Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 161 A disrespectful joke? You will get used to it

The wonderful performance of the first group in the men's 100m semi-final pushed the atmosphere of Asbel Stadium to a more enthusiastic atmosphere.

But this enthusiasm comes more from the neon spectators in the stadium.

Most of those who have come to Doha from far away to cheer for the athletes have witnessed the scenes of Shingo Sutsugo dominating the Asian sprint field at his peak, either in person or on TV.

In 2003, Xu Shenwu ran a personal best of 10 seconds, ranking third in Asian history, and won the 03m bronze medal at the World Championships in Paris.

Neon's track and field fans are looking forward to him taking a further step, hoping that he can step into the highest stage of the Olympic finals, and hoping that he can break the 10-second barrier.

But contrary to expectations, although he did not participate in a 2004-meter race throughout 200 and focused entirely on the 100-meter event, Shingo Suzuki not only failed to achieve his ambition of breaking 10 seconds, but his best season even dropped to 10 seconds. At 10 seconds, the Athens Olympics only reached the second round.

2005年，末续慎吾重拾200米项目，只是错过了巅峰的他的状态继续向下滑落，100米赛季最佳10秒15、200米赛季最佳20秒55。

Youth seems to be gone forever.

Anyway, since there are no rivals in Asia, it doesn’t seem that important anymore whether we can break 10 points per meters?

It wasn't until the morning of July 7 that a shocking news came back from Europe, which changed Shingo Suetsugu's mentality.

It turns out that yellow people can really run under 10 seconds.

Since then, Sutsugo Shingo has regained the mentality of his youth.

Even though he is 26 years old this year, which is no longer the golden age for sprinters, after seeing with his own eyes what he once thought was impossible, he wants to try hard towards his dream again no matter what.

Hearing the congratulations from the neon spectators in the stands, Shingo Suetsugu smiled happily. The moment he was about to enter the athletes' tunnel, he stopped and looked towards the starting point.

There, a young athlete, with a trace of childishness still vaguely visible on his face, was enjoying the cheers from the audience like a king.

On the track, after a brief interaction with the audience, Wenhao began preparations for the race.

Adjusting the starting block, test running, taking off the warm coat, everything went on in an orderly manner.

"Next is the second and final group of the men's 100-meter semi-finals. Chinese player Wen Hao is already ready on the track. 』

"As the Asian record holder and the first Asian athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the -meter event, every game Wen Hao draws is very eye-catching. Not only Asia, but also the European and American track and field circles are paying attention to him. . 』

"In this group, Wen Hao needs to pay special attention to Qatar's player Francis. This black player who is naturalized from Africa is only one year older than him. He easily ran 10 seconds in the preliminaries, greatly refreshing himself. personal best score. 』

"There is a bit of a bad intention, but the competition is held in Qatar, it seems that Wenhao is the one, hahahaha."

Yang Jian said that he needed to pay special attention to Francis, but it could be seen from his intention to joke with the domestic audience that bystanders like him actually did not think that Francis could cause much trouble to Wen Hao.

This is also a common thought among TV commentators such as NHK and KBS. Even though these commentators are not professional track and field practitioners, judging from the results of this season,

Even Tyson Gay, who is ranked second in the world, has lost to Wen Hao once. Even if Francis hides his strength, it would be too fantastic to say that he can defeat the world's top players like Wen Hao, whose top five are all within 5 seconds.

On the field, the eight players stayed quietly in the starting preparation area and cooperated with the on-site host to conduct the introduction session.

When the camera focused on Wen Hao in lane 5, he first pointed to Tsukahara Naoki on the left and shook his head, then pointed to Francis on the right and shook his head.

Finally he looked at his watch, yawned and stretched.

With such a series of actions, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was making a fool of himself, but his careless appearance still made the Neon audience and Qatari audience a little uncomfortable.

But it doesn’t matter, just get used to it, because Wenhao’s pre-game antics will continue like this.

"On Your Marks!"

As the starter issued the command, even Wen Hao, who had been the most relaxed before, had already restrained his cynical look.

For Wen Hao, the antics before the game were just a way to attract attention, and he would only behave like this during the short introduction session.

Once the camera shifts to other players, he immediately returns to normal and devotes himself fully to the game to be played.

Move to the starting line, take a deep breath to adjust your body rhythm, then squat down and step on the starting block with your feet.

He pressed his hands into palms on the rough rubber track, breathing long and steady, his eyes unfocused, quietly waiting for the next instruction.

"Set——" As the "prepare" command is given, the body subconsciously raises the waist and hips. The body is like a strong bow stretched to the full moon, ready to go!

"Snapped--!"

The second shot of the semi-finals has officially started!

Without any hesitation, the muscle memory formed by years of training pushed Wen Hao to quickly push forward and start.

Being able to advance to the semi-finals, even if there is a clear gap in strength, at least they are among the best sprint elites from all countries. The starting practice must have gone through thousands of tempers.

The next moment the starting gun sounded, the eight runners showed the world a neat and uniform starting action. At the same time, the players' starting reaction time quickly jumped out on the large screen installed high in the stadium:

Tsukahara Naoki 0.154, Samuel Francis 0.182, Fumihiro 0.161, Sandy Wachala 0.137

Although he was not prepared to give his full performance in the semi-finals, Wen Hao was still very serious about the start. He did not deliberately pursue the ultimate starting reaction, but an excellent starting reaction and smooth start will definitely accelerate the subsequent The process also became smoother.

A smoother rhythm in the acceleration phase means that the ideal top speed can be achieved. Only in this way can we accumulate enough advantages during the high-speed stage of running and lay the foundation for saving energy in the later stages.

But after all, he is not performing 30%, so although his future ability is absolutely historical in Asia, the masters in the same field can still avoid being opened up by him in the first meters.

"Game start! In the starting stage, everyone's performance was relatively consistent, and they were neck and neck for the time being! 』

To describe it as "keeping pace with each other" is actually somewhat inappropriate.

Wenhao did maintain an almost "neck-to-neck" status with several players, but it was only limited to the masters of this group such as Francis, Tsukahara Naoki, and Sandy Vachala.

Players from other teams such as China Xiangjiang, Chinese Taipei, and India were weaker by more than one level. They could barely keep up in the first 10 meters, but then the gap gradually widened.

After 30 meters, it enters the high-speed running stage. When the running posture of the body is completely stretched, the gap between the players on the field becomes more obvious.

In the original first echelon, the first person to fall behind was Thailand's Sandy Vachala, although his personal best time was 10 seconds, which was much higher than other players.

But facing Naoki Tsukahara, Francis, and even Wenhao, the "big devil" who can PB within 10 seconds, his running speed ability on the road is still insufficient.

But soon, after the competition entered 40 meters, the second player who fell out of the first echelon also appeared.

Tsukahara Naoki, who was born in 1985 and was identified as the leader of the young generation who would succeed Shingo Suetsugu and carry the banner of Neon Dash, was still a bit behind in terms of strength at this point in 2006.

50 meters, 60 meters, 70 meters.

Entering the highest speed zone on the way, many spectators present were surprised to find that Francis, who originally thought he would fall out of the first echelon following Naoki Tsukahara and be left far behind by Wen Hao, was actually still following Wen Hao tenaciously at this time. around.

what's the situation?

Is Wen Hao acting abnormally?

Or is Francis really that strong?

This is unreasonable!

In fact, if the audience can see the front view of the game at this time, or the slow motion of the side close-up view, they will find clues.

Wenhao and Francis are similar in height and body shape, and there is very little difference in their strides. At this time, they are also running fast on the field at almost the same frequency.

It's just that the stride length and frequency are extremely close, but for the two of them, their physical performance, especially their facial expressions, are completely different.

A face that is relaxed and indifferent, with no other factors affecting facial expression except breathing.

The other's face was tense, and his nose and brows were already wrinkled. Judging from his facial expression, it was clear that he was in a strenuous state.

The former is Wen Hao, and the latter is naturally Francis.

In fact, after entering 50 meters, Wen Hao relaxed slightly.

Francis, on the other hand, seemed to be competing with Wen Hao, chasing after him until he reached the 70-meter position. Then he suddenly remembered the coach's instructions before the game, turned his head to observe the positions of other opponents, and then felt unwilling to do so. Start to slow down and release water to conserve energy.

"Entering the mid-race stage, Wen Hao gradually overtook the first place. After 50 meters, only Francis could keep up with him! 』

"Passed the finish line easily, 10 seconds 12!" It seems that he performed more easily than Sutsugo Shingo in the first group, but his running results were even better. This is the strength of the Asian record holder! 』

"Let us congratulate Wen Hao for successfully advancing to the finals as the first in the group. Two hours later, let us wait and see whether he can win the first Asian Games men's 100-meter gold medal for China's track and field!" 』

(End of this chapter)