Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 233 Once we climb over this mountain, the world will hear our story!
September 9st is the penultimate competition day of the 1 Osaka World Athletics Championships.

The time came to 21 o'clock in the evening again.

As of today's schedule, the Chinese track and field team has not yet received a medal. The best ranking is the men's 50-kilometer walk in the morning. Sun Chao ran 3th in 55 hours, 43 minutes and 7 seconds.

At this point in the World Championships, the competition for medal rankings has also entered its most intense stage.

Ranked first is undoubtedly the track and field hegemon, the US team. Although Tyson Gay was robbed of a men's 100m gold medal and a men's 200m gold medal by Wen Hao, with the runner-up of the last world championship in the men's pole vault Brad Walker won the championship, and the United States team still held down the Russian team with 7 gold medals with 4 gold medals.

如果后续能拿下女子4×100米、男子4×100米两个项目，美国队便能在今日的金牌总数便能达到9枚，再无挑战者。

After the American team with 7 gold medals and the Russian team with 4 gold medals, there are three teams that also won 3 gold medals and are playing an inseparable battle.

The third place is the Kenyan team, medals: 3 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze;
The fourth place is the Ethiopian team, medals: 3 gold, 1 silver and 0 bronze;
The fifth place is the Chinese team, with medals: 3 gold, 0 silver and 1 bronze.

The competition on September 9st is not yet completely over, but the dominant events of the Kenyan and Ethiopian teams have temporarily come to an end. According to the preliminary results of the men's 1×4m teams held yesterday morning, many track and field fans believe that There may be new changes in the 100rd to 3th places on the medal list.

On the warm-up track.

Sometimes dense and sometimes short footsteps sounded in every corner of the track and field. Athletes of all colors were undergoing intense warm-up preparations before the game.

After moving all the muscle groups and joints of the body, Wen Hao walked to the pre-running area of ​​the fourth leg of the 4×100-meter relay to practice starting acceleration.

In the past, when preparing for a 100-meter or 200-meter race, the starting practice after warm-up was done with a starting block.

But tonight was a relay event. In order to adapt to the pre-running rhythm of the relay in advance, he naturally had to change his method.

Also practicing starting acceleration in the same area as him were the fourth-stringers of several other teams, including Asafa Powell of Jamaica, Mark Lewis of the British team, Nobuharu Asahara of the Neon team, and LeRoy of the American team. E. Dixon.
Everyone tacitly occupies the final track where their team is located and proceeds without disturbing each other.

After running back and forth three times, Wen Hao panted and walked to the sidelines. At the same time, Lao Yi, Hu Kai, and Su Bingtian also gathered over, chatting, wiping sweat, drinking water, packing things, and then surrounded each other to go to the court. Go to the inspection office.

10 minutes later, we entered the waiting room to be determined. The TV in the room was broadcasting the 4×100m final live.

This game can be said to be a solo stage between the United States and Jamaica. The strength of the two teams can be said to be almost the same. Even the final results were quite close, and both were far behind the third place.

最终美国队以41秒98的成绩夺冠，牙买加队则以42秒01的成绩屈居第二，第三名的德国队则只有42秒75，实力明显相较冠亚军差了一大截。

After witnessing the women's team win the championship in the waiting room, Wallace Spearmon completely ignored the eyes of everyone present, jumped up from his chair, twisted his body and cheered, and then Tyson Gay also stood up and applauded.

Then Tyson Gay pulled Davis Patton and Leroy Dixon, and the four gathered together for pre-game mobilization.

"United States!" Tyson Gay shouted.

The other three shouted in response: "Championship! Championship!! Championship!!!"

This mobilization was full of momentum and shocked the players of each team in the waiting room.

Subsequently, each team began to mobilize before the game one after another, but no team, including the Jamaican team, could shout the word "championship" with such confidence.

In terms of momentum alone, the American team had the upper hand.

The Chinese team was the last one to be mobilized. It wasn't that the team members didn't want to, but Wen Hao was sitting on the chair with his hands crossed from beginning to end. Although the others were a little anxious when they saw it, they didn't dare to disturb them.

"Huh——" It wasn't until the noise in the waiting room gradually subsided that Wen Hao stood up and stretched, then glanced around everyone present with his torch-like eyes, and finally turned to face his teammates.

"Are you all ready?"

After Lao Yi, Hu Kai, and Su Bingtian looked at each other, they all nodded and said:
"All right."

"Can't wait any longer!"

"Just rush and that's it, fuck him!"

The tone is very passionate and exciting, but their nervousness can also be seen in the subtleties of their expressions. After all, this is the first time they have put on the national team jersey and represented the people of the country on such an important world stage.

They all looked at Wen Hao. In the preliminaries a day ago, they were still worried about whether they could advance to the finals.

And now, through yesterday's efforts, they have built up a certain amount of confidence, and the goals in their hearts have also changed greatly.

With Wen Hao here, maybe we can get a medal as predicted by the media?

Wen Hao smiled slightly. How could he not see the expectation and longing in the eyes of his teammates?
"In tonight's game, just play your best without any psychological burden." Wen Hao looked into their eyes and said word by word, "Communication must be done well, don't be anxious, don't make mistakes, the rest .Just leave it to me!”

"Believe me!"

9月1日晚21点40分，大阪长居陆上竞技场，男子4×100米接力决赛即将拉开序幕！

There was no cool light show. The eight participating teams entered the event in order, with a total of 32 athletes among them.

When the Neon team in Lane 9 made their appearance, the already noisy noise in the stadium suddenly became louder.

Today, the seats at the Changju Land Arena were once again full, and among the nearly 60,000 spectators, although there were a lot of tourists including Chinese, Neon People still accounted for the vast majority.

In the pre-run and handover area of ​​the fourth lane, Wen Hao and his seven opponents in the same battalion were gradually getting ready and began to wait for the start of the game at their respective pre-run points.

The final of the fourth leg is the absolute focus of the 4×100 meter relay event, so outside the advertising barriers of the track in this area, reporters from various countries gathered together in large numbers, holding long guns and short cannons in their hands and pressing down on the field. Shutter button. The focus of the reporters' shooting was naturally the absolute core of the Chinese team and the Jamaican team - Wen Hao and Asafa Powell.

Six days later, the world record holder and the former world record holder faced off again. Although this showdown is destined to not be as intuitive as the 100-meter flying battle, it is still eye-catching enough.

On the runway, Wen Hao suddenly twisted his body, his hands forming claws, as if he was about to show off his classic "tiger pounces on food" movement.

The surrounding reporters and the audience who brought their cameras naturally did not want to miss this good opportunity to capture the scene. They immediately pointed their cameras at Wen Hao, and then pressed the shutter button quickly like a machine gun.

But I never thought that Wen Hao made a little joke with them.

The [tiger pounces on food] posture was only halfway through, and it immediately turned into a muscle-flexing movement of flexing the biceps, which instantly made countless people laugh.

In this tense atmosphere with a hint of joy, as all the players on the field were ready, the pre-game introduction session soon came.

Yang Jian, who was in the commentary box, also quickly started the introduction following the live broadcast footage.

"Before the game starts, let us first understand the basic situation of the eight teams on the field. 』

"The second lane is the German team, with Ostwald on the first team, Unger on the second team, Alexander on the third team, and Julian on the fourth team. 』

"The third lane is the Nigerian team. The first one is Joseph, the second one is Isaac, the third one is Olia, and the fourth one is the familiar star and African record holder Olusoki Fasouba. 』

"Line 4 is the American team that is the favorite to win the championship! The first team is Davis Patton, the second team is Wallace Spearmon, the 100m and 200m double runner-up of this world championship, Tyson Gay, is in the third team, and the fourth team is LeRoy. E. Dixon. 』

"Lane 5 is also a very strong team in this field, the Jamaican team from the Caribbean! The first one is Marvin Anderson, the second one is Usain Bolt, the third one is Nesta Carter, and the fourth one is Asafa Powell, the third runner-up in the meters at the World Championships and the former world record holder. ! 』

“Track 6 is the British team, which is not as strong individually, but its overall strength cannot be underestimated. Malcolm was the first, Craig Pickering was the second, Marlon Devonish was the third, and Mark Lewis was the fourth. 』

"Lane 7, Team China!" The first one is Lao Yi, the second one is Hu Kai, the third one is Su Bingtian, and the fourth one is guarding the Osaka World Championships double champion and -meter world record holder - Wen Hao! 』

"Lane 8 is the Brazilian team, with Vincent on the first team, Rafael on the second team, Moraes on the third team, and Viana on the fourth team. 』

"The 9th lane is our old rival, the host Neon team. The first battalion is Tsukahara Naoki, the second battalion is Sutsugo Shingo, the third battalion is Takahira Shinji, and the fourth battalion is Asahara Nobuharu. 』

When Wen Hao appeared on the big screen, the scene immediately erupted with the most enthusiastic cheers and applause tonight. This shows how popular he is now after winning two consecutive championships in the previous seven days.

In addition to the Chinese spectators waving the five-star red flag, there were also a large number of fans from Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Australia holding various support items related to Wen Hao.

Especially the many neon spectators at the scene. They held neon flags in one hand and support boards with [Wen Hao]’s name printed on them in the other. Some even had [文] stickers printed on their faces to show that they were Fans of Wen Hao.

This naturally includes Yui Aragaki, Erika Toda and Aimue Higa. These three little sisters have had in-depth exchanges with Fumhao, and their [文] stickers are not just printed on their faces (PS : Extra content)
On the track, Wen Hao was waiting in the pre-run area for the fourth leg.

Among the opponents in the fourth leg, except for Asafa Powell of the Jamaican team, he did not care about the personal strength of the other six opponents.

But in a team event like relay, he alone cannot be strong. Just like last year's Doha Asian Games, if the first three athletes fall behind too much, let alone his current PB of 9 seconds, it will reach 76 , Bolt's level at his peak in 08 was also insufficient.

But the good thing is that this is 2007, American sprinting is in a period of decline, and Jamaican sprinting has not fully risen.

Looking at the finish line more than a hundred meters away, Wen Hao felt that the ambition in his heart was becoming more and more uncontrollable, and he urgently needed to fully vent the energy and desire accumulated in his body.

Don't worry,
Don't worry.

The long-awaited moment is coming soon.
"On Your Marks!"

In the first starting area, after the starter's command to get everyone in position sounded, Lao Yi strolled to the starting line, twisted his neck and shook his arms on the spot, then took a deep breath, then leaned over and squatted to saw in the starting line. On the starting block.

Arriving at the final stage of the World Championships, an inexplicable tension spread uncontrollably in my heart.

Lao Yi hated this feeling, so he kept slapping his thighs during the preparation process, and even slapped himself hard twice on the face when he was in a trance, just to contain the uncontrollable tension. mood.

His performance in the preliminaries was good, and his performance was obviously better than that of the British and Brazilian teams. But now when he faces the American team and the Jamaican team, his opponent's personal strength is obviously much stronger.

But it doesn’t matter, our cooperation is more tacit than theirs. If we can make the handover to the extreme, even if there is a gap in personal strength, we can make up for it!

after all
Team USA has never been invincible!
Lao Yi knew very well that he knew Wen Hao had more ambitious goals and ideals hidden in his heart.

How could a champion who had won the 100-meter and 200-meter gold medals in one world championship be willing to fail to even touch a medal in the 4×100-meter relay?

It’s not just medals. For someone like Wen Hao who has always adhered to the character of “I want it all”, as long as there is a chance to win a gold medal, even if he gets a silver medal beyond expectations, it still matters to him. It's a failure!
Therefore, this game is of great significance to the Chinese team.

Because this is not only the first time in 12 years that the Chinese team has entered the final stage of the World Championships, but also because of the excellent performance of the players in the preliminaries, coupled with the presence of Wenhao tonight, the Chinese people have seen a step forward and a leader. Hope for the podium!

During lunch today, Lao Yi found the two coaches of the relay team, Li Qing and Yuan Guoqiang, and asked them: Do we have a chance to stand on the podium and create Asian history?

The two coaches gave the same answer, that is, no matter how the story ends, they just hope that the four young men on the relay team can put down their burdens, enjoy the game, and work hard.

Feng Shuyong, the head coach of the national track and field team, happened to be passing by. He also intervened and said that the reason why the General Administration and the Competition Management Center did not set ambitious goals for the team members was because although Wenhao was in charge of the current Chinese relay team, after all, the overall The strength still needs to be improved.

"What you young people need to do is to surpass yourself and surpass the Asian record of 38 seconds that you set in yesterday's preliminaries."

"As long as we can climb this mountain, one day the world will hear your stories!"

One day?
ten thousand years is too long, fight for now!
We do have to climb a mountain, but this mountain is not 38 seconds 14, but the American team that is considered to be the champion as long as they finish the race!
Once we climb this mountain, the world will hear our story!
　Thanks to Bai Zhousangzhong for the 1000 point reward~
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