The Su God of the Reopening of the Sports Arena

Chapter 2430 The Selection Begins! Everyone Will Give It Their All This Year

Chapter 2430 The Selection Begins! This Year... Everyone Will Give It Their All
Qingtang City.

This place has an altitude exceeding that of the Mexican Plateau.

Qingtangcheng Stadium is also the highest altitude stadium in China. Countless records have been broken here.

Of course, the selection competition will be held here this year.

This is something many people didn't expect.

However, thinking about it, there's an international challenge at the Bird's Nest at the end of June to help with preparation.

Then I felt like things were much normal again.

After all, many people originally thought this match would start directly at the Bird's Nest.

Or rather, some teams started receiving messages like this.

But then I suddenly received news that the location had been changed.

The specific reasons were not elaborated upon.

Anyway, the advantage of getting things done from above is that they don't need to give you any reasons.

Execution.

It's what the people below need to do.

Of course, this has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage for us now is that with too many people, there are too many ideas, too much gossip, and too much trouble.

Such ideas are difficult to unify.

It is at least very bad at concentrating resources to accomplish major tasks.

Xie Wenjun started first.

Men's 110m hurdles.

Xie Wenjun also won a medal in Moscow.

Although it didn't have the nationwide popularity of Liu Xiang's era, it has still continued to attract a considerable number of 110-meter hurdles spectators.

After all, even if you can't win a gold medal, you can at least win a medal.

They're still one of the world's strongest teams.

If winning a medal doesn't qualify a team as a strong team, then...

Then wouldn't the other teams be even weaker?
"This competition is the final of the men's 110-meter hurdles selection trials."

"There's not much to say about the preliminary rounds. Xie Wenjun was simply making great strides all the way. In China, he's now equivalent to Liu Xiang back then. The gap between him and the others is too big."

Yang Jian was telling the truth.

Xie Wenjun's current abilities are fundamentally different from those of other domestic players.

Of course, he was also number one in the world online and domestically.

"After all, he's number one in China and number one in Asia, so it's normal for him to be ahead of the others. Right now, Xie Wenjun is the only one in all of Asia who can still compete for a medal in the men's 110-meter hurdles," Li Tao added from the side.

He now highly recognizes Xie Wenjun's abilities.

Just kidding, winning a medal speaks louder than any other argument.

This is the most compelling evidence.

Unless you are pure black.

Otherwise, they would almost all change their mindset and attitude.

"With his current ability, running domestic races is entirely up to him. Winning is not a problem at all; it all depends on what he wants to achieve in this race."

"If he wanted to win this race, it wouldn't be difficult. He could win even with his eyes closed, because Zhang Honglin, who is second in the country, only has a season best of 13.53 seconds."

"This result is far from Xie Wenjun's result this year."

"Not to mention Fan Jiang, who is third in the country, her time has fallen out of 13.50 seconds and into the 13.60 seconds range."

"Xie Wenjun performed well this year, with all his times under 13.20 seconds."

"The gap in strength is too big, and the fact that he achieved this result while running against international champions makes it extremely valuable."

"It seems that his frequent participation in last year's Diamond League brought him considerable profits."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

"His current strength has surpassed that of many others. In fact, it could be said that in the entire history of Asia, apart from Liu Xiang who is currently at his peak and back to his former glory, everyone else..."

"Everything I said."

"None of them should be a match for him."

"Coach Li thinks so highly of him?"

“That’s for sure,” Li Tao said with a smile. “He’s already the undisputed leader in the 110-meter dash in China. After Liu Xiang left, he was able to withstand the pressure and perform at this level, which is already very impressive and definitely deserves encouragement.”

"Alright, viewers, the athletes have now entered the arena."

"Xie Wenjun is in the 5th lane."

"Let's see if the others can give him the opportunity to do that."

"Let him try to achieve his best result with this shot."

"After all, Qing Tang City is a good place to achieve good results because of its high altitude."

"Moreover, once your body breaks through its limits, it will have a memory of that, which will greatly benefit your own adjustment."

The scene of the game.

Almost all of the nation's strongest 110-meter hurdlers are here.

Zhang Honglin.

Fan Jiang.

Wei Ji.

Yang Lu.

Li Haifeng, etc.

It is worth mentioning that this year's 10th place nationwide.

That is, the top 10 in the country for the 110-meter hurdles.

He only has 14 seconds to switch on and off.

You heard me right, this is the current level.

If you run close to 14 seconds, you can get into the top 10 in the country.

The next time the national short-distance running standards start to rise will be after 2020, when that group of people will be around.

There is no hope now.

Therefore, it would be meaningless even if Xie Wenjun were to obtain a so-called wildcard.

Because we simply can't gather that many people to participate in the competition right now.

This is not what it used to be.

Even A-level standards are not enough.

In the current situation, it would be good if we could even reach the A standard.

Oh, right.

There is no longer an AB standard.

Last year, the IAAF announced its qualification criteria for participating in the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing at a conference held at its headquarters in Monaco.

As mentioned, unlike the A and B standards used in previous competitions, this World Championships will adopt a globally unified standard to determine the allocation of tickets to the Beijing World Championships.

In fact, the standards announced by the IAAF were not a decision made on a whim, but rather derived from statistical analysis of the overall performance of athletes worldwide during the 2014 season. The key factor is the scale of participation for each event at the World Championships. Based on the previous Moscow World Championships, 30 athletes qualified for the men's long jump, with 12 advancing to the final. Therefore, assuming the total number of participants remains the same, the Beijing World Championships will select the top 29 athletes ranked in the world between October 1, 2014, and August 10, 2015. Ironically, in the 2014 men's long jump final rankings, the 30th place finisher had a jump of 8.10 meters.

However, the final 30-person roster for the World Championships in Beijing was not entirely based on performance rankings, as the IAAF introduced a "wildcard" rule.

The defending champion of the Moscow World Championships, the 2014 IAAF Diamond League overall champion, and the overall champion of the hammer throw challenge are not required to count against the selection quota.

Additionally, continental champions can receive wildcards within the qualifying period, but these wildcards will occupy a maximum of three selection slots. This will result in some subtle changes to the 30-person roster.

There is an unchanging rule in track and field competitions: no matter how the rules change, it will not have a significant impact on high-level athletes. The more their qualifying time exceeds the standard, the more secure their qualification for the competition becomes, and vice versa.

If the score is just barely up to standard, there is a possibility that the candidate will not be shortlisted due to a low ranking.

It is conceivable that because the World Championships will be held next year, the overall performance level worldwide will be better than last year. If the 30th place athlete's score is 8.11 meters, the qualifying score of 8.10 meters will also be eliminated.

Furthermore, new entry criteria have been announced, including age restrictions.

For example, in its qualification program, the IAAF first made clearer age restrictions for participating athletes. This is to further prevent "early specialization" in track and field globally.

This will divert young athletes from IAAF-affiliated events such as the World Junior Championships and World Youth Championships, with athletes under the age of 16 banned from participating in this World Championships.

年满16至17岁的选手将被禁止兼项以及参加投掷、万米长跑、马拉松和竞走项目。而年满18至19岁的选手被禁止参加马拉松和男子50公里竞走。

Under the previous A and B qualification schemes, athletes who met the A standard and ranked among the top three nationally in their event were guaranteed a spot in the competition. However, the announcement of this unified standard may result in situations where athletes who meet the standard are unable to participate in certain events. For example, the qualification standard for the men's long jump at this World Championships is 8.10 meters, within the period announced by the IAAF (October 1, 2014 to August 10, 2015).

Assuming there are 40 athletes worldwide who exceed the 8.10-meter standard, and only 30 spots are available for the men's long jump at the World Championships, the allocation of spots will be determined by rankings based on performances within the qualifying period. This means that athletes ranked 31st to 40th, even if they qualify, will lose their eligibility and await replacements. Therefore, for each athlete, a better qualifying performance means a more secure place in the competition.

If this standard is applied to the 110-meter hurdles, it would require 13.47 seconds to meet the target.

Even if you meet the requirements, you may not be able to participate in the competition.

The changes in the new rules have actually brought a lot of uncertainty.

Of course, as I said before, there's no one in China who meets the standard except for Xie Wenjun.

So in this competition, he's competing against himself.

Let's see how far I can run after this shot.

It's impossible to open the 13.10-second mark, or even to use wind speed and high altitude to reach higher dimensions.

Before the World Championships begin in Beijing, I need to boost my confidence. "Hmm?"

Liu Xiang was taken aback when he saw Xie Wenjun's preparations, but he quickly realized what was going on.

A slight smile played on her lips.

Liu Xiang did this because he discovered that Xie Wenjun had adjusted his starting blocks to be further forward.

Putting everything else aside, this change...

He knows it very well.

At least in Asia, only we have succeeded in doing it.

That is my own eight-to-seven change.

He invented a way to adjust the starting blocks to a more forward position, allowing him to better enter the seven-step hurdles phase.

This is also to compensate for the lack of explosive power in the legs of Asians.

Of course, that's what he thought at the time.

Now he certainly knows the explosive power of Asians; you can't say it's no good.

It is now the fastest short-range outbreak in the world.

We are Asians.

He just didn't understand at the time.

Based on his understanding of his coach, in order to avoid risks, he would definitely try to choose the path he has used before.

and so.

When he was asking Sun Haiping that day, he might have been keeping her in suspense backstage. It turns out...

That's what it means.

That's it.

I'm kind of looking forward to it.

Because they wanted to rely on the eight-step technique.

Liu Xiang was not boasting.

Aside from yourself, it's very difficult for anyone else to easily break the 13-second barrier.

Not to mention setting a world record.

This was especially true for Xie Wenjun.

Because this is the only talent he possesses.

This refers to his talent compared to those top players.

Not good enough.

Therefore, a seven-step model can be adopted.

That might be better.

After all, Xie Wenjun was a bit taller than him.

There are no problems with the body's static condition.

The high altitude of Qinghai Province is a common enemy for all athletes. The oxygen content in the air is 25% lower than at sea level, and the explosive power and rhythm control required for hurdling will be tested by "motion sluggishness caused by lack of oxygen".

During the three days of acclimatization training before the competition, most athletes experienced problems such as "a decrease of 0.2 steps/second in stride frequency between hurdles" and "a 10% decrease in the force of their push-off," but only...

Xie Wenjun's training data remained consistently stable.

His hurdle rhythm deviation is no more than 0.01 seconds.

The ground reaction force when pushing off the ground remains in a flat state.

These figures all indicate that he was not significantly affected.

In fact, there is only one Nascent Soul, which has already undergone extensive simulation training and has equipment for high-altitude adaptation training on Ersha Island.

It can increase the oxygen content of your blood without having to go to a high altitude.

Although the effect is not that good, it can serve as a preliminary preparation before coming to the plateau.

Then we'll train at high altitude for 10 to 15 days.

The effect is twice as good with half the effort.

Why do you ask? Well, this is something written in Su Shen's thesis.

You have to believe it whether you want to or not.

Anyway, Ersha Island.

Everyone believes it.

Moreover, this text has not yet been made public, and even if it were, it wouldn't make a difference because you don't have the equipment to match it on flat ground.

Only with an environment on flat ground that can simulate high-altitude training can you achieve this level of skill.

Otherwise, you absolutely cannot.

The core of Xie Wenjun's technical upgrade is the "eight-to-seven" conversion.

Ok.

Liu Xiang guessed correctly.

This is Xie Wenjun's big move this time.

There were still some parts that weren't properly trained, and it wasn't until the beginning of this month that they were truly completed, so we're preparing to use them in actual combat.

The question is how well it can perform in actual combat, and how high the probability of making mistakes is.

If you're never realistic, you'll never know the specifics.

They chose a domestic competition where they were guaranteed to win.

No pressure.

That is the most suitable.

The distance from the starting line to the first hurdle in the 110-meter hurdles is 13.72 meters. The traditional eight-step approach to the hurdle requires adjusting stride length and rhythm over eight steps, while the seven-step approach requires athletes to adapt their stride frequency and power in a shorter distance.

This leads to a geometric increase in the requirements for explosive power, core control, and rhythm between hurdles.

Previously, only Liu Xiang in China had successfully mastered this technology.

Xie Wenjun's attempt was once questioned as "risky," but the "seven-step rhythm stability" he demonstrated in training gradually silenced the doubts of some professionals on Ersha Island.

His first step was precisely controlled at 2.1 meters, and each subsequent step increased by 0.1 meters. The seventh step landed exactly 0.3 meters from the first hurdle, the "optimal starting point," with an error of no more than 2 centimeters.

Although his first step was not as forceful as Liu Xiang's.

But that's okay.

For him, it's already good enough that he can use this set of tactics now.

What more could you want?
During check-in, Xie Wenjun's warm-up exercises revealed "the confidence after the technical upgrade".

He repeatedly practiced the transition between the first seven steps after the start in his mind.

When the left leg pushes off the ground, the muscles in the right waist and abdomen are deliberately contracted, pulling the hip forward.

This is a unique "core traction" movement in the seven-step hurdle.

The range of motion of the left knee joint during the stride is increased by 5° compared to the past, ensuring that the force of the push-off during the stride can counteract the loss of power at high altitude.

While Zhang Honglin was warming up, his eyes frequently swept over Xie Wenjun. He had honed his eight-step hurdle technique for ten years, but the problem of "eighth step easily stepping over the line" was exposed in high-altitude training. Although the strong tailwind here can help, it may also amplify the error in step length control.

Fan Jiang was adjusting the starting block angle. His starting reaction was good, and he was trying to make up for his shortcomings in hurdle technique with a "preemptive start".

Let's try to reach the passing score this time.

If you can manage to snag one, you'll also have the opportunity to gain experience in major competitions.

This is already a great honor for an ordinary athlete.

Not everyone can use it.

The standards of Liu Xiang and Xie Wenjun.

For ordinary athletes.

In Asia.

It means being able to compete in major tournaments.

It's that simple.

They originally had little chance.

But Qing Tang City announced that the selection competition would be held here.

This immediately gave them hope.