Sprint champion: start standing on the Olympic field

Chapter 246 2009 Zurich Golden League

September 2009, 9, Zurich Letzigren Stadium.

The last time Su Feng came was three years ago. He met Amin Hari and ran with him.

Afterwards, because of the Osaka World Championships in 07 and the Olympic Games in 08, Su Feng didn't finish participating in the Golden League competition, and he never came to Zurich again.

As for the Golden League this time, although it also met the World Championships, Su Feng was not prepared to give up.

One is because the competition between him and Bolt has reached a fever pitch, and audiences all over the country and around the world are watching.

In the world, he is China's business card. Since he has this ability, he must participate.He Jun also meant the same thing, and even the leaders of the General Administration and the Field Management Center said the same thing, but the latter two's words were more tactful, but the meaning was the same.

In the whole country, Su Feng is an idol and a positive sports star in the hearts of countless people. For the sake of these audiences, Su Feng cannot give up these games at this juncture.

And one last point is also very important.

Although the IAAF has not announced it yet, and there are very few people who know the news, Su Feng knows it.

That is, this year is the last year of the Golden League, and the 12-year-old Golden League is about to come to an end this year.

Starting next year, it will be the world of the Diamond League, which is familiar to future generations.

As for the reason, IAAF President Diack has also publicly said that this is also recognized by everyone.

That is, the Golden League is all in Europe, while the scope of the Diamond League is expanded to Europe, Asia and the Americas.

The Diamond League includes many well-known or historic games that were previously outside the Golden League system.

For example, the Eugene and New York Grand Prix in the United States, these two historic races have been absorbed into the Diamond League system.

And Shanghai has also become a selected city because of its successful experience in hosting the IAAF Grand Prix consecutively.

Secondly, the competition events have also been expanded to 32, such as men's and women's 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 400 meters hurdles, high jump, long jump, pole vault, triple jump, shot put, discus, Javelin, men's 110m hurdles, women's 100m hurdles, etc.

Due to the increase in the number of games and events, more athletes can be absorbed.

And most importantly, it improves the competitive nature of the game.

In the past, in the Golden League, only athletes who won all the championships could share the million-dollar prize, but this requirement is too high, and many events do not get this opportunity every year.

But the Diamond League is different. It does not make hard and fast rules on the athletes' participation and awards, but determines the ranking of players in each event through points.

In the end, the number of winners will change from the original unfixed number to the current 32 people, and the total prize money has also risen from US$663 million to US$[-] million.

The person with the highest score in each project will also receive a diamond trophy and a 4-carat diamond ring.

At the same time, the athletes who win the championship and the diamond ring will also be recognized by the IAAF as the annual world number one in a single event. This very challenging honor is what all athletes hope for, and the temptation is very strong.

At the very least, Su Feng felt that this was much more tempting than the simple gold award, and the international ranking was calculated together with various other competitions. He himself was very interested.

However, the high-standard competition standards are also very high. The IAAF stipulates that only the top 20 athletes of each event are eligible to participate. This covers all new Olympic champions, world championship champions or current world champions. record holder.

In Su Feng's memory, the IAAF signed nine world superstars in various sports as the image promotion ambassadors of the Diamond League before the start of the 10-year competition. He Jun is here, he should also be one of the sports stars who will be invited.

But that's next year. Now that he knows that this year is the last year of the Golden League, he will go all out for every game after that, trying not to leave any regrets.

In the stadium at this time, more than 5 spectators are already in place, and the influence of the Berlin World Championships has not dissipated, especially the men's 100-meter and 200-meter events.The meaning involved in this is closely related to everyone, and now there are peerless geniuses like Su Feng and Bolt who don't exist for many years. Almost every appearance of them affects the nerves of all audiences around the world.

Take the tickets for this game as an example. The official price of ordinary tickets has reached 50 euros, and the highest-end tickets have reached 500 euros. It can be said that it is comparable to the ticket price of ordinary matches in the Champions League. This is already very exaggerated for track and field competitions. .

Even so, this year's Golden League is still full, and many spectators who can't buy tickets can only gather outside the venue.

When Su Feng and Bolt appeared on the stage, it was no surprise that they received huge cheers from the audience, more than the others combined.

In this competition, besides Su Feng and Bolt, Gatlin and Tyson Gay also participated.

As for Powell and Obikevilu, they did not come for various reasons, but this did not hinder the enthusiasm of the people. As long as Su Feng and Bolt came, even just one would be fine.

As for the other four athletes, they are David Button of the United States, Michelle Rogers, Michelle Flatt of Jamaica, and Mbon de York of France.

Among them, Mbonde York's best time is only 10 seconds, which is the weakest player among the eight.

Standing in front of the starting line, Su Feng and Bolt looked at each other and turned their heads.

The pressure of two people standing together can only be understood by two people. The feeling that no one knows what to do is something that no one wants to encounter when doing anything.

But both of them came knowing that the other party was coming, so they had to be prepared to lose.

The pressure on the two comes from the competition between the two.

Others are under a lot of pressure because of their strong strength.

Especially Michelle Flatt and Mbond Yorke, who don't often compete with the two, feel very uneasy at this time.

On the one hand, it is the dream of every track and field athlete to compete with two people. On the one hand, it is because of the competition itself, and on the other hand, it is because of the skyrocketing value caused by the exposure of the competition.

But at the same time, it is accompanied by pressure. After all, not everyone can bear the scene of competing with two people under the eyes of everyone.

Most Europeans and Americans believe in Christianity. You can see the fluctuations in their hearts just by looking at the frequency of a few people crossing their chests.

Su Feng and Bolt naturally knew this, but they didn't care about it at all, but were doing their warm-up exercises wholeheartedly.

"On your marks!" As the prompt sounded, Bolt finally made a cross on his chest, and then leaned over and stepped on the starting block.

"Set!"

"Snapped!"

"Game start!"

After a competition like the World Championships is over, the athletes' bodies relax to varying degrees, especially for athletes who can participate in the World Championships. After a long preparation for the competition, the spirit will involuntarily relax after the competition.

At this time, Su Feng and Bolt are like this. Judging from the starting reaction of the two, Su Feng is 0.140 seconds, and Bolt is 0.152 seconds, which is not an excellent starting reaction for both of them.

On the contrary, Tyson Gay and Gatlin, perhaps because of the pressure, did not relax, but instead ran out of the starting reaction of 0.132 and 0.135.

But these are indifferent to Bolt and Su Feng.

In the first 30 meters, the two gained at least one positional advantage.

At 60 meters, the two had separated Gatlin by at least half a meter.

Then came the stage of the absolute speed of the two, and the high-speed surpassing battle that the audience most wanted to see appeared from here!
From 60 meters onwards, the speed of the two had completely increased, and they began to take the lead by a large margin. The sound of cheering from the audience came like a tsunami accompanied by the secretion of adrenaline.

At this time, there were no other contestants in the hearts of the two, only each other's existence remained!
70 meters, 80 meters, 90 meters, the two have established the lead with absolute speed!

100 meters, cross the line!The two were almost neck and neck, and both used the action of pressing the line.

The small time board on the field showed No.1's score of 9 seconds and 69 seconds in real time!
However, as with previous matches between the two, no one knows who won the match.

But soon, after the two stopped and turned around, the specific results were displayed on the big screen.

No.1, Bolt, Jamaica, starting reaction 0.152 seconds, score 9 seconds 69.
No.2, Su Feng, China, starting reaction 0.140 seconds, score 9 seconds 70.
No.3, Gatlin, the United States, the starting reaction was 0.135 seconds, and the score was 9 seconds.
No.4, Tyson Gay, the United States, the starting reaction was 0.132 seconds, and the score was 9 seconds.
No.5, Michelle Rogers, USA, starting reaction 0.138 seconds, score 9 seconds 98.
No.6, David Button, the United States, starting reaction 0.150 seconds, 10 seconds 00.
No.7, Michelle Flatt, Jamaica, starting reaction 0.141 seconds, score 10 seconds 08.
No.8, Mbon de York, France, starting reaction 0.172 seconds, score 10 seconds 17.
(End of this chapter)