Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 213 There is also a certain element of luck in competitive sports
At 10 o'clock in the Nagai Land Arena, under the rising sun, the temperature was already unbearably hot.

But the competition will not stop because of the high temperature. Elite track and field athletes from all over the world have finally come to this stage and will not let themselves miss this opportunity to realize their dreams no matter what.

The results of the first group of the men's 100-meter preliminaries were a bit unexpected, but they seemed reasonable.

After starting the gun, the 35-year-old neon veteran Nobuharu Asahara showed excellent starting acceleration ability, surpassing Tyson Gay and Kim Collins, two world famous players, at a position of 30 meters. A distance of more than one body position was opened.

However, judging from the state of Tyson Gay's technical movements, he not only did not use all his strength in the initial acceleration phase, but also completed it almost like a "walk" after 50 meters, with an extremely relaxed expression on his face.

最后朝原宣治小放5米，以10秒14的成绩夺得小组头名，差点超过了末续慎吾在大阪大奖赛跑出的10秒12霓虹赛季最佳。

Tyson Gay, on the other hand, ran 10 seconds and ranked second in the group. What is surprising is that Kim Collins, the world champion in Paris, only ran 18 seconds and ranked fourth. Depending on the situation, it should be Injured.

预赛第二组，小组头名是跑出10秒16的安提瓜和巴布达选手布兰登·克里斯蒂安，第二名是跑出10秒24的英国选克雷格·皮克林，第三名是跑出10秒25的巴哈马选手德里克·阿特金斯。

The camera switched again, and the list of players in the third group of preliminaries appeared on the live broadcast screen.

"Let's take a look at the competition list of this group. There are two Chinese players in this group, one is Lao Yi of the Chinese team, and the other is Bao Xianfeng of the Macau, China team. 』

"If you want to successfully catch the second shot of the men's 10 meters, you basically need to have the hard strength of 30 seconds and 8 seconds. The strongest among this group is undoubtedly the British player Marlon Devonish in lane 10. He His personal best time is 06 seconds, and it was created this season. 』

"Lao Yi is in Lane 9. His personal best time is 10 seconds 21, which is just stuck on the A mark of the World Championships. If he performs normally, he should have a high chance of advancing to the next round."

Standing in this huge and noisy large stadium, Lao Yi felt a rush of blood in his body.

The experience in the past two years has been like a dream. It seemed that in the blink of an eye, he was transferred from the cinder track in Beihai to the world championship stage that he had never dared to imagine.

Lao Yi touched the necklace around his neck. It was specially made by someone in Suzhou before he went abroad. The material was actually quite ordinary, but it was very precious to him - it had a portrait of his late mother embedded in it. .

He looked up at the sky. The scorching sunshine was a bit dazzling, but Lao Yi felt that this was the mother in heaven reminding him not to be distracted and play well.

"On Your Marks!"

When the command to take your place was given, Lao Yi kissed the necklace and took a few deep breaths before strolling forward.

Yang Jian, who was in the commentary box, saw this scene and encouraged him from the distance:
"Actually, it is the first time for many players to participate in such a world competition. It is normal to be nervous before the game, but on a top stage with fierce competition like the World Championships, all players must be working hard to win. Your ticket to the next round. 』

"If you want to achieve your goals, you must not only be strict with yourself in training, but you must also know how to adapt to the rhythm of this mentality transformation in the game. I hope Lao Yi can withstand this pressure and have a good performance in this game." good performance

While talking, the players were already squatting on the starting block, waiting quietly for the gun to be fired.

"Set——"

"Snapped--!"

When he was still in the Guangxi team, Lao Yi was already at the top level in the country under the guidance of Cheng Wenzhong. However, Cheng Wenzhong transitioned to coaching not long ago, so after being selected for the national relay team, Li Qing found many faults. .

After more than two months of training, Lao Yi's skills were corrected a lot by Li Qing.

But two months is a bit short after all, not to mention that the focus of his training is relay, so the extent of improvement in personal strength is still relatively limited.

Because he served as the first battalion in the relay, Li Qing focused on training his starting skills, so that Lao Yi quickly ran to the front of the team after firing the gun.

But his opponents are not fuel-efficient lamps either.

Especially Marlon Devonish in lane 8. He was a finalist at the Osaka World Championships in the original time and space, and he also finished sixth.

After 30 meters, entering the running stage, Marlon Dvornish's speed continued to soar, and he quickly left several weaker wild card contestants, including Bao Xianfeng, far behind. The gap between him and Lao Yi The gap is getting closer and closer.

40 meters, 50 meters, 60 meters.
Halfway through the race, facing Marlon Dvornish who was roaring past him like a sports car, Lao Yi felt that his whole body had become a little weak, and his originally good running technique and posture became a little erratic.

Is this the gap between me and the world's top athletes?
Lao Yi's speed endurance ability is actually quite good, but there is still a big gap between his top speed ability and international athletes like Marlon Dvornish, who is around 10 seconds and 10 seconds. In addition, it is his first time to participate in the world competition. It's inevitable to be a little nervous.

Marlon Devonish, who was born in 1976, has been active in international competitions as early as the 1999 World Championships in Seville. His experience is not comparable to that of a young man like Lao Yi.

shhhhh--

The figures of the athletes flew across the finish line one after another. Several timers and big screens in the stadium showed Marlon Devonish's finishing score - 10.13. Marlon Dvornish, who won the first place in the group, just glanced at his results and walked out of the field, while Lao Yi and other players stayed on the field to wait for the verified results to be released.

"Okay, let's start the game!" Lao Yi's starting speed is still very fast, and he currently has a certain lead. 』

"As we enter the running stage, the British Malone is gradually catching up. Lao Yi, don't be nervous and keep the pace!" You must control your body and don't be confused by your opponent! 』

"British player Malone crossed the finish line first. The reference time given by the timer was 10 seconds and 12 seconds. Lao Yi was almost four positions behind. 』

"It's a pity that Lao Yi's future is still a bit broken, and he should have fallen to fourth place in the end."

On the field, after watching the complete replay of the game, Lao Yi's heart suddenly tightened.

He was located in lane 9, and his attention was completely focused on Marlon Dvornish during the game, but he did not expect that Italian player Simon Clio in lane 1 and Slovenian player Osovnica were in lane 2. Also played very well.

Judging from the final finishing scene, the two of them were almost one position ahead of themselves, so they missed the opportunity to directly advance to the semi-finals.

Therefore, we can only place our hopes on the supplementary qualifying line.
Looking at the big screen with a somewhat disappointed mood, Lao Yi saw the results of the third group of men's 100m preliminaries that were gradually updated after verification:

Wind speed: -1.5m/s
1 - Great Britain - Marlon Devonish - 10.13 Q
2 - Slovenia - Osovnica - 10.21 Q
3 – Italy – Simone Clio – 10.22 Q
4——China——Lao Yi——10.27
In the waiting room, after seeing the eye-catching [-1.5m/s], Hu Kai smiled and said: "Okay, this kid, I thought he had enlarged his crotch!"

文浩也是略感欣慰地点了点头：“我刚刚也这么以为呢，看他后程的技术动作确实有点散掉的样子，没想到逆风1.5居然能跑到10秒27，这可比他在兰斯顺风1.1跑出的那枪10秒21强了不少。”

But soon, a trace of worry appeared on Wen Hao's face.

In terms of hard power alone, Lao Yi’s shot of 10.27 (-1.5m/s) is indeed much better than his personal best of 10.21 (+1.1m/s).

Lao Yi, who is currently ranked fourth in the group, can only enter the substitute seat. A very practical problem is that the competition rules do not care whether you are strong or not. As long as you are under the legal wind speed of ≤+2.0m/s, you can be substituted. Promotion only depends on performance and not on so-called "hard power".

If Lao Yi ends up being ranked ninth among the substitutes, and the ones ahead of him are all 10 seconds 25 and 10 seconds 26, it will really make people cry.

Thinking of this, Wen Hao patted Hu Kai on the shoulder: "Brother Kai, who will compete in the competition later, must not gamble his luck in the substitute seats."

"I know that after finally arriving on the stage of the World Championships, I will try my best no matter what." Hu Kai nodded, his expression gradually becoming serious.

The subsequent five groups of games continue.

There are two "old acquaintances" in the fourth group of preliminaries, one is Richard Thompson from Trinidad and Tobago, and the other is Samuel Francis, a naturalized athlete from Qatar.

同样是-1.5m/s的大逆风，理查德·汤普森10秒22摘得头名，塞缪尔·弗朗西斯10秒26排在第二，第三名的加拿大选手安森·亨利则是10秒31排在第三。

So this is why such a competitive sporting event like track and field also has a certain element of luck, because opponents in different groups may encounter better wind speed conditions than you, or the competition in other groups is not so fierce.

The subsequent results of the fifth and sixth groups also fully confirmed the correctness of this view.

Brazilian Vincent de Lima, who ranked third in the fifth group, only ran 0.1 seconds 10 under the wind speed of -34m/s and went straight to the semi-finals.

The French player Mbonde York, who ranked third in the sixth group, was able to advance directly with a time of 1.5 seconds under a strong tailwind of +10m/s.

Seeing this series of results, Lao Yi, who was still waiting in the court, felt like crying.

But it’s not without good news. The third place results in this group after group are so “poor”, which also shows that the results of those players who entered the substitute seats are even worse.

After finding the on-site referee and communicating in broken English, Lao Yi discovered that until the end of the sixth group, his time of 10 seconds was still ranked first among the substitutes.

And tied with him is the famous Nigerian player Fasuba from Africa.

Looking at it this way, it should be safe to advance to the semi-finals, right?
Forget it, forget about those things now.

Lao Yi turned and looked towards the other end of the stadium, where Hu Kai, wearing glasses, was already standing on the starting line.

Come on, Brother Kai!

(End of this chapter)