Sprint champion: start standing on the Olympic field

Chapter 217
On March 2009, 3, the Jamaica National Stadium, which can accommodate 27 people, was abruptly squeezed into 2.6 spectators.Countless flashes flashed across the auditorium, and countless cameras were aimed at the eight athletes who were about to start the race before the 3-meter starting line, or at Bolt among the eight. .

After the end of 2008, after losing all the Olympic 100-meter and 200-meter gold medals to Su Feng, Bolt entered the long winter training time soon.

He has never trained as hard-working as this time, and he has never been as eager to succeed and defeat Su Feng as he is now.

Looking at the countless lights that shine like stars, they are all Jamaicans who support him.

"I'm afraid they are also expecting me to defeat Su Feng and become a real hero in Jamaica!" Bolt continued to move his gaze upwards, looked up at the starry sky, and slowly recalled his past.

2002年7月19日，同样在牙买加国家体育场，位列第3跑道、戴着461号比赛号码布、一位瘦瘦高高的本土小将，在世界青年田径锦标赛男子200米决赛中以20秒61的成绩率先冲线，他就是尤塞恩·博尔特。

At just 15 years and 332 days old, Bolt became the youngest champion of the event at the time.

The 2002 World Youth Athletics Championships was not Bolt's first international competition, but he won his first international championship at the Jamaica National Stadium.Bolt, who was less than 16 years old at the time, was already unusual in height among the contestants. Before the start, he habitually drew a cross on his chest, and when he crossed the finish line first, the stands The most enthusiastic applause burst out from the home audience in an instant, and Bolt made a salute to the stands in celebration, and then put the Jamaican flag on himself.In the eyes of the IAAF, this kid not only showed great potential, but also was confident, patriotic, and very good at interacting with the audience.

In fact, at the 2002 World Youth Championships held at the National Stadium in Jamaica, Bolt not only won a gold medal, but also ran a personal best of 20 seconds 58 in the preliminaries. In the 200×4-meter two-relay competition, Bolt and his teammates missed the championship and only won two silver medals, but they created Jamaica's national youth records for these two events.Bolt's title of "Jamaica Lightning" was obtained in this event.

In 2003, Bolt won the 200-meter and 400-meter championships in the domestic championships held at the Jamaica National Stadium, with results of 20 seconds and 25 seconds. An olive branch was extended, but the Jamaica Lightning chose to stay in Kingston.At the end of the same year, Bolt met the well-known coach Glenn Mills at the Jamaica National Stadium.It is worth mentioning that Bolt had previously studied under Pablo McNeil. The track and field coach who passed away in July 45 first persuaded Bolt to give up cricket and focus on track and field, and then in Bolt. Te sent it to Kingston when he was 35.

Glenn Mills, who is also a Leo like Bolt, has already coached world-class sprinters like Kim Collins, Ray Stewart and Chambers before meeting the "Jamaica Lightning", so he has a lot of experience .The first thing he taught Bolt was that in order to learn how to win he had to be able to accept defeat.At first, the two had differences in the competition items. Mills hoped that Bolt would focus on the 200 meters and also run the 400 meters, but Bolt wanted to run the 100 meters.Mills believed that Bolt was more suitable for middle-distance running, because the Jamaican Lightning had some "bad habits" such as watching his opponent run, which was not suitable for short-distance running, but Mills told him that if he could break the 200-meter national record, Then you can run 100 meters.

As a result, later, Bolt ran a time of 19 seconds at the National Stadium, which broke the national record held by Quayari for 75 years.

Mills then made good on his promise to let Bolt participate in the 100-meter event.

It became known later that in the 2007 Pan-Caribbean Invitational, Bolt ran a shocking world record of 9 seconds, breaking the world record of 689 seconds just created by Su Feng.

Bolt said bluntly after the game: I was shocked when I saw the result, because when I was in good condition, I was at the level of 9 seconds.On the contrary, the head coach Mills is very calm, "I am not surprised at all, because he performed very well in training, this is just the beginning." In Bolt's eyes, the image of Mills is a father, friend, and mentor .Just like the "prophecy" of Mills, Bolt has since opened an almost invincible mode in various competitions such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships, and the only thing missing in this prophecy is Bolt's most powerful opponent Su Feng !
Su Feng, a Chinese athlete who has the same physical talent as Bolt and works harder!
There is no doubt about Su Feng's strength. Before Bolt, he was the strongest star in the international field.

But he really didn't expect, including his coach, that after Bolt showed superhuman strength, the opponent still won consecutive battles against Bolt, and Bolt didn't even win once!
For Bolt, who has been regarded by Jamaicans as a hero and the brightest business card of Jamaica in the world, it is undoubtedly a huge failure, even a shame. He failed to live up to the expectations of the motherland and the nation.

"This time, I won't lose again!" I lowered my head and put my feet on the starting block. The power from my legs was stronger than ever!This is the result of his hard work all winter.He believed that he would never lose to Su Feng again!
"Set!"

"Snapped!"

Game start.

Ignoring the cheers and applause from the audience, none of this was what he deserved before defeating Su Feng.

"Focus on running and regard the runway as your life!" The coach told him countless times, and he ignored it countless times, but it was one of his spiritual pillars this winter, and it was the only belief in his heart at this time!
"Run!" In Jamaica at this time, especially when Powell didn't compete in Europe, Bolt's strength is definitely broken by generations, even more than one generation!
He had a clear lead in the first 30 meters, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that Bolt had already won!
At 50 meters and 60 meters, Bolt entered the stage of his highest speed, and the distance between him and the Jamaican athlete behind him was straightened.

80 meters, 90 meters, cross the line!

"Om!" First there was a meaningless loud hum, and then, the sky filled with cheers resounded through this not-so-big gymnasium. Even the sound seemed to fill the gymnasium to the brim!
"9 seconds 60!" Before Bolt saw the result, the Jamaican audience on the scene had already seen the result shown on the small time plate, and there is no doubt that this result could only belong to the first one with an absolute advantage. The Jamaican hero who crossed the line, Usain Bolt!

(End of this chapter)