Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 231 My ambition is far beyond that!
"Okay, the results of the first group have been released, and it will be the turn of the seven teams in the second group to compete fiercely. The four members of our Chinese team were placed in lane 4 this time. 』

"It is very different from last year's Doha Asian Games. This year's Chinese men's 4×100 meter relay team only has one veteran, Hu Kai, who continues to guard the second leg. The other three legs are all played by newcomers. 』

"In this preliminaries, Wen Hao had just finished the 200-meter final last night and had not yet recovered his physical strength, so he gave the task of the fourth leg to Yanjing youngster Zhang Peimeng, and the first leg was Guangxi youngster Lao Yi. , The third player is Guangdong young player Su Bingtian. 』

"Although young players account for three-quarters, in terms of personal ability, in general, this young player will not lose to the veterans of the past generation of Cheng Haijian and Yang Yaozu, and they are all at a stage where their potential has not yet been fully realized. The age that was discovered may be different in the Yanjing Olympics next year.』

In the commentary box, while all seven teams were still in the pre-match preparation stage, Yang Jian also had a chat with the audience.

While introducing the current situation of the Chinese relay team, I will occasionally mention the situation of several major opponents in this game.

And for this newly formed relay team this year, Yang Jian also said some good things as much as possible, but he didn't praise it too much. Otherwise, if they didn't make it to the finals, wouldn't the praise be in vain?
For domestic track and field fans, they actually don’t pay much attention to the development of the relay team. Many people even don’t know that this relay team once refreshed the national record at the British Sheffield Grand Prix in July. .

At that time, domestic media reports mainly focused on Wen Hao and Liu Xiang, and due to heavy rain, the results were not ideal, and the discussion itself was not very enthusiastic, so even fewer people paid attention to the relay team.

As the teams on the field completed their preparations one after another, the atmosphere on the scene gradually became solemn.

"Okay, let's take a look at the lanes of this game. Lane 2 is the South African team, lane 3 is the Russian team, lane 4 is the Chinese team, lane 5 is the British team, and lane 6 is the Brazilian team. , Lane 7 is the Italian team, Lane 8 is the Canadian team, Lane 9 is the Polish team.』

"On Your Marks!"

In the starting area, after hearing the starter's command, Lao Yi, who was guarding the first leg, did not step forward immediately. Instead, he patted his head and thighs on the spot, hoping to be able to finish the race at the last moment before firing. , to make yourself more excited.

With the experience of two shots in the 100-meter event, Lao Yi now fully understands how to fully mobilize his emotions.

The World Championships doesn’t seem to be that big of a deal.

Just do it!

Walk to the starting line and squat down, with your feet firmly planted on the starting blocks, while taking deep breaths to constantly adjust your condition.

Soon, in the starting area, the seven players guarding the first leg were ready to squat, their bodies were in a still state, and they concentrated on listening to the gun.

The audience at the scene fell silent either spontaneously or under the reminder of the host. Tens of thousands of eyes in the stadium were focused on the starting area of ​​the 4×100 meter relay, focusing on the teams and players they supported.

"Set——"

"Snapped--!"

The starting gun sounds and the game begins!
The stadium that had just become quiet not long ago, after the starting gun sounded and the players started quickly, bursts of English, Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Russian and other languages ​​​​composed. The sound quickly swept through the entire audience.

Among the six opponents in the first leg, Laoyi's main competitors are Vincent de Lima of the Brazilian team and Christian Malcolm of the British team.

In the past period of time, the Neon people who paid attention to the Osaka World Championships have been conquered by Wenhao. Whenever he competes, the vast majority of the Neon audience will spontaneously become his supporters, unless there are people in the same field. In the case of neon players.

But now, many neon spectators at the scene are supporting the Brazilian team, none other than Vincent de Lima is of Japanese descent.

此人的个人最好成绩为10秒13，2007赛季的最好成绩有10秒14，且赛季四次跑出过10秒20以内的成绩。

Looking at it this way, Lao Yi seems to be at a disadvantage in the matchup, but Vincent Deli's competitive state declined to a certain extent after the Brazilian Championship. Although he stopped rematching like Lao Yi in the World Championships, The record of 10 seconds 34 in the preliminaries and 10 seconds 38 in the semi-finals was much worse than Lao Yi.

Another main competitor, Britain's number one athlete, Malcolm, was the double champion of the 1998m and 100m World Youth Championships in 200. His personal best time was 10 seconds, but his level this season was only 11 seconds. 10 is out.

Therefore, a scene that many people did not expect before the game happened.

In the first battle, the Chinese team actually had the upper hand!
In the 400-meter and 4×100-meter events, since the competition requires two turns, the starting point reaches 7.54 meters before approaching the track.

Under normal circumstances, this 7.54-meter reach gap is something that few players can completely equal in the first stroke.

What is surprising is that when Lao Yi ran to the 80-meter mark, there was less than 5 meters between him and Malcolm of the British team in lane 3!

In the commentary box, Yang Jian was also passionately explaining the fierce battle situation on the field.

"Game start! Lao Yi's starting speed was not very fast, but his acceleration was very good, and he gradually caught up with the outsider British team! 』

The athletes on the field were running as fast as lightning. Yang Jian in the commentary box had just finished his second sentence. The first players had already entered the handover area one after another and came to the most exciting handover session.

Based on his personal strength, Lao Yi was actually the first among the seven to run into the handover area. This was a situation that no one, including the members of the Chinese team, expected before the game.

And the handover between him and Hu Kai was unambiguous, because their two-stick combination has been stable since the training camp, and they don't need to compete as frequently as the three or four sticks, or repeatedly adapt.

The second team to complete the handover was the Brazilian team. Vincent de Lima's performance in the 100-meter individual event was not ideal, but after several days of adjustments, he seemed to be gradually returning to form.

The British team was the third to complete the handover, followed by the Polish team, the Italian team, the South African team, the Russian team, and the Canadian team.

Lao Yi's start-up acceleration ability is average, not even comparable to Zhang Peimeng, but his ability to maintain speed in the middle and late range is good, which is somewhat inconsistent with his 172 cm height.

However, it is precisely because of this that it is more convenient for Hu Kai, whose startup speed is also slightly slow.

In the past, when he partnered with Wen Yongyi, if he started a little earlier, Wen Yongyi's speed could not be maintained; if he started a little later, he would have lost speed during the handover.

After nearly three months of running in with Lao Yi, this situation is no longer a problem for them.

When Lao Yi rushed to the preset step point, Hu Kai immediately turned around and started accelerating without any hesitation.

When Lao Yi shouted from behind, Hu Kai's left hand immediately stretched back. After only two steps, the baton was firmly pressed into his palm.
The movements of reaching out and receiving the baton were almost done in one go, with almost no speed loss in the whole process. The smooth handover immediately cheered up Hu Kai, and he accelerated forward with all his strength.

"Look at the performance of the first and second sticks. Okay!" Very smooth handoff! Entering the second round of competition, Hu Kai's advantage became more and more obvious! 』

In the commentary box, while Yang Jian was giving passionate explanations, his eyes were constantly staring at the Chinese team's performance on the field.

Unexpectedly, at this point in the game, the Chinese team was not only not in the middle, but was even significantly ahead of the British and Brazilian teams, which were recognized to be relatively strong in this group, which really made him unable to believe it for a while.

But lagging behind and leading, without considering the handover of the baton, only based on the comparison of the personal abilities of the players, is actually completely traceable.

Like Lao Yi in the first leg, Hu Kai also had no opponent among the seven players in the second leg.

胡恺在之前的100米预、复、半决三枪当中，成绩分别是10.16（-0.1）、10.20（-0.6）、10.17（+0.3）。英国队的克雷格·皮克林是10.24（+1.0）、10.21（-0.3）、10.29（+0.3），仅如此对比的话看似实力差距不大，但偏偏克雷格·皮克林是个室内60米高手，相对来说更擅长前程。

The Brazilian team's second best player, Rafael, is not even qualified to participate in the 100-meter event at the World Championships. His personal best time is 10 seconds. His normal performance this season is basically outside 30 seconds.

Compared with Brazil's second shot, Italy's second shot Simon Clio is much stronger, with a personal best of 10 seconds, and World Championship preliminaries and repeat shots of 14 (-10.22) and 1.5 (-10.31 ), the reason why I ran worse in the semi-finals was because I was too far behind in terms of prospects, and I didn’t finish the race at my best because I felt I had no chance to advance.

Simon Clio's personal ability is absolutely not bad, and he is the only player in the second leg who can avoid being widened by Hu Kai. But unfortunately, Italy's first leg was a little too stretched, which led to his poor strength. Now he can only immerse himself in the pursuit, and the strength of his teammates behind him
There is more than enough heart but not enough strength!
The second battle on the field was going on fiercely. Hu Kai, who was running on the straight track, was already on the same level as the British team. This also meant that the Chinese team was already about 7.5 meters ahead of the British team. distance!

In the process of running at full speed, the brain's thinking sometimes lags behind.

It was only after Hu Kai ran 50 meters away from the relay area that he realized that he had gained such a huge advantage. For a moment, his brain was short-circuited.

But after a brief daze, an emotion called joy quickly surged throughout his body.

With this advantage, as long as there are no mistakes in the handover of the next two sticks, let alone advancing to the finals, it will be no problem even if we finish first in the group!
"Hu Kai's performance is perfect! Next, look at the handover of the second and third batons, Su Bingtian - up! 』

"OK! Su Bingtian speeds up and keeps it up! The outsider Malone from the British team is chasing very closely, but it doesn’t matter, we still have an advantage! 』

The second and third stick combination of Hu Kai + Su Bingtian has been working together for nearly three months. There is also no problem with the tacit understanding, and a smooth handover was quickly completed.

When it comes to the third leg of the match, Su Bingtian is not as relaxed as Lao Yi and Hu Kai before. At least he is not a good opponent of the third leg of the British team - Marlon Devonish!

As a strongman who made it to the men's 100m final of the Osaka World Championships, Marlon Devonish's personal ability is beyond doubt. Although he was only seventh and finished the race in 10 seconds, Su Bingtian is still the same as him at this stage. There is a huge gap in strength.

Fortunately, Lao Yi and Hu Kai have already accumulated a considerable advantage for the Chinese team in the first two sticks. The handover of the second and third sticks of the British team is not as smooth as that of the Chinese team, so Su Bingtian's flat running ability is inferior to that of the opponent. Quite a bit, but it didn't allow Marlon Dvornish to make up much of the gap for a while.

In the fourth pre-run area, Zhang Peimeng was already ready.

Since Su Bingtian's ability to maintain speed in the later stages was slightly lacking, and his ability to start speed was not very strong but acceptable, so after repeated analysis by Li Qing, he was asked to set the position of the step point closer. .

Seeing Su Bingtian's figure approaching quickly, Zhang Peimeng suddenly turned back and ejected at the moment he caught him stepping on the rubber strip, and started the pre-run acceleration for the fourth leg.

Almost at the same time, the fourth players of the British team in lane 5 and the Brazilian team in lane 6 also started to accelerate in the pre-run.

The Chinese team still has an advantage, but it is no longer as big as it was in the first two games!
The shouts and shouts of tens of thousands of people at the scene rang in his ears, making it impossible for Zhang Peimeng to hear Su Bingtian's approaching footsteps as he did during training. But just when he began to hesitate, a loud and clear sound came from behind him. An angry shout came: "Pick it up!"

Under the condition of launching, Zhang Peimeng quickly stretched out his left hand backwards, continued to lower his head and accelerated for four or five steps before the baton finally landed firmly in his palm.

"Zhang Peimeng! Rush——!!!"

The moment he held the baton firmly and started to raise his head and rush forward, Su Bingtian's hoarse cheers came from behind again, which immediately aroused the passion that had been accumulated in Zhang Peimeng's heart!

He really saw the outstanding performance of the first three teammates.

How could I, Zhang Peimeng, hold back the team? !

"The handover of the third and fourth batons was also very smooth! Zhang Peimeng accelerated and rushed forward! 』

"Lewis from Team GB is catching up!" His strength is indeed stronger than Zhang Peimeng, but it doesn't matter, the finish line is coming soon! 』

Yang Jian, who was in the commentary box, raised his voice another octave. He shouted with excitement, and the expectation contained in every word was beyond words.

There are two groups in the relay preliminaries. The top three can directly advance to the finals, and the two best results will advance to the finals.

Although he is in the middle of the fourth leg, Mark Lewis of the British team has overtaken Zhang Peimeng of the Chinese team as the fourth bat with his stronger personal ability.

But looking at the entire field, the third-placed Brazilian team is still a certain distance away from the Chinese team. Moreover, Yang Jian carefully read the information before the game and found that the Brazilian team’s fourth team, Viana, is no better than Zhang Peimeng in terms of personal strength. Be strong.

The last 20 meters.
Zhang Peimeng was slightly separated by Mark Lewis again. His standard Chinese character face was completely covered with a mask of pain. It was obvious that the compensation of the facial muscles had reached its extreme state.

The last 10 meters.
Perhaps because he exerted too much force, Zhang Peimeng's body seemed to be crumbling, but after completing the handover of three or four bats, although he lost to Mark Lewis, he did not let Wiana behind him get closer. Half a distance.

The situation is extremely anxious, but the outcome is already decided!

The last 5 meters, 4 meters, 3 meters.
Mark Lewis of the British team crossed the finish line first. A moment later, Zhang Peimeng and Wiana also passed by the finish line.

"Second, second!" Well done Zhang Peimeng! And Lao Yi, Hu Kai, Su Bingtian, you four young guys are all great! 』

"Second in the group!" No matter what the final score is, as long as there are no fouls, the Chinese team will definitely advance! ! 』

"After 1995 years of waiting since the 12 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Chinese relay team finally entered the men's 4×100m final stage of the World Championships again! ! ! 』

In the field, after seeing the English abbreviation of the People's Republic of China - CHN - appearing on the big screen and ranking in the second row, Zhang Peimeng clenched the collar and pulled hard to tear the fiery red shirt on her body. wearing team uniforms, kneeling on the track and shouting to the sky

Lao Yi, who was in the first place, Hu Kai, who was in the second place, and Su Bingtian, who was in the third place, all cheered and ran quickly towards Zhang Peimeng.

Promoted!
Really advanced!
Not only did he advance, but he also advanced with the second place in the group, which completely exceeded the expectations before the game!
In the spectator seats, Wen Hao still maintained the same posture with his arms crossed before the game, and did not even look at Zhang Peimeng, who was wearing a passionate outfit.

马克·刘易斯的冲线参考成绩是38秒03，章培萌落后了他差不多两个身位这样，大概率是38秒10~38秒15之间。

If this is the case, then the Chinese team is likely to break the Asian record of 10 seconds set by the Neon team just 38 minutes ago, but the final result still needs to be confirmed by the organizing committee.

Moreover, Wenhao's focus is not on "whether to break the Asian record". As a double champion of the Osaka World Championships, his ambitions go far beyond that!
Time passed quickly. I don’t know whether it was one minute or two minutes. The big screen suddenly flashed. Wen Hao immediately released his hands on Huan Huan’s chest and stared at the big screen with his eyes as wide as bells. .

1 – Team GB – 38.03 SB
2—China—38.14 AR
3 – Brazil – 38.17 NR
It doesn’t matter what results the following team ran, what matters is the Chinese team – 38 seconds 14!

After seeing this number, Wen Hao finally showed a satisfied smile on his face.

The goal is to advance to the finals?
Or fighting for the top five?

Or maybe win a bronze medal and create Asian history?
neither!
My ambition is far more than that!
　Update when stuck, today’s 9200 words, I’m finally getting excited!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)