Following in Bolt's footsteps

Chapter 219 Veterans Don’t Die, They Just Wither

On July 7, the Chinese men's and women's relay team boarded a plane from the Capital Airport to Monaco for training before the World Championships. After arriving in Monaco, Wu Ziyi, Su Bingtian and Xie Zhenye rushed to Morocco in Northwest Africa.

The Kingdom of Morocco, referred to as Morocco, is a coastal Arab country in northwest Africa. It borders Algeria in the east and southeast, Western Sahara in the south, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and Spain and Portugal across the sea in the north.

In 2016, the IAAF disqualified New York from the Diamond League and assigned it to Rabat, the capital of Morocco, which is also the first city in Africa to qualify for the Diamond League.

After entering July, the Diamond League started in Paris-Paris, Lausanne, London-London, Rabat and Monaco. When the first three stations were held, the Chinese men's and women's relay teams were still training in China, so they could not participate.

Rabat station is the training before the World Championships. Besides Rabat station, Wu Ziyi and others will also participate in the subsequent Monaco station. Bolt has arrived in Monaco at this time and is waiting for Wu Ziyi.

On July 7, the Diamond League Morocco station opened. Su Bingtian played in the men's 16-meter event, and Xie Zhenye played in the men's 100-meter event.

At the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex, Wu Ziyi and other team members sat leisurely in the auditorium watching the competition. The men’s [-]-meter event is a non-diamond event in Rabat, and there are no super-top players participating, so it is directly arranged as a track event. The second proceeds.

The 8 men's [-]-meter runners on the field are ready, they are:

Road 1, Martina, The Netherlands;
Road 2, South Africa, Sando-Roto;

Road 3, China, Su Bingtian;

Road 4, Anglia, Gikindu-Uja;

No. 5, Idaly, Ben Yusuf Meite;

Lane 6, England, Mitchell Blake;
No. 7, Trinidad and Tobago, Keston Bradman;

No. 8 Road, Moldy Country, Bijay Lee.

“On your marks~”

Wu Ziyi heard the instructions from the starting area, changed positions with his little assistant Yan Boyu, played with the camera he had set up, and prepared to try the fun of shooting.

"Set—"

"boom--!"

The game started, and with the sound of the starting gun, in the camera, 8 contestants quickly started.

Su Bingtian has gained an advantage as always. Since Ralphman joined Randy's coaching team, under the design of the [champion model], Su Bingtian's start and start connection have become more and more smooth, and he can often get good results in the first 30 meters. leading edge.

Except for Sando Roto and Bijay Li, the players on the field are relatively close in strength. They are all quasi-first-class players in the world hovering around 10 seconds, and they are all capable of running in the World Championships or the Olympics. Athletes in the semifinals.

In the 17 years of his previous life, Su Bingtian was in a sluggish state. Except for running 9 seconds at a super-wind speed at Eugene Station, he did not have a strong performance. insufficient.

But it's completely different now.

At 30 meters, Su Bingtian was completely in the lead. Roto, Uja and Mette were in the second echelon side by side. They were separated by Su Bingtian.

40 meters, 50 meters, Su Bingtian is about to enter the state of extreme speed, Wu Jia and Meite's speed gradually increased, but they will not be able to catch up with Su Bingtian's footsteps for a while.

At 60 meters, Su Bingtian still maintained a gap of nearly one body. At this time, Uja and Meite were about to enter a state of extreme speed, and began to continuously shorten the gap with Su Bingtian.

After 60 meters is Su Bingtian's weaker range, but it is also relatively speaking. If you have to compare it with Wu Ziyi, it is indeed a lot weaker, but compared with Wu Jia and Meite, although it is weaker, the advantages accumulated by Qiancheng are not so great. It's easy to catch up.

They are not Lyles, who can teleport.

At 80 meters, Su Bingtian was constantly drawn closer by Uja and Meite, but still maintained a gap of half a body.

"Hold it, Brother Tian, ​​hold it up!"

Su Bingtian seemed to have heard Wu Ziyi's cry, although he was constantly approached by Wu Jia and Meite, he did not panic at all.

The body is ready to lean forward and the center of gravity is ready, the spikes under the feet make a "pop" sound, and the last three steps are to press the line!
Although the gap is small, the positions of the three are still obvious. Wu Ziyi stopped recording and quickly called up the playback to confirm.That's right, Su Bingtian, Wu Jia, and Meite crossed the finish line in turn.

The host at the scene spoke Arabic that Wu Ziyi and others could not understand, but everyone could understand the data on the big screen:
Wind speed: -0.3m/s,

1 Su Bingtian 9.96 MR
2 Jikindu-Uja 9.98 SB
3 Ben Yusuf Meite 10.01
Very good results. Su Bingtian's current state is really getting better and better. He can run under 10 seconds stably under the condition of full strength and suitable wind speed.

Not only did he run 9 seconds, but he also broke the race record in Rabat.

Wu Zhiqiang said enviously: "Good guy, Lao Su can get an extra bonus, envious!"

Zhang Pei sneered and said, "Are you envious? When will you rise up, and the whole game will be recorded?"

"Don't bury me, I didn't even make it to 10."

"How did Lao Su say that? [Be bold, maybe our first step is 9 seconds 85]."

"Isn't that what Ayi said?"

"Ayi's surname is Wu, and your surname is also Wu. Why is there such a big difference?"

"Don't scold me, don't scold me, can't I be a waste T^T."

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Half an hour later, the men's 200m event started, and Wu Ziyi saw a familiar figure on the 8th track - Martina.

Wu Zhiqiang took off his sunglasses, and took a telescope from Zhang Peimeng's hand to look over: "Good guy, it's only half an hour apart? A tough guy!"

Zhang Pei smacked his lips: "Martina's 84, right? He's 33 years old, can he handle it for half an hour?"

Wu Ziyi shook his head. Martina's current strength has completely fallen. He only ran 10 seconds in the men's 33-meter event just now and ranked first from the bottom. Now he runs 200 meters only half an hour apart. It is unbearable.

For an older athlete like him, it is already very difficult to get a ranking. The most important thing is the appearance fee for the competition. After all, this is what he lives on.

The overall strength of the players in this game is not strong. Except for Amir Weber and De Grasse, others including Xie Zhenye are relatively low-ranking players among the top 20 in the world.

Road 8, Martina, The Netherlands;
No. 7, Mildewlands, Fred Corley;
Road 6, China, Xie Zhenye;

5th Avenue, Ghana University, De Grasse;

No. 4, Moldy Country, Amir Weber;

3rd Lane, Jamaica, Warren-Will;

Road 2, Jamaica, Rashid Dill;

Track 1, England, Gianne Hughes.

At first, Wu Ziyi didn't pay attention to it. When he saw the name of the player in the seventh track being typed on the big screen, he realized that it was Corley. Now it's all right, Ronnie Baker, Corley, Blasey, Lay Elles, only Coleman and Bednarek have never met.

More and more young faces are appearing on the stage of the Diamond League. Although many of them are not strong enough, Wu Ziyi is already looking forward to it.

"Set—"

The preparatory order brought Wu Ziyi's thoughts back to the stadium.

"boom--!"

With the firing of the starting gun, the players set off one after another.

Sure enough, as everyone expected, Corley quickly tied with Martina, and Xie Zhenye was also catching up quickly.

After 60 meters, Xie Zhenye and Corley completely surpassed Maltina, and even De Grasse evened Maltina.

Entering the straight, Amir Weber overtook the first place, temporarily leading De Grasse by half a body, Xie Zhenye and De Grasse were parallel, and Corley was half a body behind Xie Zhenye.

De Grasse exerted strength on the straight, gradually threw off Xie Zhenye, and chased Amir Weber. At 50 meters on the straight, De Grass tied with Amir Weber. According to this situation, De Grasse was unstoppable .

Xie Zhenye shook his head all the way, and rushed to the point with all his strength. Behind him, Corley only exerted his strength in the last 50 meters, and gradually narrowed the gap with Xie Zhenye.

De Grasse had the last laugh, crossing the line first with a length ahead of Amir Weber.

1 de Grasse 20.03 MR
2 Amir Weber 20.18
3 Xie Zhenye 20.22
4 Gianne Hughes 20.22
5 Fred Corley 20.27
The top five in the arena are all born in the 90s. The young players greeted each other, and De Grasse won the men's 200m championship in the Diamond League again.

However, Rashid Dill and Warren Weir, the two "old men" of 89, could only rank at the bottom, and the oldest Martina, as expected, came in at the bottom. With a time of 20 seconds, this once legendary veteran will never regain his former glory.

The veteran is not dead, but withered.

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