Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 2 Sorry, times have changed!

The 4×100 meter relay event is actually not very entertaining.

There is a gap in the total length of a lap between the inner and outer lanes of the track and field, so the starting point of the outer lane athletes will be further forward to ensure that the actual running distance of the athletes on the field is consistent.

Eight teams are mixed on the field. The situation is complex and there is a lot of information. If the teams are relatively close in strength, it will be difficult for the audience to tell which team has the advantage before the fourth leg.

So this also leads to the fact that the fourth stick is obviously the one that requires the least handover skills, but in many cases it is always taken by the strongest player.

For example, the famous sprint god Usain Bolt is theoretically the most suitable to serve as the third battalion, but since 2011 he has been responsible for guarding the fourth battalion in Jamaica.

Because that's what the audience wants to see.

Another example is Liu Xiang, a flying man who runs relays across events. In addition to his weak handover skills, isn't the reason why he serves as the fourth leg of the Magic City team also because he has attracted the attention of the people across the country?

If Liu Xiang is really allowed to run first and second, even if it weren't for the famous slogan "RNM refunding money", it would appear early.

Inside the stadium.

Wen Hao held a piece of conspicuous white tape in his hand. He measured the distance with his front feet against his back feet and then his back feet against his front feet. After a while, he put the tape on the track.

In the 4×100 meter relay event, there are three handover areas:
  80~110 meters, of which 80~90 meters is the second pre-run area;

180m~210m, of which 180m~190m is the third pre-run area;

280 to 310 meters, of which 280 to 290 meters is the fourth pre-run area.

Wen Hao put the white tape on a position of about 266 meters. When Pang Guibin, who was third in the race, ran to this position, he should start immediately to pre-accelerate.

If everything goes well, it would be best for Wen Hao to complete the handover with Pang Guibin within the range of 290 to 300 meters.

Completing the handover before 290 meters means starting too late and losing the speed of the third leg in vain;

Completing the handover after 300 meters means starting too early and losing the speed of the fourth leg in vain.

"Dear viewers, this is CCTV, the live broadcast of the track and field events of the 10th Jinling National Games. I am the commentator Yang Jian. 』

CCTV's live footage switched back and forth between the players from each provincial team until Liu Xiang appeared in the footage, sparking cheers from the audience, and commentator Yang Jian's voice also rang in the ears of viewers across the country.

"What's next is the highlight event - the men's 4×100m final. The much-anticipated flying star Liu Xiang will serve as the last leg of the Magic City team today to face the top domestic sprinters.

As the men's 110-meter hurdles champion at the Athens Olympics and co-holder of the world record, I believe the audience is also looking forward to Liu Xiang's cross-event performance tonight."

Facing the cheers of tens of thousands of people in the stadium, Liu Xiang also smiled and waved to interact, and then the camera turned to Wen Hao and Hu Kai.

"The sixth lane is the Yanjing team. The fourth battalion is the "spectacled man" Hu Kai who we are very familiar with. The fifth team next to him is the strong Guangxi team.

According to the latest news from the scene, Gong Wei, the new 100-meter flying star of the Guangxi team who was originally in the fourth leg, suddenly strained his thigh during the warm-up and therefore withdrew from the relay finals.

The handsome young man in the camera is Wen Hao, a substitute for the Guangxi team. He is this year’s National High School Track and Field Championship champion. He is only 17 years old and is a very promising newcomer."

When the camera cut to Wen Hao and Hu Kai, there was a burst of cheers at the scene.

However, Wen Hao knew very well that most of the cheers were given to Hu Kai. After all, he was just a little-known newcomer. Before this, many Guangxi audiences probably couldn't recognize his name.

But the less well-known it is, the more likely it is to surprise everyone.

A young player who is only 17 years old, just starting out, and has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

If you can defeat a group of veterans and famous generals with good strength in the National Games, the country's highest level competitive stage, what kind of public opinion will it cause?

If the opponents Wen Hao had to face tonight were just Hu Kai, Guo Fan, Chen Shu and other well-known athletes in the track and field circles, then that would be fine.

But what a coincidence, tonight his opponent is Liu Xiang, one of the two major sports giants in China.

This is your only chance to become famous!
  "Everyone is in his place——"

Not long after, a loud announcement sounded in the stadium. The sound of this sound also means the arrival of the men's 4×100m final!

After the referee issued the command, the eight first runners in the starting area held the baton in hand, squatted down in front of the starting block, and began to prepare for the start.

In the auditorium, the noise gradually disappeared, and the arena became quiet.

At this moment, whether it is the 32 athletes on the field, the more than spectators in the auditorium, or the people across the country watching the live broadcast on TV,

Everyone is looking forward to the moment when the starting gun sounds.

"preparation--"

The password sounded again, and the referee at the starting point raised the starting gun.

The eight runners who were originally squatting on the starting block quickly raised their waists and hips, like a bowstring stretched to the extreme, ready to go.

"Snapped--!"

A crisp gunshot resounded throughout the venue, and the eight players suddenly started from the starting block like an arrow from the string.

The originally quiet auditorium immediately erupted into waves of cheers and shouts.

"Game start! The eight players on the field were like eight tornadoes, racing around the curve!
  In lane 8, Wen Yongyi of the Guangdong team started accelerating very quickly, establishing a certain advantage for the Guangdong team in the first leg. 』

Among the top athletes, the strongest is Wen Yongyi of the Guangdong team. He set the national record for 3 meters to 6 seconds at the Yanjing Station of the National Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 60.

"One-two stick handover!" The Yanjing team and the Guangxi team began to exert their strength, and the Jiangsu team was not to be outdone. On the contrary, the previously leading Guangdong team was chased back a lot. 』

When explaining the second leg, Yang Jian did not read out the names of the outstanding players from each team. First, the situation on the field changed so quickly that it was too late, and second, these players were also little-known.

But Wen Hao, who was in the fourth pre-run area, was very concerned.

The second player of the Guangdong team is Liang Jiahong, who will be known as "Little Liu Xiang" in the future. He was the main member of the Chinese relay team for five consecutive years from 09 to 13.

The second player of the Yanjing team is Zhang Peimeng, one of the future "Three Giants of Chinese Sprinting". His current personal best time is 10 seconds, slightly higher than Wen Hao.

However, at the National High School Championships in August, he happened to bump into the reborn Wen Hao, and finally missed the gold medal with a time of 8 seconds, while Wen Hao set a PB of 10 seconds to win the championship.

Liang Jiahong and Zhang Peimeng are both eighteen years old, and their abilities displayed at this time are already stronger than those of several veterans in the same league.

The competitive field is so cruel. The starting point of famous generals is something that many people with mediocre talents may not be able to practice even if they work hard.

"Handover of sticks from two to three!" Pang Guibin of the Guangxi team took the lead with one horse.

But Yang Yaozu of the Magic City team did not show any weakness. He went all out. In the third match, Yang Yaozu was indeed faster! 』

Seeing Pang Guibin being caught up by Yang Yaozu bit by bit, Wen Hao's mentality was not affected at all.

Although Pang Guibin was the third runner-up in the 100m at the National Games, he also had a very strong opponent in the third leg - the current national "King of 200m" Yang Yaozu.

In terms of PB of 10 meters, Pang Guibin’s time was 37 seconds and Yang Yaozu’s time was 10 seconds.

Moreover, as a 200-meter athlete, Yang Yaozu also has the advantage of cornering skills. It is expected that his performance in the third leg is stronger than Pang Guibin.

The Yanjing team and the Jiangsu team were slightly behind, but the gap was very small, and the Modu team tied the gap with the outstanding performance of Yang Yaozu.

Next, Wen Hao will face a number of domestic famous generals, including Liu Xiang.

If it were him in his previous life, the final result would undoubtedly be ruthless counter-attack by these big brothers, and he would ultimately miss out on the medal.

But it has been nearly two months since he was reborn. Even though he has not yet obtained the standard system or golden finger for reborn people, he only relies on the knowledge and experience of being ahead of the times for eighteen years.

He is also completely different!
  Flying people, right?
  10 meters in 4 seconds, right?
  Sorry, now I can also run under 10 seconds 4!
  Eat poop (times have changed)!

(End of this chapter)