Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 203 NEW WR!

"On Your Marks!"

When you are watching a track and field competition and hear this three-word sentence in English, it means that a "battle" is about to come.

Under the spotlight, Wen Hao stepped forward briskly, walked to the starting line and squatted down.

Step on the starting block with the soles of your front feet, put your right knee on the track, and stand upright looking toward the finish line.

From the Osaka Grand Prix in early May to now, his 2007 season journey has been going on for more than two months. Wen Hao can clearly feel that his competitive state and mental state have reached their peak at this moment.

纽约的超风速9秒74，挪威和巴黎合法风速下的9秒80、9秒83，这三枪的经验累积下来，他已是半只脚踏进了9秒80的大门。

There is no need to mentally simulate the game as usual.

How long should the first step be, at what angle should the kick be extended, and in what position should the arms be placed forward and backward? There is no need to simulate these anymore!

Turn all the technical movements learned and understood in training and competition into the most intuitive instinctive reaction of the body. There is no need to think about anything else, just

【run】!

The noise in the stadium dissipated, and for a while there was no other noise except the referees' exchanges and the click of the camera shutter.

Beneath the surface of silence lies a volcano of passion waiting to erupt at any time - just waiting for the sound of a gunshot!

"Set——"

The starter's preparatory call echoed throughout the venue. At this moment, all the spectators held their breath, for fear that the sound would affect the players' listening.

Even in the women's high jump venue at the other end of the stadium, the athletes and referees paused the competition in perfect agreement and looked expectantly towards the starting area of the 100-meter event.

At the starting line, the nine runners reacted instantly as the preparation call sounded, raising their waists and hips to get into the starting position.

"Snapped--!"

A clear starting gun sounded, and the nine athletes squatting on the starting block quickly made uniform starting movements.

The Rome Olympic Stadium, which accommodated 60,000 people, also broke away from the quiet state at this moment, and the earth-shaking cheers and cheers suddenly reached the sky.

The entire stadium burst into excitement the moment after the gunshot!

On the track, Wen Hao's powerful legs burst out with amazing power in an instant. The huge driving force of the explosive start made him eject instantly like an arrow from the string!

Wen Hao's current starting reaction is very stable. As long as it is under normal conditions, it will rarely exceed 0.18 seconds, and it is basically stable in the range of 0.14~0.16 seconds.

Asafa Powell is world-famous for his "explosive start". However, although his starting acceleration ability is among the best in the world, his response to the gun is basically concentrated between 0.14 and 0.16 seconds. It is not too fast or too fast. slow.

The essence of [Explosive Start] is not to pursue the ultimate starting reaction and start in the first 10 meters, but to use good starting reaction control and start in the first 10 meters as a pavement to lay a good foundation for subsequent acceleration and even the entire rhythm.

After the nine players on the field completed their starts, their starting reaction data quickly popped up on the big screen. The gun reactions of Wen Hao and Asafa Powell were 0.149 seconds and 0.149 seconds respectively.

The starting reactions are extremely similar, the difference is only in the thousandth place!

This time, Asafa Powell started very quickly.

He is the same height as Wen Hao, and even a little bigger in size. At first glance, he will give people a "bulky" feeling, but his unparalleled [explosive start] technology can often help him get started quickly. gain a certain advantage.

At the Golden League Norway station a month ago, he lost to Wen Hao in the start-up acceleration session that he was proud of. After returning to China, he wanted to continue to increase the amount of training to avenge his shame.

The result of this was that he strained his groin at the Dental Championships. The old injury had not yet healed, and a new injury followed. It could be said that "the house leaked all night," and he was unlucky.

So since then, under the patient persuasion of coach Stephen Francis, he began to concentrate on training, and the training volume and training intensity were also controlled within a reasonable range.

Just like this, another half month passed, and the knee injury was basically healed. The groin injury was not serious in the first place, and the training status improved significantly.

After confirming that Powell's condition had improved, Stephen Francis did not withdraw him from the Golden League Rome game.

"Let you go to Rome to compete, not to defeat that kind of Chinese kid, but to defeat Asafa who performed poorly last month." That's what his coach said at the time.

In this game, I don’t seek final victory, I just seek to find my former self!

Adhering to this belief, Asafa Powell's majestic body once again burst out with the super starting speed as the world record holder, and just suppressed Wen Hao in the first 10 meters!

However, it is obvious that Asafa Powell's competitive state has not returned to its best. After a strong start, his acceleration ability in the support link was still affected to a certain extent, and Wen Hao gradually caught up with him.

10 meters, 20 meters, 30 meters.

On the track, in the blink of an eye, less than 4 seconds, although there is a slight difference in performance between the players, it is still barely possible to observe it with the naked eye if you want to distinguish the performance of the players. .

At the front of the track, Wenhao in the 4th lane and Asafa Powell in the 6th lane are completely in a state of keeping pace at the moment.

If you can use the high-speed camera lens of the electric rabbit on the right to freeze the frame at a position of 30 meters, you can find that the two figures of equal height are almost completely together.

This situation is a little unexpected, because in any game this season, Wen Hao maintains the lead from beginning to end.

Even in the first 30 meters where his ability is least outstanding, there are very few people who can't help but have a clear gap in position due to him.

But now, Asafa Powell's performance in the first 30 meters was not lost to Wen Hao at all.

So, is Wen Hao's performance worse than before?

Or has Asafa Powell found his form again? !

At this time, no one dares to assert this, but there are definitely many people who expect the real situation - the latter.

After the first echelon, there are four people in the second echelon. They are Nesta Carter in lane 2, Fasuba in lane 3, Atkins in lane 5, and... Taoist Usain Bolt!

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine how a "little giant" with a height of 196 centimeters could possess such excellent starting acceleration ability.

But right now, although he has performed quite well, his time has not yet come!

Enter the high-speed stage of running on the way!

40 meters, 50 meters, 60 meters.

The moment he entered the mid-running phase, Atkins felt Wen Hao on his left suddenly "swish" forward and throw him away a large distance. In comparison, Asafa Powell on the right is relatively "gentle" and does not bring him a strong sense of oppression like Wen Hao does.

When we reach the high-speed stage of running, the speed of all the players on the field is still rising, but it is at this stage that the gap between the players becomes more clear and distinguishable.

Extreme speed gap!

For many athletes with a promising or even balanced running style, 50 to 60 meters is their top speed range, and the speed will begin to gradually decrease after 60 meters.

Even for world record holders like Asafa Powell, due to his top-notch forward running style, the top speed usually appears in the range of 50 to 60 meters, but he can often maintain this speed between 60 and 70 meters. .

But as a late-range player, Wen Hao's top speed not only appears after 60 meters, but also the speed he can reach before 60 meters. For opponents on the field, they need to try their best and may not be able to achieve it.

From 50 to 60 meters, his time was only - 0.84 seconds.

By the time he reached the 60-meter mark, Wen Hao had already passed the rapid acceleration in the 30-meter section and cleared Asafa Powell by half.

However, it can be seen that Asafa Powell's competitive condition has indeed recovered well. After all, in the Golden League Oslo station a month ago, he was already one position behind Wen Hao in this position.

But at this moment, Asafa Powell has entered his top speed, and Wenhao...

His speed continued to soar upwards, and after 60 meters, his speed once again exceeded 43km/h!

The last time the top speed exceeded 43km/h was the New York Reebok Grand Prix in early June. That game encountered super wind speed of +6m/s.

Tonight, at this moment, the wind speed in the Rome Olympic Stadium is +1.0m/s!

70 meters, 80 meters, 90 meters.

Outside the track, after witnessing Wen Hao shake off Powell and launch a powerful attack on his three consecutive Golden League wins, the atmosphere in the stadium reached its highest climax so far.

All the spectators have stood up and shouted wildly. The absolute speed of the 10-meter movement can make people's blood boil in just seconds!

Wen Hao heard this sublimation of the atmosphere very clearly with his ears, but his steps were not affected by the noise from the outside world at all.

His eyes and heart were now completely locked on the getting closer to the finish line!

A high-level athlete knows exactly what kind of competitive status he has from the moment he steps on the track.

The fantasy realm that Feng Xu Yufeng had at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York a month ago was now truly in his hands.

This kind of near-perfect competitive state and on-field performance, once missed, may not be seen again for a long time in the future.

He will never let go of this opportunity, this opportunity to break the 9 mark, or even hit the world record!

In the last 10 meters, do not miss any opportunity to improve your score in the hundredth or even thousandth place, and sprint with all your strength!

Press the line!

"Game start! Asafa Powell had a great start and took the lead after firing the gun! 』

"but now! Wen Hao—the Eastern Lion quickly caught up and overtook Asafa Powell! 』

"In a race that lost all suspense, Wen Hao rushed to the finish line with an absolute lead. The final score was 9 seconds - 76! ! ! 』

The moment he saw the numbers on the timer stop beating, the host lost his composure and quickly abandoned his calm voice and shouted excitedly.

"9 seconds 76!" Oh my God! I couldn't believe my eyes! 』

"world record! This is a new world record! Tonight in Italy! Rome's Olympic Stadium right below our feet! 』

"friends! The timepieces at Rome's Olympic Stadium have always been very accurate, with errors never exceeding 0.01 seconds. So I can tell you with confidence at this time that even if the final result is accurately corrected, it will at least tie the world record of 9 seconds! 』

In fact, not many spectators could hear clearly what the host shouted, because at this time, the Rome Olympic Stadium completely turned into a sea of cheering waves.

Inside the arena, reporters from various media outlets who had been waiting for a long time rushed over the moment Wen Hao finished crossing the line. They raised their cameras and pressed the shutter button frantically towards Wen Hao, the center of attention.

After crossing the finish line, Wen Hao ran for nearly 50 meters before slowly stopping.

Then, surrounded by reporters, he panted and walked towards the timer.

"Nine seven six!"

It wasn’t just who started it. The audience in Rome’s Olympic Stadium suddenly shouted the slogan “Nine Seven Six” in unison.

The meaning is self-evident. The 60,000 spectators in the audience do not want the cross-line result they just witnessed to change. Without exception, they are all looking forward to the birth of a new world record!

And Wen Hao, amidst the deafening slogans, walked to the timer and stood with his hands on his hips.

His face was full of anticipation, but it also contained a hint of nervousness.

He knew very well that he was not a generous person, and he would never want to share with others the highest honor that he could have enjoyed alone, like Barshim and Tamberg.

What's more, Olympic gold medals can be shared by multiple people in the same competition, but world records always have to be first-come, first-served!

Time passes quietly, and the process of waiting for the final result seems so long at this moment.

Suddenly there was a flash, and Wen Hao took a closer look. The originally fixed number had not changed. Instead, there were five more capital letters above the score - [NEW WR]!

　I can’t stand it anymore, so that’s it for this chapter.

　　Coding in winter really requires a lot of suffering.

　　Spring, come quickly.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)