Following in Bolt's footsteps

Chapter 340 Excellent and Great

"Hey Johnson, don't you need to tell the audience where we're going now?"

"I'm sorry I left in a hurry." Michael Johnson stopped and looked at his watch when he heard PD's words, "It's 9:1 p.m. Dongjing time and 50:200 p.m. Los Angeles time. The place we are going now is The main venue of the track and field event - the outdoor warm-up track and field of Dongjing National Stadium. There, we will visit the eight athletes who will participate in the men's [-]m final in [-] minutes, come on!"

After Michael Johnson finished speaking, he turned and entered the warm-up track and field. He is currently doing a NBC Olympic live broadcast program. He will conduct simple interviews with the athletes before the game. After the interview, he will return to the commentary seat in the main venue Join David Lister on tonight's men's 200m final.

After entering the warm-up field, the first thing he saw from the crowd were the two players of the Chinese team: Wu Ziyi and Xie Zhenye. The two of them were doing accelerated running practice together at this time, and their coaches and team members were also present. Together, it looks like a happy one.

The three little guys of the Moldy Country team are different. They all have their own teams. Even for starting and accelerating running exercises, they also have their own training partners. Johnson reckons they won't even say hello during warmups.

Michael Johnson successively interviewed the three boys of the Mold Country team, briefly asked some questions that netizens wanted to know, and encouraged them, and then walked to the location of the Chinese team.

"Hey! Uzi~ Long time no see!"

Michael Johnson opened his arms towards Wu Ziyi, wanting to give him a warm hug, but Wu Ziyi quickly put on a gesture of "Don't come here" and rejected him:
"No, Johnson, although you are wearing a mask, but now is a special period, at most, at most, it can only be like this—"

Wu Ziyi stretched out his fist towards Michael Johnson, and the two touched each other lightly, then retracted immediately.

"Okay, Uzi, I'm doing a pre-Olympics webcast on NBC, is it convenient for me to do the interview now?"

Wu Ziyi glanced at Randy and Yuan Guoqiang, the two looked at each other, and nodded slightly to Wu Ziyi, expressing agreement.

"Of course, come on~"

"Oh, that's great!" Michael Johnson adjusted his tie, placed the microphone between him and Wu Ziyi, and started the interview:

"The first question, many viewers in the country want to know what is your goal, a gold medal? A world record? Although this is the ultimate pursuit of every athlete, we want to hear the most honest answer from you."

Wu Ziyi organized his language and replied: "Yes, as you said, every athlete's goal is the same, and I am no exception. Three days ago, I had already held the men's 100-meter world record and the Olympic record Five years ago, I beat Bolt to become the 200-meter champion in the Rio Olympics."

“我的200米最好成绩是多哈世锦赛上跑出的19秒22，如果我能够再提升0.04秒，那么我将成为同时手握男子100米和200米世界纪录的人，这就是我的追求。”

Michael Johnson: "But 19 seconds 19, this is indeed a very exaggerated result. If in the one-shot diamond league, under good conditions such as wind speed and temperature, I fully believe that you can surpass 19 seconds 19, really of!"

"But this shot is your sixth shot in the Olympics, and unlike Bolt, you only ran 6 yesterday. Your 19-meter semi-final ran 66 seconds, and the final ran 9 seconds. In fact, your consumption will definitely not be less than that of Bolt at the World Championships in Berlin. So, do you think your current physical condition is enough to support you to hit 75 seconds?"

"Wow, haha." Wu Ziyi nodded and smiled, and had to say that Michael Johnson's question was indeed very good. Wu Ziyi took a long time to organize his words.

"My consumption is indeed a lot. Whether it is the previous 100 meters or 200 meters, my opponents in the semi-finals are very strong. They put me under a lot of pressure. But I also have my own advantages. My training methods, The training conditions are more advanced and scientific than ten years ago. My coach and my team are absolutely top-notch in the world. They have prepared everything necessary for my goal. And our track is better than the track in Berlin Many, flexible high-tech composite plastics"

"The most important thing is my own competitive state. All the conditions have been met. Tonight, I hope that audiences all over the world can witness new excellence and greatness!"

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At 8:4 pm on August 21th, Dongjing National Stadium.

Wu Ziyi stood behind the entrance together with seven other contestants, and there were four contestants on each side, waiting to enter the arena according to the order arranged by the staff. .

After receiving the signal from the director, the live English commentary host began to introduce:
"The men's 200m final at the Beijing Winter Olympics, let us welcome these eight athletes who represent human speed—!"

At the same time, Yang Jian, who was sitting in the commentary seat in the media area, also began to explain:

"Good viewers and friends, the men's 200m final is about to begin, let's follow the live broadcast to get to know these eight contestants:"

"First up was Noah Lyles, he was on track 2. His semi-final time was 19 seconds, which is a pity because he just needs to be a little bit faster and put a little less time to get to the The first place in the group got a better pass."

"Track 9, this is Eliyan Knighton, a supernova from the country of mildew. Born in 04, he is only 17 years old this year. He is known as the strongest high school student in history. His personal best time has come to 19 seconds 84, only 0.01 seconds slower than Xie Zhenye's best time."

"On the 4th track, Canada's No. 19 Aaron Brown. He is holding a photo of his wife and children. His personal best time is 95 seconds, and he also ran 19 seconds in the semi-finals. score."

"Track 8, this is the only African player in the men's 200m final, Joseph Farnbuller from Liberia. He is also the second youngest player in the final, born in 2001, with a personal best of 19 Second 91."

"On the 7th track, the famous Canadian player Andre DeGraser. DeGraser is a bronze medalist in the Rio Olympics and the Doha World Championships. He and Wu Ziyi are old friends who have known each other for many years. The score of 19 set a new Canadian national record."

"Track 5, Xie Zhenye. This is the third time Xie Zhenye has entered the final stage of the World Series. In the semi-finals, he relied on his rich experience to beat Knighton of the unlucky country, and advanced to the finals as the number one in the group. However This time his opponent is much stronger than before, I hope he can give full play and run a good result!"

"Track 3, this is the third unlucky country player on the field - Kenneth Bednarek. This player has the title of [Kongfu Kenneth]. He likes Chinese Kung Fu very much. In the semi-finals, he refreshed My personal best time is 19 seconds, but unfortunately I met Wu Ziyi and De Grasse, so I can only enter the substitute seat."

"Track 6, the champion of the Rio Olympics, the London World Championships and the Doha World Championships, the second man in the history of the world's men's 200 meters - Wu Ziyi!"

"In the 2019 Doha World Championships, Wu Ziyi won the original second player in history, Yohan Blake, by 0.04 seconds. I don't know if he can match Usain Bolt's 19 seconds in this competition. Launch the most powerful impact."

Following Yang Jian's explanation, the eight contestants arrived at their positions one by one, and the on-site camera lens was aimed at them on the curve again, from Eliyan Knighton on the 9th track to Noah Lai on the 2nd track. Erles, the on-site host read the names of the players again in the order from outside to inside.

There was no cheering or applause at the scene, and the very small number of spectators gathered in the stands behind the 100-meter finish line. Even if they cheered for their favorite runners, it was difficult for the runners at the other end of the stadium to hear them.

“On your marks~”

The command to get in place was issued, and the camera focused directly on Wu Ziyi's body. He grinned brightly at the camera, and then walked forward with ease.

Black eyes, black hair, yellow skin, wearing a bright red battle suit, against the backdrop of the orange runway, it is so dazzling.

Tens of thousands of viewers in China are all attached to him at this time. This young man who is enough to become "great" after Liu Xiang will gallop towards an even greater road tonight.

"Maybe Wu Ziyi is saying in his heart now-I set an Olympic record and won the championship in the 100m. I was forced by two strong opponents in the 200m semi-final to 19 seconds. I may not do so in the final this time." Wonderful, but I will still defend my title and do my best to defend it."

Yang Jian seldom said anything he was not sure of. Now the expectations for Wu Ziyi at home and abroad have been raised to the highest level, and there is even a hidden saying that "Wu Ziyi will fail if he does not break the world record".

The heights are overwhelming, and Yang Jian hopes that his words will make some extreme viewers more rational, because Wu Ziyi has done well enough, he is the pride of China, and he must not become the second Liu Xiang!

On the men's 200-meter starting line, Wu Ziyi stretched randomly on the spot, adjusted his breathing rhythm, then bent over and squatted down, and stepped on the starting block.

He is in the sixth lane, with Degrasse, Farnborough and Knighton in front. It doesn't matter who is behind, because he will not give them a chance to surpass him in the corner.

Wu Ziyi's time before his rebirth was August 8. He only had time to watch the men's 1-meter final, and he didn't know where De Grasse's limit was.After several years of adjustments, De Grasse has reached a new peak, but his running style is destined to be unable to put pressure on Wu Ziyi in the corner.

However, judging from the performance in the semi-finals, De Grasse is undoubtedly the most powerful contender for the championship, and Bednarek's strength is also very strong, not weaker than Lyles.

The overall strength of the men's 200-meter lineup in this Olympic Games can be said to be the strongest in history, but even so, Wu Ziyi didn't care at all.

He has already broken the Olympic record and world record held by Usain Bolt in the men's 100 meters. There is no reason why he cannot do the 200 meters. Even if it is not today, it will definitely be possible in the future!
What he needs to do now is to show his best state, all the conditions are met, let go and run!

DeGrass put on his expensive Oakley sports sunglasses, which will make himself cooler. The dark field of vision can block the visual impact of the left-right asymmetry and imbalance caused by the advertising baffle, and at the same time, it can make the bright lights in the stadium The dazzling effect caused by the light is minimized, and the most important thing is that it can eliminate the interference of the opponent's rhythm to a certain extent.

Like the pervert behind him.

Leaned over, bowed his head, and concentrated on listening to the gun.

Everything is ready, the battle is about to start!
"Set—"

The preparatory command sounded, and after receiving the preparatory command, the eight contestants on the field quickly raised their hips and changed from a squatting position to a starting position.

The strong fingers are supporting the body stably, and the feet are firmly on the running board. The leg muscles have already accumulated the energy needed for the start burst. The whole body is like a bow of the full moon. The peerless arrow is only waiting for that. A gunshot will break through the air.

"boom--!!"

It is this gunshot, and when it sounds, every athlete who steps on the track will run with all his strength.Years of hard work, pain after acid resistance, sweat under the scorching sun, tears when there is no one
Everything started with this gunshot.

On the field, the eight athletes burst out the energy accumulated in their bodies in an instant, their arms were raised high to maintain their balance, and the powerful pedaling force pushed their bodies forward in an instant.

At the sound of the gunshot, De Grasse started his boot.

The 200-meter event does not have high requirements for the start, especially for a player like him who is used to exerting force in the back, but he can still feel that his shot starts very smoothly. Although it may not be very fast, as long as he can It is enough to link up the process and make a smooth transition to the half-way running stage.

The sports sunglasses can block his sight to a certain extent, but his ears will not betray him. When he has not finished raising his head and is running on the way, he can hear the approaching "puff puff" coming from the left hand side. Poof" footsteps.

Continue to accelerate, 30 meters, 40 meters, 50 meters.
There is no suspense, even though it is blocked by sports sunglasses, Wu Ziyi's extremely fast waving arm still appears in his vision, and he believes that he will teleport directly in front of him in the next second.

"Don't worry about Andre. From 2017 to the present, you know what your goal is. His opponent is not you, and your opponent is not him. Let him run, he will run an excellent run ahead the way, and you just need to conquer yourself!"

He was overtaken before halfway through the curve. De Grasse didn't panic at all, and the rhythm of his feet was still stable. He was the only one among the eight players present who had experience in Olympic finals. No one could affect his sanity!
As a 200-meter special athlete, Bednarek's corners are surprisingly fast. Generally speaking, only athletes with 100 meters in the main event and 200 meters in the concurrent event will have too many corners when competing at the same level. work hard.

Bednarek is obviously not an athlete who follows the rules. Although he is in the third lane, his corner acceleration is better than that of Aaron Brown in the fourth lane and Xie Zhenye in the fifth lane. The extremely fast speed is approaching the distance of outsiders, at least from the visual effect.

But before the clear marking line arrives, what the human eye sees is the effect of the shrinkage before the curve, and under the constant running of the players, it will soon be the first one that can clearly distinguish the player's performance in the curve. Here comes the sign line.

60 meters, 70 meters, 80 meters.
In the area of ​​this bright yellow marking line, there are two contestants who are very "prominent".

一个是第6道的吴子义，当第7道的德格拉斯和第5道的谢震叶距离80米线还有半步的时候，他已经踏过了80米线两步。

Another player from Liberia, Farnborough known as the "big buffalo", formed two extremes with Wu Ziyi, and it took two steps to cross the 80-meter line.

Except for the two of them, the gap between the other players was not that big. Among them, Bednarek, who played the best cornering performance, was only half a body ahead of the other players.

"At the beginning of the race, Wu Ziyi's reaction was very fast. He quickly led the opponent, and surpassed the opponent by at least two positions at a position of only 80 meters!"

The longer the commentary time, the higher the skill of Yang Jian's commentary. This time he looked very carefully, without the words of "Bolt surpassed the opponent by at least five heights at 80 meters" back then. The situation on the field was judged very accurately.

For the 100-meter event, the athletes' speed will gradually decay after 80 meters, but for the 200-meter event, the athletes will gradually enter the highest speed stage after 80 meters.

In the history of track and field, before Wu Ziyi's 19 in the Doha World Championships, there was one and only one person who broke through 22 seconds in the first 200-meter segment of the 100 event, and that person was called Usain Bolt.

2011大邱世锦赛，19秒40，分段9.97+9.43；

2008燕京奥运会，19秒32，分段9.96+9.34；

2009 Berlin World Championships, 19 seconds 19, segment 9.92+9.27,

In addition, the first 19-meter data of the gun in the London Olympics of 32 seconds also reached 100.

吴子义在多哈世锦赛上的19秒22，分段数据为9.98+9.24，这是一个很“中规中矩”的数据。在200米的历史上，他的这个数据既是前100米分段的No.4，又是后100米分段的No.4。

前100米的前三数据为博尔特所有，后100米的前三数据属于迈克尔·约翰逊的19秒32（10.14+9.18）以及尤罕·布雷克的19秒44（10.22+9.22）和19秒26（10.14+9.12）。

For different types of running methods, if you want to approach or exceed 19 seconds, the segment requirements are different.For Wu Ziyi's 19 shot, either the front line breaks through 19, or the back line breaks through 22, or both progress.

Wu Ziyi's answer is - I want them all!
90 meters, 100 meters, halfway through the curve!
Time 9.94!

"Wu Ziyi should still go all out to accelerate when turning into a straight road, and he is still continuing to expand his advantage!"

Entering the straight, the visual effect brought by the forward reach is completely smoothed out, and the gap between the players is clear at a glance.

The first place is undoubtedly Wu Ziyi. In the distance from 80 meters to the present, he is still continuously expanding his advantage. Now in the second echelon, De Grasse, Bednarek, Lai Erles has been pulled nearly four positions away by him.

Behind them were Xie Zhenye and Eliyan Knighton, who crossed the 110-meter line almost at the same time, and Aaron Brown was slightly behind them by half a body.

Farnbuller is still behind at this time, and he still needs two steps to cross the 110-meter line at this time. If it is someone else, the outcome may be set, but he is an outlier.

Entering the straight means that the athletes on the field have started to enter a state of extreme speed. At this time, each of them has used all the energy in their bodies to run wildly, towards the end of their dreams!

150 meters, 160 meters, 170 meters
At this time, the speed of the players is constantly decreasing. This last 50 meters is also a time to compare the strength of the speed resistance. Those with stronger speed resistance will have the opportunity to overtake the lagging behind in the corner, or continue to expand their own advantages. .

There is no good reference body around De Grasse. Wu Ziyi in front has pulled him too far away, and Farnborough and Knighton on the right have long been left behind by him. The 2nd and 3rd lanes Lyles and Bednarek are the opponents he is most concerned about, but he will never look back at this time.

This is the Olympic final, and any extra body movements will consume more energy. De Grasse believes in himself, believes in the sweat he has shed over the years, and secretly wiped away his tears.

For the motherland, for his wife and son, and for his dream, De Grasse sprinted with all his strength to the finish line!

"Wu Ziyi is going all out to the finish line, to a higher level in history! The final sprint! 1219 seconds 12!"

"19 seconds 12, a new world record!!!"

"Unbelievably, Wu Ziyi surpassed Usain Bolt's 0.5 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin with a headwind of 19 meters per second, and once again raised the limit of human beings to an unimaginable level !"

The Dongjing National Arena was boiling. At least for the audience of only a thousand people + the staff, they were already cheering for Wu Ziyi with all their strength. At least the audience watching the live broadcast finally heard some movement.

Wu Ziyi really wanted to run around the stadium at this moment, but he lost his mind while running. Not enough spectators really made him feel a little bit unexcited, so he gradually slowed down and stopped to let the reporters take pictures.

Compared with the "calm" Wu Ziyi, De Grasse was particularly excited. After shouting for a while, he knelt down on the ground and cried.

Xie Zhenye came late, and hugged Wu Ziyi gently, and then the two went to congratulate and comfort the over-excited De Grasse.

Bednarek took a national flag from the audience and put it on his body. Noah Lyles squatted on the ground and covered his face with his hands so that no one could see his expression.

The results on the big screen at the scene told people why they were like this:
Wind speed: (-0.5m/s)

1 China - Wu Ziyi - 19.12 WR
2 Canada - Andre de Grasse - 19.60 NR
3 Mild Nation -- Kenneth Bednarek -- 19.70 PB
4 Moldy Nation - Noah Lyles - 19.75
5 China - Xie Zhenye - 19.86 SB
6 Moldy Country - Eliyan Knighton - 19.91
7 Liberia - Joseph Farnborough - 19.98
8 Canada - Aaron Brown - 20.20
"Wu Ziyi won, 19 seconds 12, he created a new men's 200-meter world record, and successfully defended the Olympic men's 200-meter event in the Winter Beijing Olympics! He defeated the three heroes of the bad country and the Canadian genius Degraa Sri Lanka once again won a valuable track and field gold medal for the Chinese delegation."

"Xie Zhenye's performance is also very good. He successfully achieved his goal. Before the race, he said that his only hope is to enter the 200-meter final. Now he has done it, and he has done a very good job!"

"At this time, there is only one protagonist in the Dongjing National Stadium, and his name is Wu Ziyi, and he has also fulfilled his pre-match declaration - excellence and greatness!"

(End of this chapter)