Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 114 Look back at the moon!

At 8:16 on the evening of August 19th.

Chaoyang Sports Center.

The eight athletes who have advanced to the finals have lined up and entered in order according to their track order.

At the scene, CCTV Sports Channel commentator Yang Jian immediately cut into the topic after the camera changed.

"Okay, viewers, what you are going to watch next is the men's 100-meter final of this year's World Youth Athletics Championships, also known as the -meter flying contest! 』

"So far, the Chinese track and field team has only won one gold medal at this World Championships, and that came from the women's 5000m event yesterday evening. 』

"So I believe the viewers in front of the TV have been looking forward to this game for a long time. We saw on the live broadcast that the eight players were already making final preparations for the game. 』

The current live broadcast camera occasionally stays on other players, but most of the time it is definitely focused on Wen Hao, not only because of his status as the host, but also because of his super strength.

In the stadium, the 8,000 seats were already full, and the noise was endless.

With the arrival of the men's 100-meter event final, CCTV's comprehensive channel has also started broadcasting it simultaneously. The ratings of the program are also rising, and the number of viewers it attracts has far exceeded that of the national championships.

The word "world" in the title of the program is very attractive even to people who don't know about track and field.

What's more, after this period of warm-up, and Wen Hao himself has a lot of popularity, if this game does not have enough popularity, then there is a real problem.

Since the camera of the live broadcast is so taken care of, Wenhao will naturally not be ungrateful and interact with the camera from time to time during preparations.

Suddenly he remembered what Miss Zhang said on the phone last night. Wen Hao glanced at the side stands and blew a kiss in the direction of Zhang Sister.

As the players completed their adjustments one after another and returned to the starting area to be determined, a photographer also came in front of the players and took the camera to the pre-race introduction session.

While the announcer of the competition introduced the contestants one by one in both Chinese and English, Yang Jian in the CCTV commentary box also began his introduction:

"Lane 1, this is Keston Bradman from Trinidad and Tobago, born in 1988, with a personal best time of 10 seconds. 』

"Lane 2, this is Wade Bennett from the UK, born in 1987. His personal best time is 10 seconds. 』

"Lane 3, this is Revaldo Ross, a player from Jamaica, born in 1987, with a personal best time of 10 seconds. 』

"Lane 4 is Justin Warner from Canada, born in 1987, with a personal best time of 10 seconds. His PB ranks second in the competition, and he has the strength to protect bronze and compete for silver. 』

"Lane 5, this is Harry Adkins from the UK, born in 1988. His personal best time is 10 seconds. 』

After introducing Harry Akins, the camera panned again, and the player in lane 6 also came into view.

Before the introduction started, the scene was obviously noisier than before. If the sound was turned up to the maximum, you might still be able to vaguely hear the shouts coming from the nearby stands.

"Wen Hao is here!"

"Quick, quick, take pictures!"

"Come on Wenhao!"

What is a bit surprising is that Wen Hao did not face the camera directly and greet the audience for the first time.

Instead, he lowered his head, holding his right arm with his left hand, looking ferocious.

Seeing this picture, the first reaction of many viewers was: What happened? Why does Wen Hao look like he's injured?
  But Wen Hao's posture only lasted for a second. The next moment, he raised his head and roared at the camera, and punched out, scaring the photographer so much that he took a step back.

After completing this set of actions, he put on a smiling face, followed the announcer's introduction, waved and interacted with the audience.

Yang Jian in the commentary box also started laughing, and almost forgot to introduce Wen Hao.

"Wen Hao's performance surprised me, a commentator who has been commentating on track and field competitions for two years, because the track and field athletes we have seen in the past are basically cool and rarely make any special moves in front of the camera. 』

"But Wen Hao may have such a personality. He enjoys the camera and the process of showing his personality to win the love of the audience. I think this is also an intrinsic factor why he can continue to break through the limits of China's sprints. 』

While talking, the announcer had already introduced all eight contestants, and Yang Jian quickly got back to the topic:

"I would like to add here that lane 7 is Yohan Blake, a teenager from Jamaica. He was born in 89. He is the youngest in the competition and has a personal best time of 10 seconds. 』

"In lane 8, Chinese player Liang Jiahong from Guangdong, born in 1988, has a personal best time of 10 seconds. Liang Jiahong is also a very promising new player, everyone can look forward to him. 』

"The competition is about to begin. We look forward to the athletes from all over the world being able to show off their strengths. We also look forward to Wen Hao and Liang Jiahong being able to add new glory to Chinese track and field at China's home court!" 』

"On Your Marks!"

As soon as Yang Jian finished speaking, the starter on the field called out the password for everyone.

After receiving the instructions, the players stepped forward to prepare. After the announcer's prompt, the noisy stadium gradually became quiet.

The camera first focused on Wen Hao, and after he stepped onto the starting block and prepared to squat, the camera quickly zoomed out.

The competition is about to begin!
  "Set——"

The next moment the preparatory instructions were issued, the eight players on the field quickly raised their waists and hips, and uniformly assumed the starting posture, just waiting for the sound of the gun!
  "Snapped--!"

The starting gun sounded in the silence. In an instant, the eight runners once again made uniform movements and suddenly pushed out from the starting block!

At the same time, the athletes’ starting reactions immediately popped up on the stadium’s big screen:
  Bradman 0.160, Bennett 0.145,

Rose 0.176, Huggins 0.131,

Warner 0.165, Wen Hao 0.142, Blake 0.198, Liang Jiahong 0.157.

In the finals, Wen Hao's spirit naturally became more concentrated than in the semi-finals, and he showed a good starting reaction of 0.141 seconds.

Among the remaining seven players, except for Blake, who probably only showed a starting reaction of 0.198 seconds because he did not do much starting reaction training, even Rose's reaction of 0.176 seconds was considered a normal reaction.

The lagging reaction at the start does not mean that the gap cannot be recovered later, but at least during the start-up acceleration phase, Blake was indeed at a relative disadvantage.

But even if it is close to the limit reaction of 0.100 seconds, what can it do?
  In the face of the absolute strength gap, the slight lead in starting reaction can be recovered in an instant!

Just like Harry Adkins, his starting reaction was 0.011 seconds faster than Wen Hao, but in just three steps, Wen Hao erased this slight disadvantage instantly!

The explosive ability contained in his body, as well as his excellent starting skills that are far superior to those of his peers, allow Wen Hao to easily take the lead in the youth group competition!
  At the same time, as the starting gun sounded and the players triggered the action, after a short interval, the audience immediately cheered loudly.

Except for a very small number of participating athletes and team members from various countries, the vast majority of the audience present were Chinese.

Therefore, these bursts of cheers and shouts are naturally dedicated to the Chinese athletes on the track.

And the young man in the fiery red shirt did not disappoint his motherland and people!
  "Puff, puff, puff -"

A series of sounds of spikes scraping the ground sounded on the track, and the 20-meter distance flew by in an instant!
  As everyone expected, a scene without any suspense was unfolding on the track.

Wen Hao, the favorite to win the championship in lane 6 and the world youth record holder, has already left all the other players on the field behind. Even Harry Akins, who has the strongest acceleration ability, has at least been left behind. Half the body is more than enough!
  Behind him, Harry Akins was slightly ahead of the other players, but only by less than half a length at most.

Behind Harry Akins, the remaining six players were almost lined up, and the gap between them was very weak and inseparable.

After 20 meters, it entered the transition zone between accelerating running and running on the road. Wen Hao's upper body gradually straightened up and began to hold his head high. This was also a precursor to high-speed running.

After 30 meters, Wen Hao quickly widened the gap to a jaw-dropping degree, just like a high school student running to an elementary school to participate in a sports meeting. It was a complete dimensionality reduction attack!
  Liang Jiahong, who had long been accustomed to this scene, no longer had any fluctuations in his heart.

Since he was in Lane 9, he could only observe the position of his opponents through the left field of view. However, except for Wen Hao, who stood out from the crowd and was far ahead, his field of view was almost blocked by Blake.

Li Qing had analyzed the final situation with him before the game, and now it turned out to be true. This young Jamaican player was indeed a very difficult opponent.

The gold medal has long been in Wen Hao's bag, but how could Liang Jiahong, who had also never competed in the competition, have no idea about the remaining two medals?

At the same age of 18, I don’t want to be called just a “junior”!

The blood in his heart was surging, and Liang Jiahong's pace was a little faster, and he seemed to be leading Blake little by little.

50 meters, half way passed!

Wen Hao looked around habitually. As always, no one could appear in his peripheral vision.

The posture of his body was extremely relaxed, and every technical movement that he had practiced countless times in training was effortlessly performed by him.

At this moment, he suddenly understood Asafa Powell somewhat.

Because there is really no pressure!

Huge pressure often brings excessive tension, which forces athletes to become rigid in their technical movements, consume too much energy in unnecessary links, and ultimately fall far short of their true strength.

Therefore, for some athletes with poor mental ability, when they abuse food, they can often exert their full strength, or even perform at a super level.

Wen Hao is naturally not the kind of character who becomes strong when encountering the weak and becomes soft when encountering the strong, but at this moment in this relaxed competition, facing these players whose strength is not at the same level as him,

Although he couldn't feel the tension, he was able to put aside all the burdens in his heart and completely immerse himself in the experience of the game.

Arriving at a position of nearly 80 meters, Wen Hao looked left and right again, and then subconsciously made an unexpected move.

He began to stop swinging his arms, and even opened his arms to start the celebration in advance. He slapped his right hand fiercely to his chest and rushed to the finish line with an attitude that no one had ever seen before.

"Game start! 』

"Wen Hao started very quickly and took a slight lead!" 』

"In the second echelon, Huggins' acceleration ability is very strong, and Liang Jiahong is also accelerating with all his strength on the outer lane! 』

"Yi Qi Jue Chen's performance!" Wen Hao——Sprint with all your strength! 』

"He actually crossed the finish line easily and looked back at the moon!" 』

"9 seconds 98!" Incredible 9 seconds 98! 』

As Wen Hao crossed the finish line with his head held high and his chest patted, when the timer on the scene jumped out the number "9.98", the entire Chaoyang Sports Center was boiling!
  Incredible performance!
  Before the game, some people guessed Wenhao's winning time was 10 seconds, some guessed 9 seconds, 99 seconds, and some even thought he would continue to break his own record and push Asia's limits to a higher level.

Of course, some people think that it is impossible for him to maintain such a high level all the time. It is also possible that due to factors such as physical condition and objective conditions of the competition, he can only run in the 10s and 0s.

No one doubted that he would lose the gold medal unless he had a false start, and he would have to have two false starts before being ejected, but is that possible?
  When Wen Hao took the five-star red flag from Li Qing's hand, put it on his body and started to celebrate around the stadium, at the same time, on the big screen hanging high in the stadium, the results after verification by the finishing referee were also updated one after another:
  Men's 100m - Final - Results List

Wind speed: -0.5m/s
  1——China——Wen Hao——9.98 CR
  2 – UK – Harry Adkins – 10.35 PB
  3——China——Liang Jiahong——10.36
  4 – Canada – Justin Warner – 10.37
  5 – Jamaica – Yohan Blake – 10.40
  6 – Jamaica – Revaldo Rose – 10.42
  7 – Great Britain – Wade Bennett – 10.45
  8 - Tedoba - Keston Bradman - 10.47
  "After verification by the organizing committee, Wen Hao's final score was still 9 seconds! 』

"I believe everyone imagined before the game that Wen Hao would win this game without any suspense, but absolutely no one could have imagined that he would run in such a way and achieve such results!" 』

"He really ran into the 10-second mark again in the most effortless way that made people wonder, tying the Asian record he set half a month ago, showing his unparalleled strength at the same age. ! 』

"This is definitely the most colorful event in the history of Chinese track and field, Asian track and field, and the IAAF World Youth Championships!" 』

(End of this chapter)