Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 224 Golden Road? Grand slam!

"The 67st place in 1 billion!" Red lightning cuts through the Osaka night sky again! 》

"Victory of the Yellow Race!" Wen Hao defeated the United States and Japan to win the world championship! 》

"Wen Hao crossed the finish line in 9 seconds, but unfortunately failed to break the world & world championship record"

"Guy made a bold statement: I will never lose the 200 meters again!" 》

""The bronze medal is not an honor to me"-Powell is determined to regain the world record! 》

"Wen Hao: Gold medals, world records, I want them all!" 》

On the morning of August 8, people in many countries and regions discovered that, whether it was television, radio, newspapers or the Internet, all the ways they could receive news were, without exception, flooded with reports of Wen Hao's victory at the World Championships in Osaka. .

Needless to say, there is no need to say much about the domestic reaction. As early as last night, the Internet media was the first to start reporting enthusiastically. After one night, traditional news media also joined forces, and various reports emerged one after another.

On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the Yanjing Olympic Games, the media's demand for sports news reports is far greater than ever before. Coupled with the strong promotion from the government, one can only imagine how popular Wenhao's victory in the World Championships will be. .

The video of the men's 100-meter final of the Osaka World Championships was also played repeatedly on major TV stations, and the number of views on major portals and video websites also increased explosively.

It is indeed a bit regretful that the world record was not broken, but defeating the American and Italian duo in a top-level competition like the World Championships really boosted the morale of the Chinese people.

Any country or nation will worship heroes, because heroes are the backbone of the nation. A promising nation cannot be without heroes, and a promising country cannot be without pioneers.

The country is the most solid support for the people, and heroes are the brightest coordinates of the nation.

The Chinese nation has a long history. Since ancient times, heroes and stars have emerged in large numbers. A group of heroes will emerge in every era, leaving a starry sky for history, so that future generations will always commemorate these heroic figures and heroic deeds, and let the Chinese people cultivate a spirit of always looking up to their dreams. heart and soul.

Wen Hao now plays such a "hero" role, just like Liu Xiang who won the championship in the Athens Olympics, or even worse.

The time has come to 2007. With the rapid growth of the country's economy and the rapid development of the development process, the Chinese people's demand for pursuing the spiritual world is also increasing day by day.

But in many fields, especially in science and technology, which represents the primary productive force, it is difficult for China to compete with developed countries in the Western world.

Therefore, the Chinese people have pinned their spiritual desire to catch up with the Western world on sports, a "battlefield" without smoke.

Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games, track and field has been given the reputation of "the mother of sports", and the 100 meters, which represents the most primitive speed and power of human beings, is the most direct and pure competition of human speed and explosive power. .

Therefore, the 100 meters has quickly become the most watched track and field event, known as the "King of Track and Field" and the brightest pearl in the crown of track and field.

Therefore, Wenhao's deeds of breaking the world record and becoming the world championship champion in the men's 100-meter event are far-reaching and destined to be extraordinary.

And the carnival of public opinion is not limited to China. The reports are quite enthusiastic throughout Asia, especially Japan and South Korea, which both belong to East Asia.

This can be seen from the news headlines used by the Japanese media, "One of 67 billion" and "Victory of the Yellow Race".

In fact, as early as last year, when Wen Hao reached the 10-second mark several times, Japan and South Korea reported on him a lot.

However, 2006 was not the year of the competition, so the relevant reports and discussions were not that high, and were not even as popular as Wen Hao's English single.

This year, as a yellow man, Wen Hao broke the world record and broke the monopoly of black athletes. Naturally, Japan and South Korea will carry out a lot of follow-up reports.

Now that they have won the World Championships in Osaka, Neon's media has gone to great lengths to report on it, and Neon's people have also flooded into the public opinion field under the bombardment of all media.

What? Neon athletes haven’t won a medal yet?
It doesn’t matter, isn’t there You Wenjun?

We are all of the yellow race, and we share weal and woe, my family!

This is the mentality of most neon people.

As for South Koreans, since there are really many fans of Moon Ho there, the overall direction of public opinion is relatively normal, but there is really a small group of people who are trying to prove that Moon Ho is from the peninsula.
As for Western sports media, Europe is generally quite normal, while the United States either praises it highly or criticizes it openly or covertly.

It is normal for him to be highly praised. After all, in addition to being an athlete, Wen Hao is also a singer, and his English songs are mainly released in the United States. Under the operation of EMI Records, there will naturally be a group of media that are friendly to him. .

And those media outlets that openly praise and criticize him naturally act in accordance with the "America First" stance, so it is not difficult to understand.

But no matter what, Wen Hao still made a big splash in the Western world.

Authoritative magazines such as "Sports Illustrated" and "Track and Field News" directly use Wen Hao's photo on the cover of the new issue, and the reports on the pages are also relatively positive.

The editor-in-chief of "Athletics News" revealed that even though the World Championships had only been held for the first two days, Wen Hao's performance in breaking the world record + winning the World Championships alone was enough to be nominated for the "Top Ten Athletes of the Year".

In addition, senior media people revealed that Time Warner's "Time" magazine has decided to include Wenhao in the Asian version of "Time Asia" and "Asian Heroes" special issues.

If Wenhao can complete the "Triple Crown" or "Golden Road" achievements, he will have the opportunity to appear on the US main publication of "Time".

After the news spread widely, the editor-in-chief of Time magazine also came forward to explain it personally.

"Triple Crown" has many interpretations. Generally speaking, it refers to the Olympic/World Championship championship, IAAF Track and Field Finals championship, and Golden League championship in a single season.

The "Triple Crown" mentioned by "Times" this time refers to the men's 100m, 200m, and 4×100m championships at the Osaka World Championships.

As for "Golden Road", the Chinese literal translation is "Golden Road", but there is a more local translation - [Grand Slam]!
World records, world championships, Olympic champions!

"Times really gave the Chinese people a lot of face this time, but this Triple Crown, haha. How can it be so easy to achieve?"

In the athlete-designated hotel for the World Championships in Osaka, Wallace Spearmon pointed to the news reports on his computer and talked to Tyson Gay with a smile on his face.

Today is a rare "rest day", and the 200-meter race will not start until tomorrow, so after finishing the basic training in the morning, they returned to the hotel to relax.

Tyson Gay is the kind of self-disciplined type who is either listening to music, watching the news or calling his wife and daughter who are staying in the United States. Although Wallace Spearmon loves to play, he has a game tomorrow after all. , naturally it stopped temporarily.

Although he just lost to Wen Hao last night, Tyson Gay still has confidence in his own strength, especially in the next 200-meter event, which he is actually better at.

As for the Triple Crown proposed by "Times", he was naturally disdainful: "Wen Hao is indeed better than me in the 100 meters. Even if he is really as good as those experts analyzed in the 200 meters, he has the ability to run 19 seconds. , but..." "But he can't even hope to beat us in the relay event!" Spielmont jumped in before he could finish his words, "Wen Hao's personal ability is indeed very strong, but a relay is not enough for just one person. Yeah, those teammates of his"

One second, Wallace Spearmon was still full of confidence, but suddenly he remembered a very serious issue - in the men's 100-meter event that had ended, the performance of the Chinese team was actually better than that of the American team.

Let’s not mention Wen Hao for the moment. There is another player named Hu Kai in the Chinese team who made it to the semi-finals of the third round. A player named Lao Yi also reached the second round of the semi-finals and almost made it to the semi-finals. Semifinals.

As for the American team, they just relied on Tyson Gay to keep up appearances. The other two guys who participated were stopped in the first round of preliminaries.

However, the reason for this situation has a lot to do with the American selection system.

At this year's U.S. Championships and World Championships trials, since Justin Gatlin was suspended last year after being found guilty of doping, the men's 100-meter championship undoubtedly belongs to Tyson Gay.

Sean Crawford has no interest in this year's World Championships. He just wants to participate in more Grand Prix and Golden League to make money. Leonard Scott's level has dropped significantly due to injury. Many strong veterans have not participated in this event. Selection match.

In the end, the runner-up and third place in the men's 100-meter event were won by two college students from the NCAA league: Trinden Holliday and Walter Dix.

These two college students were busy with their studies and had no intention of transforming into professional athletes or participating in the World Championships. Therefore, the quota for the men's 100 event in the World Championships fell to fourth place Mark Giles and fifth place J-Samuel. On Sri Lanka.

When the roster was finalized, Tyson Gay questioned the officials of the national track and field team and said this: "I'm not looking down on them, but if they are allowed to participate in relay events, then the U.S. relay team will be waiting. Miss the podium again!”

The officials of the track and field team paid great attention to Tyson Gay's attitude, so after considering the results of the 200 meters in the trials, they decided to maintain the rules and let Mark Giles and J-Samuels participate in the 100 meters of the World Championships. Single item.

But the composition of the relay team eliminated the two of them and promoted four athletes from the 200-meter event: Wallace Spearmon, Davis Patton, Leroy Dixon, Rod Ni Martin.

Thinking of this, Wallace Spearmon couldn't help but feel lucky. If the relay team really allowed Mark Giles and J-Samuels to join, it might really allow Wen Hao to achieve the "Triple Crown" at the World Championships. .

"The overall strength of the Chinese team this time is really good." Seeing Spielmont hesitate to speak, Tyson Gay, as a good brother, naturally knew what he was thinking.

He said calmly: "The second and third legs that you and I are responsible for are definitely much better than the Chinese team. Even if the first leg is not good, it can still be 50-50. As for the fourth leg,"

Unlike the U.S. team, where the strongest players are in charge of the second and third sticks, Wen Hao must be in charge of the fourth stick of the Chinese team. Except for Powell, the fourth stick of Jamaica, no one else can withstand this stick.

"It doesn't matter, as long as the advantage we accumulated in the previous three shots is large enough, no matter how brave he plays, it will be of no avail." Tyson Gay said.

"Compared with this, let's first think about how to withstand his fierceness in the 200 meters."

Wallace Spearmon shrank his neck: "Don't take me with you. You gods are fighting. I'll just wait for the mortals to watch from the sidelines."

Tyson Gay rolled his eyes: "Come on Wallace, you are the fifth fastest flying man in history who has run 19 seconds, can't you be a little ambitious?"

Wallace Spearmon spread his hands and sighed: "Injury is coming, what can I do?"

Athletes cannot avoid injuries. Just like Asafa Powell suffered from injuries and was in a sluggish state in the first half of the season. Although Spearmon's injury is not serious, it does have a negative impact on his performance. His competitive state has had a certain negative impact.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that their coach Lance Blauman was imprisoned. Although Joan Drummond, who is now responsible for leading their training, is not weak in ability, he still feels that it is a bit boring to practice.

Anyway, Wallace Spearmon has decided that after participating in the Osaka World Championships, he will continue to train with Lance Blauman.

As for Jon Drummond, I wish him all the best in his future coaching career.

In a different room in the same hotel, Liu Xiang was enjoying himself playing PS3. When he saw Wen Hao pushing the door open, he immediately joked: "You kid is finally willing to come back. I thought you were going to continue spending the night outside today." It’s over.”

Athletes whose hormone secretion is much higher than that of ordinary people always need ways to vent. Although China's management in this regard is not as open as Europe and the United States, leaders also understand that this is human nature.

Moreover, the World Championships are not as strict and closed as the Olympic Games. In fact, as long as you say hello to the leaders and go out to have fun after the competition, no one will say anything.

Wen Hao, after returning to the hotel last night, changed his clothes and ran out again. Not to mention at night, he was not seen even in the morning.

"Tell me the truth, which bar did you go to to have fun?"

"I didn't go to any bar. A girl invited me to play poker." Wen Hao said with a smile on his face.

"As you said after you came back last time, the one who caused you to crash into the car?" Liu Xiang pressed the pause button and thought for a moment: "What does it seem to be called, Erika?"

"Yes, that's her."

Liu Xiang was filled with indignation and said: "Damn, didn't you say she is your fan? You are so unkind, you are actually a fan!"

Wen Hao gave him a middle finger: "Haha, don't blame me, maybe you can do this one day."

If I remember correctly, after Liu Xiang and Misha broke up in his previous life, he quickly met Ge Tian who appeared as a "fan". After he retired from the London Olympics in 12 with an injury, he began to confirm their relationship.

At that time, Liu Xiang's fans were still congratulating each other. Later, he got married with the expectation of countless people. Unexpectedly, he quickly divorced in less than a year. Afterwards, there were dramas such as fake pregnancy, cheating, and a dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law caused by a piece of braised pork. The performance was jaw-dropping.

Based on the lessons learned from Liu Xiang and many celebrities, Wen Hao's view on "fans" in this regard is that it's okay to have fun and fall in love, but don't think too much about getting married, otherwise you will only reap the consequences. .

Just like last night, he was still hesitant at first about Erika Toda's invitation.

But then Erika Toda said that not only her, but Yui Aragaki and Aimue Higa were also there, he suddenly no longer had any worries.

If such a sensible fan doesn't give him a treat, that would be a shame, wouldn't it?

"Tch, I'm not going to imitate you." Liu Xiang rolled his eyes and continued to play the game, saying while playing: "But you, a neon girl fan, have something, it can actually make you fall into the gentle land so much that you will wander until noon. just came back?"

Wen Hao smiled and shook his head: "I'm just kidding, my fighting ability is incredible, how can it be possible just by her?"

"Yeah" Liu Xiang hummed subconsciously, then immediately turned his head with eyes wide open and said in shock: "Huh?!!"

Wen Hao raised his eyebrows and smiled, raised his left hand, and raised his index, middle, and ring fingers.

"Fuck! You deserve to be damned for stepping on a horse! Get out of here!! From now on, I don't have you as my roommate!!!"

(End of this chapter)