The Su God of the Reopening of the Sports Arena

Chapter 2279 The Retirement of a Genius... Perhaps It's an Opportunity for Ordinary People

World Championships News Briefs —

The Chinese team was completely wiped out in the men's 50km race walk.

Irish athlete Robert Hefnan won the men's 50km race walk, while the host Russian team failed to achieve their goal of sweeping all three race walk gold medals.

Chinese athletes failed to win a medal in the men's 50km race walk.

男子50公里竞走是田径世锦赛上距离最长的一项比赛。35岁的爱尔兰老将用时3小时37分56秒率先撞线。这是近30年来爱尔兰男选手在田径世锦赛上获得的第一枚金牌，也是赫弗南职业生涯首次在大赛中赢得冠军。

俄罗斯21岁小将雷若夫以3小时38分58秒的成绩获得银牌，未能帮助东道主获得第三枚竞走金牌。曾经在北奥和伦敦奥运会上两次摘银的澳大利亚老将塔伦特以3小时40分03秒的成绩获得铜牌。

Chinese athletes underperformed, with Li Jianbo finishing 26th and Xu Faguang 30th. Si Tianfeng, who finished third at the London Olympics and fourth at the Daegu World Championships, failed to finish the competition.

Fortunately, we made new achievements in the hammer throw and long jump.

Women's hammer thrower Zhang Wenxiu threw a personal best of 75.15 meters, easily surpassing the 73-meter qualifying mark, and advanced to the final as the top seed in Group A. After the competition, she, participating in her seventh World Championships, stated that her performance this year was affected by injuries and was not as good as last year, but she will do her best in the final.

Another Chinese athlete, Wang Zheng, threw a personal best of 73.17 meters in Group B, also advancing to the final. Young athlete Liu Tingting was eliminated with a throw of 69.68 meters.

In the men's long jump, my country's Li Jinzhe jumped 8.10 meters on his first attempt. He could have directly advanced to the final, but his result was disqualified due to a foul. Fortunately, he performed well on his second attempt, jumping 8.05 meters, and advanced as the second-place finisher in his group.

Wang Jianan, a minor athlete in Group B, failed to break 7.60 meters and finished last, unfortunately being eliminated. However, Wang Jianan remained optimistic in an interview, saying that he came to participate in the competition to see how the older athletes competed, learn from them, and strive to achieve better results when he grows up.

That was my stage.

Because that's what President Su told me too.

In addition, today's most anticipated event is the men's high jump competition.

Three top athletes who have conquered the 2.40-meter mark competed in the final, making it the strongest men's high jump final in the new century and potentially challenging a 20-year-old world record.

However, as viewers in our country, we are naturally more interested in our own athletes.

Two years ago at the previous World Championships, Zhang Guowei also reached the final, ultimately finishing 10th with a jump of 2.25 meters. His goal for this trip to Moscow is to break into the top 8. Zhang Guowei's highest jump is 2.32 meters, and he will need to perform at his best in the final to achieve his goal. This year, Qatari prodigy Barshim and Ukrainian star Bondarenko have jumped 2.40 meters and 2.41 meters respectively, becoming two of the most watched high jump stars. London Olympic champion Yukov has jumped 2.40 meters indoors. This final is likely to be contested by three members of the "2.40 Club." It's worth noting that the winner could potentially challenge the 20-year-old world record held by Cuban Sotomayor; this high jump showdown is not to be missed.

Fortunately, he performed exceptionally well.

Final report – Chinese athlete Zhang Guowei qualified for the men's high jump final, finishing tied for 6th in the qualifying round.

To another person whose performance should have been better.

Students at Tsinghua University.

He failed to reach the 2.26-meter height three times.

Wang Yu's result in the men's high jump preliminaries at the World Championships was 2.22 meters.

This result was a full 11 centimeters short of his personal best, which he achieved at the Beijing Track and Field Challenge in May. That 2.33-meter jump earned Wang Yu the Challenge title and made him an overnight sensation.

This time, the 2.22-meter jump kept Wang Yu out of the finals, ending her first World Championships journey.

The competition venue wasn't very flexible, which put Wang Yu, who is lighter and weaker, at a disadvantage.

Undeniably, the venue conditions had a significant impact on Wang Yu, but he was unwilling to attribute his poor performance to these objective factors.

"Objective factors shouldn't have a significant impact on me. Not performing well only proves that my true abilities are lacking," Wang Yu frankly admitted his shortcomings.

In May of this year, Wang Yu won the gold medal at the Track and Field Challenge with a jump of 2.33 meters. The national record for men's high jump is 2.39 meters, set by Zhu Jianhua, and Wang Yu's result ranked second. Last month at the World University Games in Kazan, Wang Yu won a bronze medal with a jump of 2.28 meters.

He ranked second in the country.

It's still a bit surprising that they were eliminated so early.

Zhang Guowei, at 2.29 meters, is considerably stronger.

They successfully advanced to the finals.

This is his second time reaching the World Championships final.

Perhaps the former's individual skill level is slightly better than his, but if you can't perform in a major competition, then no matter how good your usual results are, it's useless.

China Sports Channel.

"Alright, viewers, welcome back to continue watching the game. The next match is a classic one. If it were in the past, I estimate that this match would have drawn huge crowds."

"This is the men's 110-meter hurdles competition."

"Before this World Championships, for three consecutive editions until Osaka in 07, the 110-meter hurdles champion was a Chinese, Liu Xiang. It's a pity that Liu Xiang has now retired, so this position will be handed over. Who will win the championship and become the new world champion in the 110-meter hurdles? Everything is after Liu Xiang, and it has become a suspense."

“Yes,” Li Tao said. “However, Liu Xiang has already won the gold medal at the Olympics and broken his own Olympic record. He has completed his historical mission. Now it’s up to the younger generation to perform.”

"This time, the Moscow World Championships are divided into 4 groups."

"There are four groups participating in the 110-meter hurdles preliminary round. Jiang Fan and Xie Wenjun were arranged to compete in the first and second groups, while Shi Dongpeng was in the third group. According to the competition rules, the top three from each group will directly advance to the semifinals, and the four fastest runners from the remaining athletes will advance together."

"Jiang Fan'an is about to start in Group 1, and we can see that he has already walked onto his track."

"His eventual qualification was unexpected, but his competitiveness is probably not strong, and it will be difficult for him to break through in Group 1. Moreover, his group also includes American Richardson, Russian Konstantin Shabanov, Ryan Braswitt, Jamaican newcomer Hansler Pagement, and others."

Yang Jian glanced around and said, "Almost everyone here is better than him. It will be very difficult for him to break through. However, anything is possible before the competition ends. Let's see how Jiang Fan performs."

"Can we break through successfully with the help of a group of top European and American players?"

Bang——————

"Game start."

"After the gunshot, several valiant generals charged out, and Richardson was not initially in a favorable position."

"Jiang Fan started behind by quite a bit; let's see if there's any possibility later."

"It's a little difficult."

"The gap is widening as we race along."

"Richardson came from behind and eventually overtook Russian athlete Shabanov."

"A time of 13.33 seconds secured first place in the group."

"Russia's number two Shabanov and Blaswhite finished second and third in their group."

"Jiang Fan fell behind at the beginning and was quickly dropped from the leading group. In the end, he finished 8th in his group with a time of 13.87 seconds."

If you watch a lot of games, you'll definitely be familiar with the commentary habits in China.

If they're in the lead, they'll keep commentating on you, and they'll keep talking about you if they have a chance. But if there's a big gap from the start...

Then, as the commentator talks, they'll shift their focus away from you and onto the other people.

This is essentially a way of reducing your presence and minimizing your awkwardness.

And it came in last place.

That's eighth place.

Yang Jian has been very considerate in his commentary.

This isn't the Diamond League, so there's unlikely to be a group of nine players.

Jiang Fan was eliminated on his first shot, and the result was truly appalling.

Shi Dongpeng is clearly not the same person he was back then.

His condition had been deteriorating for a long time, and he couldn't keep up.

I had already retired this year, but it wasn't approved by the higher-ups. There were three spots available, and Liu Xiang wasn't there, so I figured it would be better to fill them.

Therefore, he was asked to persevere for another year.

But this persistence continued even after just qualifying for the World Championships.

That means it has met the standard.

To be competitive.

I want to make it to the finals just like before.

That's almost impossible.

This is the fact.

Jiang Fan was just there to go through the motions; he was eliminated in the first round, coming in last place, showing he had absolutely no competitiveness.

Let's leave aside other events, but in the 110-meter hurdles, we've consistently been world champions, and after so many years, we've even achieved a three-peat at the World Championships...

Tell me, how picky are this group of viewers?
They're definitely going to be very difficult.

Even more arrogant than Ah Diao.

"Xie Wenjun is a contestant in Group 2, and he is about to perform."

Upon seeing the second group of contestants take the stage, Yang Jian began with a brief introduction.

"The main players in this group include Wilson from the United States, Wayne Davis from Trinidad and Tobago, William Sharman from the United Kingdom, Pascal Martino-Lagarde from France, and others."

I saw that the athletes were all standing on their respective tracks.

Xie Wenjun was in the fourth lane.

It seems that winning the Diamond League title again this year has given him a boost in prestige.

At least many more people in the industry know about him now.

"American athlete Wilson's best time this year is 13.08 seconds, which is not far from his career best of 3.02 seconds, indicating that he is in very good form this year."

"Davis also ran a career-high 13.14 seconds this year, but that was too fast. His true ability should still be 13.30+ seconds."

"The Eagles' main athlete, Sharman, also set a new career high this year with a time of 13.26 seconds, and the wind speed was only 0.3 meters per second. So if the wind speed is favorable, it is very likely that he can break the 13.20-second barrier."

"However, the one who deserves the most attention is this young Frenchman. He is even younger than Xie Wenjun, and his best time this year is 13.12 seconds in calm conditions."

"Even if Xie Wenjun's personal best is higher, Xie Wenjun's shot was due to wind speed and an altitude of 2200 meters. Without these conditions, it would be very difficult for him to run 13.12 seconds in windless conditions... it would be almost impossible."

"Therefore, many people are optimistic that he will become the king of short sprints in France."

"The future of France's national record depends on him to continue improving it."

"He could even become the hurdles king of Europe."

"Xie Wenjun probably feels a lot of pressure compared to him."

That's right, because in the not-too-distant future, next year, this French genius will be able to run 12.95 seconds instead of 13 seconds.

This is something that can't live up to everyone's expectations of him.

Although it will only be this year that it can run for 13 seconds.

You'd be lucky to get a 13-second sprint; you should know that there are far fewer people who can get a 13-second sprint than those who can run a sprint in under 10 seconds.

If there are still a hundred or so people in the sprint, then there are only a few dozen in this group.

It has a very high gold content.

Therefore, getting into the top three is not an easy task.

Not to mention veterans like Filip Norsmi from Sweden; if you're not careful, these veterans can snatch you up at rock-bottom prices.

The reversal is complete.

Therefore, although this group seems to have lower overall strength and reputation than the previous group.

But in reality, Xie Wenjun was under a lot of pressure.

This is what it looks like on paper.

Xie Wenjun herself thought so too.

Therefore, he kept reminding himself on the starting blocks.

Try not to be nervous.

As long as we get into the top three, we can fight for every one of them.

Anyway, you can rest after the preliminary round, so you don't have to worry about physical fitness as much as you do in the semi-finals.

"Alright, viewers, the athletes have finished their warm-up and are being called back by the referees. They are all on their starting blocks."

"It will be difficult for our athlete Xie Wenjun to break through in this group, even though he is already the strongest athlete in our country this year, and also the strongest male 110-meter athlete in Asia this year."

As we were talking, the electronic password was activated.

set.

Xie Wenjun lowered her body.

Master the crouch start.

Preparing to launch an outbreak.

He predicted that his group wouldn't have an easy time, so he needed to concentrate more.

I don’t know how long it took.

There was a bang.

Gunfire rang out.

Xie Wenjun took a deep breath, pressed her chin against her collarbone, and instantly tensed the muscles in her back leg.

The simultaneous lowering of the center of gravity by the eight runners made the starting line resemble a bowstring about to snap. As the sharp sound of the starting gun pierced the air, eight plumes of white smoke exploded almost simultaneously. BOOM ————————

The athletes, like startled rabbits, leaped off their starting blocks.

Xie Wenjun had a good performance, ranking second among all participants.

Thankfully, the response didn't hold us back.

Unlike the explosive start common among American athletes, he adopted a frequency-based start, which is more common among Asian athletes.

The steps were compact, with knees raised extremely high, and each push-off felt like a spring being compressed and then released.

However, Xie Wenjun's efforts over the years have not been in vain.

He has been training on Ersha Island.

My physical fitness has long surpassed that of my peers at the same time point in time.

As the rhythm between hurdles progresses, the differences between the two technical styles become increasingly apparent.

Xie Wenjun's three-step hurdle run is extremely fast. With his height of about 1.90 meters, he chooses a "low, flat and fast" hurdle clearing strategy.

That is, at the moment of hurdling, the body leans forward at an angle of nearly 45 degrees, the knee of the swinging leg almost brushes past the top of the hurdle, and the forefoot lands precisely in the predetermined position when landing.

In contrast, American athlete Wilson uses a "high-flying stability" technique, raising his center of gravity higher when he goes over the hurdle, creating a smooth parabola in the air.

Although the hurdle clearing time was slightly longer, the two athletes maintained a half-arm's distance between each other during the first three hurdles thanks to their 1.4-meter stride advantage.

Xie Wenjun felt the pressure from the right side. When he passed the fourth hurdle, he actively increased the amplitude of his arm swing. The arm swing height, which was originally maintained at the waist, was instantly raised to the shoulder. This adjustment made his hurdle rhythm 0.02 seconds faster.

"Good start, Xie Wenjun is currently in fourth place."

Wilson Tang was still faster in the first few columns.

"Let's see if Xie Wenjun can adjust back to his old ways."

"The young French player is starting to exert his strength and is constantly closing in on Xie Wenjun!"

French youngster Pascal Martino Lagarde suddenly unleashed his power. This young athlete displayed the flexibility characteristic of European athletes; to exaggerate a bit, his swinging leg almost hit his forehead when clearing the hurdle.

After landing, use a rapid rotation of the hips to connect to the next column.

If it were any other timeline, and he were facing this kind of pressure and combined suppression from various experts, it would be different.

Then he has virtually no chance of holding on.

In fact, that's how it was on the original timeline.

Xie Wenjun did not perform to her full potential, and due to various reasons, she only managed a time of 13.59 seconds in the preliminary round.

This result.

To be honest, it's just average.

Even though he originally finished fourth in his group, he didn't even get a Q because the overall strength of his group wasn't that great.

But now the opportunity has arrived.

Moreover, compared to last year.

He could clearly feel his improvement.

And the opponent's...

Getting weaker!?
First of all, Xie Wenjun has shed the title of the so-called French prodigy, who is expected to break 13 seconds next year and whose actual strength this year is 13.12 seconds.

He hadn't expected this French genius to be a year younger than him.

That's unbelievable.

The entire technical state was not fully utilized.

I don't know if it's also a psychological issue, but the fluctuations are huge.

At this rate, he has no hope of advancing.

Ultimately, it's because they're young and inexperienced. The more anxious they get when they see themselves falling behind, the more they try to catch up, but all they can do is worry helplessly.

And after leaving behind the young French prodigy.

Xie Wenjun, your speed is getting faster and faster. In fact, you've been training with Sun Haiping...

There weren't many who ran particularly poorly in the later stages.

It seems that this is the style he brings to the area.

Then, they continued to exert their strength near the 7th column.

He left William Sharman behind.

This is what made things so exciting; Xie Wenjun had already become the third.

As long as you stay calm, you'll advance directly.

but.

He did not.

"There are still two people ahead of us. Is there still a chance? Is there a chance to overtake one more?"

Yang Jiangang finished speaking.

The last three columns.

Xie Wenjun continued her efforts.

First, he abandoned the conservative approach to controlling the pace.

The stride length between hurdles was forcibly increased from 1.3 meters to 1.35 meters, while the arm swing frequency was increased.

When he was clearing the eighth hurdle, his knee accidentally brushed against the hurdle.

The metal railings shook violently.

But thanks to the instantaneous adjustment of his core strength, he quickly regained his balance after landing.

It's quite normal for hurdlers' feet to hook onto the hurdles.

Even the great Alan Johnson was prone to getting his arm caught on the hurdles.

Because if it weren't for this, then Athens...

This might even motivate Liu Xiang to run even faster.

So hitting someone isn't a big problem; the real issue is how you adjust your strategy after hitting the barrier.

Xie Wenjun adjusted very well here.

Yang Jian saw him hanging from the railing.

They almost asked what was on their minds.

But Xie Wenjun quickly stabilized the situation, and things continued to move forward.

This put Yang Jian's mind at ease.

The 9th column.

At this point, only American athlete Wilson was ahead of him.

Wilson seemed to have come up with this idea as well.

Xie Wenjun suddenly caught up with them from behind.

Wasn't it said that Liu was the only one who was good at things?

How could someone catch up to us from this place?
Wilson couldn't quite understand it.

But if you can't figure it out, it's best not to overthink it.

Because once the 9th column is passed.

At this point, Xie Wenjun had already surpassed Wilson, or at least was on par with him.

"The last one has arrived. Xie Wenjun has caught up. How will Wilson respond?"

"he……"

Yang Jian had expected some fierce confrontation, but he swallowed back halfway through his sentence.

became.

"He...he didn't respond!"

"Xie Wenjun took the lead and completely overtook the opponent in the last hurdle!"

Actually, look at Wilson's arm swing amplitude here.

He did not intend to give up.

But Xie Wenjun's shot.

The final adjustment was excellent.

Sun Haiping's lineage all possesses considerable endurance.

The later stages are not a problem.

All of them face significant problems regarding their future.

In the final ten meters, he increased his forward lean to 30 degrees to accelerate using gravitational acceleration.

The frequency of arm swings was also kept at a good level.

As he ran, he realized that he didn't actually need to exert too much effort at the end.

Because he's already ahead of everyone else.

"Xie Wenjun... is the first one to come down from the railing!"

"He's going to win. He's already pulled ahead of everyone else. Judging from this trend, he'll have the last laugh."

"Oh... even Salah, who appears here, has gone easy on us!"

"Easily crossed the finish line!"

"13 seconds 33!!!"

"Xie Wenjun ranked first in her group and advanced easily."

It was indeed relaxing.

I didn't expect to advance so easily.

And that person was hailed as the greatest genius in France.

I've already looked back, and he still hasn't crossed the finish line.

Pascal Martino Lagarde finally crossed the finish line with great difficulty.

First, look at the results.

It actually dropped below 13.60 seconds.

The final time was 13.63 seconds.

This is completely different from his time of 13.12 seconds in windless conditions.

After Xie Wenjun finished her race, she was quickly interviewed by many Asian reporters because she won first place in her group.

After thinking about it, he simply said honestly—

"The World Championships this year weren't as difficult as I imagined."

indeed.

This year, he...

Perhaps only Su Shen, the one who restarted the game, knows.

At this year's competition.

There is a lot to do.

After all, it was the golden age of short-distance travel.

With the retirements of Liu Xiang, Robles, Merritt, and others for various reasons, their careers have declined.

It has entered a low point.

As viewers, we'll definitely feel that the performance has declined and the excitement level is not as high.

But for athletes...

This, however, presents an opportunity.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

(End of this chapter)