Following in Bolt's footsteps

Chapter 332 Semifinals ([-]) Breakthrough! 【Ask monthly ticket】

"NBC TV station, it is 19:10 Dongjing time. In 5 minutes, the first shot of the men's 100-meter semi-final of the Winter Beijing Olympic Games will be fired. Let us follow the helicopter and overlook the Dongjing National Stadium from the sky. This, It is the palace of sports dreams. Tonight, we will witness who is the fastest man on earth now. Or, the fastest man in history!"

On the evening of August 8st, the third competition day of the 1 Winter Beijing Olympic track and field events.

The thirteen contestants in the men's high jump final have already entered the arena, and Cheng Guanfeng has already lined up outside the waiting area to wait for the arena. In front of him is Yohan Blake, and behind him is "" Brother Knife" De Grasse.

This is the second time for Cheng Guanfeng to step on the semi-final stage of an international competition. Compared with the last time, his strength has made great progress. He is no longer the young man who needs the help of strong winds to run under 10 seconds, but Compared with these famous generals in the same group, there is still too much difference.

The Olympic Games held every four years is the largest sports event with the highest gold content in the human world. During the four years, athletes have continuously withdrawn from the stage of history due to age and injury, or dragged their old bodies to burn here. to the last moment.

Men's 100 meters, a sport that only takes less than 10 seconds, has gone through hundreds of years of changes, and countless legends have been born.

当人们回忆起2004~2015这12年，看到那一串的9秒80，甚至极少数几个耀眼的9秒70以内的成绩时，总是会抱怨如今的百米体坛没有过去那样多姿多彩。

Since 2016, there are only three athletes who can break through 9 seconds. One of them was suspended and unable to come to Dongjing, and the other performed so badly in the preliminaries that he needed to be replaced to advance to the semi-finals.

The 24 athletes representing the height of human speed in this gymnasium know that the average level of today's men's 100-meter athletes must be higher than in the past, perhaps lacking more dazzling superstars, but this era is equally exciting.

Because it is Sunday, and the difference between Dongjing and Yanjing is only one hour, the schedule is very friendly to Chinese audiences.Before the live broadcast of the men's 100m semi-finals started, thousands of people were already waiting in front of the TV to watch tonight's Olympic Games. "

"Friends in the audience, the men's 100-meter semi-final of this Olympic Games will start soon. I am the commentator Yang Jian. Next, I will take you to appreciate this exciting 10 seconds."

"The two results at the bottom of the screen, one is the world record and the other is the Olympic record. The world record is 2019 seconds set by Chinese athlete Wu Ziyi, who has the inheritance of [Red Lightning], at the 9 Doha World Athletics Championships. Olympic Games The record is 57 seconds set by Jamaican flying man Usain Bolt at the 2012 London Olympics, which has been held for nine years."

"Let's take a look at the eight players in the first group. The second track is Prescord from England. He is one of the members of the English 2×4m relay team."

"Track 3, Liotrela from South Africa. Born in 98, 23 years old this year, with a personal best of 9 seconds, a young athlete with great potential."

"In the fourth track, the famous player Yohan Blake from Jamaica. Blake's condition is not so good this year. He made a long-lost beast move, but I don't know if he can reproduce the glory of the beast?"

“第5道，这是来自广东的小将程冠峰。陈冠峰今年只有21岁, 他的个人最好成绩是10秒02，在预赛中也跑出了10秒05的好成绩。他在2019年的多哈世锦赛上就闯进过半决赛，当时是小组No.5，希望这次能够有所进步。”

"In the 6th track, Andrey Digalas from Canada, the men's 200-meter bronze medalist in the Rio Olympics and the Doha World Championships, his personal best this season is 9 seconds.

"Track 7, Fred Corley from Moldy Country. This player used to be a 400-meter special runner. In 2019, he ran a PB of 43 seconds. This year, he focused more on the 64-meter race and won the US The runner-up of the championship, the strength is not bad!"

"Track 8, this is Jimmy Vicourt of France, the holder of the European men's 9-meter record of 86 seconds, but he has not run within 10 seconds this year."

"Track 9, Oman Yala from Kenya, the kingdom of long-distance running, is the first athlete in the history of Kenya to run into the men's 10-meter semi-finals of the Olympic Games. He is also the holder of the Kenyan national record, with a personal best of [-] seconds .”

"Blake, Degaleser, and Corley, these are the three players in this group who have run past the 10-second mark this year. Weicourt and Prescord are actually not in better condition than Cheng Guanfeng this year, so This is also an opportunity. Go all out, try to keep up with the first group, and see if there is a chance to advance through substitutes."

The starter gave instructions to take their positions, and the eight players stepped forward one after another.

It was very quiet, very quiet.

The best thing about competing at the Winter Olympics in Beijing is that you don't need to worry about being disturbed by spectators, because there are less than 500 "spectators" in the huge stadium.

Moreover, most of these spectators were concentrated in the two stands on the south bend of the stadium, so even if they applauded and cheered, the athletes on the starting area could hardly hear them clearly.

"Set—"

"boom--!"

The starting gun sounded, and the athletes reacted quickly to start, but the next moment they heard the sirens that followed.

Someone snatched it away.

The picture at the scene is not obvious, and it is impossible to determine which player is the first runner with the naked eye for a while, and can only wait for the referee's judgment.

The contestants returned to the starting area one after another, stood still on the reserve line, and the director began to play the slow motion picture.

"Prescod, starting reaction -0.006, this is a very obvious early start, let's see if he will appeal, although it may not be successful..."

Prescod did not choose to appeal. When the referee came to him and raised the red card, he turned and left the field without any excuse.

He gently lifted the corner of his clothes, not taking away a cloud.

Prescod was sent off, but the game did not start immediately, and the referees checked the start response equipment to ensure that there were no technical problems in the subsequent start.

On the other side of the stadium, the men's high jump final was also going on. Tanberry and Barshim jumped over the height of 2 meters easily one after another, without delay.

Time passed by every minute and every second. After 5 minutes of investigation, the men's 100-meter race was finally able to restart. This 5-minute wait was also a test.

During this period of time, athletes must adjust their mentality and physical condition, so as not to be exhausted in one go, then decline again, and be exhausted three times.

"Set—"

"boom--!"

"Game start!"

With the firing of the starting gun, Yang Jian, who was silent for a short time, immediately shouted the first commentary. The raised volume shocked many domestic audiences.

On the starting line, the seven athletes stepped out of the starting block almost in unison, forming a strong momentum of a tiger descending the mountain in an instant.

With the center of gravity lowered and arms swinging vigorously, every player gave his best in the starting stage. Even De Grasse and Corley, who are the strongest in the group, did not dare to let go of the future.

Ten meters, 20 meters, 30 meters...

After Cheng Guanfeng completed the movement of raising his head and started running on the way, he was very happy for a while, because he found that he was in the lead.

Among the players in this group, there is no promising player like Su Bingtian. The national football team and his performance are really good, so he suppressed several famous players around him for a while.

But Cheng Guanfeng knows that he has no capital to be proud of, and his late-game ability is not too strong in China. Not to mention the three giants of Su Xie and Wu, Wu Zhiqiang's running ability on the way is also better than himself, and De Grasse beside him , Corley, and Oman Yala, the heretic, all beat him.

Accelerate, continue to accelerate, although he knows that his strength is still far behind the world's top players, but compared to the semi-finals of the Doha World Championships two years ago, at least this time he has taken the lead.

He doesn't know if he has a chance, but if he doesn't fully stimulate his potential, then he definitely has no chance!
"Cheng Guanfeng made a good start and was in the lead in the first 30 meters!"

Then run on the way, Degrasse and Corley are chasing forward, Cheng Guanfeng resists! "

At 60 meters, Cheng Guanfeng has already been tied by De Grasse and Corley, and it is foreseeable that in the next 20-30 meters, they will surpass him in an instant and continue to widen the gap.

The only chance is the final sprint stage. For world-class players like them, the semi-finals always have to be released.

But if you want to catch up with them in the final relaxation stage, you must at least have the ability to run under 10 seconds, right?
Cheng Guanfeng knows that the last 40 meters is his weakness. He has never been clear why he is a balanced and forward-looking type. In his cognition, the height of 179 cm and the data of 45 steps per [-] meters should be the later type. The players are right.

He asked his eldest brother Wu Ziyi and his coach Lao Yi these questions, but their answers were "You are still young and you have not yet reached the time to solve this problem."

It wasn't until he entered the national training team in winter training last year and began to accept the guidance of Randy and Ralphman that he realized an important reason why he couldn't improve his speed - his stride was too large.

At the age of 21, his physical function has not yet reached its peak, especially his strength ability is still improving. At this time, if he wants to improve his speed ability faster, the best way is to shorten his stride.

So since November 2020, he has spent four months recreating his 11-meter rhythm, changing 45 steps in 46 meters to [-] steps in [-] meters.

The change brought about by this change is the improvement of the ability to run extremely fast on the way and the ability to maintain speed in the back!
At 70 meters and 80 meters, Degrasse and Corley's powerful back-end ability immediately opened up Cheng Guanfeng.

After gaining the lead, they with absolute strength began to observe the situation on the field. In fact, they observed the positions of both sides, because they knew that only the opponent in this group could threaten them.

While they are gradually slowing down, the players behind them are still running with perseverance. Even if they try their best, they can't compare with others' leisurely strolling. But when they come to the Olympic sports event, who will Choose to give up? !

"Degaras and Corley, their level is indeed a bit higher than other players!"

"9 seconds 97, Corley should be the first in the group, De Grasse is the second in the group, and the third in the group... Cheng Guanfeng and Oman Yala are very close. I still have to watch the replay and see the referee's final approval achievements."

The first group of matches was over, and there was sparse applause in the Dongjing National Stadium. Occasionally, some of the hundreds of "spectators" in the stands at the corner would call out the name of a certain athlete as its come on.

Corley simply waved his hand beyond the auditorium, and then he was about to leave, as did DeGrasse, but he was not as paralyzed as Corley, and the corner of his mouth was always smiling.

The referees did not keep people waiting, and the results of the seven contestants were refreshed on the big screen one after another:
1 Fred Corley 9.97 Q
2 Andre de Grasse 9.98 Q
3 Cheng Guanfeng 9.99 PB
4 Ferdinand Omanyala 10.00=PB
5 Giff Liotrera 10.03
6 Jimmy Vicourt 10.11
7 Yohan Blake 10.14
Wind speed: (-0.1m/s)

"Cheng Guanfeng, 9 seconds 99! Another Chinese athlete broke the 10-second mark!"

"My friends, right now, in this Dongjing National Stadium, the fifth Chinese athlete who breaks the 10-second barrier is born, and it is in the Olympic Games with the highest gold content!

"Although he failed to qualify directly, his time of 9 seconds should be very competitive in the bench. Even... Even if Chen Guanfeng failed to enter the final, his performance tonight is still good enough!"

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