Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 38 Is it such a simple thing to break the national record?
  "The grouping situation of the semi-finals is similar for both groups. Judging from your performance in the preliminaries, it is definitely certain that you will advance.

This Abdullah is not very strong. His best time in the 10 meters last year was 27 seconds. Although it is faster than your 10 seconds, you are more dominant in terms of hard power, not to mention your performance in this winter training. The progress is still so significant.

Kenji Fujimitsu is nothing to worry about. He is a 200-meter athlete. Judging from his muscle size and technical movements, his ability to start and accelerate is definitely not better than yours, and he cannot show the speed endurance ability of the 60-meter athlete at 200 meters.

In short, as long as you don't jump ahead in the semifinals, you don't need to worry about advancing. As for whether to choose a full-strength one or save your energy, it depends on how you want to run. "

As for whether to conserve energy in the semifinals, after full communication with Wen Hao, Li Qing no longer made any demands.

After all, the physical energy consumption of the 60-meter event is much less than that of the 100-meter event. With Wenhao's physical fitness, there is really no need to worry about physical recovery.

The group list for the men's 60-meter semi-finals was released as early as 12 noon.

There are two semi-final groups, each group has 8 players, the top three will advance directly, and the two best results will be used as replacements.

Wen Hao was placed in the first group, and Gong Wei was placed in the second group.

The masters who are in the same group as Wenhao include: Abdullah of Qatar, Kenji Fujimitsu of Neon, and Hassan Habib of Saudi Arabia.

Francis, another master from Qatar, Gao Ping from Neon, and Sandy Wachala from Thailand were placed in the same group as Gong Wei.

The overall strength of the two semi-final groups is relatively balanced, and it also avoids civil war between players from the same team. This is also one of the basic grouping rules of track and field.

The overall strength of the opponents in the semi-finals is more than one level stronger than that in the preliminaries.

But Wen Hao was not afraid at all.

He has deep confidence in his own strength!
  At 15:60 sharp in the afternoon, the men's m semi-finals of the Pattaya Asian Indoor Track and Field Championships officially started!
  On the track, the four contestants in lanes 1, 2, 7, and 8 were hardly valued by people for their strength. When the host introduced them, the audience only responded with a few words. of applause.

"Lane 3, Saudi Arabia - Hassan Habib, 2005 Asian Athletics Championships Champion! 』

When Hassan Habib was introduced, the cheers and applause were obviously much louder.

After all, he was the Asian champion last year. Although his results were a little disappointing, for the track and field fans at the scene, at least they had heard of this name.

"Course 4, Neon - Kenji Fujimitsu. 』

Although Fujimitsu Kenji did not add the suffix of honor after his introduction, there were many spectators cheering him on.

To this day, the scene of Koji Ito setting a new Asian record of 98 seconds at the 10 Bangkok Asian Games is still vivid in the minds of Thai track and field fans.

Therefore, even after the Bangkok Asian Games, Neon has not been able to win the 100-meter championship in the Asian Games and Asian Championships.
  However, based on the excellent performance of Neon Dash in international arenas and even world competitions, Asian track and field fans will still subconsciously think:
  Neon Dash is still synonymous with "strong".

"Lane 5, Qatar - Alwaleed Abdullah, runner-up at the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships! 』

Also a medalist at the 2005 Asian Championships, Abdullah received much less cheers and applause than Habib.

This was not because the audience was discriminating against the runner-up, but because Abdullah was black.

Well, actually, Hassan Habib is also black. It was only out of respect for the champion that the audience cheered and applauded.

But in a semi-final, two black players appeared at the same time, and they were the same black players who won the Asian Championships championship and runner-up last year. It is absolutely impossible to say that there is no grudge in their hearts.

Abdullah waved awkwardly, and after receiving a sparse response, he put his hand down in embarrassment.

This is not the first time he has encountered this situation. In fact, since he was naturalized in Qatar, he has not encountered any good treatment in competitions in Asia.

The people of Qatar don't care about him, and the government only treats these naturalized athletes as medal harvesters. This situation makes him feel no sense of belonging.

But it doesn’t matter. Anyway, Qatar gives me enough money, which is more than ten times what I can earn in Nigeria. Isn’t this enough?
  "Lane 6, China - Wen Hao, 2005 East Asian Games champion!" 』

When the host read out Wen Hao's name, there was a burst of warm cheers and applause in the Pattaya Indoor Stadium. The sound was as good as the introduction of Thai athletes in other events.

This is not to say that Wen Hao is well-known, but because there are not a few Chinese spectators at the scene, plus the Thai Chinese present, half of the spectators in the entire indoor stadium are his supporters.

As long as they are not competing with Thai players, the Pattaya Indoor Stadium can barely be regarded as the "home field" for Chinese players.

"The first group of the men's 60-meter semi-finals is about to start, please keep quiet." After the host issued the pre-match reminder, before the audience could completely quiet down, the starter immediately issued the order to get on your feet:
  "On your marks!"

Wen Hao walked forward in two steps, stood at the starting line, patted his tight thighs, and took a deep breath to adjust his slightly nervous body.

Kneel down on one knee, place your hands on the track, push your feet back onto the starting blocks and keep adjusting.

If Li Qing could collect data next to Wen Hao at this time, he would find that compared with the preliminaries, the distance between the front and rear footboards of the starting block and the starting line was slightly adjusted by Wen Hao.

At the same time, Wen Hao also adjusted the angle between the foot plate and the ground.

Sprinting is an extreme sport in which "one hair moves the whole body." When Wen Hao makes self-adjustments, the rest of the data will also change due to chain reactions:
  The folding angle of the lower and lower legs in the resting state, and the angle formed by the trunk and the horizontal direction.
  Every detail change will affect the athlete's starting performance. Perhaps it is because of these subtle angle changes that the athlete can gain a few thousandths of a second lead in the short period of starting!
  "Set——"

The feeling on his feet that made him unconsciously excited in the morning seemed to have continued to this day.

In this case, there is no need to conserve your energy. If you go all out, you may be able to achieve another great result!

"Snapped--!"

The crisp sound of the starting gun resounded throughout the audience. Wen Hao, who felt that his feet were in good condition, still had no reservations. He pounced out like a beast out of its cage!

However, unlike in the preliminaries where he was ahead of his opponent by less than 10 meters, Wen Hao did meet his opponent this time.

Hassan Habib in lane 3 is only 1 meters tall, more than half a head shorter than Wen Hao. He is not the stereotype of a tall black athlete.

In sprinting, 180 centimeters is usually considered the most suitable height for the -meter event.

Because the height is around this number, athletes are neither too short to have a wider stride, nor are they too tall to have a more agile stride.

If included in the 60-meter event, sprinters 175 centimeters and below are usually more competitive than athletes above 180 centimeters.

Faster pace and faster acceleration are the keys to victory for these players!
  After the starting gun sounded, Hassan Habib relied on his ultra-fast reaction of 0.114 seconds and his even better starting acceleration ability to suppress Wen Hao and others!
  At only 10 meters away, he was clearly ahead of Wenhao, Kenji Fujimitsu, and Abdullah by half a body!

Everything happens in a flash of lightning.

Fortunately for Wenhao, Hassan Habib is located in Lane 3, two lanes away from Lane 6 where he is.

Under the cover of Abdullah and Kenji Fujimitsu, he could not see Hassan Habib's position at all, so he would not be affected by the rhythm.

Otherwise, with his current weak competition experience, he may really mess up his position and disrupt his own rhythm.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

At this time, Wen Hao was accelerating completely at his own pace.

Compared to Hassan Habib, his height may limit his starting speed to a certain extent, but as long as there is enough distance, he can make a smooth transition during the acceleration phase.

Then, when entering the high-speed stage after 30 meters, he can quickly recover the gap and achieve a go-ahead at a faster top speed!
  On the track, everyone went from standing still to running as fast as a thunderbolt, and the enthusiasm of the audience was also ignited.

In the venue, the host was explaining passionately.

"Game start!
  Khabib starts off really fast! He's in the lead for now!
  But China’s Wenhao – he caught up quickly! More than Khabib!

Let’s take a look at the finishing score – 6 seconds 57!

What a surprise, less than 5 hours after he set a new personal best in the preliminaries, this young man from China actually set a new personal record again! 』

Warm cheers and applause surged like waves in the venue. All the Chinese and Chinese audiences present cheered and celebrated, and the air was suddenly filled with joy.

Even the audience from Thailand or other countries and regions present, although not warmly welcoming, were happy to express their joy.

They didn't care whether Wen Hao set a new personal record or a national record. What they cared about was that this time, the two local Asian athletes on the field - did not lose to the naturalized black athletes!
  On the big screen of the Pattaya Indoor Stadium, the final results of the first group of the men's 60-meter semifinals were quickly refreshed:
  1——China——Wenhao——6.58 NR
  2 - Neon - Kenji Fujimitsu - 6.64 PB
  3 – Saudi Arabia – Hassan Habib – 6.65 SB
  4 – Qatar – Abdullah – 6.67 SB
  In the spectator seats, Feng Shuyong really couldn't calm down when he saw the final results coming out.

How long has it been since this guy set another national record for Wen Hao?

Is it such a simple thing to break the national record?
  (End of this chapter)