Born to Run

"Come on!"

"Come on!"

At noon on August 9th, Helsinki Olympic Stadium contestants check-in area.

After Ye Qin fastened the carrying, he jumped on the spot for two steps, looked at the notice not far away that he was ready to start the inspection, turned around and smiled at the crowd behind him.

Randy Hunter had a smile at the corner of his mouth, and he didn't speak much while standing beside him, but his eyes had some expectations at this time. Behind him, Chen Zhongzhou and Zhuang Wei applauded Ye Qin and shouted cheering slogans.

"Come on, Yeqin!"

Yang Yao, who was warming up on the indoor warm-up track, saw Yeqin preparing to play, and ran over a few steps, stretched out his palms, and lightly hit each other.

"Brother Yang, see you later in the game."

Ye Qin smiled and nodded. He is the first group of the men's 200m preliminaries, while Yang Yao is the eighth group of the men's 200m. The time between a group of matches is almost eight minutes apart, and the overall time difference is still a while. .

Leaving the warm-up area, Ye Qin walked directly in the direction of the match check.

Just halfway through, I suddenly felt someone pat his shoulder lightly again, turned his head and forgot to go, it was a tall and slender black man who was grinning at him.

"I saw you a long time ago." Ye Qin didn't feel surprised at all when he looked at the black man who came by.

The one standing in front of him was not someone else. It was Youssé Bot. The two had just met each other when they warmed up on the indoor warm-up track, but they focused on warming up at the time and they did not communicate.

"Come on and run, don't be eliminated!" Youssé Bot bared his white teeth, "I'm going to beat you in the finals."

"Then you just wait for it!"

Ye Qin smiled, stretched out his right fist and made a punch with Youssé Bot. Without stopping, he turned and walked directly towards the checkpoint.

Behind him, the tall black Jamaican youth had eyes burning as if flames were burning.

In May, he lost to Yechin at the New York Grand Prix, and now in August, both of them appeared on the stage of the World Championships. He has been looking forward to it for a long time.

At the check-in gate, Ye Qin first followed the field staff to check his information, and completed the final roll call and check-in procedures. Soon the players from his group gathered together and formed a column.

The men's 200-meter race of the current World Championships was a four-shot tiebreaker. In the preliminaries, there were 8 preliminaries and more than 60 athletes participated.

The rules for qualifying for the preliminaries and the semi-finals are still the same as in other competitions. The top three of each group will advance directly, and then the 8 best results will be added. A total of 32 players will participate in the semi-finals.

Yeqin is the first group in the men's 200m preliminaries. Although it is the first group, it is a very ideal group for Yeqin.

Because he still has the men’s 400-meter preliminaries to run after about 14:00, the preliminaries between the two games are not particularly long. If he can finish the men’s 200-meter preliminaries earlier, he will be able to spare more time for physical strength. restore.

Although Ye Qin had the idea of ​​giving up in the 400m race, he still wanted to give it a try if it was not a last resort.

Under the orderly guidance of the on-site staff before the game, at 12:15, Yeqin followed the other seven players in his group through the athletes’ entrance channel.

After spending some time in the indoor inspection area where the line of sight is not too good, Ye Chin only felt his eyes light up when he walked through the corridor, and the entire Helsinki Olympic Stadium was in sight.

Although the light is much better than indoors, the sky is still overcast. Although there is no rain at this time, it is still not sunny.

The more than 50,000 seats in the stands were basically full of people, and many spectators carried their ponchoes with them, even if there was no rain at this time, they still did not take off.

Looking at the past, the ponchos of various colors are colorful, and it feels like a bunch of flowers.

Buzzing and noisy noise sounded in the ears at the same time, and various shouts mixed with Finnish, Swedish, English and other languages ​​were endless.

This is a world-class competition!

This is the big scene!

World Championships, track and field events and the Olympic Games are the two highest stages.

In an instant, Ye Qin could feel his heart shrink slightly, and the blood in his body seemed to boil.

Compared to many competitions I have participated in before, it is probably only the atmosphere of the Athens Olympic Games that can be compared to this moment. Although the atmosphere of the men’s 200m race in the Athens Olympics was booed, the atmosphere is not too good, but compared to other events. Although the audience is enthusiastic, but the level is not enough, the mood always seems to be worse.

After Yechin and other famous players walked to the starting line, the Helsinki Olympic Stadium also showed the information of the players in this group of men's 200-meter preliminaries.

The first one, Andre da Silva, Brazil;

The second one, Nabiforti-Fofana, Guinea;

The third way, Ye Qin, China;

Fourth Road, Andrew Howe, Italy;

Fifth, Aaron Armstrong, Trinidad and Tobago;

The sixth way, Panagiotis-Sarris, Greece;

The seventh path, Stefan Buckland, Mauritius;

The eighth way, Hebviera, Uruguay;

In this group, Yechin is most familiar with Italian player Andrew Howe. The two used to be opponents in the World Youth Championship in Grosseto, Italy last year. Yechin lost to Andrew Howe in the 200m event and only won. Silver medal in the World Youth Championship.

Although at the Athens Olympics one month after the end of the World Youth Championship, Yechin performed far more than Andrew Howe, standing on the runway of the finals and taking sixth place, while Andrew Howe stopped in the rematch. But Ye Qin knew from the bottom of his heart that he was not yet defeated this opponent.

Just like defeating Youssef Bot in the New York Grand Prix, he has always wanted to run another game with Andrew Howe on the court, hoping to win the other side.

In addition to this group of players, Yechin knows well about Stefan Buckland of Mauritius, a veteran who was born in 1977 and is now at the peak of competitive sports.

Personal best time in 60 meters is 6 seconds 72, 100 meters best time is 10 seconds 13 seconds, 200 meters best time is 20 seconds 06. In the Athens Olympics last year, Yechin took sixth place in the 200m event, while Stefan Buckland was seventh. The difference between the results of the two is very slight.

It can be said that in the final, if Stefan Buckland played a little better, Yechin might only be the bottom.

However, one year later, Yeqin has experienced the Olympic Games, as well as domestic indoor championships and three grand prix games. His mentality has become more and more mature, facing top men such as Andrew Howe and Stefan Buckland. The mood of the 200m runners is completely different from the past.

After the gunfire rang out, Ye Qin's legs suddenly exploded and he rushed directly out of the starting line.

He is on the third lane and Andrew Howe is on the fourth lane.

Eighty meters ahead, Yeqin found that Andrew Howe's explosive power was still very good and ran very fast, but after almost 80 meters, Yeqin found that Andrew Howe's speed dropped suddenly.

One year later, the talented 200-meter athlete who was able to break out of 20.28 seconds in the men's 200-meter last year, the state now displayed is somewhat surprising to Ye Qin.

That kind of feeling, it seems that Andrew Howe has not run 200 meters for a long time, and there is a great problem with the speed and rhythm in the second half of the race.

But Yeqin also knows that Andrew Howe won the men's 200m and long jump in the World Youth Championship. Looking at Andrew Howe's performance in the second half now ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ may have turned his focus to the long jump.

The explosive power and speed ability of long jumpers are very good. In the men's 4×100m relay race, there is a shortage of people, and they often choose people among the long jumpers.

Many long jumpers have very good 60-meter and 100-meter speeds, but in comparison, if it is a 200-meter event, there are requirements for speed resistance. If the long jumper does not train, the results may not be so good. After all, athletes like Carl Lewis who can take all men's 100 meters, 200 meters, and long jumps are extremely rare.

Soon, the curve goes into the straight.

Yeqin easily shook off Andrew Howe and other players. At this time, the only black player from Mauritius, Stefan Buckland, was able to keep up with him in the second half.

After the two entered the straight, they barely took the lead and ran to the forefront without much effort.

Because it is the preliminaries, a veteran like Stefan Buckland will not fight Yechin to a bloodshed because of a preliminary match. His main purpose is to qualify and advance to the finals. The top three places, as long as they get the spot smoothly. There is no problem.

And Yeqin, considering that he will have to compete in the men's 400 meters around 14 o'clock, he also made a lot of reservations.

In the end, the two successfully won the top two in the first group of the men's 200m preliminaries with 20.89 and 20.92, and it was Andrew Howe who advanced to the third place with a score of 21.10.

The other players all scored within 21.40 seconds, and two even ran to 22 seconds.

As the first group of the men's 200m preliminaries, it can be said that the overall level is weak.

With a score of 20.89 seconds, Ye Qin successfully won the first place in the group and successfully advanced to the second round of the rematch tomorrow.