Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 132 The Invincible Flying Man!

"How about Brother Xiang, are you ready to break the world record tonight?"

After the warm-up was completed, Wen Hao took out an unopened bottle of mineral water from his bag and handed it to Liu Xiang.

"Look you're here again, setting world records every day, can you please stop putting pressure on me?"

Liu Xiang took the water and took a sip, then put it by his feet. He put his hands on the track and shook his legs while looking at the opponents in the warm-up field who had also completed their warm-up.

After a while, he exhaled his breath and muttered in a low voice: "I hope the wind speed will be stronger tonight."

"What can I do to put some pressure on you?" Wen Hao sat down next to him and joked with a smile: "You are telling me not to put pressure on me, but in your heart you are actually thinking about giving me a push, right?"

"You guy." Liu Xiang shook his head and laughed, "Alas~ My world record is unstable after all. If possible, I certainly hope to continue to improve it, and it is best to maintain it for ten or twenty years. That’s it.”

"Then you have to work hard this month. There are four international events in Stuttgart, Athens, Shanghai, and Daegu. You can always catch up with the good weather, right?"

Wen Hao patted Liu Xiang on the shoulder, packed his things and prepared to leave. Today he only followed Liu Xiang into the warm-up field as a sparring partner, and he was not participating in the competition.

Now that the warm-up is complete, Liu Xiang should prepare for the inspection. He himself can't wait to sit in the audience and watch the game.

Today is Saturday, April 9.

Yesterday morning, a group of four of them came from Paris to Stuttgart in southwestern Germany to welcome the annual IAAF World Athletics Finals.

After returning to China in early August, Sun Haixi actively learned from Li Qing, hoping to help Liu Xiang improve his strength. More than a month has passed now.

In more than a month, the biggest improvement Liu Xiang has gained is his flat running ability.

Judging from the data in training, although Liu Xiang had to master new technical movements, he had a period of disordered rhythm in the hurdles.

But with the continuous accumulation of special strength training and the gradual mastery of scientific ground-breaking techniques, Liu Xiang has now completed the process of mastering the new technical movements and just needs to be tested on the court!

20:15 Berlin time, Stuttgart.

In the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, the cheers of more than 30,000 spectators hovered enthusiastically in the sky above the stadium.

At the same time, thousands of miles away in China, it was already 3:15 a.m. the next day.

"Friends in the audience, the much-anticipated scene has finally arrived. The 2006 IAAF World Athletics Finals in Stuttgart, the men's 110m final, is coming! 』

On the land of China, the passionate voice of Yang Jian, the commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, sounded on the TV sets of thousands of families.

The live broadcast camera switched from the pole vault venue, and at the same time, a list of contestants for the men's 110-meter hurdles finals appeared on the TV screen:

1 - Latvia - Origas

2 - United States - David Oliver
  3—United States—Terence Trammell
  4 - Cuba - Dairon Robles
  5——China——Liu Xiang

6 - United States - Aris Merritt

7——Germany——Thomas Brasher
  8 - United States - Alan Johnson

In the stadium auditorium, Wen Hao, who was sitting side by side with Sun Hailian and Li Qing, couldn't help but feel dazed when he saw the list of players displayed on the big screen.

In his opinion, the weight of this list for the men's 110-meter hurdles is not inferior to that of the men's 2012-meter final at the 100 London Olympics!
  In the men's 100m final of the London Olympics in the previous life, the five fastest athletes in the history of m competed on the same stage for the only time: Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Tyson Gay, Asa Fa Powell, Justin Gatlin.

In addition, "World Famous Dish" Ryan Bailey, "Henan Old Horse" Martina, and "Tom Cruise" Richard Thompson are also famous top sprinters in the history of sprinting.

At the current Stuttgart track and field finals, the men's 110-meter hurdles event also brings together the four historical hurdle kings before the Holloway era: Liu Xiang, Aris Merritt, Dairon Robles, and Alan Johnson.

In addition to these "four major hurdle kings", David Oliver's strength and historical status are only slightly inferior. Latvian hurdler Origas is also a famous athlete with good strength.

The only fly in the ointment is probably the German host player Braschel. Wen Hao has never heard of this person.

Soon, the host introduced all eight contestants.

And next, is the part of the competition that all track and field fans are most looking forward to!
  "After nearly two months, Liu Xiang once again stood in a high-level international competition. 』

"Two months ago at the Lausanne Super Grand Prix, Liu Xiang broke Colin Jackson's world record of nearly 12 years with a time of 88 seconds, creating a new Asian miracle and a yellow legend! 』

"After returning to China, Liu Xiang did not lose himself after breaking the world record. Together with his coach Sun Hailian, in a learning attitude, he asked Li Qing, the coach of the Asian 110-meter record holder Wen Hao, hoping to improve his flat running ability in Continue to create new miracles in the Milan project. 』

"So today, let us enter together, these 13 seconds of anticipation! 』

"On Your Marks!"

While Yang Jian's passionate introduction came to an end for the time being, on the field, the starter also gave instructions to the players to get into their positions.

Liu Xiang licked his lower lips, and with the audience still applauding with joy, he gave a fierce look to the camera that was focused on him, and then stepped onto the starting line.

After several reminders from the host, the noise at the scene finally subsided as the contestants finished preparing on the starting block.

More than 30,000 pairs of eyes at the scene, and countless gazes from around the world, all focused on the eight players who were quietly waiting for the gun to be fired.

"Set——"

"Snapped--!"

The electronic starting gunshot resounded throughout the entire field. The moment they received the gunshot signal, the eight players on the field rushed forward like beasts out of their cages. Unlike the original time and space, Liu Xiang did not disturb his opponent's mentality because of being too excited or using false start tactics.

This shot was fired smoothly, and Liu Xiang's starting reaction was not the extreme 0.108 seconds, but it also reached an extremely fast reaction of 0.114 seconds!

Liu Xiang not only reacted very quickly at the start, but also started the first three steps faster than anyone else. However, he had not completed the eight-to-seven steps on the hurdles, and his rhythm was slightly affected when he attacked the first hurdle.

The moment he crossed the first hurdle, Liu Xiang was in third place.

He is slightly behind Robles by half a shoulder, Trammell, who has the strongest acceleration ability, is further ahead, and Alan Johnson is slightly behind Liu Xiang.

In this kind of international competition that brings together the world's top hurdlers, Liu Xiang has long been accustomed to this situation of lagging behind.

He is very patient and knows what tactics he should adopt to gradually recover the slight gap and finally win the game!
  Relying on his unparalleled hurdle skills and his flat running ability enhanced by Li Qing, Liu Xiang had already tied with Robles on the road when he captured the third hurdle.

At the same time, the most unorthodox American star Alan Johnson is also struggling to catch up.

After the fourth hurdle was captured, Liu Xiang had already tied with Trammell, who had the most promising future on the field. And Robles, the young Cuban player who had emerged as a dark horse this year, was not willing to be outdone and ran alongside him, clinging on to him. Don't let him distance himself.

On the outside, Alan Johnson also maintained the same position as Liu Xiang and Robles at this time.

But Liu Xiang didn't panic at all, because the game had entered the middle stage.

It’s time to widen the gap with everyone here!
  The fifth column!

Liu Xiang's speed seemed to be faster than before, and there was a clear gap between him and Robles.

The sixth column!

Robles has been thrown away by half a shoulder distance from Liu Xiang. At this moment, only Alan Johnson, the outsider, can keep up with his rhythm.

The seventh column!

When Liu Xiang's attacking foot came down and came into contact with the track, Robles' body had only just crossed the hurdle, and the gap was already getting wider and wider!
  The eighth column!

Liu Xiang has already thrown away Robles by half a body, and Alan Johnson, the most outsider, can no longer keep up with Liu Xiang's attack rhythm and is obviously at a disadvantage.

Running on the road is Liu Xiang's forte, and running in the back is his most relied upon winning weapon!

With smooth hurdling movements and rhythmic running between hurdles, he went from being slightly behind at the start, to tying up with Robles and Trammell, and even leaving them behind, and suppressing the former world hurdle king Alan. ·Johnson!
  After conquering the last hurdle, Liu Xiang, who entered the final sprint stage, also did not give his opponent any chance to overtake, and rushed to the finish line first without slowing down!
  Thousands of miles away, Yang Jian, who had already made a draft, seemed to know from the beginning that Liu Xiang would show unrivaled strength in the competition. When the starting gun sounded, he quickly mobilized an excited tone for Domestic audiences gave wonderful explanations:
  "Game start! 』

"Liu Xiang's startup response is very fast! But he was still slightly behind when he attacked the first hurdle, and it was Trammell who took the lead! 』

"Liu Xiang quickly adjusted his rhythm in the hurdles! Start taking the lead after the third hurdle! 』

"After half the journey!" Liu Xiang is still in the lead, Robles and Johnson are chasing behind, Liu Xiang holds on! 』

"Final sprint!" Press the line——! 』

"12 seconds 90!" Liu Xiang once again ran a super result! And broke the competition record! 』

"The headwind is 0.8 meters per second!" This can definitely be said to be the hardest shot in the history of the 110-meter hurdles! 』

"Jamaica has the invincible Asafa Powell, and we in China also have the invincible Flying Man!" 』

After crossing the finish line, some compatriots who flew thousands of miles to Germany and some of their compatriots working and studying in Europe excitedly raised their five-star red flags and waved them heartily, while not forgetting to cheer and congratulate Liu Xiang off the field.

"Brother Xiang! Well done!"

A thunderous local accent reached his ears. Hearing this familiar voice, Liu Xiang, who took the flowers from the volunteers, turned around and saw that it was his good brother Wen Hao who was leading a group of Chinese compatriots to cheer and congratulate him. .

Liu Xiang gestured in their direction and said thank you silently from the bottom of his heart.

Thank you, my good brother, and thank you and Professor Li Qing for your help. Today’s championship and this result are also due to you!
  "Liu!" Another call came from beside him, and it turned out to be his fan brother Merritt. I remember that after he broke the world record in Lausanne, Merritt expressed his sincere admiration and congratulations to him.

"Perfect performance! You were so strong tonight!"

Aris Merritt smiled and showed his white teeth. After being conquered by Liu Xiang's invincible performance again, he briefly left his other idol Alan Johnson behind.

After receiving the praise from his fan, Liu Xiang happily hugged him and encouraged him: "You are running well, come on!"

In the audience, after leading the compatriots who gathered around him to cheer, Wen Hao looked up at the big screen.

The final results of the competition have been announced.

Wind speed: -0.8m/s
  1——China——Liu Xiang——12.90 CR
  2 – Cuba – Dairon Robles – 13.00 PB
  3 - USA - Alan Johnson - 13.02 SB
  4 – USA – Terrence Trammell – 13.22
  5 – USA – David Oliver – 13.24
  6 – USA – Aris Merritt – 13.25
  12 in 90 seconds! And it’s -0.8m/s!

Probably because there was no false start and it was a direct shot to the end. The wind speed in this competition was also different from the -0.6m/s in the original time and space.

The hard power of Liu Xiang's gun is 12.90 (-0.8m/s). It's so terrifying!
  And this also proves that Liu Xiang's decision to carry out technical improvements under the guidance of Li Qing was extremely correct!
  When the competition ends in September, the eight steps on the hurdles will be changed to seven steps, and all technical improvements will be made.

Entering 2007 like this, it is hard to imagine what new heights Liu Xiang can reach!
  Thinking of this, Wen Hao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, a strong fighting spirit also rose in his heart.

Next, I have to work hard!

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