Born to Run

The sky in Helsinki has long been dark, coupled with the rainy weather, and the cold wind blowing at night, many spectators in the stands can feel an obvious coolness.

However, this did not stop the audience's enthusiasm, especially when the players appeared on the track, the voices of various castanets were still ringing.

On the big screen, the list of players in the second group of the men's 400m semi-finals was quickly released.

The first one, Timothy Benjamin, England;

The second course, Lansford-De Spencer, Jamaica;

The third road, Gary Tikaya, Congo;

The fourth way, Ye Qin, China;

Fifth Road, Darrod Williamson, United States;

The sixth track, Taylor Christopher, Canada;

The seventh path, Abu Bakr-Ali, Sudan;

Eighth Road, Allison De Pegro, Dominican Republic;

At this time, many spectators in the stands who watched the race carefully after the list of players appeared on the big screen, took another look at the fourth track before the 400-meter starting line, and many people felt a little uncertain in their hearts.

It seems, it seems that the Asian player has played for the third time today!

Tickets for the Helsinki World Championships are not cheap. Many games are full because the schedule is continuous. Among the spectators who watched the game today, a small number of people did not leave the stadium from noon until the evening. Many viewers even brought some lunch boxes and other food, and they solved it directly in the stands.

For the truly enthusiastic spectators who love to watch track and field competitions, it will not be a problem for many to be able to witness such a grand event.

It is this group of people who, after watching the men’s 200-meter semifinals and semi-finals, have an impression of the Asian players who are standing on the fourth lane of the 400-meter starting line at this moment.

The opponent was first in the group in the 200-meter semifinals, and second in the group in the 200-meter semifinals, and successfully advanced to the final. The average audience may not pay too much attention, but for many audiences who really pay attention to track and field events, especially sprint events, a new face will be noticed. What's more, Ye Qin is not a completely new face either.

At this moment, many people could not help but be shocked to see Yechin appearing on the runway of the men's 400m semi-finals.

Running three games in one day, and all of them are World Championship semifinals and semi-finals with a concentrated weight. Such athletes dare not say that they are unprecedented, but they are indeed rare in track and field.

At the same time, in the stands at this time, in addition to the spectators watching the event, there were also many slender figures appearing.

Jax Trin and Sean Crowder stood side by side, both of them looked calm, not caring about the shouts of the audience from time to time behind them.

Not far from the two of them, Jason Gaby and Wallace Spilmon also watched every move on the court. On the other side, Jamaica's Youssé Bot and the current men's 100-meter world record holder Asa Favel appeared in the stands.

Even among the crowd, there are many Asian faces. That is Shingo Suetsue, the current Asian men's 200-meter record holder, and the one next to him is Japan's current men's 100-meter best Asahara Shoji.

"How did this game attract so many people?"

Standing in the stands, Yang Yao glanced over many figures that appeared near the finish line, with some doubts in his eyes.

He was born in the 200m race. Although he only ran the first round of this World Championships, he is no stranger to many of the figures present. Especially Japan's Suetsugu Shingo, that was the competitor he once most wanted to beat. The two have played against each other in many competitions.

"Ye Qin's game still attracted a lot of people's attention."

Chen Zhongzhou heard him talking to himself beside Yang Yao, and then replied. He pointed his hand to the other side of the stand, where several white and black men in suits were also watching the game.

These are all officials from the IAAF. One of them is Chen Zhongzhou. Frankie Frederic, a former Namibian sprinter, ranked fourth in the men’s 200 meters at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and one of them is Chen Zhongzhou. In the 100-meter race, he ran within ten seconds. He was once a strong competitor of Michael Johnson in the 200-meter event. After retiring from the Athens Olympics and Yokohama All-Star Game, he became an official of the International Olympic Committee. These people all appeared in the stands, obviously for the men's 400m semi-finals with extremely high attention.

While Chen Zhongzhou noticed some officials from the IAAF, Feng Shuyou and Yu Weili, who were standing not far away at this time, also noticed the situation.

"Is it because of Ye Qin's coming?" Feng Shuyou's eyes were burning, as if shining brightly, he turned and asked Yu Weili beside him.

Yu Weili smiled, "It is possible that the men's 200m and 400m events at the World Championships have always been in conflict. Although many athletes have both 200m and 400m events, in one World Championships, It’s still rare for both events to participate in the competition when there is a time conflict between the two events."

The World Championships are not the Olympic Games. Sometimes the schedule will not separate the men's 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters, and there will still be some conflicts.

In history, the only athlete who can win both the men's 200m and 400m at the World Championships is Michael Johnson. The opponent created this double championship at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. Although Michael Johnson participated in the 200-meter and 400-meter events at the time, the schedule was not like this world championships. Matched together.

Ye Qin's participation in the men's 200 meters and men's 400 meters is a relatively unexpected situation for many sprinters. After all, it is a world-class race. It is not easy to win a project, not to mention. It is the case of rolling competition.

But the men’s 200m semi-finals have ended. Yeqin has qualified for the finals. At this time, it’s the men’s 400m semifinals. If Yeqin can enter the finals in both events, Yeqin’s In terms of age, it still created a very amazing record.

Michael Johnson is 28 years old to win the two events, while Ye Chin is only 18 years old this year.

The IAAF’s attention to Asian athletes has increased in recent years. In 2003, Yusue Shingo won the men’s 200-meter bronze medal in the World Championships, becoming the first player to win a medal in a world-class sprint competition. . In 2004, Liu Yangyu won the men's 110-meter hurdles, and Ye Qin entered the men's 200-meter final.

By this year, Yeqin once again created a personal best, and participated in the World Championships in both events have good performance, which has attracted the attention of the IAAF.

"It seems that Yeqin has also entered the field of vision of the IAAF, but I don't know if he can get the Rising Star Award this year.

Speaking of this, Feng Shuyou's mouth couldn't help but smile. For potential new athletes, the IAAF's attention has never been low. You know, after you won the World Youth Championship in 2002, Youssé Bot won the IAAF Rising Star Award that year.

Yu Weili followed and laughed, "I hope there is a chance. Our athletes can go out and gain international recognition. This is a great thing."

Chinese track and field has always been relatively weak, and its influence in the international arena is relatively low~www.ltnovel.com~ In women's events, there was also Oriental Deer in the 1990s, which set off a wave of turmoil. Since then, women's long-distance running projects have experienced many twists and turns, but in general they are still relatively competitive.

But in men's sports, there are very few athletes with real influence. Even in the competitive walking events, there are no particularly influential players in comparison.

Until last year, Liu Yangyu won the men's 110-meter hurdles in the Olympics. It was a spring thunder, which attracted the attention of the International Olympic Committee, the International Athletics Federation, and the entire world sports community.

In May of this year, Lawrence Sports General, Liu Yangyu won the best rookie of the year. At the same time, Xing Huina, the women's 10,000-meter long-distance running champion, was also nominated for the best rookie, which really extended the influence of track and field events to the world. .

Since the establishment of the Lawrence Sports Awards, the last person to be nominated for the best newcomer of the Lawrence of the Year is Yao Yao who is now playing in the NBA.

There are Liu Yangyu and Xing Huina in front, followed by Ye Qin who also emerged in the men's sprint 200m and 400m events. Feng Shuyou and Yu Weili, as the head and assistant coaches of the Chinese track and field team, can be said to be very pleased with this change. .

The strategy of "going out and bringing in" is also based on this premise, in order to break through the layers of shackles of the Tian Management Center and even the General Administration. Ye Qin can’t speak of a great reputation in China at this time. After all, ordinary people will not have a deep understanding unless they are Olympic champions or have achieved historical breakthroughs. However, the level of attention in the Tianguan Center has already been No less than Liu Yangyu before winning the Olympic champion.

Similarly, starting from the World Junior Championships, to the World Youth Championships, the Olympic Games, as well as this year’s Grand Prix and the ongoing World Championships, one after another, Yeqin has gradually become famous in the international track and field. The attention of the IAAF.