Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 290 The Stupid Bird and the Eagle, breaking the 60-meter world record for the first time!
new York.

On the afternoon of February 2, the Madison Square Garden's indoor track and field stadium, which can accommodate 2 spectators, was already packed.

Even in the United States, track and field events are not as popular as football and basketball, but with a contemporary sprinting superstar like Wen Hao participating, the 6,000 tickets are still easily sold out.

In addition to track and field enthusiasts, Wenhao's fans also have a strong desire to watch the game, so these 6,000 tickets are simply not enough to sell.

The lowest-priced ticket price of $12.9 before the game has been driven up to more than $99 by scalpers, but fans are still willing to pay for it.

There is no way. As a sprinter, Wenhao must be very qualified. Even if he doesn't break any records in every competition, he can still interact enthusiastically and boost the audience's viewing emotions.

But as a pop singer, Wenhao is definitely unqualified.

Before him, have there been any pop singers who have been nominated for Grammys but have never held a concert?
There are only a few fan meetings throughout the year, and the TV shows he participates in are mostly live interviews rather than music variety shows, so that the few pitiful live videos on the Internet have long been watched over and over again by fans.

To date, the number of views of the "Shape of You" MV on YouTube has reached an unparalleled 1.4 million. The number of views of the "Viva La Vida" MV also exceeded 1 million in early January, and the number of views of "We Are Young" has also reached 1 million.

As for the songs in the new album "Hall of Fame", the music data and record sales in various channels are also growing by leaps and bounds, dominating the Top 10 and Top 100 music charts in countries around the world.

Therefore, with Wenhao's current fame, let alone 6,000 tickets, even if they were 16,000 or 26,000, those fans who have been looking forward to it will definitely snap them up.

Inside the indoor gymnasium, as the athletes showed excellent performances in each event, the audience on site became more and more excited for the next highlight - the men's 60m final.

A white mother and daughter sat together in the audience. The mother was a little fat, but she was well-dressed and had a generous temperament. She looked like an elite woman in the workplace.

The daughter looked young, with thick long golden hair curled and draped over her chest. The knitted wool hat on her head made her look cute and adorable. However, her narrow and bright eyes were smoky, adding a touch of mature and sexy flavor to her girlish look.

"Finally, Wen has come on stage. I don't know why so many people come to watch the track and field competition. I was almost sleepy from watching the previous events." After seeing Wen Hao enter the venue, Taylor Swift, who had been nonchalant, finally smiled.

"Yeah, it's really boring. If you hadn't insisted on dragging me here, we should be in Los Angeles preparing our Grammy performance repertoire." There was a hint of complaint in Andrea Swift's tone, but from her gentle eyes it was not difficult to tell that this mother doted on her daughter very much.

Andrea's daughter Taylor is her pride. Two months ago, Taylor, who was not yet 18 years old, was nominated for the "Most Popular Country Female Artist" at the 35th American Music Awards and the "Best New Artist" at the 50th Grammy Awards.

She also won the "Horizon Award (Best New Artist)" at the 41st Country Music Association Awards and the "Best New Female Vocalist" at the 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards.

In the American country music genre, Taylor, who debuted less than two years ago, has received the favor of many senior masters and has become the center of attention.

However, compared to the boy in the venue who was only one year older than Taylor, his daughter was almost far behind in both musical achievements and personal popularity.

Andrea looked at the enthusiastic atmosphere of the audience in the stadium after Yin Wenhao appeared, and couldn't help but sighed: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to believe that a Chinese person could be so popular in the United States."

"Is it hard to believe? But mom, you should have witnessed Bruce Lee's success in Hollywood, right? And Jackie Chan, he is a living Kung Fu movie star, very popular in the United States and even the world."

Taylor's series of rhetorical questions and examples immediately left his mother speechless.

"Okay Taylor, you're right, what mom said just now is indeed a bit stereotypical." Andrea spread her hands helplessly, and then said:

"By the way, haven't you always wanted to meet Wen? Mom just got his agent's contact information, how about arranging a meeting for you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? You've also been nominated for a Grammy, and you've confirmed that you'll be performing, I don't think he'll refuse."

Andrea knew that her precious daughter had become a fan of Wenhao very early. Last year, she brought Taylor to New York to watch Wenhao's fan meeting, but unfortunately she did not win a spot in the handshake event and missed the chance to meet him.

"Meet? Meet him alone in private, or will you accompany me, mom?"

Andrea shrugged: "As a mother, of course I want to accompany you, but if you insist on meeting him alone, what can I do?"

Taylor smiled slyly: "But I heard that Wen is very romantic, Mom, can you trust me to be alone with him?"

"How many men in this world who are rich, talented, and good-looking are not romantic? How many are not unfaithful? Not to mention men, we women are actually the same. Many times, even if we have a boyfriend or a husband, we will still be attracted to better men."

"Hmm? So after you married dad, you also had feelings for other men?"

"." Andrea was silent for two seconds, then said sullenly: "Maybe"

Taylor wanted to ask something else, but the men's 60m race had already reached the pre-race introduction session, and her attention was quickly diverted to it.

A few days before the Millrose Indoor Games started, today's men's 60m event had already become the focus of attention of the industry media, and even many non-sports media reported on it.

Leonard Scott, the 2006 World Indoor Championships champion and host of the event, expressed his opinion on this at yesterday's pre-match press conference:
"To be honest, even during the 06 World Indoor Championships, I have never seen so many media competing to report on the 60m race. This is a bit frustrating because every athlete is eager to be the protagonist on the field."

"But that's the reality. When you think you're good enough, someone better than you will surely emerge in the world. And Wen is the proud son of heaven that we can see in this era, who is capable of suppressing an era."

"It's unfortunate to be in the same era as a superstar, because even if you try your best to train your body to collapse, you can't catch up with him. But sometimes, it's lucky to be in the same era as a superstar, because he will use facts to tell you - guys, we can do better, and the limits of human beings are far more than this."

"Besides, even if you can't catch up with him, as long as you have the opportunity to compete with him, it's much better than training hard for ten years and participating in a lot of competitions without even one audience member recognizing you. He has so many fans, even if only one in ten thousand can recognize you, it's a good thing for us athletes."

Richard Thompson also mentioned at the press conference that his popularity has increased significantly since the Boston Indoor Games. In addition to his outstanding performance on the field, it is largely because Wenhao's fans got to know him, the runner-up in the same event, during the discussion.

The protagonist of this wave of attention, Wenhao, was standing leisurely in his assigned lane 4, stretching his body while waiting for the start of the competition.

The level of today's 60-meter race was much higher than the previous Boston stop.

This is because the organizers of the Millrose Indoor Games did not relax the number of participants due to the large number of registrants. The worst PB of the eight athletes on the final list was 6 seconds!

What is this concept?
06年的世界室内田径锦标赛上，伦纳德·斯科特的夺得冠军成绩是6秒50，而季军特伦斯·特拉梅尔的成绩则是6秒54。

In lane 1 is Turlington Holiday, in lane 2 is Su Bingtian, and in lane 3 is Michael Rogers. Their personal best and season best are both 6 seconds.

Lane 4 is Wen Hao, with a personal best/season best of 6 seconds;

Lane 5 is Richard Thompson, with a personal best/season best of 6 seconds;

第6道是奥鲁索基·法苏巴，个人最佳6秒49，赛季最佳6秒56；

第7道是伦纳德·斯科特，个人最佳6秒50，赛季最佳6秒54；

In lane 8 is Yohan Blake, whose personal best/season best is 6 seconds.

Among this group of famous players, there are not only current superstars like Wen Hao and long-established world champions, but also rising stars like Thompson, Blake, Su Bingtian and Holiday, who are of high level and very interesting to watch.

However, for the vast majority of viewers, the biggest highlight of this game was Wen Hao.

Even on the official brochure of the Millrose Indoor Games, two eye-catching bold words were printed above Wen Hao’s head in the center of the cover - [World Records?].

"On Your Marks!"

The moment he heard the command, Wen Hao, who was originally a little distracted, immediately took a deep breath, restrained his expression and looked towards the finish line, his appearance completely changed.

As an athlete, the goal in mind should be to win the championship the moment he stands on the field. But for Wen Hao at the moment, in addition to winning the championship, he has a bigger goal!

Careful and meticulous.

The distance of 60 meters is too short. Once the gun is fired, there is no chance to make any detailed adjustments.

Every step, every stretch, every fold, every hip thrust, every dig into the ground, every arm swing... must be done to the extreme!

"Set——"

"boom--!"

After a dull starting gun sounded, the competition officially began.

Wenhao's reaction was very quick. Although he did not deliberately increase his [Reaction] attribute during the winter training, nor did he deliberately conduct intensive training on his starting reaction for the indoor 60-meter event, he still achieved a reaction time of 0.136 seconds.

The legs on the starting blocks exert force suddenly in an instant. After pushing off the starting blocks, the forward inclination angle of the torso reaches 40.5°, the angle between the upper and lower legs is 76°, and the angle between the upper and lower legs is 147°.
After improving the technical details under the guidance of Ralph Mann, Wenhao's starting technique is no longer as strict as the original "three points and one line".

His previous starting technique was an imitation and learning of Powell, but in actual combat he always lost to his "master" Powell in this link.

But copying a tiger and imitating a cat will not last long. If you want to defeat a tiger, you must become a tiger!

While strengthening the original push-off and hip extension strength, the proportion of hip flexion strength in the starting phase is also increased through improvements in technical details, that is, the proportion of the front side is increased.

Seven days ago in Boston, because it was his first start of the season and the winter training time was relatively short (less than two months), he had not yet been able to fully master the improved starting technique.

And today, just after the starting gun sounded, he has obviously made considerable progress!
10 meters!
Seven days ago in Boston, Richard Thompson, who had excellent starting ability, was still able to tie with Wen Hao in the first 10 meters.

But he couldn't imagine that after only seven days, Wenhao's starting technique had evolved, and when they competed again, he was clearly ahead of him!

20 meters, 30 meters.
The figure in the special red and gold battle suit that attracted everyone's attention on the field has been advancing rapidly since the gun went off.

In a flash, he left all his opponents behind!

In the blink of an eye, the race is already halfway through.

Behind Wenhao, Richard Thompson was still chasing tenaciously, but he was getting farther and farther away. At this time, he had been left behind by Wenhao by one body length.

Behind Richard Thompson, the other six players were so closely matched that it was almost impossible to judge their positions with the naked eye.

The battle situation at the front is extremely clear, while the battle situation at the rear is extremely tense.

40 meters, 50 meters.
Entering the high-speed stage of the run, Wenhao's lead continued to expand, and he continued to lead the entire field as an unrivaled king.

Richard Thompson, who was in second place, tried his best but still could not do anything as the gap between them was more than one and a half body lengths!
As for the situation after Richard Thompson, it also changed as the game entered a white-hot stage.

Su Bingtian, who was in the 2nd lane, and Blake, who was in the 8th lane, had become the rising forces at this time.

The Yangtze River's new generation pushes the old generation forward, and the new generation replaces the old!

The last 10 meters!
Although he knew that he had already won, Wenhao still obediently leaned forward to press the line.

For him, winning the championship of this competition is just a piece of cake, and breaking the world record is his goal that he wants to achieve with all his strength.

With his eyes firmly fixed on the finish line, he gracefully shifted his center of gravity forward, stretched his neck and leaned his shoulders forward, and crossed the finish line!
The timer freezes - 6.37!!!

"Ohhhhhhhhh-!!!"

The Madison Square Garden Indoor Arena, which was packed with 6,000 people, was completely boiling the moment Wen Hao crossed the finish line.

Thousands of people cheered one after another. At this moment, this warm cheer was regardless of nationality or race, because they were fortunate enough to witness the birth of new history in the world men's 60m event on the spot!
"6 seconds 37!" ! ! 』

"He did it!"

"Wen! The red lightning from China! He once again used his unrivaled performance to tell the world that he is still the fastest man in the world!"

"Madison Square Garden audience, now - let me hear you scream!!!"

Following the enthusiastic interaction of the host, the audience once again erupted in thunderous cheers and applause.

Until this moment, those who had hardly paid attention to track and field sports except for the Olympics, let alone watched the games in person, finally felt how sprinting, a sport that seemed to require no technical skills, could touch and shock people's hearts.

That is the primitive desire and worship for running speed that is buried deep in the genes of humans as terrestrial mammals!

"Mom, did you see that? He's so handsome!" In the enthusiastic audience, Taylor Swift excitedly said loudly to her mother after cheering for a while along with the audience around her.

"Yes, he's so handsome! If I were 20 years younger, I would definitely pursue him to be my boyfriend at all costs!"

"Mother?!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Inside the stadium, Wen Hao was standing with his hands on his hips, panting and looking up at the big screen.

After all, the result on the timer is only a reference for crossing the finish line. We still have to wait for the referee to determine the time when the torso of the runner crosses the finish line to one thousandth of a second at the high-speed camera at the finish line to get the final result accurate to one hundredth of a second.

After about a minute of multi-angle playback on the big screen, the picture flashed, and the eight contestants were finally refreshed after being approved:
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New York Millrose Games, New York - USA
Men's 60 Metres
1 - China - Wen Hao - 6.37 WR
2 - Tedoba - Richard Thompson - 6.47 PB
3. Jamaica - Yohan Blake - 6.52 PB
4 - China - Su Bingtian - 6.52 PB
5. Michael Rogers, USA - 6.55 PB
6 – Nigeria – Olusoki Fasouba – 6.56 SB
7 - United States - Turlington Holiday - 6.57
8 -- Leonard Scott, USA -- 6.59 SB --
文浩毫无悬念的斩获冠军，并以6秒36的成绩刷新了莫里斯·格林保持9年之久的6秒39前世界纪录，世界男子60米竞技项目的最高水平来到了由中国人创造的全新高度！

In this race, except for the two veterans Fasuba and Leonard Scott, the other players all set new personal bests, and these two veterans also ran their season bests, which shows the high overall level!

"Wen, congratulations, you have made history again!"

After the results were confirmed, Leonard Scott gave Wenhao a sincere hug and gave him his blessings.

"It's really funny to think about the past. Two years ago, we were both ranked third in the world with a PB of 9 seconds. At that time, I regarded you as a very threatening competitor. But now, haha." He laughed helplessly.

As a competitive athlete, I have actually been accustomed to failure for a long time.

It was just that at the beginning, I was dismissive of him because he was from China. But then I witnessed with my own eyes the rise of this genius who was younger than me, and the gap in my mentality was huge.

As for now, Leonard Scott is relieved.

At best, I am just a slow bird that flies first, but Wenhao is the immortal crane that is destined to sing in the sky and the eagle that soars in the sky!
(End of this chapter)