Following in Bolt's footsteps

Chapter 320 The Battle of the Peak between China and the United States!

2019年10月5日，22点15分。

哈里发体育场内的气氛达到了本届世锦赛开赛以来的最高潮，同时也是继9月28日、10月1日、10月4日之后的又一次爆满情况。

The first few events tonight: the men’s shot put final, the women’s triple jump final, the women’s 1500m final, and the women’s 5000m final are not popular events. Naturally, the two finales that can create a hot scene are tonight’s finale—male/female 4×100m relay final!
The eight teams in the women's final hadn't completely left the field, and the eight teams in the men's final had already arrived in the stadium, and the music played in the stadium was still the song "Piercing Light (Mako Remix)" that Wu Ziyi liked very much.

The audience near the handover area of ​​the third and fourth sticks was especially enthusiastic. Wu Ziyi's random movements could cause a round of cheers. It seemed that they couldn't wait to enjoy the performance.

After the first batters of the eight teams were all ready, the lights dimmed instantly, and the dazzling light show was turned on again!
Yang Jian also stopped the pre-match analysis (chat) with Zhang Peimeng, and began to introduce the situation on the court to the domestic audience following the live broadcast:

"Good audience friends, let's take a look at the last event of today, which is also the long-awaited men's 4×100m relay final! The performance of the four players in this World Championships is very amazing. Wu Ziyi achieved the men's 100m relay final. Su Bingtian and Xie Zhenye also won the bronze medals in the two events of m and 200m, and Wu Zhiqiang also ran a very good result in the semi-finals. I hope the Chinese team can achieve another great result!"

"The eight teams that have entered the finals are ready on their respective tracks. Let's take a look at the 9th track, the Neon team. The Neon team changed a stick today. Instead of Koike Yuki, let Shuhei Tada is guarding the first bat, Shiraishi Huang Ryo is the second batter, Shohide Kiryu is the third batter, and Sani Brown is the fourth batter."

"The 8th track is the Mold Country team. The Mold Country team is one of the favorites to win the championship. Although they made mistakes in the preliminaries, we all know that as long as this Mold Country team can perform normally, it will be easy. They ran at a super high level within 37 seconds. Their first bat was Coleman, the second was Gatlin, the third was Rodgers, and the fourth was Lyles."

"The seventh track is the English team, the runner-up of the last World Championships. They also ranked first in the group in the preliminaries. Great Richard Keelty, fourth Mitchell Blake."

"The sixth track is the Brazilian team, Nascimento, Dos Santos, Silva, Camilo."

"The fifth track is the Asian record holder - the Chinese team! The first is Su Bingtian, the second is Xie Zhenye, the third is Wu Zhiqiang, and the fourth is Wu Ziyi!"

"The 4th South African team, the first player is Deledo, the second player is Maggavi, the third player is Munia, and the fourth player is Sibini."

"The third lane is the Dutch team, Van Guer, Brent, Paulina, Martina."

"The second is the French team, Gulliting, Jimmy Vicourt, Zeze, Lemaitre."

When he said this in one breath, Yang Jian suddenly paused, and then continued:
"The world record is 36 seconds set by the Jamaica team at the London Olympics, and the world championship record is also 84 seconds set by the Jamaica team at the Daegu World Championships. The Chinese men's relay team has experienced several years of growth. The strength has once again ushered in an improvement. The Meiguo team in the 37th lane is also strong, and I hope that the four boys can resist the pressure and achieve the defending title!"

On the field, when Su Bingtian heard the instructions given by the starter, he couldn't help but feel excited.

In the introduction, he made a "Kame-style Qigong" gesture to the camera, which is the classic martial arts that Sun Wukong in his favorite animation character "Dragon Ball" learned from Guixianren. He made this gesture in the hope that he could not Fear strong enemies, fight stronger!
In the men's 100m final, he lost to Coleman by 0.08 seconds, which was a gap in personal strength. Even if he did it again, he knew that he could not beat Coleman.

But it is not only personal strength that determines the results of the relay event. Su Bingtian firmly believes that with the tacit cooperation of himself and his teammates, he will not lose to this unlucky team!

In the relay zone of the fourth leg, Wu Ziyi was looking at the starting area of ​​the first leg at the other end of the stadium. Although his vision was very blurry, he still focused on the little red dot in his vision.

Wu Ziyi doesn't know whether he and his teammates can continue to improve, but he knows that this unlucky team is definitely one of the strongest combinations in its history. Without Wu Ziyi, Coleman and Lyles will shine This year's Doha World Championships.

Gatlin is no longer at the peak, and Rogers is no longer able to run into the 10-second mark, but Coleman and Lyles are definitely better than Jimmons and Ryan Bailey in London in 12, especially the first Coleman. Erman, this is the first in history!
But Wu Ziyi believed in Su Bingtian, believed in the tacit understanding he and Xie Zhenye had cultivated over the past seven years, and believed that his three brothers could work together to cut off the gold of the Mold Country team!
Over the years of rebirth, Wu Ziyi seems to have changed a lot of people or things. The Chinese men's sprint has become more competitive under his "intervention".

In the previous life, although there were two generals, Su Bingtian and Xie Zhenye, since Zhang Peimeng retired, both of them missed each other's peak period.

In 19, Xie Zhenye was at his peak, but he met Su Bingtian, who was seriously regressed due to a back injury; in 21 years, Su Bingtian, who broke through the limit of Asia, met Xie Zhenye, who was no longer in shape. Wu Zhiqiang and the returning Tang Xingqiang failed to achieve the desired results.

The national record cannot be broken, let alone the Asian record created by the Neon team.

But at this moment, the three teammates who were standing with him in the Khalifa Stadium were extremely confident in their hearts, and no matter how they tried to hide it, they couldn't hide the strong desire to win in their eyes.

Wu Ziyi believes that now they have made all the preparations, and they will hit new limits and new history with him in this arena!

"Set—"

The preparatory order was issued, and next, it was Su Bingtian VS Coleman!
"Snapped--!!"

The gunshots sounded!

The audience, who had been silent for a long time, could finally let go of their temper. At this time, the stadium exploded like a powder keg, and cheers and cheers in various languages ​​echoed in the air.

Su Bingtian's starting reaction was very quick. Although he didn't fully take advantage of the curved arm start because he held the stick in his right hand, the subsequent transition was not affected at all.

As the baton in his hand swung faster and faster, his speed gradually increased. In the sixth lane, Nascimento, the first baton of the Brazilian team, was quickly pulled closer by him, and the visual effect was very obvious.

The same scene was also staged in the 8th and 9th tracks. Although Tada Shuhei's future ability is also very strong, but he met the best Coleman in history, and his ability is not enough.

60 meters, 70 meters, 80 meters.
In the relay race, the runners in the second leg will often stick the step mark tape before the 70 meters, that is to say, they need to start before the first runners have run 70 meters, and their starting line is exactly 80 meters. The rice noodle, and the 80-meter noodle, are also the best sign to observe the pros and cons of the first player.

Coleman was the first to complete the 80 meters. When he stepped on the 39th step, it was just 80 centimeters past the 20-meter line. The timer at this time was only 8 seconds. Although it was not accurate enough, his strong future The ability is immediately revealed.

Su Bingtian is still a little inferior. Although he is always called "Full Moon Scimitar" by some people in China, his cornering skills are not really strong.

However, it is more than enough than the top. When Coleman stepped on the 80-meter line, he had already taken half of his 40th step. According to his stride, this step will just step on the 80-meter line.

"Su Bingtian's start is still so reassuring, and he started to accelerate! Su Bingtian's lead is very obvious, and the Brazilian team next to him has almost been tied by him!"

Xie Zhenye was ready a long time ago. When Su Bingtian stepped on the step mark, he turned around and started running skillfully.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8!

Xie Zhenye's left hand had already started to swing, and Su Bingtian also shouted simultaneously: "Take——!"

The most critical handover link!In this area, there are countless situations that may happen. Teams with strong personal strength may drop sticks or slow down the handover due to handover mistakes. Bring the gap back.

Coleman's level running ability is indeed better than Su Bingtian's, especially after 80 meters, his ability to maintain speed is stronger than Su Bingtian's, but sometimes too strong may not be able to do well.

After the handover between Gatlin and Coleman made a mistake in the preliminaries, head coach Orrin Richberg and assistant coach Spielmon adjusted Gatlin's pre-running distance for the relay. Tapping the tape every step of the way is a step further than in the preliminaries.

But despite this, Coleman was too fast, and while Gatling's start was more full than in the preliminaries, the pace didn't quite add up.However, Coleman also learned the lesson of the preliminaries and slowed down two steps in advance, so that Gatlin's succession was not interrupted.

But even a small mistake may not be considered a slowdown. For Su Bingtian and Xie Zhenye, it is enough to recover the previous disadvantage!
Reaching out in eight steps, receiving the stick in ten steps, and running in the middle of twelve steps, the handover between Su Bingtian and Xie Zhenye-perfect!
"Two or three handovers, Xie Zhenyeqi! Very good, still an extreme handover!"

"Xie Zhenye played against Gatlin, Xie Zhenye did a great job! He didn't make a difference at all!"

Now Wu Ziyi can't wait to fly to Xie Zhenye's side and praise him. This is Xie Zhenye's strength at the peak, and his running ability on the way is not inferior to Gatlin's 9 seconds!

Baishi Huangliang in the 9th track ran the second best stats in Asian history in this final in the previous life, but for Xie Zhenye, sorry, it’s not enough!
Xie Zhenye ran wildly all the way, and came to the area where the second and third sticks were handed over—straight into the bend!

Wu Zhiqiang saw Xie Zhenye's figure approaching rapidly, and his position had surpassed Dos Santos of the Brazilian team on the sixth track, which meant that his lead was already extremely obvious.

Wu Zhiqiang was waiting. He knew that Xie Zhenye's ability to maintain speed was very strong, but his own acceleration was not excellent, so he set the step rubber strips relatively far away, in order not to drop as much as possible during the handover process. speed.

Getting closer, 3, 2, 1!

Wu Zhiqiang suddenly turned around, put his head down, started, accelerated!
At the same time as Wu Zhiqiang started, Xie Zhenye and Gatlin crossed the 180-meter line at the same time. The first 180 meters, the Chinese team and the American team were at a stalemate!
Wu Zhiqiang's start was very neat, he turned around and started in one go. On the other hand, Rodgers of Moldy Country appeared to be very "soft". , Rogers didn't really start to "accelerate" until the handover was completed.

If you look at it from the perspective of other teams, this is completely a failed handover, because the acceleration of the latter bat is not sufficient, and the speed of the previous bat is also slowed down, which wastes at least 0.1 second of time.

For the sake of vitality, he frequently participates in competitions all over the world. Rogers is a player with the last time for inward relay training, but Rogers is an experienced veteran. He knows that if the tacit understanding between himself and his teammates is insufficient, as long as the handover is completed smoothly , is success!

"Look at the handover of the second and third bats, Wu Zhiqiang-Wu Zhiqiang got the bat before Rogers!"

"Now that the Chinese team's advantage has been determined, Wu Zhiqiang must stand up and complete the handover smoothly!"

Rogers did "success". Although he got the baton later than Wu Zhiqiang, with his stronger personal strength, he still chased that point behind in the running stage on the way to the third bat!

When Wu Zhiqiang took over the baton from Xie Zhenye's shout of "Go!", he knew clearly that the only thing he needed to do was to hand over the baton to Wu Ziyi smoothly.

This is the only thought left in Wu Zhiqiang's mind, he doesn't think about winning or losing, he doesn't observe his opponent, and he doesn't think about whether he is ahead or behind.The Chinese team is a whole, he only needs to do his own thing well, and leave the rest to his most trusted teammate!
Wu Ziyi has been observing Wu Zhiqiang's position all the time. He also did not observe Rogers' position. It is a waste of time and unnecessary. If you want to know which of the first three sticks is better, you just need to wait for him and Lyles to enter the straight. know.

Wu Zhiqiang's running ability on the way is also very strong among Chinese sprinters at present, and his ability to maintain speed in the back is also quite good, but Wu Ziyi still chooses to delay the start.

His mission is not to fight for honor with Lyles, but to pursue excellence!

He has accumulated endless energy in his heart, and he is only waiting for the moment when it finally explodes. He knows that his activation will be very fast. If he activates according to the set steps, Wu Zhiqiang may not be able to catch up with him.

So Wu Ziyi waited until Wu Zhiqiang took a step past the rubber strip sign before turning around and starting.

Although it was a relay race, Wu Ziyi completely emptied his mind and regarded it as a [-]-meter race without a starting block.Don't have a starter?It doesn't matter!My body, which has broken the human world record for [-] meters, is my starting block!

Turn around, bury your head, kick and stretch, swing your arms, eject, explode!
Facts proved that Wu Ziyi's choice was correct, even though he delayed the start, Wu Zhiqiang still did not catch up with him quickly.

The relay area is 20 meters in total, and the fourth runner starts from the 280-meter line. Generally speaking, the most ideal handover point should be at the 300-meter line, which is the starting line of the [-]-meter event.At this time, the third player is already in the state of slowing down, while the fourth player has not yet entered the state of extreme speed. Under the condition of tacit cooperation, the two sides just realized the "static handover".

The speed of the hand-over hand and the hand-over hand converge without any loss of speed, and the hand-over is completed with a smooth hand-over technique, which is truly "perfect".

The Moldy Country team is obviously far from "perfect". Lyles' starting ability itself is relatively poor. He is the kind of athlete who needs a long distance to increase his speed, but the unreasonable step setting makes He passed the baton with Rodgers just after 290 meters.

On the other side, Wu Ziyi, although he took the baton later, and although Wu Zhiqiang was overtaken by Rogers before entering the relay area, he received the baton at 300 meters, almost without losing the speed of both sides.

Lyles completed the handover before Wu Ziyi, but Wu Ziyi's initial speed was greater than Lyles when he completed the handover, and their relative position was half a body behind Wu Ziyi.

"Come to the handover of three or four sticks, the last one, Wu Ziyi will face Noah Lyles!"

"Wu Ziyi set off! The two drove side by side and entered the straight at the same time!"

"Accelerate with all your strength! Sprint with all your strength! Wu Ziyi is launching an impact towards a new limit!"

"The final line pressing - 37 seconds. 03! A new world championship record! Today, at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, these four Chinese athletes wearing red jerseys defeated the mighty Moldy Country Team Won the championship and set a new world championship record!"

In the stadium, Wu Ziyi had already started running around the outer circle of the runway, cheering and waving to the audience. He was tightly holding the baton that still kept the temperature of the palms of Su Bingtian, Xie Zhenye and Wu Zhiqiang, regardless of the referee beside him. No matter how persuasive, he will never let go.

And the mold country team, England team, neon team, Brazil team.There is also the South African team that broke the national record in the preliminaries. Their players are now staring at the big screen nervously, waiting for the results to be released.

Wu Ziyi and Su Bingtian, who had come back, hugged each other tightly, and the scene burst into enthusiastic cheers. At this moment, the glory belongs to China Red!
The referees did not keep the anxious athletes waiting for a long time, and before the replay started, the results were refreshed one after another on the big screen:

1. Chinese team - 37.02 CR/AR
2. Moldy Country Team - 37.08 NR
3. England - 37.36 AR
4. Neons - 37.43 NR
5. Brazil team - 37.72 AR
6. South African team - 37.73
7. Netherlands team - 37.76
8. France - 37.83
"The Chinese men are doing well! 37 seconds, this is a new world championship record and an Asian record! Eight years ago, the powerful Jamaican relay team set a record of 02 seconds at the Daegu World Championships, and it was also the world record at the time. record."

"Nesta Carter, Michael Flatt, Yohan Blake, and the great Usain Bolt! Although the Chinese team has not completely surpassed you, because you still have the unattainable The world record of 36 seconds, but Chinese athletes who are indomitable and unyielding, every step they take, they are approaching you!"

"I don't know if I can see the Chinese relay team achieve another glory in my lifetime, but today's historic Sino-US battle will definitely be recorded in the history of world track and field!"

(End of this chapter)