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Chapter 5 The Coming of the Olympic Games

July 27, 2008,

9:17 am,

The 29th Summer Olympics, the opening ceremony of the Yanjing Olympics Olympic Village is about to begin.

Early in the morning, the National Track and Field Team, led by Yu Weili and Lin Mu, left the training camp and arrived at the event site.

With the enthusiasm of audiences and media, the group finally found a place to sit.

There were many athletes coming, not only the track and field team, but also many athletes from other events came to the scene.

Wearing Chinese delegation clothing with red, yellow, white and three colors, the athletes in the team seemed very enthusiastic regardless of whether they knew each other or not. They greeted other athletes around them from time to time and shared their moods.

The group of track and field teams seemed a little more excited. The track and field start time of each Olympic Games is late, so generally, the track and field teams will enter the Olympic Village at night.

For such a formal village opening ceremony, both new and old athletes, and even Yu Weili, have never participated. At their doorstep, as the hosts of the Olympics, they are a little proud from the bottom of their hearts. Even Lin Mu, who has always been indifferent, seems a little moved.

"The event is about to begin, Director Lin, in a while, you and Xiao Yang, Xiao Zhao, Xiao Liu will attend the ceremony on behalf of our track and field team!"

After scanning the scene, Yu Weili calmed down a little, looked at the people around him, and gave Lin Mu an order with a smile.

Yao Ming, Wang Zhi of the basketball team, Yang Wei of the gymnastics, and some athletes from many other events who are well-known at home and international levels have been pushed to the representatives to attend the opening ceremony.

The Xiao Yang and Xiao Zhao mentioned by Yu Weili are naturally Yang Zuyao and Zhao Lin, while Xiao Liu can only be Liu Xiang.

After more than a month of hard work, Liu Xiang's situation did not improve much. In the end, he used conservative control as the main means to participate in the Olympics. Lin Mu did not comment on this. He also knew that participating in the competition was a must, but he was inevitably a little sighing.

He thought about whether to provide some help to Liu Xiang, but after thinking about it, he felt that he could not get in.

He couldn't run to Sun Ping to tell him that Sun Ping would take Liu Xiang to his name and be managed. Even if the leader forced the order, he would not be able to repair the damage to Liu Xiang. It would be fine, it would be too difficult to explain.

"Kobayashi!?"

Before Lin Mu's response was met, he became a little silent, which made Yu Weili a little surprised. He couldn't help but get closer and shout again.

I won't be dazed and wondering what's going on again!?

Yu Weili was speechless.

Lin Mu smiled apologetically and shook his head, "Guide Yu, I won't go..."

"That won't work. You are the signboard of our track and field team now."

Before Lin Mu finished speaking, Yu Weili interrupted, "This is your last Olympic Games. You will be 33 in the next one. No one will let you go if you want to..."

"besides……"

Yu Weili's "chat" began again, and Lin Mu had a headache.

Yu Weili in the team and Lin Wenyue in his own team, what he fears most now is the chatter of these two people.

"Okay, okay, Director Yu, I'm afraid of you!" Lin Mu smiled helplessly, "Comrade Lao Yu, I like to talk when I get old, right?"

"Haha, do you think I'm blocking your way?!" Yu Weili smiled very cheerfully. He knew that Lin Mu was joking, and he also liked the feeling of talking to Lin Mu casually.

Lin Mu glanced at him and said, "What way is blocking? I am also the deputy head coach. You are not older than me, and I have an Olympic gold medal."

"Haha, you're gone from the gold medal. I've heard Mr. Gu show off several times!" Yu Weili smiled unanimously, but there was a hint of envy on his face.

"Don't envy me, Comrade Lao Yu, I'll give you a gold medal to see you off tomorrow."

Lin Mu could see Yu Weili's mood, so he followed it and made a joke.

"Haha, just fool me! Your pocket is empty now!" He raised his eyebrows and touched his head habitually. The smile on Yu Weili's face became even brighter.

The track and field he has worked in his life. The athletes were far from the Olympics. The closest athletes he brought was only the top eight. He is about to retire. He is happy that he can be in such a situation now. He thinks he is quite satisfied with the champion and gold medal.

"What? You look very confident this time!?" Yu Weili smiled and said with a smile: "The white American who lost to you in 2004 has achieved good results in recent years. You have never participated in the competitions very much, and he has won a lot of them.

You never paid attention to him when you talk to you from time to time. Finally, I caught you again last year and lost to you again. People said that it was hurt, but they were very unwilling to accept it. This time, you have a great challenge!"

Yu Weili smiled strangely. Varina won dozens of games and won all the million-dollar prizes in the Golden League. Every time she interviewed, she would mention Lin Mu, and she wanted to "acquit her previous shame" with Lin Mu, but she met Lin Mu three times in total and lost. It was really interesting. Many people now say that Lin Mu is the nemesis of Varina.

"No one knows!" Lin Mu smiled faintly. He was still a little confident, "This year should be my peak year. It will be difficult for me to be in the current competitive state in the future. If I lose like this, then no one can blame me. If I train my successor well!"

"Okay, Kobayashi, I just remember you sent me a medal! Haha!"

Over the past few years, Yu Weili now has a lot of understanding of Lin Mu. He can see Lin Mu's confidence. At this moment, Lin Mu is no longer a coach, but a real top athlete. He can see that Lin Mu has adjusted his condition and mentality to the state during the game.

"Xiao Zhao, Xiao Yang, Xiao Liu, come and follow Guidance Lin..."

The village opening ceremony has begun, and the leader is speaking. Yu Weili called out several athletes and should prepare to go up.

The scene was a little quieter. A senior official from Yanjing, the former mayor who brought back the Olympic flag from Athens, delivered a speech at the opening. Then the leaders of the Olympic Organizing Committee, the village head of the Olympic Village, etc. delivered speeches in turn.

At the end of the last person's speech, the new mayor of Yanjing announced the end of the ceremony.

Then, the gate building of the traditional Chinese courtyard house, the vermilion door slowly opened, and cheerful and enthusiastic music was played on the spot. Hundreds of children wearing Olympic mascot Fuwa costumes ran to the stage.

They released the colorful balloons in their hands and gave Fuwa and flowers to guests from all walks of life. The applause was thunderous, the flags were waving, and the ribbons were everywhere. As the fireworks bloomed, the Yanjing Olympic Village officially opened!

It is highly traditional and includes the background of China's profound history. The unique ancient oriental civilization has made the voice of China to the whole world.

Welcome visitors from all over the world and show the spirit of the Olympics. Yanjing welcomes you.

The Yanjing Olympics is coming!

...

The Olympic Village has officially opened, and it will welcome more than 16,000 athletes and delegation officials from more than 200 countries and regions around the world. The Olympic Games will open on August 8, the competition will start on August 5, and the closing ceremony will be August 24, and the closing time of the Olympic Village will be set on August 27.

Following the arrangement, Lin Mu took several athletes to participate in the village opening activity. The activity went smoothly with the crowds.

At about 11 a.m., the Chinese delegation, including the track and field troupe, entered the Chinese residence of the Olympic Village.

After the solemn entry ceremony and the five-star red flag was raised, the Yanjing Olympics Chinese Sports delegation, a team of 1,099 people, consisting of 644 athletes, officially settled in.

The delegation will participate in all 28 major events and 38 sub-events of this Olympic Games, and launch an impact on 214 individual events of all 302 sub-events.

Under the leadership of Lin Mu and Yu Weili, the track and field team moved into pre-arranged rooms.

I didn't have time to sort it out immediately. The athletes, including Lin Mu and other leaders, were in a very high mood, and they were in groups of three or five, and couldn't wait to stroll in the Olympic village.

The Olympic Village is the largest non-competition venue in the Olympics and is also a place where domestic and foreign athletes live daily in the coming days. Earlier, a lot of information about the Olympics and Olympic Villages had already leaked.

The Olympic Village is convenient to transport. It is only a 10-minute walk from here to the main gymnasium of the "Bird's Nest" and is not far from other main venues. It provides athletes with great convenience.

Residential areas, comprehensive clinics, restaurants, multi-functional libraries, entertainment centers, leisure and sports areas, etc., are all available. Swimming in the Olympic Village, athletes are very excited.

Especially the people of the Chinese delegation can see the strong Chinese flavor, which makes them feel particularly friendly.

Compared to what athletes are concerned about, although Lin Mu's hearts are always ups and downs about all this. After a little feeling, he turned his attention to sports facilities.

As early as a few months ago, Lin Mu asked the center the issue of arranging a training venue nearby. Out of emphasis on track and field and sprinting events, and communications from all sides, the result was no surprise, and the task was done quickly.

The host's advantage is clearly reflected, and there is no dilapidated track that was as difficult as it was in Athens. According to the guidance, Lin Mu, Yu Weili and several coaches walked out of their base less than 20 minutes and came to a small training ground.

The 200-meter runway and quite complete training facilities were very satisfied with Lin Mu.

He stepped on the runway hard, then squatted down and touched the thick ground. Lin Mu couldn't help but nodded.

"It's the same as the runway in the Bird's Nest, how about it?"

Yu Weili looked at Lin Mu's actions and couldn't help but smile.

Lin Mu nodded gently, "Well, the quality of the track is good, and it is also convenient for athletes to adapt to the track more, which is quite rare!"

"Yes, the General Administration and the Center have put in a lot of effort!" Yu Weili sighed. In this case, the track and field events have never been treated like this before.

When preparing for the Olympics, we always attach enough importance to sports that really have the hope of winning cards and gold. This is still a sports facility. Even if it is a private problem of athletes, it will always be solved with all our efforts as long as it is reported.

A national system involves all aspects.

However, in the past, track and field teams rarely received such treatment. Everything was determined by the results, which made people sigh at the cruelty of competitive sports.

Yu Weili just sighed a little, and then reminded him seriously, "Xiaolin, this track is good and adapts well, but you should pay more attention. It's not far from the competition now, so don't cause any problems!"

"Well, I know, we have always used ordinary running shoes for training. In such a venue, it's not a big problem for a while. Occasionally, I'll adapt to the state with nail shoes. In less than 20 days, I will control this degree!"

Lin Mu nodded in response, and he understood what Yu Weili meant. This track is very good. From a race perspective, it is hard enough and has good rebound force, which is more conducive to the grip and force effect during running.

However, if you run on such a track for a long time, it will cause great damage to the ankle and Achilles tendon muscle tissue. Especially when wearing tightly wrapped nail shoes. Usually, such tracks are not suitable for long-term training.

However, after all, the time will not take too long, so the problem is not big. Moreover, after winter training, the accumulation of quality and speed has gradually reduced the intensity of physical fitness training.

The core of the last paragraph is mainly dynamic core stable training. Their attribute value increase speed has reached a relatively peak. It is not very meaningful to work hard to train on intensity and speed for a period of time.

"I think you have a lot to do!"

Yu Weili nodded with satisfaction, "I have also seen the venue, and it depends on yours to arrange the final stage. Go back!"

"Then let's go, Guidance Yu!"

After looking at the venue, the last assistance needed had been implemented. The next step was to adjust the preparation for the competition, and the few people felt at ease.

"Guide Yu, I will take them to train for a while. Although Liu Tong is still watching the children in the family, I still have to ask you to find someone to take care of them. If they can't enter the Olympic Village, I don't have time to go back and take care of them."

On the way back, Lin Mu remembered a few children who had just returned from Poland, so he asked Yu Weili: "I just took a few cards from the World Youth Championship, so I can't let them float!"

"Haha, Kobayashi, you'll assign me now. Okay, follow your guidance from Lin. After a few days, I'll find someone to watch them all the way, so that they can also feel that the 90,000-person event scene is not comparable to the World Youth Championship."

After Yu Weili made a joke, he agreed with a smile. He also attached great importance to those children. This time in the World Youth Championship in Poland, they won the gold medals of men's one, two hundred meters, and 4*100 meters relay.

Although the medal is not of high value, the results of several athletes are good, especially Su Tian and Liang Hong, who ran 10 seconds 08 and 20 seconds 6 in 100 meters, which is a real world level. They truly realized the plan that Lin Mu originally formulated.

"Thank you, Guidance Yu!"

Yu Weili waved his hand and said, "By the way, are you going to the opening ceremony?"

"Of course I'll go to the opening ceremony. I'll take them with me and don't care about the training for one day or two!" Lin Mu replied without hesitation.

"Oh, this is not like you, haha!" Yu Weili teased with a smile.

Lin Mu smiled.

It was almost the day of his previous life again, on August 8, how could he miss the shock, pride and excitement that could be felt through the TV screen?

When I came here in 2002, I became a "Lin Mu". In 2003, I took the first step and have been busy. I have been waiting for this day for more than 5 years.

Yanjing Olympics, I'm looking forward to it!
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