Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 78 The first battle against the Fab Five—Tyson Gay!
  London's Crystal Palace Stadium, located in Crystal Palace Park, is one of the five national sports centers in the UK.

The London Super Grand Prix has always been famous for its high number of experts and excellent results. It also has a strong event atmosphere and generous rewards, so it is very popular among track and field athletes and track and field enthusiasts.

Under normal circumstances, the Crystal Palace Stadium can accommodate 1.55 people watching the game at the same time, and the number of seats can be temporarily increased to 2.4.

This year's London Super Grand Prix is ​​the same as in previous years. The 2.4 seats have been sold out three days before the start of the race, making it difficult to get a ticket.

The biggest highlight of the event is undoubtedly whether Jamaica's "9-meter flying star" Asafa Powell can continue his winning streak and challenge the meet record of 89 seconds set by Justin Gatlin last year.

And this call of expectation intensified after July 7.

The reason for this phenomenon is that the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced that Justin Gatlin, the famous American sprinter and double Olympic and World Championship 100-meter champion, tested positive for doping during the Kansas Relays three months ago.

On July 7, Justin Gatlin's team held a press conference. This result was personally acknowledged by him, but he also firmly claimed that he was innocent and had been framed by a "villain".

When the reporter asked who this "villain" was, he was speechless for the first time and could not answer.

Then his coach quickly grabbed the microphone and spoke up thinking it was "possibly" Gatlin's masseuse.

This is not the first time Gatlin has been involved in a doping scandal.

In 2001, at the age of 19, Gatlin participated in the National Youth Track and Field Championships at the University of Tennessee and won the 100-meter, 200-meter and 110-meter hurdles championships, thus becoming famous in one fell swoop.

As a result, just as all Americans were rejoicing that such a genius had been born in the American track and field world, Gatlin was soon found to have taken the neurotoxic drug amphetamine.

Although Gatlin's own explanation for this is: "I have been taking a prescription drug prescribed by a doctor since I was 9 years old to treat my inability to concentrate."

But in the end, his results were canceled and he was subsequently banned from competition for one year by the IAAF.

Therefore, no one is willing to believe this seemingly resolute "oath" anymore.

Justin Gatlin was quickly cast aside by track and field fans around the world, and his reputation as a "medicine jar" spread far and wide.

The current situation is that the results of Gatlin's urine test at the Kansas Relays were positive for both bottles A and B!
  Urine samples from the remaining games were quickly extracted and tested by the World Anti-Doping Agency and the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

Officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency said that according to procedures, the final results of Gatlin's urine test at the Doha Super Grand Prix will be available in a week.

If all is true, Gatlin will not only lose his world record and be banned for the second time in his career, but may even bid farewell to track and field competition completely. According to the ruling system of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Gatlin will face at least eight years of suspension.

For Gatlin, who is already 24 years old, if he has to go through a suspension period of at least eight years, it means that he will be at least 32 years old next time he appears on the court.

How many eight years does a sports player have to spend?
  In addition to the men's 100-meter event, world track and field fans are looking forward to Asafa Powell.

In the women's 100-meter event, track and field fans are also looking forward to the showdown between Jamaican flying star Simpson and American female flying star Jones.

This expectation is probably not because track and field fans think this game will be exciting, but because Jones' ex-boyfriend Montgomery is a pill pot, and she herself is probably not clean either.

In the IAAF Super Grand Prix, the men's 100-meter event is a two-shot shootout, with about 1.5 hours of rest between the preliminaries and the final.

The preliminary round of the Grand Prix will gradually begin at 18: p.m.

At 18:25, eight contestants from the first group of the men's 100-meter preliminaries entered the track and field.

"It's finally here. I hope I can advance to the preliminaries smoothly and don't waste more than half a month."

In the spectator seat near the 100-meter finish line, Li Qing held a telescope in his hand and nervously looked at the starting point of the 100-meter track.

As usual, there may be Chinese and Chinese spectators in the Crystal Palace Stadium, but the number is very small, and they are only scattered in every corner, making it difficult to gather into a force.

"Wen Hao's first group in the preliminaries is not very strong overall. Judging from his performance in the Athens Grand Prix, there should be no problem in advancing directly, but the premise is that he will not be affected by Tyson Gay. "

"The top three in the group will advance to the finals, come on!" Annie, who was sitting next to Li Qing, pumped her fists and cheered, but Wen Hao definitely couldn't hear it in this huge stadium.

Different from the Athens Grand Prix at the beginning of the month, this time Wenhao was on lane 7, no longer on the edge.

Super wind speed results are also awarded with points. With 9.87+ points obtained by 3.3 (+1250m/s), Wen Hao's world ranking has reached 31st.

No longer "marginal".

As an agent, Anne had some knowledge about sprinting, but not much.

However, she felt that since Wenhao was able to finish first in the group at the Athens Grand Prix at the beginning of the month, today's London Grand Prix should not be a problem.

On the track, while preparing for debugging, Wen Hao glanced at his opponents in the same group.

Wen Hao had already played against Sean Crawford and Ronald Vernon at the Athens Grand Prix.

But in Lane 5, the man who was neither tall nor muscular was his biggest enemy in this group.

In the original time and space, he and four other sprinters who all had a PB of 9 seconds had the same famous title - the Five 74-meter Tigers!
  Tyson Gay, before Wen Hao was reborn, still held the American national 9-meter record of 69 seconds.

迈克尔·约翰逊19秒32的200米国家纪录，在2022年的尤金世锦赛上，被诺亚·莱尔斯以19秒31的成绩刷新了。

And I don’t know when Tyson Gay’s 9 seconds will be broken.

Now, he can finally compete with the top sprinters in history like Tyson Gay.

Apart from being nervous, I am even more excited!
  Seemingly noticing Wen Hao's gaze, Tyson Gay glanced back at him naturally, adjusted the egg-laying path and put it into gear without any expression.

He had already memorized Wen Hao's name at the Athens Grand Prix at the beginning of the month.

However, in Tyson Gay's view, this young Chinese player is not enough to be his opponent, and he does not need to pay attention to him.

After Justin Gatlin's doping scandal was exposed, he had just set his PB to 9 seconds a week ago and suddenly became the leader of American sprinters overnight.

What he needs to do now is to take up the banner of American sprinting and challenge the world record holder-Asafa Powell!
  When all eight players on the field were ready, the announcer of the competition started the pre-match introduction.

"Lane 1, Mark Lewis, from Britain, Athens Olympic relay champion"

If the players placed in lane 8 have certain abilities but are not famous, then the players in lane 1 are definitely the least capable.

The name of the Athens Olympic relay champion sounds bluffing, but Mark Lewis’s best time this season is actually only 10 seconds. He can stand on the track of the London Super Grand Prix today just because he is British.

Each time the announcer read a player's name and his country's honor, the stadium would burst into varying degrees of cheers and applause.

But when it was Tyson Gay and Crawford's turn, perhaps due to the impact of the Justin Gatlin doping scandal, there were boos in the arena. It can be seen that once a scandal occurs for a world-class sports star, it will not only have an irreversible impact on his career and reputation, but will even implicate the country behind him and even other athletes in his country.

While enjoying the love of the people, we should also set an example and safeguard the face and honor of the country and nation.

This is the obligation and responsibility that any public figure should fulfill.

Finally, the live camera came to Wen Hao in Channel 7.

"Lane 7, Wen Hao, from China, personal best time 10 seconds."

A very formal introduction without any emotional bias.

As the announcer introduced, Wen Hao did not wave to the audience, but stood there with his head lowered, as if in a daze.

But just when everyone in the audience thought that this Chinese guy was too shy and humble to face the camera, he suddenly "exploded" and made a lunging and clawing movement towards the camera like a beast.

The audience was stunned at first, and then a burst of warm cheers and applause followed.

“Oh ho ho ho ho ho—”

"Yes, that's it! The game only looks good if you let it go!"

"Hey! Chinese boy! I hope your grades don't let down your courage!"

After the publicity, Wen Hao quickly restrained himself, smiled at the camera, and ended his introduction shot.

"On Your Marks!"

After the eight players on the field were introduced one by one, the starter on the side of the field quickly called out the command to get into position.

The noisy stadium quickly became quiet under the control of the announcer and the spontaneity of the audience.

Wen Hao walked slowly to the starting line and squatted down, pressing his hands on the elastic track of the Crystal Palace Stadium. It can be used as the national stadium of the United Kingdom and hosts the London Grand Prix all year round. The quality of the track of the Crystal Palace Stadium is still very high.

Put your feet on the starting block, constantly make detailed adjustments, and get ready.

When all the athletes were ready, the starter on the sidelines raised the starting gun high.

"Set——"

"Snapped--!"

The starting gun sounds and the game begins!
  The eight runners on the track started quickly, almost in uniform, starting the most basic start-up link in the 100-meter race.

For this shot, Wen Hao's starting reaction was 0.176 seconds, which was below average for him. Among the eight players on the field, Wen Hao also ranked sixth in the middle and lower reaches.

Excellent starting reaction can help athletes gain a slight advantage in the start-up process, but the most important thing is the technical connection after the start.

Excellent start → acceleration technical connection ability is the most critical factor for athletes to gain an advantage in the first 30 meters.

In this regard, Wenhao has been doing better and better with the continuous deepening of technical training and competition.

Among the eight athletes present, even Mark Lewis, who is the weakest in the 30 meters, did not fall behind in the first 60 meters of acceleration - he is a world-class -meter expert.

At the 30-meter mark, the weaker players went all out, while the stronger players dealt with it easily, so no player fell behind significantly!

The competition on the track is fierce at first glance.

But the first 30 meters have passed, and now it’s time to compete in top speed!

30 meters, 40 meters, 50 meters.
  The speed of the players on the field continues to increase. Once they enter the high-speed stage of running on the road, the gap in top speed ability will soon become apparent.

Reaching the 40-meter mark, the situation on the runway was extremely clear.

The three people in the first echelon are Ronald Vernon in lane 4, Tyson Gay in lane 5, and Wen Hao in lane 7!

Because Crawford is separated from Tyson Gay, Wen Hao is not yet able to accurately figure out Tyson Gay's position through the corner of his vision.

But in the middle of the track, if he can still tie with Tyson Gay, either he is performing well, or Tyson Gay is not going all out.

Wen Hao feels good about himself, but he doesn't know what kind of situation Tyson Gay is in.

The only thing he knows and is certain about is that he will never miss any opportunity to create good results!
  Although this is a very high-level international competition venue, it is not a truly "fighting for the country" schedule like the World Youth Championship or the Asian Games, and there is no pressure to fight for and defend honor.

All he needs to do is follow his own will and enjoy it to the fullest!
  60 meters, 70 meters, 80 meters.
  "Oh oh oh oh oh--"

In the auditorium, as the competition on the track entered a fierce stage, the cheers and shouts of more than 20,000 spectators reached the first climax since the start of the race today.

On the track, flying down the track at high speed, Wen Hao followed closely in the footsteps of Tyson Gay, quickly getting rid of the pursuit of other players, and continued to occupy the first echelon position.

At this time, Tyson Gay also glanced in his direction, with a slight doubt in his eyes.

I was puzzled that although I didn't perform 80% in the first meters, I still exerted % of my strength. I didn't expect that this Chinese boy could not fall behind.

And looking at his state, it seems that he is not ready to slow down and release water, and he should be sprinting with all his strength.

This Chinese boy should be preparing to hit their national record with all his strength. In this case, he will definitely not care whether he exhausts his energy in the preliminaries.

But he can't. The goal Tyson Gay set for himself today is very clear, that is, to try his best to challenge Asafa Powell in the final!

After confirming that he could guarantee the top two positions even if he failed, Tyson Gay relaxed slightly at his feet and began to gradually reduce his sprint speed.

90 meters, 100 meters!
  Under the stunned expressions of more than 20,000 live viewers and countless live broadcast viewers, Wen Hao, wearing a fiery red Chinese national team uniform, actually "overpowered" the newly promoted American star Tyson Gay and crossed the finish line first!
  The timer stopped beating, and the reference score displayed was - 10.00!

　Xiaoyu is a handicapped person and failed to prepare and save the manuscript in advance. These three chapters were coded during the day, and the text has a total of 9145 words.

　　This word count is obviously not enough, but I am really exhausted now, so let me take a nap first and continue to update vigorously during the day!

　　Today is the launch day, I will try my best to see if I can hit the limit of 2 updates per day!

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