Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 221 A Chinese with black hair and yellow skin became a world star!
In the final preparation stage, the camera first zoomed to the position behind the finish line to take a "group photo" of the eight runners on the field, and then gradually zoomed in to give a side-by-side close-up of Powell, Wen Hao, and Guy. lens.

In the live broadcast of NHK TV station, there is even an information table of the names, ages, nationalities, height and weight, personal best results, and season best results of the three protagonists.

The victory or defeat between the three heroes of China, the United States and Jamaica has long been the focus of anticipation for countless audiences around the world after a long period of publicity.

Who is the king who symbolizes the new era of men's 100-meter race? Everything will be revealed after the starting gun rings!
"On Your Marks!"

The starter's call to get in position was obscured by the noise of the spectators in the stadium, but fortunately the players could hear it clearly through the small speakers in front of them.

Wen Hao did not step forward immediately, but put his index finger up on his lips and made a silent gesture to the audience in front of the camera. There was a huge noise in the stadium composed of more than 56,000 spectators. The sound gradually dissipated.

Among the eight athletes present, Asafa Powell, wearing a yellow-on-black-striped Jamaican uniform, was the first to take a step.

On the surface, his expression seems very calm, but it also gives people the feeling of being outside the stadium.

When he came to the starting line, he first glanced at the finish line, but his eyes were not firm enough, as if he was worried about whether he could win.

Tyson Gay, wearing a white U.S. team uniform, still took a sip of water first, then adjusted his egg path, walked to the starting line, raised his hands to the sky and completed the last prayer.

After a long period of subtle influence on his faith, his faith indeed gave him the firm courage to challenge all difficulties and powerful enemies.

Wen Hao, who is located in lane 5 in the middle, is wearing a fiery red uniform of the Chinese national team tonight, and even the spikes on his feet are specially made of red gold.

Just like that great eastern country that is full of vitality, prosperous and on the road to rejuvenation, although the red sun will only rise from the east, one day it will gradually illuminate the world!

Wen Hao pressed his hands firmly on the orange-red runway. The hot air flowed and swirled around him, killing people's will. However, he was not affected by the unbearable high temperature at all and was fully focused.

There is nothing else in my mind except this hundred-meter-long track in front of me.

To Wen Hao's left hand, Tyson Gay was burying his head and breathing deeply. His muscles as strong as granite seemed to be trembling slightly. This was his natural reaction when facing a strong enemy.

In this game, more than half of the world's viewers are not optimistic about Taiasafa Powell, but it is actually him who is even less optimistic.

In front of Wen Hao, who has quickly emerged as the fastest flying man in history, and the former world record holder Asafa Powell, his PB is still outside 9 seconds 80, and there is no World Series medal nearby. He seems to be just a being. People regard it as a foil to the green leaves.

如今的百米历史排行榜上，先是9秒76排在历史第一的文浩，再是9秒77排在历史第二的阿萨法·鲍威尔、9秒78历史第三的蒙哥马利、9秒79历史第四的莫里斯·格林，然后才轮到9秒84排在历史第五的他。

Even this fifth place in history is still tied with Donovan Bailey and Bruni Sulin.

Faced with such a situation, Tyson Gay is extremely eager to taste the taste of victory.

What about world records?
World record holders are not completely invincible. There will always be newcomers who can run faster than you, and there will always be a race where you are out of form.

In the competitive arena, injuries are no excuse for losing. Just like the jungle law of the jungle, victory only belongs to the person who performs best on the spot.

As long as you get this gold medal, you will be a veritable world champion!

Asafa Powell is not invincible, and Wenhao may not be guaranteed to win. Tyson Gay only feels that every muscle and cell in his body seems to be sending out extremely hungry signals. As long as the starting gun is If he hears the sound, he will show off his best condition and run wildly on the track, killing his opponents!
Asafa Powell, who was on Wen Hao's right, was also caught in a brainstorm.

Born in November 1982, he was not yet 11 years old and was in the prime age of a sprinter.

The injuries suffered at the beginning of the season have basically healed at this time, and both physical skills and technical abilities are at the peak of his career.

But looking back on the 2007 season so far, Asafa Powell found that he had to face the fact that even if he was at his peak, Wen Hao already had the strength to defeat him.

Asafa Powell kept asking himself – Am I really afraid of failure?

It would be false to say that he is not afraid. Before this year's World Championships in Osaka, he had tasted the taste of "failure" in three world championships.

He was all-powerful last year and thought his time had arrived.

But who would have thought that in this year's Golden League Rome station, not only did he lose to Wen Hao due to injuries, but he was also snatched away from the most important world record. Doubts suddenly poured in from all directions.

After more than a month of thinking, he discovered that it was so difficult to maintain long-term dominance in this highly competitive 100-meter project.

Once he woke up, Asafa Powell realized that a gold medal in a competition and the title of world champion seemed more precious than a world record that he didn't know when it would be refreshed.

If I can't even hold a gold medal, then what's the world record for me?
In the huge Changju land arena, everyone held their breath at this moment, and the hustle and bustle had long been silent.

In Wen Hao's ears, only the heavy and long breathing sounds of the two powerful enemies around him were mixed in the gentle breeze.

Time seemed to become extremely long at this moment.

"Set——!"

A clear preparatory command sounded in my ears like a voice from the heavens in this world that seemed to be plunged into silence.

Almost in an instant, Wen Hao's body followed the instinctive conditioned reflex and raised his hips high in an instant, assuming a starting position.

The head is kept in a low posture, the arms are firmly supporting the body, and the two thighs with muscles bulging to the extreme are like two fine steel springs that are ready to go, as long as the signal of the starting gun is transmitted to the end. Nerves, these two springs will immediately compress the strength of the whole body to the extreme, and then erupt like an angry volcano!
"Snapped--!!!"

A starting gunshot suddenly sounded throughout the stadium, breaking the long-simmering silence.

For this gunshot, Wen Hao in this life has been waiting and preparing for two years.

This gunshot spans time and space, carrying endless obsessions and fantasies from the previous life.

In order to realize his sports dream, he will definitely run with all his strength!
The legs that were ready to go like fine steel springs suddenly burst out with a terrifying force, stretching the starting blocks under their feet with a creaking sound, and then pounced out like a wild beast out of its cage.

At the same time that the players heard the gun start, the nearly 60,000 spectators in the stadium seemed to have pressed a switch. In an instant, a burst of cheers and shouts like a raging frenzy broke out, resounding through the sky.

One step, two steps, three steps.
Wenhao's superb explosive starting technique allowed Wenhao to erupt with extremely terrifying power at the moment he started, pushing his body to move forward quickly.

But while he was immersed in starting, he also noticed the gap between himself and Asafa Powell from the corner of his vision.

This gap that can be quickly noticed is definitely not caused by pure running ability, but should be caused by lagging behind in starting reaction.

This is indeed the case. After the players on the field started one after another, the starting reaction data of the players popped up on the big screen.

In terms of starting reaction, Asafa Powell ranked first in the race with a time of 0.137 seconds; Tyson Gay ranked fourth in the race with a time of 0.156 seconds.

Ranking ahead of Tyson Gay are Fasuba at 0.140 seconds and Atkins at 0.145 seconds.

Wen Hao's starting reaction was 0.233 seconds, 0.096 seconds and 0.077 seconds behind Powell and Tyson Gay respectively!
The starting reaction of 0.233 seconds is definitely quite bad. This is also the slowest starting reaction that Wen Hao has had since he became famous. The lagging starting reaction puts him in a very obvious backward position in the first 10 meters of the starting zone.

Even Tyson Gay, who had always lagged behind him in the first 30 meters in several matches over the past year or so, now suppressed Wen Hao in the starting phase.

The only one who didn't beat him was Maldina in lane 8. His starting speed was obviously "slow" even at his peak.

But at this time, he was reduced to competing with Maldina in starting speed, which shows how much the slow reaction this time affected his starting speed.

The time for the first 10 meters (including starting reaction) was 1.96 seconds. This was Wenhao's worst start performance since he opened the 10-second barrier. It was the same as his 1.86 (9.80) in the Golden League Oslo Station and 1.88 in the Golden League Rome Station. (9.76) is really a bit "slow to look at" compared to it.

But to say that this slow response of 0.233 seconds is a major mistake is not necessarily true.

Athletes' various conditions fluctuate, and there are many factors that affect their condition, such as wind speed, altitude, temperature, humidity, and mentality. Wenhao's slow reaction today is obviously due to the continued high temperature in Osaka, but fortunately His pure running game is still strong.

The same time for the first 10 meters was 1.84 seconds for Asafa Powell and 1.92 seconds for Tyson Gay.

It can be seen from here that Wenhao's lagging behind in starting reaction has actually been recovered in the pure running process.

10 meters, 20 meters, 30 meters.
As the distance continues to advance, the athletes' body posture also stretches as the center of gravity continues to rise and the technical movements transition, until they completely transform into the technical posture of running on the way.

In terms of technology alone, Asafa Powell is indeed a textbook-level presence in today's 100-meter event.

Especially compared to the period at the beginning of the season, when he was almost healed from his injuries, he was able to initiate acceleration more easily, and the upper limit of his top speed was no longer limited by injuries.

The most peculiar thing is that as a "big man" with a height of 188 centimeters, Asafa Powell's cadence ability is actually better than the wide stride he should be born with.

Comparing their respective personal best results:
Tyson Gay's personal best is 9.84, with 45.5 steps in the whole process, an average step length of 2.198 meters, and a cadence of 4.624 steps/second.

Powell's personal best was 9.77, with 45 steps in the whole process, an average step length of 2.222 meters, and a cadence of 4.606 steps/second.

Wen Hao's personal best is 9.76, with 44 steps in the whole process, an average step length of 2.273 meters, and a cadence of 4.508 steps/second.

However, the average step length and cadence are not the criteria to measure whether a 100-meter athlete is a stride length/cadence type, but should be the stride length index (step length/height) and cadence index (step frequency × height).

It is generally considered that an international high-level athlete has a step length index of more than 1.2 as an excellent level and a cadence index of more than 8 as an excellent level.

Tyson Gay’s stride index is 1.221 and cadence index is 8.323, which is relatively more stride type;
Asafa Powell's step length index is 1.182 and cadence index is 8.659, which is obviously a cadence type;

Wenhao's step length index is 1.209 and cadence index is 8.475, which is obviously a stride type.

Excellent technical ability allowed Asafa Powell to gain a good lead in the first 30 meters of acceleration. This scene also cheered up the few Jamaican spectators in the stadium.

Originally, judging from the records of his two matches with Wen Hao this season, it would be difficult for Powell to get an advantage in the acceleration phase under normal performance, but when it came to this fiercely competitive 100-meter flying contest, he suddenly seemed like It was like a chicken blood, taking a huge lead and suppressing Wen Hao and Tyson Gay.

How can people not cheer for such a scene?

Could it be said that Asafa Powell, who has been in decline for a long time, will finally stage the "Return of the King" drama? !
Different from the mentality of the Jamaican audience, many Chinese audiences at the scene and in front of the TV had clenched their fists and gritted their teeth. At this time, they were really anxious about Wen Hao's lagging behind.

With such an obvious lagging gap, can Wenhao and others be able to catch up?

Wen Hao couldn't give an answer to this question yet.

But he only knows one thing - he must not feel discouraged or give up just because he made a mistake in the listening phase and fell behind his opponent in the acceleration phase.

The moment he realized that he was lagging behind due to his starting reaction, a picture suddenly flashed in Wen Hao's mind - 2008, Brussels, low temperature after rain, slow reaction 0.223, 9.77 (-1.3)!
It is also a slow reaction. At the 2008 Golden League Brussels station, Usain Bolt not only had to face a strong headwind of -1.3m/s, but also faced the low temperature environment caused by the rain at that time.

But even with many disadvantages, he still ran a super time of 9 seconds, which shows how terrifying his hard power was at the time.

Now, Wen Hao asked himself.

In this game, he faced a high temperature environment that had little negative impact, and there seemed to be only a slight headwind on the field. Under such objective circumstances, if he can't even defeat Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay in 2007, how can he defeat Usain Bolt in 08?

A truly strong person will never have his or her own state of mind affected by this. Not only must he not be affected by this, he must even "know his shame and then be brave", and perform more perfectly in the subsequent links and fight for his life. Go and make up for that lagging gap!

What's the point of lagging behind in starting reaction?
Isn’t it just a Powell?
Deal with him!

There is no need to be discouraged if you are lagging behind in the future, because rushing to kill your opponent in the future is the romance that a historical powerhouse should have!

At the 30-meter mark, Asafa Powell was in extremely good condition and was far ahead to form the first echelon alone.

The second echelon behind him is Olusoki Fasuba, who has excellent acceleration ability, and Tyson Gay, who also performs very well. The two of them were left behind by Powell by more than one position. gap.

After that, there is the third echelon composed of Wenhao, Atkins, and Osovnika, but the gap between them and the second echelon is not that big, only about half a body.

Asafa Powell, who has returned to his peak form, is indeed very terrifying, but if Wen Hao continues his excellent performance this season in this game, even if he is slightly behind at this time, he will definitely not be more than half a length. Bit.

In the first 30 meters, Asafa Powell was 3.78 seconds, Tyson Gay was 3.85 seconds, and Wen Hao was 3.87 seconds.

The lagging gap caused by the starting reaction has gradually narrowed.

Especially in terms of starting reaction, Wen Hao was originally about 0.08 seconds behind Tyson Gay, but with only a distance of 30 meters, he caught up the gap to less than 0.03 seconds!
It can be seen how strong Wen Hao's pure running and starting acceleration ability is!
After 30 meters, it enters the high-speed stage of running on the way!
Next, if they can perform at their best, players with extremely strong speed capabilities such as Wen Hao, Tyson Gay, and Powell will quickly widen the gap and leave other players far behind!

In the spectator seats, Li Qingzheng held the railing tightly and stared at every detail.

Running in the high-speed section from 30 to 60 meters in the first section will be the key moment to determine the outcome of the game.

In the fleeting 100-meter movement, the most important factor that determines the outcome of the game is top speed!
Falling behind?

It doesn't matter!
The most important thing is that the speed must be increased to the extreme state enough to recover the gap!
Staring at the race results on the orange-red track, Li Qing's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw the hope of victory!

He saw that after 20 meters, Wen Hao obviously moved forward to catch up. He was experienced and believed that this was definitely not a problem of perspective!

And this detail was not only seen by Li Qing, but also all the commentators and audiences who were paying full attention!

At the scene, Wen Hao's supporters reacted immediately, shouting his name with all their strength, eager to see him tie and surpass Tyson Gay and Powell.

At this time, Wen Hao, who was still relatively behind, glanced at Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell who were ahead of him, and finally focused on the getting closer and closer to the finish line at the end of the track. It was as if he was the only one left in the whole world running freely!
Even if he fell behind at the start due to his slow reaction, he still clothed himself with the firmest belief:

In this game, neither Tyson Gay, who was supposed to be crowned the "Triple Crown" in Osaka, nor Asafa Powell, who has returned to his peak form, can take away this championship that belongs to me!
Visual data attributes are his biggest reliance.

At the Golden League Rome Station, when [Speed] was only 89 points, he was still able to run 1.0 seconds in a wind speed of +9m/s, setting a new world record.

Now his [Speed] attribute has reached 90 points. Even under headwind conditions, he has absolute confidence to reach the ultimate speed of more than 12m/s!

40 meters, 50 meters.
In the stadium, a deafening wave of cheers swept every corner, especially after Wen Hao made an obvious pursuit and displacement, the wave of cheers in the stadium has reached a new peak!

Powell is still running in the first place, but the gap between Wen Hao, Tyson Gay and him is indeed getting closer. This is a change that countless viewers can observe with their naked eyes.

From 30 to 40 meters, Wen Hao's speed suddenly increased to a new level. The time in this 10-meter interval was only 0.87 seconds, Tyson Gay also took 0.87 seconds, and Powell was much slower, reaching 0.89 seconds.

From 40 to 50 meters, Asafa Powell is still in the leading position, but the time in this 10-meter interval reached 0.86 seconds, while Wen Hao and Tyson Gay both took 0.85 seconds.

Compared with the first 3.78 meters, which took only 30 seconds, Asafa Powell's acceleration after entering the running stage obviously did not reach an ideal state.

Perhaps this situation was doomed from the beginning.

For Asafa Powell at this time, he knew very well that he had taken the lead from the sound of the starting gun, but he did not know how big this advantage was.

Although he is at an advantage, what comes to his mind is not the belief of "As long as I lead at the start, no one can catch me!" as last year, but "Will Wenhao or Guy catch up?" idea.

Before the game started, he had a deep understanding of the importance of this World Championship gold medal, but the more he did, the more worried he became.

The more worried he is, the tighter his body becomes, and the more he wants to abandon the technical movements that have been almost engraved in the muscle texture during training, and he desperately wants to speed up, speed up, and speed up again!
But in any competitive sport, if athletes want to achieve good enough results, they must practice day after day to form muscle memory that is not affected by momentary thoughts.

Turning all technology into "instinct" is the highest state of competitive sports.

And Asafa Powell is obviously still a bit behind.

The reason why he gained a huge lead in the first 30 meters was because his body followed the "instinct" reaction and perfectly displayed his superb starting acceleration skills.

The reason why his performance was not ideal after entering the middle running stage was simply because too many thoughts of trying to interfere with the body's "instinct" flashed through his mind.

"Haste makes waste"!
The distance of 100 meters is too short, not to mention that this is the world's top competitive stage. Once you lose your concentration during such a fierce competition, there will be no chance to adjust!
After 50 meters, all eight players on the field entered the top speed state of running.

On Tyson Gay's thick neck, the thick blood vessels that swelled due to the extreme explosive state of his body are clearly visible. A pair of huge eyes are as wide as copper bells, and the wrinkled facial muscles make his expression look... His face was hideous, as if he was wearing a mask of pain.

Asafa Powell's big white teeth were clenched together at this time, and his facial expression looked extremely labored, even giving people the feeling that he was about to cry.

In order to be able to resist Wen Hao's impact behind them, they had already tried their best. Their bodies had entered the peak moment of the phosphate energy supply system, and their speed had reached the extreme in its current state. What greeted them next was extremely extreme. The difficult stage of maintaining speed in the later stages.

The overloaded energy supply of the body is a great test of the speed endurance of the muscles, and it is also a great test of willpower. Once the technical movements collapse, the speed will suddenly drop due to an extremely small detail.

Never underestimate the role that willpower can play in the competitive process!

But what was completely different from their performance was that Wen Hao's face looked very relaxed at this time.

This is not because he is taking a leisurely stroll. In fact, his own body feels uncomfortable at this moment, but his state of mind is very different from that of Powell and Tyson Gay.

What Asafa Powell wanted in his mind was not to be caught up by Wen Hao and Tyson Gay, so his body became too tight and consumed too much energy on many technical details that should not be used, causing him to be unable to Reach the ideal top speed.

What Tyson Gay wants in his mind is to do his best to catch up with and surpass Powell, and at the same time resist Wen Hao's pursuit. However, his willpower is more determined than Powell's, so he can reach the limit of his body. He still managed to keep his body and skills from collapsing.

As for Wen Hao, he immediately strengthened his belief after realizing that his reaction was slow.

Just like China, which has accumulated strength for decades, we must have the determination to catch up even if we know we are lagging behind, and firmly believe that we can overtake.

The emerging China will surely stand tall among the nations of the world again, and today, I will definitely become the world king on the 100-meter track!

Go all out and get into top speed!
In the top speed range of 50 to 60 meters, Powell's time was 0.85 seconds, Tyson Gay's time was 0.84 seconds, and Wen Hao's time was 0.83 seconds!
This is not the first time that Wenhao has entered a top speed state after 50 meters, but reaching a top speed of more than 50m/s after 12 meters has never happened before.

Even after 60 meters, this speed was still maintained!

Tyson Gay's time dropped to 60 seconds in the 70-0.85 meter range.

Powell also lost 0.01 seconds, from 10 seconds in the previous 0.85-meter segment to 0.86 seconds.

Tyson Gay, who had been leading the way in the future, was finally caught up by Wen Hao at this moment!
"Okay! Finally caught up!"

Li Qing, who was in the spectator seats, finally showed a happy smile at this time. He raised his arms and made a fist, and the hanging stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

And the reaction he showed was also the state of most of the spectators in the stadium. Witnessing this series of scenes in which Wen Hao fell far behind at the start, suddenly pursued him during the acceleration phase, and then started to tie and was about to surpass him after the middle stage, how could anyone let him know? Why not cheer and celebrate it?

"Come on Wenhao!!"

"Come on Wenhao! Reach the first place!!"

"Go, go, go! Champion, champion!!!"

70 meters, 80 meters, 90 meters.
At the most prominent front end of the field, Wen Hao has surpassed Tyson Gay and Powell.

Especially Powell, who failed to reach the ideal top speed, was inevitably overtaken by Wen Hao and Tyson Gay when he inevitably fell into a state of speed in the later stages and suddenly pulled away. The visual effect of this scene was extremely explosive!

At the same time, although Tyson Gay was gradually caught up and overtaken by Wen Hao after 60 meters, he used all his strength to bite Wen Hao tightly. Although he was still inevitably pulled away, the visual effect But he is not as aggrieved as Powell.

Wen Hao's peak speed appeared at 50 to 70 meters, and he naturally began to lose speed after that.

70~80 meters, time 0.84 seconds;
80~90 meters, takes 0.85 seconds.

In each 10-meter interval, the speed drop is very small and the speed drop is the same.

泰森·盖伊的掉速情况其实比他还要稍好一些，在这60~90米的区间里，他的用时分别是0.85、0.85、0.86秒。

He has really tried hard not to be widened by Wen Hao, which is in stark contrast to Powell, who was wildly widened.

This is Tyson Gay. Whether he was trying to catch up with Asafa Powell before, or now he was unwilling to be overtaken by Wen Hao and desperately trying to close the gap. From beginning to end, he maintained the fearlessness of a warrior. quality!

Wen Hao tilted his cheek slightly and glanced at Tyson Gay seriously. If the latter wanted to look at him, he could see the admiration in his eyes.

Unfortunately, Tyson Gay has no such thoughts at all. He only has one thought in his mind, and that is - catching up with Wen Hao!
But unfortunately, no matter how fearless the warrior is, he will never be able to defeat the real king!
Look ahead again, the end is right in front of you!
Three steps, two steps, one step.
Under the attention of the whole world, Wen Hao's right arm suddenly stopped swinging, and then he made a fist and gently hammered his chest, crossing the finish line with his head held high!

Behind him, players such as Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, and Derek Atkins all leaned forward and lowered their heads to press the line one after another.

This scene is frozen, as if a group of warriors are paying homage to the birth of a new king!

The on-site timer, the big screen, and the timer animation on the live TV screen flashed, and Wen Hao's finishing score instantly came into view:

9.81!

Perhaps some of the audience who were looking forward to the birth of the world record will feel regretful, but most of them are excited and excited about the decision of the new world champion. At the same time, they also praise and cheer for Wen Hao's shocking reversal in this game.

Even though the start was extremely lagging, not only did he not feel afraid or want to give up, but he kept chasing and overtaking him with overwhelming momentum, and even crossed the finish line with a king's attitude before the finish line. .

Wen Hao deserves the titles of "World Champion" and "King of 100 Meters"!
The high temperature in Osaka intensified the passion of the audience. Under the wave of cheers of nearly 60,000 people, the Nagai Land Arena seemed to be in a state of boiling.

The five-star red flags were waving in the wind in all corners of the auditorium. On the land of China on the coast of the East China Sea, countless descendants of Yan and Huang also cheered happily at night. They celebrated together, just like that night two years ago.

A Chinese with black hair and yellow skin has become a world star!

After crossing the finish line imitating Bolt's kingly posture in the Rio Olympics in his previous life, Wen Hao continued to run freely on the runway of the stadium. The men's 100-meter final was the last event tonight. The entire stadium was A stage for him to celebrate.

He galloped around the runway of the Changju Land Arena. Dozens of reporters carrying long guns and short cannons behind him tried hard to catch up. Wherever he went, there were roars of applause and shouts, like a torch, igniting the audience. The passion has ignited the hope of China and even Asia!
(End of this chapter)