Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 97 A new era of Chinese sprinting!
  Time passed quickly, and night enveloped the earth.

In Yanjing, 290 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, in the CCTV Sports Channel studio, Yang Jian has already made a draft and everything is ready.

Track and field is not very popular in China's sports circles, so in all track and field events, they are basically the commentators of basketball games.

With many guest appearances, Yang Jian gradually gained a certain reputation in the track and field circle. Coupled with the support of several colleagues who also made guest appearances as track and field commentators, domestic track and field fans are looking forward to being the guest speaker when important track and field events come. He will explain.

Tonight's National Track and Field Championships was no exception. After taking over from his colleague Han Shengqiao, Yang Jian successively commented on the women's high jump final, men's long jump final, and women's 100-meter final.

Now, it’s finally time for tonight’s highlight – the men’s 100m final!

At 19:40, the eight athletes who advanced to the finals lined up according to the order of their respective passes and waited to enter the venue in accordance with the organizer's requirements.

The live broadcast camera was aimed at the entrance of the athletes' tunnel, and Yang Jian started to warm up at the right time:
  "Alright viewers, what you are going to watch next is the men's 100-meter trapeze battle at this year's National Track and Field Championships! 』

"I believe that the track and field fans in front of the TV have been looking forward to this game for a long time. In addition to the fact that the national championship is the highest level track and field event in the country, I believe everyone is also looking forward to our athletes being able to compete today. Create a new height for China’s sprint! 』

After a short warm-up, a player with short stature, slightly white skin, and not a strong body appeared in the camera. Yang Jianli immediately began to introduce:

"The first person to enter the stadium was Guangxi athlete Lao Yi, who was in lane 1. Lao Yi only joined the Guangxi track and field team at the beginning of this year. He failed to reach the finals at the Luohe Youth Championship at the end of June. Unexpectedly, he became a dark horse tonight. , defeated a number of strong opponents and got tickets to the finals. 』

"The second lane is still composed of players from Guangxi, even Gong Wei who won the National Games championship last year. Competitive sports are like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. In less than a year, the former National Games champions had to rely on substitutes to enter the finals. This shows that China's sprint is indeed changing with each passing day! 』

"Track 3, this is Wen Yongyi from the Guangdong team. Wen Yongyi is also a representative of the new generation who has only emerged in the past two years. He set a personal best of 10 seconds at the beginning of the season and is also the former national record holder in the indoor 30 meters. Everyone can look forward to his performance tonight. 』

"In lane 4, Hu Kai, the "spectacled man" from the Yanjing team, was the 10-meter champion at last year's Universiade and is currently the mainstay of the Chinese men's 28-meter race. His personal best time is seconds. 』

"Lane 5, this is the famous sprinter Yang Yaozu of the Magic City team. He is the national record holder in the 200-meter event. He is also very good. The showdown between him and Hu Kai tonight should be very exciting. 』

"Lane 6, East Asian Games champion, Asian Indoor Championship champion, national record holder, Asian record holder, world youth record holder - Wen Hao!" 』

While Yang Jian read out his introduction in the studio, the announcer of the live competition also read out Wen Hao's name in a passionate tone, which was naturally followed by a very enthusiastic response from the audience.

Wenhao's current honors are not solid, and there is still a gap between him and some former domestic famous players, as well as some Asian famous players from Neon and Saudi Arabia.

But the height of his performance is already the only one in the history of Asian track and field sprinting.

In fact, the East Asian Games champion and the Asian Indoor Championship champion can be ignored. Just add one sentence - the first Asian/yellow person to break the 10-second barrier, that's enough!
  The 18-year-old Asian record holder, his strength has reached the international first-class level, and he is ranked 14th in the world.

There are infinite possibilities in him!

"Lane 7, this is Pang Guibin from the Guangxi team. He was the third runner-up in the 10 meters at last year's National Games, with a personal best time of 37 seconds. 』

"Lane 8, this is Liang Jiahong, a rookie from the Guangdong team, the 10-meter champion at the Omen Asian Youth Championships, with a personal best time of 30 seconds. 』

The eight athletes entered the competition venue one after another under the introduction of the competition broadcast and began pre-match preparations.

From this moment on, the camera basically focuses on Wen Hao for a long time. As the holder of national records and Asian records, his every move can attract people's attention and reaction.

I completed the debugging of the starting block and conducted a test run. I sprinted twenty or thirty meters away.

On the way back to the preparation area, Wen Hao deliberately looked into the stands to observe.

He had very good eyesight, so he immediately spotted the beautiful Zhang who was leading a group of fans to cheer him on.

Due to her "first-mover advantage", Zhang Sisterin has now become a "big fan" and is also the leader of the Yanjing fan support group.

She just finished her work yesterday and flew over overnight. After arriving at the scene to refuel him today, Beauty Zhang had to fly back to Yanjing overnight, so she was really busy.

He blew a kiss in the direction of Zhang Sisterlin, which caused a burst of cheers from the fans, and also won a smile from the beautiful Zhang.

After that, Wen Hao devoted himself wholeheartedly to the upcoming competition. No matter what actions the spectators in the stands made to attract his attention, he turned a deaf ear and concentrated on the track under his feet.

An exciting 100-meter race and a surprising number are his best response to all the spectators as a sprinter.

As the runners returned to wait behind the starting block, the audience in the stadium gradually became quiet under the reminder of the announcer.

"The game is about to begin. Let us look forward to the eight athletes on the field giving us a wonderful game!" 』

"Everyone is in position——"

After the starter's instructions were given, the athletes stepped onto the starting line to prepare. The noisy stadium became completely quiet, creating a good environment for the athletes to listen to the gun and start.

The camera zoomed out from Wen Hao in lane 6. The eight runners were neatly arranged behind the starting line, each one ready to squat.

"preparation--"

"Snapped--!"

The starting gun sounded, and the athletes started to take off. The athletes’ starting reactions immediately popped up on the big screen in the stadium:
  Lao Yi 0.169, Gong Wei 0.154,

Wen Yongyi 0.135, Hu Kai 0.142,

Yang Yaozu 0.185, Wen Hao 0.168, Pang Guibin 0.145, Liang Jiahong 0.153.

Judging from the starting reaction, except for Yang Yaozu, who specializes in the 200-meter event, the starting reactions of the other seven runners were all within 0.170 seconds.

Wen Yongyi, who had the fastest reaction at the start, was a full 0.05 seconds faster than Yang Yaozu, who was the slowest.

This is already a considerable gap in the field of 100-meter racing where milliseconds matter!

Yang Yaozu's starting reaction is slow, mainly because he focuses on the 200-meter event. This event does not require athletes' starting reaction as high as the 100-meter event, and focuses more on the overall running rhythm.

Therefore, the lag in starting the acceleration phase will not affect his mentality, because he is very clear about his strengths-the ability to run at top speed during the journey and the ability to endure speed at the end!
  Unlike Yang Yaozu, although Wen Hao's starting reaction was only ranked third from the bottom among the eight contestants this time, his ability to start and accelerate was almost the best in the field.

Therefore, although he was 0.033 seconds behind Wen Yongyi in the starting reaction phase, he still gained a certain lead in the start-up acceleration phase by relying on his explosive ability and super technology that were unrivaled in Asia.

In the first 20 meters, Wen Yongyi had no advantage at all against Wen Hao. The 0.033 second advantage in the starting reaction period was directly wiped out by Wen Hao's powerful pure running ability!
  As the former national record holder in the indoor 60-meter event, Wen Yongyi performed like this, let alone others?

The gap quickly became apparent after 20 meters!

After steadily accelerating to 20 meters, Wen Hao gradually completed the transition of running skills. Every time he took a step forward, his upper body became more upright and the strides under his feet became wider.

The angle of kicking and stretching is more sufficient, and at the same time, the hip joint is used as the core to more actively drive the thighs to push down.

While the stride length has been greatly improved, the cadence has also gradually entered a good state.

And this was also the beginning of his big move away from Wen Yongyi, and even all his opponents on the field!
  "Game start! Wen Yongyi did the best in starting and accelerating, taking the lead in the first 20 meters! 』

Due to the perspective of the live broadcast of the game, even though Wen Yongyi and Wen Hao performed the same in the first 20 meters, Yang Jian still judged that Wen Yongyi was slightly ahead.

This is a limitation brought by the live broadcast perspective. Of course, Wen Yongyi is indeed slightly faster than Wen Hao in starting, so it cannot be said that Yang Jian's explanation is wrong.

But soon, Yang Jian corrected his explanation, because after entering the running stage, Wen Hao quickly gained a visible lead!
  At the 20-meter position, the gap is not very obvious. Wen Hao and Wen Yongyi are still neck and neck, and they are only half a length ahead of other players.

When he reached the position of 30 meters, it was as if a nitrogen accelerating device was installed under his feet. With a "swish", a rapid acceleration threw Wen Yongyi half of his body away!
  40 meters, 50 meters, 60 meters.
  Wen Hao once again pulled out of the "no man's land", leaving the other contestants far behind.

And behind Wen Hao, the situation on the track has also changed a lot.

Wen Yongyi, who was slightly ahead in the start-up acceleration phase, had fallen to the third echelon. Parallel with him were Pang Guibin and Liang Jiahong.

At this time, the second echelon was occupied by Yang Yaozu and Hu Kai. They were already one position ahead of the second echelon!
  As for Gong Wei, whose competitive status was no longer the same due to age and injuries, and Lao Yi, who relied on his fierce energy to break through the encirclement and reach the finals, they fell to the bottom of the team.

The huge difference reflected in the arena has already made the audience understand that the result of this game has lost its suspense!

The only thing that remains in suspense is what kind of results Wen Hao can achieve in the end!
  "After 30 meters, Wenhao took the leading position! He quickly threw away all his opponents and was in the first place! 』

"After half the race, Yang Yaozu and Hu Kai were neck and neck. They were also trying hard to catch up, but Wen Hao continued to expand his lead! 』

"Accelerate with all your strength!" Hit the finish line with all your strength! Look at the time it takes to cross the key point - 9 seconds 97! 』

"9 seconds 97!" This is the best result ever created in domestic track and field competitions! And Wen Hao also refreshed the Asian record he set at the London Grand Prix on July 7! 』

As the figure in the fiery red jersey crossed the finish line, and when the big screen and timer at the scene simultaneously displayed the number "9.97", the entire Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center was boiling!

Waves of cheers and shouts surged through the stadium like huge waves swept by strong winds. Nearly 20,000 people in the stadium were in a state of carnival.

After all, reports on TV and newspapers lack intuitive feelings. Only by witnessing the birth of this exciting moment can we truly empathize with it, cheer for it, shout for it, be excited about it, and be proud of it!
  After a brief carnival, the audience in the stadium turned their attention to the big screen.

The score displayed by the timer after crossing the line may not be the final score, and there is a certain error in accuracy.

If the error is relatively large and "changes" directly from 9.97 to 10.00, then your happiness will be in vain.

On the track of the stadium, Wen Hao didn't even look at the big screen, he was very happy to go around the stadium to celebrate.

Before the opening of the championships, the Track and Field Management Center transferred a batch of the most accurate equipment in the country from Yanjing in order to display results more accurately.

The successive competitions in the past two days have long proved the sophistication of this batch of equipment. Anyway, in the previous preliminaries and semi-finals of the men's and women's 100-meter events, the difference between the reference results and the final results did not exceed 0.02 seconds.

9.97, already stable!
  Sure enough, just as Wen Hao was celebrating happily in the field, a burst of cheers suddenly sounded again.

The final results are out:
  Men's 100m - Final - Results List

Wind speed: +0.8m/s
  1——Individual——Wen Hao——9.98 AR丨MR
  2——Magic City——Yang Yaozu——10.21 PB
  3——Yanjing——Hu Kai——10.26 PB
  4——Guangxi——Pang Guibin——10.29 PB
  5——Guangdong——Liang Jiahong——10.30 =PB
  6——Guangdong——Wen Yongyi——10.34
  7——Guangxi——Gong Wei——10.40
  8——Guangxi——Lao Yi——10.47 PB
  "9 seconds 98!" The final score was 9 seconds! 』

"Congratulations to Wen Hao, it's finally confirmed. He has once again refreshed the limits of yellow people and Asians! 』

"9 seconds 98!" A new national record, an Asian record, and it was created in a domestic track and field event, and was born under the witness of live audiences at Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center! 』

"And under the leadership of Wen Hao, Yang Yaozu, Hu Kai, and Pang Guibin all set new personal bests. Liang Jiahong also tied his personal bests. The top five all ran to at least 10 seconds. . 』

“It wasn’t until this moment that I truly realized that a new era of sprinting in China has officially arrived! 』

(End of this chapter)