Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 120 I will lead us to victory!

"Why did the mistakes occur in the relay preliminaries? Let's tell them now. There is still more than one day before tomorrow's finals. Find out and correct them now!"

After the men's 4×100m preliminaries, the head coach of the national track and field team Feng Shuyong rushed over immediately and summoned all five members of the men's 4×100m event. Naturally, the three coaches Li Qing, Li Tao, and Tang Shusheng were not absent.

Yin Hualong glanced at the other three teammates. Although his performance as the first player was not perfect, he would definitely not be blamed, so he chose to keep his mouth shut.

"Director Feng, let me review." Chen Yibo hesitated for a moment, then took responsibility and said: "I seemed to have started too early. I made a mistake in the handover with Zhang Peimeng and wasted a lot of time."

"There is another thing." Chen Yibo raised his head and glanced at Wen Hao, "My strength is also a little bit behind. If it is Wen Hao, he will definitely be able to get it back."

After listening to Chen Yibo's words, Feng Shuyong shook his head helplessly.

He was originally in a very happy mood. China has two more gold medals and one silver in today's medal list, from Yang Yansheng in the men's pole vault, Liu Hong in the women's 10-kilometer walk, and Bo Xiangdong in the men's 10-kilometer walk.

During the preliminaries of the men's 4×100 meter relay, he was busy with the men's 10-kilometer race walk. However, just after witnessing Bo Xiangdong's victory outside, there was a problem with the back-foot relay team.

39 seconds 80, this is a result that is rarely achieved in training. Under normal circumstances, even if Wen Hao is not included, the results of these four young men are all within 39 seconds 40. In the best case, they can even run into 39 seconds. Within 20 seconds.

If Wen Hao were replaced, the results would be greatly improved, and it would not be impossible to even set a new national record.

but now.
  After listening to Chen Yibo's words and seeing Feng Shuyong's reaction, Li Qing hesitated and said:

"Coach Lao Feng, the main responsibility for the mistakes in the preliminaries actually lies with Zhang Peimeng. It was his third shot that started too early, which led to a series of subsequent reactions."

Hearing what Li Qing said, Feng Shuyong was a little surprised, Zhang Peimeng lowered his head in shame, and Chen Yibo's eyes were slightly grateful.

Then, Li Qing gave Feng Shuyong a detailed analysis.

"Okay, I understand." Feng Shuyong nodded and turned to look at Zhang Peimeng: "Zhang Peimeng, tell me what you think. What caused the premature startup?"

"I" Zhang Peimeng scratched his head and said coquettishly: "Maybe I was a little too excited during the competition. I started it early before Liang Jiahong reached the predetermined point, and he didn't remind me at that time, so At once"

Liang Jiahong pursed his lips and said, "It's really my fault that I didn't remind you. I will definitely give you feedback as soon as possible during the finals."

The time they spent together was not short, and Liang Jiahong had a clear idea of ​​Zhang Peimeng's temperament, so he didn't argue with him.

Liang Jiahong knows very well that he and Zhang Peimeng are both outstanding among their peers. If nothing unexpected happens in the future, they will both succeed Hu Kai, Pang Guibin and others and become the main force of the Chinese relay team.

Time is still long, there is no need to argue over such a trivial matter.

Seeing the attitude of the team members, Feng Shuyong also nodded: "I summoned you not to hold you accountable, but to let you speak out and find out the problem so that we can correct it quickly and find out. The solution to the problem, do you understand?”

"Yes!"

"understand!"

"I understand, Director Feng."

The team members responded one after another.

The arrangements for the finals must be adjusted, but the direction of adjustment must not be to change the number of bats. After all, except for Wen Hao, this lineup has been running in for nearly a month, and rash changes are never a good thing.

"Let's make some adjustments for tomorrow's final. The handover of the first and second batons today was good. I just need to continue to perform like this in the final."

"In the handover of the second and third batons, Liang Jiahong, you must pay attention to communicating with Zhang Peimeng in time. If he gets up early, you must shout out, and you must shout loud enough. There are 8,000 people in the audience. If you are not careful, you will I've drowned out your voices."

"Then Zhang Peimeng, you have to adjust your mentality. In addition, set the pre-run point closer to the finals. You must wait for Liang Jiahong to reach the predetermined point before starting. Don't get up too early again!" "

Feng Shuyong named the three people in front of him one by one, and finally focused on Wen Hao, who had never spoken.

"Wen Hao, in tomorrow's final, you must pay attention to the handover of the second and third sticks. The handover with Zhang Peimeng must be prudent. It doesn't matter even if you start a little slower. The most important thing is to complete the handover stably."

On the evening of August 8th, 20:19.

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, the Yanjing World Youth Championships had reached the final stage, and the women's 4×100m relay final was taking place in the Chaoyang Sports Center.

There was no suspense in the final result. The American team won the gold medal with a huge advantage. The French team and the Jamaican team won the silver and bronze medals respectively.

Counting this gold medal, the United States team has won 3 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronzes so far, and is currently ranked third in the medal list.

Ranking second in the medal list is the Kenyan team with 6 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.

The Chinese team topped the medal list with 7 golds, 5 silvers and 8 bronzes.

No one can shake the Chinese team's top spot in the medal list, but all the Chinese audiences at the scene and in front of the TV are still looking forward to it, looking forward to the Chinese team adding another medal, preferably a gold medal.

Although the performance in the preliminaries was a bit poor, as long as you think about that person who will appear in the finals, the gold medal will definitely not be an unrealistic fantasy!
  At 19:30, the final event of the Yanjing World Championships - the men's 4×100m relay final is about to kick off!

The eight teams appeared in sequence in order. Following the announcer's introduction, when the Chinese team wearing fiery red uniforms showed their figures, the entire Chaoyang Sports Center suddenly burst into flames and was cheered like thunder. drowned by the sound.

The eight final teams are arranged in order from inside to outside, namely:
  Lane 1, Nigeria team;
  Lane 2, German team;
  Lane 3, Chinese team;
  Lane 4, Team USA;
  Lane 5, Russian team;

Lane 6, Team Jamaica;

Lane 7, Team GB;
  Lane 8, Team Canada.

According to the grouping principle, the three top teams in the group stage were drawn and assigned to lanes 4, 5, and 6.
  The two teams ranked second in the group stage with better results will be drawn in lanes 7 and 8.
  The worst team ranked second in the group stage will be drawn in lanes 1, 2, and 3 with the two teams that advance.

The Chinese team was "lucky" and was assigned to Lane 3, which is relatively easy to run.

After entering and settling in, the players began to make their own preparations.

Like Yin Hualong, who was first in the race, all he needs to do is adjust his starting block and then conduct one or two test runs to make sure it is correct.

Liang Jiahong, Zhang Peimeng and Wen Hao, who are ranked second, third and fourth, need to measure their steps and put a striking white tape on the track at a certain distance outside the pre-running area.

The role of this piece of tape is to assist them in their approach acceleration.

Theoretically speaking, when the player on the front team runs to the position of this tape, the player on the back team accelerates the run-up, and the two players can complete the handover at a relatively balanced speed, avoiding the loss of speed to the greatest extent.

这也是4×100米接力项目的成绩，能够达到1+1+1+1＜4的根本逻辑，因为2~4棒的队员，都“省”去了一段10~20米的启动加速距离。

Taking the fourth athlete as an example, an excellent sprinter can often run 300 to 400 meters faster by about 1 second or more than his personal PB.

例如章培萌，2012年PB还在10秒20开外的他，伦敦奥运会的接力预赛上就能够跑出9.10秒的第四棒数据。2015年硬实力不超过10.10的他，世锦赛上第四棒也能跑出9.10以内的数据。

Another example is the famous Jamaican athlete Asafa Powell. At the 2008 Yanjing Olympics, he had not yet run a career best of 9 seconds, but he actually ran an astonishing 72 seconds in the fourth leg!

Asafa Powell's 8 seconds is also the fourth fastest recorded time.

After measuring the steps, Wen Hao moved his body in place in the relay area while waiting for the competition to come.

For this relay final, the nationals who follow the World Youth Championship have high expectations.

He also accepted an interview with CCTV in the morning, but Wen Hao definitely didn't dare to guarantee what kind of results would be achieved in the end.

The only thing he can guarantee is that when the baton is handed over to him, even if other teams are ahead, as long as the lead is no more than three meters away, he will definitely be able to catch up!
  "Relax your body, stay focused, do your best, and have a clear conscience."

The game was getting closer. Under the gaze of thousands of people in the audience, he stood there and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath to adjust his condition. “On Your Marks!”

In the stadium, the starter's order was given, and Wen Hao opened his eyes at this time.

His deep eyes revealed a fierce fighting spirit and determination.

At the other end of the stadium, the eight players guarding the first pitch had already stepped onto the starting blocks and were ready to squat.

An unprecedented quiet situation suddenly appeared in the stadium. Everyone was looking forward to the start of the most important game of this World Youth Championship!
  "Set——"

The preparation command finally sounded in the venue, just waiting for the gunshot to ring out!
  "Snapped--!"

Game start!
  The moment the gun rang out, Yin Hualong rushed out like a runaway bull.

"Game start! 』

"The players are off!" The first player of the Chinese team is Yin Hualong. His start and acceleration should not be inferior to other opponents. The most obvious advantage at present is the Canadian team, which is the most foreign! 』

Liang Jiahong naturally had no time to care about what kind of lead the Canadian team had achieved, and he didn't even care whether Yin Hualong had an advantage.

In the pre-running area of ​​the second leg, after the starting gun sounded, he kept observing Yin Hualong's progress sideways. As Yin Hualong got closer and closer, he gradually changed into a half-squatting starting position with his head bent on the ground.

The moment Yin Hualong stepped on the step position he had set, Liang Jiahong immediately started to accelerate and listened attentively.

"catch!"

Yin Hualong's familiar shout sounded behind him.

Liang Jiahong immediately stretched his left hand back, spreading his palms apart with the tiger's mouth facing downwards. As a slight painful touch spread through the sensitive nerves in his palm, he immediately gripped the baton tightly, raised his head, stood up, and moved forward. Run away!

"Liang Jiahong—charge!!!"

Amid the cheers and cheers of Yin Hualong behind him, Liang Jiahong's steps became bigger and faster.

After running more than ten meters out of the handover area, with the arrival of extreme speed, he was even visibly closing the gap with the outsider American team!
  Not only the second player Gordon McKenzie of the United States team, but also the second player Revaldo Rose of the Jamaican team, the second player Alex Nelson of the British team, and the second player Olusei of the Canadian team. · Smith.

None of these people can be Liang Jiahong's opponent in terms of flat running ability alone!

"The handover of the first and second sticks of the Chinese team was very smooth! 』

"Liang Jiahong speeds up and rushes forward!" Use your excellent flat running ability! come on! 』

Arriving at 180 meters and entering the handover area between the second and third sticks, Liang Jiahong was only half a body away from Gordon McKenzie on the outside!
  But the next handover area is the most critical. If there is another handover mistake like the one in the preliminaries, then the advantage he gained in the flat running area will be reversed in an instant!

Ahead, Zhang Peimeng had entered a state of acceleration. This time he kept Feng Shuyong’s instructions in mind and adopted a relatively conservative approach.

Liang Jiahong ran fast behind Zhang Peimeng. He only reached 190 meters, and he felt that if he continued running like this, he would definitely bump into Zhang Peimeng.

No, I ask you to be conservative, are you really that conservative?
  As a last resort, Liang Jiahong had to step on the "brake" slightly to control his speed.

After the distance was right, Liang Jiahong immediately shouted: "Catch--!"

Zhang Peimeng successfully took the baton from Liang Jiahong, then accelerated hard and began a fierce competition with the opponents in the third baton!
  Since Li Qing has temporarily arranged for Zhang Peimeng to conduct special training for the 200 meters since the Luohe Youth Championship, his cornering skills are still quite good, especially since he is better at running on the road.

The small mistakes that occurred during the handover of the second and third sticks were recovered bit by bit under Zhang Peimeng's hard running.

"Well done Liang Jiahong! Look at the handover of the second and third batons - it was relatively smooth! 』

"Zhang Peimeng!" Control your cornering skills! Accelerate with all your strength! 』

"The Jamaican team is currently in a relatively leading position. The Chinese team is slightly behind and is currently on par with the American team. Next is the fourth leg of the decisive battle! 』

In the spectator seats, Feng Shuyong, Yu Weili and the coaches of the relay team clenched their fists and nervously watched the situation on the field.

When the game was about to enter the handover period of three or four bats, although the situation was still extremely anxious, the faces of all the coaches showed signs of joy and excitement.

In the pre-running area of ​​the fourth leg, Wen Hao has made all preparations for his start.

Zhang Peimeng's turn start, still a slight mistake but still a smooth handover, his technical movements and gestures when running in corners, and whether his facial expression is relaxed or tense.
  All pictures are given the most accurate feedback after the brain's quick thinking in this short period of time.

As Zhang Peimeng's figure became clearer and the distance got closer, at the most suitable moment, Wen Hao immediately turned around, lowered his head, and assumed a starting posture.

The moment he lowered his head, in the corner of his vision, he saw Brandon Miles, the fourth player of the US team, Tkachenko, the fourth player of the Russian team, and Yohan, the fourth player of the Jamaican team, walking towards the road. Blake!

"Pa!", as if a starting gun sounded in his heart, the power that had been accumulated in Wen Hao's body for a long time was finally released.

Start, speed up!
  Wen Hao did not pay attention to the number of steps under his feet. Wen Hao only remembered that when he crossed the 290-meter mark, Zhang Peimeng's struggling cry came from behind him.

"catch--!"

He stretched his left hand back, and after two steps, he had already grasped the baton tightly!

After crossing the 300-meter mark, Wen Hao suddenly looked up. There were still a few vague figures on the right side of his peripheral vision, but his eyes were only on the finish line meters away!

Next, leave it to me!

I will lead us to victory!
  "The fourth decisive battle!" 』

"Wenhao is leaving!" He once again showed his unparalleled acceleration ability! From second place to first place instantly! 』

On Lane 6, even though he had just run less than 40 meters, Yohan Blake's face instantly put on a mask of pain.

Different from the 100-meter final four days ago, that night after he raised his head, he could only watch the fiery red figure getting further and further away, sighing in despair.

And tonight, on this track, he watched helplessly as the figure appeared from the side, and then quickly passed in front of him in just the blink of an eye!

hateful!

Is the gap that big? !

Unlike Yohan Blake's gnashing of teeth, the thousands of Chinese spectators in the Chaoyang Sports Center had already unleashed all their enthusiasm. Their cheers and shouts had already heralded the final result of this game!
  Wen Hao, once again excelled!
  When the game reached the last 350 meters, he had already left the Jamaican team at least 2 meters away!

360 meters, 370 meters, 380 meters. The distance is still expanding, creating a living "no man's land"!
  The last 10 meters, crossing the line!

38 second 79!

"Won! The Chinese team won the championship! 』

"38 seconds 79!" The new Chinese 4×100m relay record was born tonight at the Chaoyang Sports Center! 』

"Viewers, please remember their name - Yin Hualong!" Liang Jiahong! Zhang Peimeng! Wen Hao! 』

"The new historical chapter of China's 4×100m relay is written by you at this moment!" 』

(End of this chapter)