World Championships, the American team was disqualified due to a foul. After the Chinese team replaced the silver medal, the rest of the American team members quietly left the field, but Gatlin came to congratulate.

...

20:50, Bird's Nest-National Stadium.

"After the commercial, welcome back. Hello everyone, I am the commentator Yang Jian. What you are watching now is the live broadcast of the Yanjing Station of the 2013 IAAF Challenge."

"The next thing to be done is the men's 100-meter race that the national audience is looking forward to. my country's famous player and Asian record holder Wei En will face [American Acceleration] - Justin Gatlin from Jamaica at the Bird's Nest Stadium. Former world record holder Asafa Powell.”
To be continued...