Following in Bolt's footsteps

Chapter 265 Kingston Grand Prix 【Subscription】

Kingston, June 6

The Kingston Runners Grand Prix is ​​a special competition in Jamaica. As an outdoor grand prix licensed by the IAAF region, its level is lower than that of the Kingston Jamaica International Invitational.

But since its establishment, it has attracted many world famous players to participate every year. At the beginning, they were famous players from the Caribbean region, such as Bolt, Blake, Powell, Richard Thompson, Kim Collins and so on.Since there were more star players who came to compete and their competitiveness was stronger, players from the U.S. or Ghana University were also attracted.

Of course, the Kingston International Invitational held in May is not bad, there are Ronnie Baker, Mike Rogers, Nesta Carter, Jim Collins, etc., but compared to the lineup of the Kingston Runners Grand Prix Still a lot worse.

In the competition system below the Diamond League, the most basic reason for an event to attract more star players is that it gives more. As long as the money is in place, let alone the Kingston Grand Prix, it is a small island in the Pacific Ocean There was a pheasant competition held last year, and there were still people participating.

But Wu Ziyi did not go for the prize money of this competition. The reason why he came to participate in this competition was of course invited by Yohan Blake, and he also wanted to see the sprint kingdom of Jamaica with his own eyes.

Standing on the runway of the Kingston National Stadium, Wu Ziyi finally saw the place he had been thinking about all along.Just like what it saw in the Bolt documentary, this stadium is really not good. Compared with those stadiums built by famous designers in the world, what is lacking most is "artistic atmosphere".

Without those complicated steel frame structures, it has nothing to do with "magnificence", "art" and "technology". In the whole stadium, only the stand on the side of the [-]-meter track has a simple roof. There is also a circle of cement slopes between the sites.

But it is such a stadium that looks a bit old-fashioned and even "shabby", but Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Shelley Ann Fraser, O'Neill have emerged. Mal McLeod and other world famous players.

Today's grand prix can be regarded as a gathering of powerful players from all sides, especially the men's 100-meter race. Although the overall strength of Wu Ziyi's lineup is slightly worse than that of the Diamond League, if Wu Ziyi participates, it will definitely become The focus of this Grand Prix.

今天的男子100米项目共有两组，吴子义所在的A组都是PB在10秒05内的世界一流甚至顶级短跑运动员，B组是由6名牙买加运动员、1名圭亚那运动员、1名特立尼达和多巴哥运动员组成，PB均在10秒10（包含10秒10）之外，甚至有一名选手PB都没有进入10秒25。

This group of competitions was held before Wu Ziyi and the others. In the end, the top five were all taken by Jamaican player Baolan. In the final result, only two people ran under 2 seconds. One was Javon Minzi (10 seconds), and the other One is Tecundo Tracy (20 seconds 10).

Standing behind the starting line, Wu Ziyi raised his head and looked around the stadium. Bolt and Powell were surrounded by crowds in the stands on the right. Many Jamaicans held the Jamaican flag in one hand and a sign with "UZI" printed on it in the other. Support card.

Wu Ziyi pulled out a [Lightning] movement, and pointed his fingertips at Bolt. Bolt also understood the effect of the show, and responded to Wu Ziyi with the same movement. The interaction between the two instantly stirred up the atmosphere in the venue.

After all the seven players on the field were ready, the live host of the Kingston Stadium passionately introduced the contestants to the audience:

"Track 2, from the MVP club, Sanoy-Jay-Givens!"

"Lane 3, from Glenn Mills Club, Yohan-Blake!"

"Rail 4, from the MVP club, Julian-Ford!"

"Fifth Way, from England, Janne-Hughes!"

"The 6th track, from China, the creator of the world's best time of 9 seconds this season - Wu~~~ here!"

"Route 7, from the country of mold, Noah-Lyles!"

"Rail 8, from Mold Country, Brandon—Cairns!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Jamaica Kingston Runners Grand Prix, the most anticipated Men's 100m Group A competition, starts now!"

Finally it was Wu Ziyi's turn. At the end of the [-]-meter mark, many sports reporters had already set up their guns and guns. As a game that was inferior to the Diamond League, they had been waiting for this moment. Now Wu Ziyi Every game in the game affects the hearts of various sports media. No one can say whether Wu Ziyi will make history in the next game. Everyone is afraid of missing the moment of witnessing history.

CCTV did not broadcast the game in real time. After all, it was not worthwhile to buy TV rights from the organizer just for this game, so they just sent reporters to film Wu Ziyi's group's game alone.

“On your marks~”

The order to get in place came, and the players walked forward to the starting block in unison, and the stadium gradually became quiet.

Wu Ziyi squatted on the starting block, leaned over and lowered his head, and adjusted his position on the starting block in an orderly manner. Two heavy breathing sounds came from the left and right hands of Janne Hughes and Noah Lai. ers.

Gianne Hughes and Noah Lyles currently have a PB of 10 and have yet to break through the 01-second mark. Part of the reason for this is that they previously assisted in the 10-meter event and did not participate in too many competitions. 200m race.

The [-]-meter hard power gap is so large, if you are not nervous, you will not show it, but if you can stabilize your mentality and turn this nervousness into motivation, then you will not be far from a breakthrough.

"Set—"

"boom--!"

When the starting gun sounded, Wu Ziyi realized it later, and knew it was broken when he started to take the first step.

With his head buried in the start, he could see out of the corner of his eye that Gianne Hughes beside him had already taken the second step, while he had just taken the first step.Wu Ziyi didn't expect such a situation to happen, but it happened like this because he hardly heard the gunshots.

Not only the gunshots, Wu Ziyi couldn't hear the "Set" sound clearly, and even the hip-lifting posture for starting was half a beat slower than other competitors.

The starting reaction was 0.262 seconds. Wu Ziyi hadn't displayed such a slow starting reaction for a long, long time. He subconsciously started after seeing Hughes make the starting movement.

In fact, it’s not to blame Wu Ziyi’s reaction error at the start. After all, he has never come to Kingston to participate in a game. Needless to say, the three Jamaican players, Janne Hughes has chosen Kings for his outdoor debut every season in recent years. Don, he has already been familiar with the road.

However, Wu Ziyi and Lyles, two players who came to Kingston for the first time, seemed a little "stupid". Lyles' starting reaction time was 0.188 seconds, although it was not as outrageous as Wu Ziyi, but compared to other players It is also very slow.

The slow start made Wu Ziyi very passive, but Wu Ziyi quickly adjusted his state and began to accelerate steadily according to his own rhythm.

The distance of 30 meters is fleeting, and Wu Ziyi is still hanging at the bottom. The current leader is Yohan Blake, who is at least half a body ahead of the other players.

Gianne Hughes started very well, but his performance in the first 20 meters was mediocre. At 30 meters, he began to exert his acceleration ability and began to slightly lead Julian Ford beside him.Although Lyles's start is relatively slow, there is no prospect monster on the field, so his prospect still looks decent, temporarily paralleling Julian Ford and slightly behind Gianne Hughes.

From the perspective of the audience, Wu Ziyi clearly opened a gap with the other players, but this gap is definitely not the lead that people expected, but the lag that is visible to the naked eye.

At this moment, Wu Ziyi even felt a little flustered in his heart.

In the 0.1-meter sprint, one step is slow, every step is slow.Wu Ziyi knows very well that the current degree of backwardness means that he is at least [-] second behind his opponent in the starting reaction. A second, let alone a tenth of a second!

The thinking of the brain is extremely fast, and countless thoughts emerge in the mind in this short period of time, but the almost natural instinctive reaction honed in tens of thousands of trainings still pushes Wu Ziyi's body to speed up.

Although the start was lagging behind, Wu Ziyi's body was still as usual. At that step, he should start to raise his head, at that step, he should start to adjust his center of gravity, and at that step, he should start to increase his stride. The right choice.

Then run!

It’s just 0.1 seconds behind. The opponents around me are either not at their peak, or they have already passed their peak. They are not the top five, not Coleman in 19 years, not Jacobs in 21 years. What is there to be afraid of? of?

On the NBC Sports Channel, Liszt was explaining based on the situation on the field: "The game has begun! Blake got the lead in the start, and Uzi fell to the bottom. This is so unexpected!"

"Hughes and Lyles started to accelerate, and they caught up with Blake. Is the championship going to be born between them?"

Finally reached the 80-meter position, Blake was tied by Gianne Hughes as early as 60 meters, and was overtaken by half a body in the 20-meter distance.Lyles also tied with Blake. Facing the current Blake, he is fully capable of widening the gap with Blake in the last 20 meters. As for whether he can catch up with Gianne Hughes, it is still unknown.

Wu Ziyi, who was catching up, passed Julian Ford at 70 meters, and he was still half a body behind Lyles at 80 meters!

The audience at the Kingston Stadium stared wide-eyed and looked at the field intently. Bolt and Powell had already stood up, and everyone was extremely eager for a miracle to happen.

It is a miracle that the late lore is a miracle, and it is also a miracle that the world's No. [-] upset is suppressed. No matter what the situation is, the media reporters behind the finish line have already thought of two diametrically opposed headlines in their hearts. The button flew up, just waiting for the moment when it hit the line.

"Lore! No one wants to beat the number one in the world. Blake, Hughes, Lyles, they showed 100% in this game, especially Hughes, he led Uzi by 90 meters, even 95 meters, he almost beat the world No. [-]! But Uzi told him with his strength - NO! Don't even think about it!"

The Kingston Stadium was boiling again. In just ten seconds, they witnessed the birth of a world-famous painting.

Wu Ziyi was also very excited. The sensory stimulation brought to him by this game was even more exciting than Eugene's 9 seconds!This is a real desperate comeback. After starting at a turtle speed and 73 seconds behind the start, he completed the lore over Gianne Hughes in the last 0.1 meters and won the game!

Kingston Stadium does not have the financial resources to buy several super-large display screens for spectators to enjoy replays or watch data like the Bird's Nest and London Bowl. The only thing spectators can see is the timer next to the [-]-meter finish line.

After the players crossed the finish line, the timer first displayed the word "9.86", and then the referees quickly verified it, and it was quickly refreshed to "9.91".

Then the on-site host broadcast the results of the contestants in turn:

1 Wu Ziyi 9.91 (0.902)

2 Janney Hughes 9.91 (0.909) SB
3 Noah Lyles 9.93 PB
4 Yohan Blake 10.00 SB
5 Cynoy Jay Givens 10.13 SB
6 Julian Ford 10.17 SB
7 Brandon Keynes 10.22
Wind speed: (+0.4m/s)

After shaking hands and hugging the opponents, the host walked off the field holding a microphone and came to Wu Ziyi's side to conduct a live interview with him: "Uzi, congratulations! The game just now was really thrilling. After the gunshot we It is obvious that you are lagging behind other players, but you fought hard all the way to catch up and overtook Hughes in the last 10 meters or even 5 meters, can you tell us about your feelings during the race?"

Wu Ziyi thought it over carefully, and replied with a smile: "The race just now was indeed too exciting. I didn't expect that my starting performance would be so poor. I blame Bolt. After leaving the field, I must find him to settle the score!"

The host quickly seized this point and asked: "Bolt? Do you mean that Bolt is the reason for your mistakes? What did he do to you?"

Wu Ziyi: "He is so bad, I arrived in Kingston two days ago, and he has been sending me messages telling me which restaurants in Kingston have the best food, which places have super beautiful scenery, which bar has the sexiest beauties Hottest. Listen to Bolt, luckily I won this fight, and if I lose, I swear I'll hang on to your house and eat you to the brim!"

Wu Ziyi yelled from the air, and the camera turned to Bolt, who spread his hands.

"Hahahaha——" The interaction between Wu Ziyi and Bolt instantly made the audience in the stadium laugh.

On the other side, Noah Lyles looked enviously at Wu Ziyi, who was like a star holding the moon. Although he had just refreshed his personal best time, the first time he broke through the 10-second mark was 9 seconds. , but beside Wu Ziyi, this light will only become dim.

It turns out that there is also a difference between teleportation monsters and teleportation monsters.

(End of this chapter)