Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 79 Kou can go, so can I!

"10 seconds! Oh, that's great! Coach Li, Wen Hao has broken the national record again!"

Seeing 10.00 displayed on the timer, even a pseudo track and field fan like Anne was very excited at this time.

Li Qing, on the other hand, was even more delighted.

10 seconds!

The first Chinese to touch the 10-second mark under legal wind speed conditions has finally appeared!
  Since the mid-20s, neon men's sprinting has developed extremely rapidly, and a group of Asian-level masters who can run under 90 seconds have quickly emerged.

At that time, not to mention China, even in the whole of Asia, there were only a few people who could consistently run under 10 seconds.

As for the Asian record of 1998 seconds set by Koji Ito at the 10 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, it set off a gust of wind across Asia and pushed China's sprint to the edge of the cliff.

But no matter how hard domestic coaches and athletes work, China's national record for 10 meters is always stuck at 17 seconds, which is still a long way from 10 seconds.

But now, this history of being suppressed by Neon Dash is gone forever!
  We Chinese can also run to 10 seconds!
  Kou can go, so can I!

"Okay! What a good boy!" Li Qing clapped his hands and applauded Wen Hao hard, cheering repeatedly.

After his mood calmed down a little, he said hello to Annie again, and the two quickly packed their things and prepared to rush to the warm-up venue.

Wen Hao's preliminaries are over, but an hour and a half later, there is still a final waiting for him!
  In the stadium, Ronald Vernon watched the results displayed on the big screen in the stadium. Seeing that he could only be ranked fourth, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

Wind speed +0.4m/s
  1——China——Wen Hao——10.00 =AR丨WJR
  2 – United States – Tyson Gay – 10.05
  3 – USA – Sean Crawford – 10.17
  4 – France – Ronald Vernon – 10.23
  5 – Great Britain – Mark Lewis – 10.28
  Britain's Mark Lewis almost gave full play to his strength. He was the weakest in the first group of preliminaries, but he finished fifth.

Ronald Vernon, on the other hand, replicated the Athens Grand Prix at the beginning of the month and ranked fourth in the group. The only difference was that the second place was changed from Obikewelu to Tyson Gay.

Damn it, why is this Chinese guy so strong?
  On the other side, Wen Hao smiled with satisfaction when he saw the "=AR" and "WJR" suffixes behind his grades.

AR - Area Record, literally translated as regional record, is usually used as the "continental record" in the field of sports.

WJR - World Junior Record, World Youth Record, will be changed to WU20R with a more accurate meaning in the future.

10 seconds 00, the specific thousandth result is not clear yet, but it is between 9.991 and 9.999.

But even 9.999 is enough to beat Ito Koji's 9.996. After all, the wind speed of Wenhao's shot was only +0.4m/s, and when Ito Koji set the Asian record that year, the wind speed reached close to the legal limit of + 1.9m/s.

Neon Dash has been stronger than China in recent years. This is indeed a fact.

However, the best results of neon sprinters are usually created in their home country, and almost all are created under strong tailwind conditions of +1.0m/s or even +1.5m/s.

The Neon Land Track and Field League, in order to make it easier for its athletes to achieve good results, even invented a special fence that can control the wind speed of the stadium track.

Then the competition is scheduled to be in the windy season of spring and summer. At this time, the east coast of Neon is generally windy. You can rely on this special fence to control the wind speed under the legal downwind condition of close to +2.0m/s.

This is also one of the reasons why Neon men’s sprint results have generally been better than Chinese men’s sprints in recent years.

In general, the overall strength of the Neon men's sprint is indeed stronger than that of the Chinese men's sprint, but due to some human factors, their results are also "falsely high".

"You ran well, but you ran so hard in the preliminaries. Do you still have the strength for the finals?"

The first person to come up and say hello to Wenhao was Tyson Gay.

Despite his rough appearance and beard, Tyson Gay always makes people think he has an unruly temperament, but in fact he is very introverted and humble. He takes his career seriously, is strong and tenacious when encountering setbacks, and even loses the game. Never make excuses for yourself.

Wen Hao laughed and said: "I don't have too much physical strength, so Tyson, you have to be careful in the finals." Tyson Gay just thought he was joking and did not continue to answer.

Wen Hao also said hello to Crawford, Ronald Vernon and others, and then prepared to leave the field and seize the time to rest.

"Wenhao Wenhao! This way! Can you please be interviewed?"

Passing by the media area, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency waved and greeted him vigorously.

Xinhua News Agency's reports are different from other domestic media in that they are trustworthy, so Wen Hao is not prepared to ignore this reporter.

"Please keep the questions as simple as possible. I have to leave the court to rest and prepare for the finals." After a slight reminder, Wen Hao began to accept the interview.

Just as he thought, the reporters from Xinhua News Agency really didn't care about what was there and what was not. The questions they asked were all related to the game and his own status, without any nonsense.

Wen Hao naturally responded fluently to this. There were five questions in total, and the interview ended in only six or seven minutes.

When Wen Hao left the field, the results of the second group of the men's 100-meter preliminaries were also released.

Asafa Powell undoubtedly took the first place in the group. Under the strong headwind of -1.2m/s, he easily ran a time of 10 seconds.

小组第二名是奥比克维鲁，10秒14；第三名是伦纳德·斯科特，10秒18；第四名是大卫·钱伯斯，10秒28
  At this point, the list of men's 100m finals of the London Athletics Super Grand Prix has also been officially determined. The referee team will group the qualified contestants within half an hour and notify each contestant and coach.

Back at the warm-up area, Li Qing and Annie had set up a stretcher bed so that he could lie on it and receive a massage to relax.

The time of one and a half hours is very tight. Excluding the time for entering, entering, checking in, and re-activating the warm-up, there is not much time left for Wen Hao to rest.

During the simple massage and relaxation process, I ate a banana, an energy bar, and drank some energy drink prepared by Li Qing.

Energy replenishment is also a very important link. On the premise of replenishing lost energy as much as possible, it should not make athletes feel full and avoid affecting the performance of the game.

Until 19:35, after resting and warming up, Wen Hao and Li Qing came to the inspection gate again.

"Coach, if you have anything to explain, please say it quickly, otherwise it will be too late."

Li Qing smiled and shook his head, stretched out his hand to pull up Wen Hao's warm jacket, patted his shoulder and said:
  "You have always been a very independent person. You have your own mature ideas and tactics when it comes to the field. You don't need me to say anything more."

"Time is in such a hurry, and we don't have the conditions to conduct detailed scientific testing of your physical condition. Therefore, only you know how much physical strength you have recovered now and whether you are in the best condition."

"This is the highest level competition you can participate in in your career so far. Take advantage of this opportunity, don't be burdened, and just enjoy the process of the competition!"

"Okay, then I'll go for the inspection right now!" Wen Hao nodded, waved goodbye to Li Qing, turned and walked towards the inspection office.

After breaking the national record again and tying the Asian record, he is already relaxed and naturally does not have any psychological burden.

If it were said in the preliminaries, "Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves in the forest, why not scream and walk slowly."

Then now it is "The bamboo stick and mango shoes are easier than the horse, who is afraid? You can live your whole life in the misty rain."

Just enjoy the game!

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