just to make those dreams come true

Chapter 283 The 200-meter semi-final begins

Athens local time,

August 8 at 25:22 pm,
Athens Olympic Stadium

As the men's 110-meter hurdles rematch ended, preparations began for the award ceremony for the men's 1500-meter race.In 10 minutes, the semi-finals of the men's 200-meter race will be staged. Taking advantage of the gap, the commentators from most countries have begun to get into the rhythm of the game in advance.

Along with the messages from some viewers and netizens transmitted by the guide, the China CCTV commentators also took advantage of this opportunity to introduce some topics of interest to everyone.

"In yesterday's 200-meter preliminaries and rematch, many viewers may not have watched it, and some of the situation may not be well understood...In yesterday's preliminaries, the young Chinese teenager Zhu Kun entered the rematch with fourth in the group and 31st in the overall ranking. Chinese player Yang Zuyao easily won the first place in the group with absolute strength and advanced to the semi-finals...

In the rematch, the two players performed well, and both successfully won the top three in the group and advanced to the semi-finals.Especially Zhu Kun, who played in the second group, learned the lesson of his lack of experience in the preliminaries, and ran a time of 20 seconds, which is also his personal best result in this event...

Regardless of the promotion or not, this result alone is worth remembering this 18-year-old young player.Last year's Five Cities Meeting, when he won the men's 200m championship, his personal time broke through 21 seconds for the first time. This result has also reached the A standard of the Olympic 20m...

And now in the Olympic Games, he set a new personal best again, running into the 20 mark for the first time.You know, for a young athlete, it is already a very rare thing to be able to run at his best in a world-class competition.We have reason to believe that after Zhao Lin and Shen Huan, Zhu Kun is another Chinese athlete who is slowly stepping into the top ranks.Just like his seniors, he will break through himself in the World Series in the future, break through the limit and move towards a higher stage..."

Yang Jian and Han Qiao teamed up and introduced the specific information of the athletes in the 200-meter race to the Chinese people who were concerned about the race in front of the TV, especially Zhu Kun was mentioned emphatically.This is not just a matter of an athlete, it also reflects the current status of Huaxia Sprint.

The fact is that what we are now is not an illusory spectacle supported by one or two talented athletes.Athletes who have already achieved some honors are reaching their peak, and younger newcomers are already rising.This is exciting for everyone who cares about the country and national sports.

"The men's 200m semi-final is about to start later. Two outstanding sprinters in our country will attack the final, and you may see a rare first time later. The 16 contestants in the semi-final will be divided into two groups, and The two Chinese players will appear in the first group of 8 people at the same time, this is the first time we have seen two Chinese players compete on the same field in the sprint track of the World Series..."

After the two people analyzed and introduced one after another, the eight athletes from the first group of the men's 200-meter semi-finals had already begun to appear. With the voice of the commentary and the movement of the camera, the audience saw the track of the semi-finals through the screen. Two bright red bodies appeared in the arena.

"The world-recognized sprint powerhouses, the United States and Jamaica, are not difficult to see from the list of players who have entered the semi-finals and finals in the previous 400-meter and 400-meter events. The 400-meter American three, Jamaica two, [-]-meter American and Jamaica even has three people. Britain and Germany, which are slightly lower, have almost one or two people. As for us, China, two people entered the final of the [-]m, and one person won the silver medal. Although there was only one person in the [-]m, we broke through the two countries. Surrounded, historic won the gold medal.

Now in the 200m competition, we are also two of the 16 semi-finalists. In the world, there are many people who can enter the semi-finals of the competition, and few of them can get the top three places in the finals.We have counted all the competitions in recent years, which also confirms the argument of reflecting the sprint power.The United States and Jamaica are the first to be listed, and now China may be added..."

It is already late at night in the country at this time, and those who can continue to watch the game now have to say that they all have a special love, maybe for sports and track, or maybe just for the country.

Many viewers understand the situation, but a significant number of viewers don't really understand.And with the introduction of the commentary, at this time they gradually realized that it seemed that Huaxia's sprint event had really achieved great results inadvertently.

Even laymen know that the United States is the recognized overlord in track and field events, and now it seems that China has the ability to challenge.This made them feel waves of heat flowing through their bodies, stimulating their emotions to rise.

With the sound of commentary, the athletes participating in the men's 200m semi-finals are slowly walking on the track.

Walking to his own stage, after Zhu Kun simply moved his body, he couldn't help looking at the two people in the middle stage, 4th, the only contestant who ran under 20 seconds in the preliminaries, and the one with absolute strength.Five...

Zhu Kun looked at Yang Zuyao who was moving his wrists and ankles, and felt mixed feelings in his heart.

For a long time, he has been looking forward to competing with Brother Yang in the world arena, but in fact, he knows that it may take some time.Normally in World Series, athletes from the same country do not meet in groups before the semifinals.But in fact, I didn't expect it to be so soon. In each other's first Olympics, the two were actually placed in the same group in the semifinals.

He felt very emotional, and he felt that he was not ready to face all this psychologically.Of course, it is not uncommon to meet in the semi-finals. The three American players who entered the semi-finals also had two in the second group, and Germany also had two. The reason can only be attributed to their failure to enter the top two of the group. .

A total of sixteen athletes will be divided into two groups for the semi-finals.Under normal circumstances, the first and second places in the semi-finals will be assigned to different groups as much as possible, and the remaining rankings will be randomly assigned to the two groups, which also increases competitiveness and fairness.Especially this time in the Olympics, just like the 200 meters, the rules for qualifying for the [-] meters semi-finals are also for the top four in the group.

"Run well, you have to show your own level whether you are promoted or not. I don't have Brother Yang's current strength, but I have to work hard to catch up..."

Zhu Kun slowly restrained his emotions and adjusted his pre-match state. His personal best time of 20 seconds in the rematch may not have reached the limit in his self-feeling, but he knew that among all the players who entered the semi-finals, he Not forward.

For example, Brother Yang, those Americans, and even the aging Namibian, etc. These people all have an absolute gap in strength. At this point, now they can only do their best to show their abilities Level up.

"Come on! You're still young, and you're only taking part in the Olympics for the first time! You're much luckier than the former World Youth Champion that the coach mentioned yesterday!"

He also paid attention to Zhu Kun, and it seemed that everything was stable. Yang Zuyao was very pleased, and also silently encouraged Zhu Kun in his heart.

"Uh~"

Yang Zuyao was suddenly a little stunned as his thoughts skipped a beat.It seems that the poison of the coach is getting deeper and deeper.

It seems that they are not old, and it is the first time to participate in the Olympic Games, including their coaches.Since when did we all take it for granted?Is it because of self-confidence in strength, or because of a change in mentality?

Even last year, he didn't dare to imagine being able to cheer his teammates up in peace of mind in the Olympic Games.If we really take that Jamaican teenager for comparison, we are not lucky.

Then keep this luck forever and keep going. The coach has taken the first step and told us that as long as we continue to work hard to improve and continue to work hard, everything is possible.We all have to keep up, we can't fall behind, on the future of China, we all have to chase our footsteps!
The players on the track were adjusting their status, but at this time, the audience watching the game outside the arena became more and more enthusiastic, and their emotions rose step by step.

Especially the Huaxia audience in the stands, from the start of the sprint event on the 21st, it has been brewing step by step until now, and the lineup of watching the game is constantly expanding.Chinese people living in Europe, Chinese people stationed abroad, and athletes from other sports of the delegation continued to flock towards the Olympic Stadium.

In the Olympic men's sprint event, Huaxia finally has its own place, showing the demeanor of our Huaxia athletes to the world and to all those who have prejudice and arrogance against Huaxia!
People can't be sure if there will be another time, or will they have to wait for many years?But at the moment, at least they are in the stadium, listening to the host in the arena introducing the athletes, the Huaxia athletes, the exciting honor suffix, and the solemn tone with some admiration.They deeply feel this honor, and it is worth investing more enthusiasm just for this honor.

"...The first one is from..."

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"#@*!"

Amid bursts of cheers, information about all the athletes in the first group of the men's 200m semi-finals appeared on the big screen at the scene.

First Way, Christian Malcolm, UK;

Second Lane, Frank Fredericks, Namibia;

Third Road, Francis Obicvilu, Portugal;
Fourth Road, Sean Crawford, United States;
Fifth Road, Yang Zuyao, Huaxia;
Lane Six, Christopher Williams, Jamaica;
Seventh Road, Zhu Kun, Huaxia;
Lane [-], Jerushinski, Poland;

……

Accompanied by the introduction and the camera shifting from time to time, the athletes cooperated to complete the final interaction before the game, and then the eight athletes each started the final warm-up adjustments on their own track.

"On your marks!"

In less than 1 minute, the final pre-match adjustment time for them ended, and the command to take their positions sounded.

Yang Zuyao patted his thigh lightly, jumped on the spot again, let out a breath, and squatted down on the starting block.Like him, the other seven players are also ready to start, and the race is about to start.

"Collapse, relax, recharge, let the body fully enter the ready state..."

"Set!"

Before the starting position of the curve, the referees checked the starting preparations of the players again, and after confirming that they were correct, they issued a signal, followed by a preparation password.

"boom!"

At the same time that all the athletes rushed out almost instantly, a crisp gunshot followed and spread throughout the stadium. In the stadium, the enthusiastic shouts of the audience sounded again.

"Game start!"

In the media area, the commentators from various countries also shouted passionately. Through the camera and descriptions at a fast speed, they brought the situation on the scene to all parts of the world.

"In Lane 7, Yang Zuyao's starting reaction is very good, his acceleration is very stable, and now he...Zhu Kun in Lane [-] is also running very well. From the preliminaries to now, he has run better every time. He... ..."

on the track,
The distance of 30 meters has passed, and the players have basically raised their bodies and entered the stage of rapid acceleration.After the start, whether it was Fredericks who had the best start reaction this time, or Crawford who unexpectedly ranked last in the start reaction.At this time, they have stabilized their rhythm.

In the fifth lane, Yang Zuyao also ran at his own pace steadily, accelerating without any distractions. This time the start was good or not. For him now, even if the start is abnormal occasionally, it will not have much impact, let alone It's functioning normally now.

Steady arm swings and strides, accumulating explosive power, the tall body leans at a wonderful angle, galloping on the curve.

For Yang Zuyao, acceleration from corner start has always been his strong point, especially after absorbing the feeling of running around corners from some juniors.What used to be a little bit of effort and deliberation has already been gradually integrated.

His current curve running looks graceful and his efficiency is extremely high.It's just that he feels a little regretful at this time!
After all, a lot of time was wasted, although the harvest was not small, and it made him clearer about the direction of each step of integration.But after all, at this stage, many things that should be integrated are not enough!

Step by step, let the body fully accumulate speed and strength, and only after the full speed can be released can the speed be maximized.But now he felt that he was a little bit worse at the corner where he felt he was accelerating.

Although he can run smoothly and freely now, he can feel that the explosive power he has accumulated, at least according to his actual situation, he still has room to increase the explosive power.

Curve running has never been so simple. The so-called cornering skills and acceleration techniques are the ability to give full play to every acceleration force in the body through skilled body shape and center of gravity without deliberation. .However, he is not yet able to reach his full physical potential.

Always step on the limit point step by step to push higher, so that the feeling of controlling every point of strength increase can be clearer, until a certain moment can truly reach the peak.This is the training direction arranged by the coach for them.Including him, including Zhao Lin and everyone else on the relay team.

Since before the Asian Championships last year, he and Zhao Lin have been walking in this direction.But for such a long time until the period before he got entangled, everything went very smoothly.Every bit of improvement in quality will be digested in a short period of time, and then it will be applied to normal running.But later...

"Fight it..."

Just came up with some thoughts of fighting to the limit, but in a flash, Yang Zuyao vetoed it.

"Let's run in the direction of normal integration. Now it's not the World Championships. For me now, my results won't change much!"

After understanding the coach's training philosophy more and more, Yang Zuyao saw it more clearly.In the World Championships, when you strive for strength and strive for extreme results to break through yourself, it is because your strength and quality are not enough. If you explode with all your strength and regardless of the consequences, it will naturally be effective.But the current situation is completely different. At least at this stage, he does not lack strength and quality. He lacks the means to perfectly display his strength.

"Speed ​​up, speed up, push forward a little bit..."

After letting go of his mind, Yang Zuyao ran even harder!
40 meters, 50 meters, 60 meters...

Approaching the distance of 70 meters, amidst the cheers and cheers of tens of thousands of spectators, all the contestants were frantically stepping forward and accelerating.

Before the race, the runners in the middle lane who were paid more attention to almost all kept the distance after the start, including Crawford, who started the slowest, and brought their positions back on track at this time.

But after all, there are some gaps in strength. Except for the third, fourth, and fifth, the rest of the players gradually showed their disadvantages.

One team and two teams, including the Jamaicans with six teams, and Zhu Kun with seven teams, their forward reach is slowly changing.

70 meters, 80 meters, 90 meters, 100 meters, the curve has entered the final stage!
(End of this chapter)