king of sprint

Chapter 334 Semifinals

On August 8, hours before the 16-meter semifinal, Usain was texting and chatting with Rousseau.

Usain is not the first time to China, but it is the first time to the capital.

His previous impression of China was only in the humid and warm climate of Pengcheng, which is very similar to his hometown of Kingston.

Then the capital of this country is very dry, there are many people, and the audience is very enthusiastic.

In addition, Usain is very interested in the various snacks in the capital described by Rousseau. They have already made an appointment for Rousseau to treat them after today's game. Roast Duck.

In addition, Usain is also very interested in Sanlitun and Houhai in the capital. He heard that there are very lively nightclubs there. After knowing that Rousseau had never been there, he couldn't help expressing great sympathy for Rousseau's boring life. This sympathy for Rousseau has no way to refute.

And after Tian Shiwei spied on the chat between Rousseau and Usain, he gave Rousseau a suggestion: "Tell old Youti that the nightclubs in our province, Guan City, are worthless, and take him to see what is called 'Dongguan' service. "

"I don't want to lose face to Jamaica." Rousseau shook his head immediately.

"You can't embarrass our mainland athletes." Tian Shiwei said, "I told Lao You that your results can represent the mainland, but your personality cannot represent the mainland athletes."

"...I really don't understand what you and Usain can be proud of." Rousseau sighed.

……

Today there are 100m semi-finals and finals.

The semi-finals are scheduled at 20:00, and the final is scheduled at 22:00. The interval is only two hours. The contestants are under a lot of pressure. Rousseau suspects that the messages sent to him by Usain are all tactics. His self-confidence... but is there a yarn for it?

Rousseau, Tian Shiwei and Pan Kai arrived at the Bird's Nest Stadium at 19:30 and entered the stadium through the athlete's passage. They met Usain, Ball and others on the way. They were all acquaintances and greeted each other.

Zhang Zhen fell behind in the quarter-finals and was eliminated. His 100-meter distance is always a problem, and it is an Achilles heel when he meets world-class opponents.

After entering the waiting area, the 16 players on the field first learned of their groups. Rousseau and Tian Shiwei were separated, Rousseau was in the first group, Tian Shiwei was in the second group, Usain and Ball were also separated, and Ball was in the first group , Usain in the second group.

In principle, among the factors affecting the grouping of Olympic athletes, nationality is greater than performance, and athletes from the same country will not be grouped in the same group as much as possible.

Then came the track draw. Rousseau was unlucky and got a 3, and Ball got a 5. Other players in the same group as Rousseau, as well as the Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Richard Thompson, American player Walter Dix and others.

Interestingly, in the second group of players, besides Usain from Jamaica, Tian Shiwei and Pan Kai from the mainland team, there are Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Mark Burns, American player Doc • Patton et al.

More than half of the nationalities of the runners in the two groups were "copied" from the other group. The sprinters, especially the [-]-meter runners in this Olympic Games showed a very "regional" concentration.

Traditional track and field powers such as the United States, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago occupy a large number of seats, while China, a major sports country, is gradually showing its strong position in sprint events.

……

Huang Jue in the live broadcast room expressed his feelings about the distribution of the nationalities of the [-]-meter semi-finalists, and then saw that the competition was about to start on the field, so he waited with all his attention and paid attention to the semi-finals.

After all, there are Rousseau and Ball in this game.

The audience also turned on the TV on time. According to subsequent statistics, more than 3 million viewers watched the semi-finals, half of them came from China, which shows how much domestic audiences pay attention to Rousseau.

And various sports forums on the Internet began to refresh all kinds of prediction posts. Of course, the number was not many. Netizens were saving their energy to wait for the final in two hours.

……

before the game starts.

Ball shook hands with Rousseau and said, "Welcome back."

'Come back', referring to Rousseau's return to the field that belonged to the world champion and world record holder.

"Come on~" Rousseau smiled.

Cheering for the opponent only means that Rousseau has absolutely strong confidence in himself.

……

"Ready~"

The starter fired.

Snapped!
Tens of thousands of spectators from China saw Ball's explosive running for the first time.

Ball is at the peak of his sports career. Although Ball's light has been overshadowed by Rousseau and Usain since 2006, Ball is indeed in excellent condition.

In 2006, Bauer won the [-]-kilogram gold award in the Gold Grand Prix, which is a 'great feat' that no other flying man in the world has ever achieved.

Now, Ball, who is at his peak, ran with the sharpest gait, the muscles of his legs tightened to create an admirable line, and the first three steps have surpassed his peers and led the pack.

Everyone in the audience gasped in amazement, and now some people began to worry about Rousseau.

……

Huang Jue also expressed emotion in the live broadcast room.

"Bauer's start was very entertaining, like a tiger descending the mountain, he maintained the lead, Rousseau was chasing, Rousseau was also very fast, and other players were also chasing after him. It is worthy of being a world-class player in a world-class competition... "

"Rousseau and Ball continued to take the lead. In the middle, Rousseau began to catch up gradually. After Rousseau changed his running style, he became more competitive in the second half..."

"Okay! Overtaken! Overtaken! Rousseau overtook Ball!"

"The two crossed the finish line one after the other! Rousseau qualified first in the group and entered the final!"

"Rousseau made history, he was the first Chinese athlete to enter the Olympic [-]-meter final!"

……

Although Huang Jue's shouts in the live broadcast room were very passionate, his words could not arouse much enthusiasm from the audience. Isn't it normal for Rousseau to return as "God Lu" and enter the Olympic finals?

What remains to be seen now is whether Lu Shen can win the gold medal, beat Usain, and break the world record again.

……

After Rousseau crossed the finish line, he looked at his semi-final results.

9 seconds 85.

not bad.

Of course, it's just a semi-final, and no one is using their full strength, including that brother Ball who ran to 9 seconds.

Everyone is waiting for the final in two hours.

After Rousseau got off the track, Lu Jinrong and Dong Zijian greeted him.

"How do you feel?" Lu Jinrong asked.

"I didn't run hard." Rousseau said proudly, "The condition is good. I think we can break the world record again today, but it's hard to say whether we can beat Usain."

Indeed, breaking the world record may not necessarily win Usain.

　Two more~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)