Beijing, Sports University, a venue at the National Training Base. Lu Yan was wearing a pair of shorts and hitting a sandbag with his upper body bare.
Not far away, three people, Ruan Xiaoxiao, Xiao Wanru and Zhang Xiulan, were sitting.
Ever since the news about Lu Yan's participation in the London Olympics came out, two women couldn't sit still.
First of all, Ruan Xiaoxiao came to the capital with a big belly, just to persuade her not to participate in that boxing event. Running and breaking records would be great, so why boxing?
You said she is pregnant. If Lu Yan is injured or has some kind of accident, she will collapse!
The other one is Zhang Xiulan. As a mother, her son is growing up and she looks like a child, so she doesn’t really agree with Lu Yan’s participation in the boxing match.
She didn't know much about this project, but she heard that some boxing champions were so powerful that they could kill a cow with one punch. And what about Tyson, who bit his ears.
If I am injured, how can I fix it?
Besides, now that the family has a big business and is not short of fame and money, why take such a risk?
As for Xiao Wanru, she came mainly to accompany her daughter. She is not particularly worried about whether Lu Yan will participate in the competition.
There was even a vague expectation that Lu Yan would suffer some setbacks so as not to become arrogant and not care about anything more.
She has always remembered Ruan Xiaoxiao crying and losing weight during the previous cheating incident.
Next to these three women stood Feng Shuyong, the head coach of the track and field team, and Chaolu, the coach of the boxing team.
The latter is the head coach of the Inner Mongolia boxing team. His favorite disciple Zhang Xiaoping won the gold medal in the 81kg boxing competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and later announced his retirement.
After repeated deliberation, the leaders of the Sports Committee placed the important responsibility of leading Lu Yan on his shoulders.
Chaolu actually refused at first. He is not an ordinary boxing coach, but someone who has coached Olympic champions.
With decades of experience in the industry, I know how difficult it is to be good at boxing. This requires more than just good physical fitness.
For ordinary people, if you stand in the ring with a boxing master and they just dodge but don't fight back, you may not be able to hurt them.
Lu Yan has a talent for sprinting, but he is surprisingly good at boxing! He has not even boxed with domestic players, and yet he went to the Olympics to embarrass himself. Isn’t this nonsense?
But when Lu Yan joined the national team, took part in various physical fitness tests, entered the ring, and competed with other professional athletes, Chaolu realized that he was wrong, and it was so wrong.
This kid was born to do boxing. Why did he become a sprinter in the first place?
In terms of physical fitness, this kid seems to be tireless. No matter how long he trains or plays in the ring, he never looks particularly tired.
In terms of round reflexes and heavy punches, he surpassed his favorite disciple Zhang Xiaoping.
After several training sessions, he was looking forward to Lu Yan's performance in the upcoming 2012 London Olympics.
Clinker, Lu Yan’s wife, mother, and mother-in-law came as a group to visit. One of them was pregnant, which was really a headache!
On Lu Yan's side, after completing the set training goals, he finally stopped. An assistant handed him a towel and mineral water.
Lu Yan opened it and took a sip. He walked in front of these people and said to Ruan Xiaoxiao: "Go back and rest. Don't keep guarding. You will be tired again!"
Ruan Xiaoxiao shook his head, "I'm worried about you. You said that event is so dangerous. You haven't been practicing boxing since you were a child!"
Chaolu helped explain: "Actually, it's not as dangerous as you think. Not everyone can get a quota for the Olympics. The reason why the national team agreed to let him participate is because they think his strength meets the standards.
And, let’s put it this way, it can be said that none of the current active boxers on the national team can beat him!”
Zhang Xiulan said: "But I heard that our domestic boxing strength is not particularly strong!"
Xiao Wanru also chimed in: "That's right, I've watched TV shows. In foreign boxing competitions, they are all foreigners, and not a single yellow person has won the championship!"
Chaolu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that what you said was right.
But now, he hopes that Lu Yan will participate, explaining: "That kind of program is different from boxing in the Olympics!"
"What's the difference?" Xiao Wanru asked.
Lu Yan said: "I know you are worried about me, but I promise you. I really have the strength and I won't be hurt!"
Ruan Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, "Of course I know you are powerful, but I still worry about you!"
Lu Yan had no choice but to look around and said, "How about I blow up the sandbag with one punch to show you, be mentally prepared and don't be scared!"
Xiao Wanru hurriedly stood up and shouted, "No, no, we believe it, can't we believe it? You said your child, Xiaoxiao, is pregnant now, how can you deal with it if you scare him?"
Lu Yan could not talk back to her mother-in-law. Even Zhang Xiulan spoke to Xiao Wanru.
He glanced worriedly at the pregnant Ruan Xiaoxiao next to him, and said angrily: "This child is still so frivolous even after getting married. It scares Xiaoxiao and what should I do if it scares the child?
Forget it, just do whatever you like! Xiaoxiao, let’s ignore him and go back and rest!”
Zhang Xiulan was worried about the child in her belly and persuaded Ruan Xiaoxiao to go back. The latter knew that Lu Yan rarely talked nonsense and also knew how abnormal his physical abilities were.
Since he can reach the limit of human speed and his strength is astonishing, he is somewhat confident in boxing.
Biting his lip and thinking for a moment, he finally said: "Okay, let's go back first, and you should take care of yourself!"
Immediately, she held the seat with her hands and tried to get up. Xiao Wanru and Zhang Xiulan hurriedly helped her, but Lu Yan took her mother's place and helped carry Ruan Xiaoxiao to the car outside.
He told them to drive slower and go back and have a good rest.
Then, return to the training hall.
Chaolu was curious, "Xiao Lu, are you really capable of blowing up a sandbag with one punch?"
Lu Yan chuckled, "I was just talking nonsense!"
But Feng Shuyong said: "Hey, Xiao Lu, didn't you say that you don't brag before? How about you make a gesture to show us and give everyone reassurance?"
To be honest, most of the athletes who can enter the national team and participate in a certain event have been training since childhood, participating in various competitions, and have rich training and competition experience.
Athletes like Lu Yan who suddenly participated in international competitions just by virtue of their extraordinary physical talent are unique in China.
Previously, when I won the World Championships in Track and Field, I mainly focused on physical fitness and running talent.
But boxing still requires strength and experience in the field!
When Lu Yan saw these two people, they both looked expectant.
He smiled and said, "Actually, I haven't tried it either. I just feel that it should be possible. Well, I'll give it a try!"
He immediately walked back to the place where he had just trained, paused for a few seconds to adjust his breathing, and hit the sandbag with his left and right fists respectively. But the force was very light, just to feel it.
Then he suddenly shouted and punched the sandbag with his right hand.