Zizhao Chuan: The Biggest Sportsman

Chapter 765 Guo Zizhao of "High Virtue and Brightness"

Although he failed to qualify for the IOC Athletes Committee during the Athens Olympics, Guo Zizhao didn't care too much about it.

Even important things like investing and making money are now left to my family to take care of. Where does the United States still have the time to care about the International Olympic Committee and the International Association of Athletics Federations?If you really get elected, you will have to do endless research, inspections, and meetings. How will that be different from the life you lived in your previous life?

Besides, I still have so many investment companies, and I am still a future billionaire. If I really have a position in the International Olympic Committee or the IAAF in the future, when the IOC's anti-corruption storm comes, Maybe there are still many troublesome things that can be traced back and forth...

Of course, Guo Zizhao did not participate in the election of the International Olympic Committee and the IAAF Athlete Committee, which also made many opponents express their gratitude to Guo Zizhao for this move.For example, Namibian veteran Fredericks was successfully elected as an athlete member of the International Olympic Committee at the Athens Olympics.

At the beginning of 2006, after Guo Zizhao chose the third system task and prepared to challenge the big names in the sports world as a coach, Guo Zizhao had no chance to run for positions in the International Olympic Committee and IAAF...

After Guo Zizhao completed the second task of the system, he was also faced with the choice of the last system task.

Or enter the political arena after retiring, and use his influence as an athlete and during the political arena to reach the standard of a sports leader before the end of 2018.And another option is to become a coach after retiring, and use the influence of the athletes and coaches to meet the standards of the sports giants.

After thinking twice, Guo Zizhao chose the most suitable coaching profession for him.In this way, I will not be able to have any official positions in the political arena in the future.Otherwise, who knows how many factors will be due to your influence in the political arena when you reach the standard of a sports leader in the future?

Therefore, after Guo Zizhao chose this task, he completely said goodbye to his positions in the International Olympic Committee and IAAF.

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However, the leadership of the National Olympic Committee and the General Administration of National Olympic Committee are quite satisfied with Guo Zizhao's keeping his own rules, considering the overall situation and understanding the general situation in this matter.

By the beginning of 2008, as Guo Zizhao's influence was growing, and the General Administration also had the idea of ​​​​reforming some sports projects on a pilot basis, the "Several Regulations on the Management of Athletes Outside the System" was naturally promulgated under Guo Zizhao's proposal. , this can be regarded as a compensation for Guo Zizhao for bringing glory to the country for so many years!

Of course, under this regulation, Guo Zizhao's status as an athlete outside the system is legal, but whether to let Guo Zizhao run for the IOC Athletes Committee this term is still a bit of a dilemma.

After all, after several years of development, the leaders of the National Olympic Committee and the General Administration also feel that since China has become a very influential sports country, if there is no athlete committee member from their own country in the International Olympic Committee , is also somewhat unreasonable?Besides, having one more member of the International Olympic Committee can also enhance the country's influence in the international sports arena.

With Guo Zizhao's influence, once he participates in the election, he will definitely be successful.However, Guo Zizhao's status outside the system is still not as comfortable as that of his own people inside the system!According to the regulations of the International Olympic Committee, only one athlete from each country can be an athlete committee member.If Guo Zizhao succeeds in the election, during the eight-year term, athletes in other systems will have no chance no matter how good they are.For such a good thing, of course, the athletes in the system are given priority!

At present, the leaders of the National Olympic Committee and the General Administration have two candidates within the system who can influence the athlete committee of the International Olympic Committee.One is Yang Yang, a female short track speed skating athlete who achieved zero gold medals in the Chinese Winter Olympics at the Winter Olympics. The other is Liu Feifei, who won double championships at the Athens Olympics and Osaka World Championships.

During the Turin Winter Olympics in 2006, Yang Yang once ran for the Athletes Committee of the Olympic Committee.Although it was unsuccessful, after retiring, Yang Yang was also appointed as a member of the Women's Committee of the Olympic Committee, and had another chance to run for election during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Liu Feifei had such an opportunity during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.As a double Olympic and World Championships champion, Liu Feifei is far behind Guo Zizhao, but he still has a chance to win the election.Therefore, the leaders above also have a headache whether to let Guo Zizhao or Liu Feifei run for office during the Beijing Olympics.

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However, after Guo Zizhao heard Deputy Director Li Mingzhong relay the above thoughts, he also simply stated that he had no intention of participating in the election and just let Liu Feifei go!
Guo Zizhao's "high integrity" once again left a good impression on himself in the minds of the leaders.Of course, this also made Guo Zizhao's other old rival, the previous generation of Russian "short distance freestyle king" Popov, secretly relieved.

In the final campaign during the Beijing Olympics, four athletes including Popov successfully ran to become athletes members of the International Olympic Committee.Especially Popov, this time he was successfully elected again after his eight-year term expired.

Liu Feifei was slightly weaker due to his original influence, and this time he was injured and did not participate in the competition, so he only ranked 8th, which is still far behind the top 4!
After the Beijing Olympics, Guo Zizhao was unexpectedly proposed by Feng Shuyong to be hired as the deputy head coach of the relay team, and it was quickly approved by the leadership of the General Administration. There was some sense of compensation for Guo Zizhao. .Of course, Guo Zizhao, the external deputy head coach, is not a formal position within the system and does not have any administrative level, so it will not affect Guo Zizhao's ability to reach the standards of a sports giant as a coach in the future.In this case, of course Guo Zizhao just accepted it!

But this time, Director Liu Peng and Director Du Zhaocai called Guo Zizhao over. Apart from hoping that Guo Zizhao can use his influence in the international track and field world to strive for the qualification to hold the two stops of the Diamond League, they also wanted to ask again. Guo Zizhao's thoughts on running for the IOC.

After all, Guo Zizhao has already retired now, and he has given up on running for election twice. The General Administration also feels a little embarrassed to ask him to make sacrifices again and again!Moreover, both Yang Yang and Liu Feifei failed in the election. If Guo Zizhao is still willing to participate in the election, the General Administration can also consider it.

Just like this competition for the venue of the Diamond League, if Guo Zizhao has a position in the International Olympic Committee and IAAF, everyone will be able to get at least one more vote when voting!Especially when it comes to choosing the host city, the opinions of the Athletes Committee are also very important.Otherwise, if the top experts selected to host the site are not willing to participate, then wouldn’t their work be in vain?

The IAAF athletes committee election is held every two years, each time during the outdoor World Championships, and the athletes who are required to participate in the election must have participated in at least two World Championships or the last Olympic Games, and are still Active athletes who are participating in this World Championship are eligible to register.Guo Zizhao has retired now, so the IAAF Athlete Committee is no longer able to participate in the election.However, it is still possible to participate in the IOC Athletes' Commission.

The eligibility for IOC athlete committee members must be athletes who participated in the current or previous Olympic Games. Therefore, if Guo Zizhao still wants to participate in the election, the 2012 London Olympic Games is the last chance.It was precisely because of this that Director Liu Peng finally asked Guo Zizhao for his opinion.

"You have made up your mind! If you really don't participate, we will fully support Yang Yang at the Vancouver Winter Olympics early next year! This time, the higher-ups have spoken, and we must guarantee it within the past two years. There must be a Chinese athlete among the athletes committee of the International Olympic Committee! Once Yang Yang succeeds in this election, then you will never have another chance in the future..."

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