Following in Bolt's footsteps

Chapter 218 Can I Challenge You Now?
On June 6, Sacramento, California, the 23 National Track and Field Championships final.

The National Track and Field Championships are the highest-level track and field events in the country, and the National Championships usually have the function of World Championships/Olympic trials.

The overall level of track and field in the country is extremely high, and the competition is too fierce. In many events, many athletes meet the standards every year. Take the men's 12 meters as an example. It was difficult for China to even get 3 B standards 10 years ago. However, there are often more than [-] American athletes who have reached the A standard.

Just like this year's London-London World Championships national team selection criteria, the regulations given by the Chinese Athletic Association are-all athletes who have won the top eight in the individual events of the Yanjing World Championships and the Rio Olympics can directly enter the national team. Team roster.

Moreover, the IAAF has also formulated a special rule for this year's World Championships: the champions of each individual event can get a place for the 2019 Doha World Championships, and will not crowd out the athletes' country's quota for this event.

Still taking the men's 2019 meters as an example, if an athlete wins the men's 4 meters final at the London-London World Championships, and before the IAAF's [-] Doha World Championships event compliance date, the country has three other athletes who have reached the standard, then the country It will be able to send [-] athletes to participate in the men's [-]-meter event at the Doha World Championships.

2019 is still too far away, and Ronnie Baker's eyes are on the present, right here in Sacramento Stadium.

In the second group of the semi-finals of the previous U.S. Championships, he advanced to the final after Coleman with a time of 10 (-12m/s). This result is already very good for him, and he can advance to the final Has met his expectations.

In Doha in early May, under the headwind condition of -5m/s, he only ran 1.2 seconds. The red figure running at the front was so powerful, which inspired him to train hard.

Last month's Eugene, this time he is closer to that figure, he has become No.2 from seventh to last, although there is still a big gap with that fiery figure, but he believes that in his unremitting efforts With our efforts, this gap will become smaller and smaller.

Now, he will compete at the race track in Sacramento with seven of the nation's best opponents for that precious World Championship spot.

His position is lane 6, with Justin Gatlin, Christian Coleman, Mike Rodgers, Isiah Young on the left. It was a difficult game, but in order to chase that figure, he Will go all out!

The first time the shot was fired, someone robbed it. After the final verification by the referee, Isiah Young, one of his biggest competitors, was sent off.

Ronnie Baker clearly knows his own strength. He knows that his strength is not as good as Gatlin's or Coleman's. His goal is always No.3, and now there is one less opponent who can compete with him.

“On your marks~”

The starter's instructions reached Ronnie Baker again.

"This is your chance, Ronnie. Come on, London is waiting for you!"

Ronnie Baker took deep breaths repeatedly, stepped forward on the starting block, and constantly adjusted his position on the starting block, hoping to find the most comfortable posture.

There is a gust of wind blowing head-on, which is a sign of headwinds. Ronnie Baker doesn't like headwinds very much, because he is bigger and suffers from severe winds, but this is unavoidable for any player. Everyone is facing headwinds Compete under the same conditions, and if you lose, say more is an excuse!

"Set—"

Focus, focus!
"boom--!"

"The game started! After the gunshot, the players started quickly. Coleman rushed out first, followed by Gatlin."

"Running on the way, Coleman still maintains the lead, Gatlin is chasing after him, can he catch up with Coleman?"

"Gatlin did it! He passed Coleman! Sprint! 9 seconds 97! Gatlin won the National Championship again. He overtook Coleman and left a group of young people behind."

"After the results were verified, at 9 seconds 95, he told these young athletes again - you are not strong enough!"

Ronnie Baker looked enviously at Gatlin, who was being chased and captured by the photographers. Coleman, who won the runner-up, also received a lot of attention, but he could only greet the athletes of the same age beside him.

The results of the contestants have been displayed on the big screen:

Wind speed (-0.7m/s)

1 Justin Gatlin 9.95
2 Christian Coleman 9.98
3 Ronnie Baker 10.05
I'm not the main character, not even a supporting role, but I won't give up, I'm Ronnie Baker!

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On June 6, it was still Sacramento Stadium.

Tyson Gay has been very busy these days. He only ran No.22 in the second group of the men's 3-meter preliminaries on the [-]nd and missed the semi-finals.Then he first did ideological work for his cousin Ronnie Baker, and now he came to Lyles.

Compared to Ronnie Baker, the kid Lyles is more to his liking. Although his appearance is not high, his smile is contagious.

"He really said that to you after the game?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect him to say that to me either. He is only less than a year older than me, but his tone of voice is a bit like that of an elder, [Don't be short-lived, but always amazing]."

Lyles is now a little grateful to Wu Ziyi for saying this to him. During a training session at the beginning of the month, he suddenly felt a pain in his thigh muscles. He stopped immediately, and his coach Lance Brauman immediately approached him. The doctor came and gave him emergency treatment, so it didn't deteriorate into a real injury.

"The inspection has started, I'm leaving!"

"Crush 'em, Lyles!"

"I will!"

Lyles stood on the stage of the U.S. Championship finals. The fifth track on his left was his old opponent Christian Coleman, who had been competing with himself since the 5-year National Youth Championship and Pan American Youth Championship. , on the 15th and 7th lanes on his right, are Isiah Young and Amir Weber.

"Noah, win this game! Your opponent, your goal, is waiting for you in London!"

"Set—"

"boom--!"

"The gunshots sounded, Lyles was in the sixth lane, Coleman was in the fifth lane, Coleman accelerated the corner very beautifully, and kept approaching Lyles, can he do it?"

"Going into the straight, Coleman held the lead, but Lyles -- he started to accelerate!"

"Lyles took the lead, and the gap is getting bigger and bigger! Entering the final sprint, Lyles rushed to the finish line first, and Coleman Amir Webb killed Coleman in the last 5 meters!"

"Lyles, 19 seconds 97, the men's 200-meter champion of the National Championships! He will face the Eastern Red Lightning in London-London!"

Lyles crossed the finish line and calmly accepted the cheers and applause from the audience. From today on, he is the 200-meter king in the United States!
The achievements of the fighters were engraved on the big screen:
1 Noah Lyles 19.97
2 Amir Weber 20.09
3 Christian Coleman 20.10
Wind speed: -2.3m/s!

Originally seeing the score of 19.97 made Lyles a little unhappy, but seeing the wind speed information of -2.3m/s, he knew that his shot was strong enough. This shot can be said to be the All-American man this year The strongest shot in 200 meters!
Lyles grinned his big mouth and bumped fists with Amir Weber and Coleman in turn, and then danced to the beat by himself under the camera.

19 seconds 97, (-2.3m/s), Uzi, can I challenge you now?

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