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Chapter 288 Relay Preliminaries (Write as much as you want!)

"...Okay audiences, the preliminaries of the men's 4*100m relay race of this Olympic Games will be held soon. The relay race is a very beautiful team sprint race. Strength, skill, coordination and even accidents are all factors. It's decided, this is also a wonderful and intense game..."

At 8:27 on the evening of August 20th, Athens time, in the anticipation of countless people, the screen on CCTV [-] finally switched to the Athens Olympic Stadium. Following the introduction of the commentator, the camera toured the huge stadium.

In the stands, the auditorium that can accommodate 7 people is almost full. With the banners waving everywhere, the noisy slogans and the sound of utensils, the enthusiasm and passion rushed through the screen.

“……男子4*100米接力比赛的世界纪录和奥运会纪录的成绩是37秒40，是美国队于1992年巴塞罗那奥运会上创造的，至今已经过去12年……

Alright, the players in the first group of the preliminaries have entered the arena, 8 players from 32 countries..."

Following the introduction of the narrator, the players of the first group in the screen have already walked through the corridor to the arena, and the camera on the screen zooms in from far away, from cruising the entire Olympic Stadium to the top of the curve of the runway.At the same time, a floating information box appears.

At the same time, the big screen at the scene also displayed the team information and player list of the first group of the 4*100m preliminaries.

The first way, the Polish team;
Second way, Nigeria team;
Third Road, Team Trinidad and Tobago;
The fourth way, the British team;
The fifth track, the German team;
Sixth Road, the Australian team;
Seventh Road, the Japanese team;
The eighth track, the Russian team;

……

grandstand,

The Huaxia delegation arrived as scheduled, and the track and field team led by Yu Weili and Lin Mu is also here at the moment.

When the information about the first group of relay racers came out, several coaches of the track and field team also began to communicate.

Speaking of these teams, the Huaxia team is not familiar with and has played against many players, but a few teams, as well as many players from other teams, have actually had contact with each other.For example, the object that Lin Mu is focusing on at the moment is the British team. Their lineup is Jason Gardner, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devenish and Lewis Francis.

Regardless of whether it is an individual or a group, several Huaxia players in last year's World Championships and this Olympic Games have collided head-on many times.

"Coach Lin, what do you think of the opponents in this group?"

What Yu Weili asked was not clear and seemed rather vague, but almost everyone understood it.This group of opponents worthy of attention will also inevitably be the opponents that the Huaxia team will encounter in the future finals.As for whether the Huaxia team will enter the final?
In this competition, China and the United States were divided into the second group. After the grouping, as the individual competitions ended one after another, the members of the national team who were still a little restless gradually calmed down.Now they all have enough self-confidence, as long as there are no major accidents, it is certain to enter the finals.

"Well, in this group, the British team and Nigeria are undoubtedly the strongest. From the perspective of individual strength, the two teams are almost the same. In terms of overall cooperation, according to last year's situation, the British team must be better. But their Chambers was suspended. Whether the players can cooperate perfectly is not sure right now, we will have to see later..."

Lin Mu paid special attention to the overall cooperation of the British team last year. In Lin Mu's view, they are more like an enhanced version of the Thai team.The individual strength of the players is not top-notch, but the cooperation is really good.The players have a tacit understanding cultivated over the years and more than ten years of tradition, and they are already too familiar with each other's habits.

Now that there is a new player, Lin Mu believes that the strength must still be there, but he is not sure what he will be able to run in the end.However, the possibility of reaching the final is still very high.In this group, there are very few threats to them. If they are divided into grades, Britain undoubtedly belongs to the first grade.

The only country that can be similar to the UK is Nigeria.Nearly followed by Trinidad, Japan, Australia and Poland.

"Let's watch the game first, and it will start right away, just so we can all observe it. And our old Asian rivals, hehe!"

A few people just communicated and analyzed briefly, and the real situation still needs to be decided by the competition.However, when Yu Weili talked about his old rival Japan, he still inevitably burst into pride.

Soon, the gunfire of the game sounded.

As Lin Mu expected, the British team played their usual tradition of cooperation. Jason Gardner completed his first baton steadily and efficiently, and the handover was also very smooth. After the first baton handover was completed, they gained the lead.

The second baton is handed over, the third baton is all the way, until the fourth baton is rushed out.The game situation on the court is also developing in the direction most people expected.

The British team made no mistakes throughout, completing their three handovers smoothly, and they were already in the absolute lead when their fourth batter Francis rushed to the final straight.

A little behind them is Nigeria. Although their fourth player, Deji Aliu, is obviously stronger than the British players in terms of personal strength in the [-] meters, he also caught up step by step and narrowed the gap, but finally failed to catch up. superior.

"38 seconds 11"

The group results of the British team came out, and the results were very good. They also successfully won the first place in the group.

"The results of this group are really good!"

When the results of all the teams were displayed, Yu Weili sighed a little, and at the same time felt a little nervous in his heart.

No.1, the British team, 38 seconds 11,

No.2, Nigeria, 38 seconds 27;

No.3, Poland, 38 seconds 47;

No.4, Australia, 38 seconds 53;

No.5, Japan, 38 seconds 53;

The promotion rules for this relay competition are that the top three in each group will advance directly, and the next two with the best results will make up for it.After the results of this group came out, the top five scores above 38 undoubtedly had a great influence on the players in the second group.If you take it lightly or make a mistake and fail to enter the top three and fight for the best result, then it's really hard to say.

"Don't worry, Director Yu!"

Lin Mu smiled and expressed relief in a very relaxed way.

He is indeed relatively relaxed. From his observations in the encyclopedia, all athletes have no problems in all aspects of state.Although it is not the kind of bursting, but the normal level is there.With this guarantee, as long as there are no major mistakes in handing over the baton, no matter how bad it is, they will not be eliminated.

"Of course I don't worry! Haha!"

Yu Weili glanced at the coaches beside him. Except for Liu Ren, who is the main force in charge of the relay, the coaches of the other relay teams are all there at the moment, and they don't seem to be too nervous.As for the understanding of these athletes, these front-line coaches must know better than him.

"Here we go, everything looks good!"

With the exit of the first group of players, the players of the second group of the preliminaries of the Huaxia team entered the field. Yu Weili saw the performance of several athletes after they appeared on the field, and he couldn't help but feel more determined.

The team has the usual training and test results, and he also cares about them from time to time. He probably has the numbers, but it is hard to determine how he will perform in the official competition.

After all, Huaxia Relay didn't really blend together after winning the championship unexpectedly last year, and it didn't get on the right track until the establishment of the relay team. The time is really not too long.It can be said that compared with the time for teams from other countries to run in together, except for the United States, China may be the shortest.

But at this time, seeing that the athletes were in good condition, he was completely relieved.

Can't help but look around, at this moment Lin Mu is already paying attention to the field, Yu Weili smiled, and bet his eyes on the track.

on the runway,
8 contestants from 32 countries stepped up to their positions one after another, and some rigorous preparations began.

男子400米，由迈克尔·约翰逊保持的世界纪录是43秒18，成绩出来伊始就震惊世界。一时间被人们称为很难被打破。然而，比起37秒40的4*100米的世界纪录确是要差的不少。

The same distance of 400 meters, the reason why the results of the relay are much better than the individual events depends on efficiency and cooperation.

We all know that the process of sprinting is the starting speed, mid-way and sprinting. No matter how you calculate it, the starting speed must be the slowest stage in the entire running process.

The most critical part of the relay is that except the first baton has the acceleration process, the other two, three, and four baton accelerations are all completed before the baton handover in the relay zone. After the baton handover is successfully completed, under normal conditions , athletes run directly on the way at the highest speed.So the results can be imagined.

Therefore, in order to maximize the efficiency perfectly, the most important and ideal thing is that the two handover players can complete the handover process at the highest speed of each other when they are in the takeover zone.

This is also the core and most technical part of the entire relay run.Long-term training is required, familiarity between players is required, and tacit understanding between players is required.

With these familiarity and tacit understanding, in the game, before the game, the next player will make preparations according to the speed and step of the next player.

Assess your own speed and consider the speed of your teammates.Find this matching point, measure the approximate required step distance, measure the step point, and then put some marks on the runway so that you can see the position of the step point more clearly.

Like at this moment, except for the first player who is warming up near the starting line, the other players are doing such preparations.

With the completion of the preparation work, the live broadcast also began to introduce the players of each team.

The camera lens of the broadcast was aimed at each player following the introduction, and the information on the big screen at the scene was also displayed at this time.

At the same time, the commentators from various countries also started to introduce the athletes almost simultaneously.

"...the first was France, his first was ... the second was Brazil, their first was Roberto Souza, he was... the second was Rebelo... The third was Andre Dominguez, and their fourth was Vincent Lima, a very strong [-]m player..."

In front of the TV, with the movement of the camera and the introduction of the narrator, countless Huaxia viewers focused their attention on the relay race of this group. They were looking forward to the appearance of Huaxia. After that, the camera turned to the fourth track, and Chen Jianhai, a Chinese athlete in a red sprint suit, appeared in front of the camera.

"Fourth way, Huaxia team..."

CCTV commentator Yang Jian raised his tone almost unconsciously when he introduced the show here, with anticipation, excitement and even pride.As one of the 16 best teams in the world this year, hundreds of millions of people around the world will see it at this moment, this is China.

"The first shot is Chen Jianhai. He is the first runner in China to enter the second round of the 200-meter Olympic Games in this Olympics... The second shot is Yang Zuyao, the 19-meter Asian record holder, 95 seconds, this Olympic Games Men's 200-meter silver medalist... The third runner is Shen Huan, the indoor 60-meter world champion, No. 7 in the Olympic 9-meter race... The fourth runner-up is Zhao Lin, our Chinese 90-meter flying man, Asia's [-]-meter runner The flying man, the Asian record holder of [-] seconds and the national record holder..."

Every time a contestant comes down, a few names and a string of honors, under Yang Jian's high-pitched and passionate introduction, all the audience can't help but feel hot all over.Waves of screams and shouts continued to ring out in every corner of Huaxia in the middle of the night.

"Huaxia, come on!"

"Huaxia must win!"

This was true outside the arena, and even more so in the auditorium. The unprecedentedly large Huaxia audience never hesitated to shout from the first introduction.Even the noise of 7 people gathered at the scene was still clearly audible.

Chen Jianhai, Yang Zuyao, Shen Huan, and Zhao Lin put their hands on their chests, raised their right hands, and clenched their fists vigorously, signaling to the people who gave them support and shouts.

"I promise!"

They all read silently in their hearts.No matter when and where, for the motherland, for you, a group of people who have been supporting us.

"On your marks!"

before the starting line,

Following the completion of the introduction of the United States and Jamaica, the referee sounded through the loudspeaker to remind the athletes to take their positions.

Huaxia's first bat, Chen Jianhai, walked to the starting position, collected his mood, adjusted his breathing, and stepped on the starting block.

It was also at this moment that several other people gathered all their thoughts in an instant, and they became fully focused.The game is about to begin!

"Set!"

"boom!"

The starting gun sounded!

"Game start!"

Intense cheers erupted suddenly, and the [-] to [-] Greek spectators at the scene seemed to have completely forgotten the unpleasant experience yesterday. In the current game, at this moment, they were not stingy with showing their enthusiasm.

"It's a good start. Chen Jianhai's power burst at the start is really looking good, but he must also consider his body's limit endurance. Coordination and matching must go ahead. The next step is Lao Meng..."

On the sidelines, observing the situation on the field, Lin Mu focused on Chen Jianhai's performance, and silently analyzed it in his heart.Although he is not directly responsible for the athletes, he will carefully observe every athlete who accepts his training philosophy.He needs to see their effects, and needs to combine these training processes and effects to further improve the entire training concept.

He watched Chen Jianhai fly across the track, from low to high speed, without missing any details.

In his attention, Chen Jianhai has reached the final stage of his run on the track.

The first leg, a distance of nearly 100 meters, as a player with a best time of 10 seconds in the 10 meters, Chen Jianhai is completely invincible, except for the fifth...

"It's really strong!"

Approaching the relay zone, Chen Jianhai felt a little emotional as expected.

Huaxia is on the fourth track, and the United States is on the fifth track. After getting on the track, everyone knows that the United States is the biggest competitor, and it is an absolutely strong opponent.

Their first shot was Sean Crawford, a regular 10-second 200-meter champion and [-]-meter champion.Although Chen Jianhai was very aware of the gap between them, when he actually arrived on the field, he was shocked by the progress of the game.

It was only a little shock, and Chen Jianhai didn't have any extra thoughts. He was behind, and the handover area had already arrived!
Yang Zuyao, who had been preparing all the time, saw Chen Jianhai's figure arrive at his calculated position, and suddenly started to accelerate running. Compared with before, his acceleration in the first half of the journey was much better, and it was more in line with Chen Jianhai's speed at the moment.

"catch!"

A dull roar came from behind, Yang Zuyao barely moved his body, let alone turned his head, stretched his hand back, and the baton fell firmly into his hand.

"Run~"

"The handover is good. According to their current situation, this fit point cooperates well, but Chen Jianhai's speed is a little faster than before. Yang Zuyao's starting speed has not caught up with Chen Jianhai's increase. Here we still need to make some changes to advance..."

Lin Mu on the sidelines didn't let go of any details. He was not only their head coach, but also the coach of the relay team. Every personal breakthrough would ultimately be effective in cooperation.Although he is not directly responsible for the relay run-in training, he needs to control the direction.

'The strength of the US team is indeed strong...'

Lin Mu was also a little emotional, and only under the real intuitive comparison can he see it very clearly.

Chen Jianhai ran very well, and his handover was not bad, not to mention Yang Zuyao's strength.The second leg with the longest distance, corners and straights is also the one he can play best.

However, just like that, the two of Huaxia ran down. At this time, it was halfway through the second batter, and Yang Zuyao really caught up with Davis Button, the second batter of the American team.

"The United States performed well in this run, let's look at the back..."

On the field, at this time, the second leg has reached the stage of going straight to the corner, and the second relay zone is about to arrive.

'Come on, run! "

Shen Huan screamed fiercely in his heart, and his body moved instantly.This is the Olympic arena, and he ran seventh in the [-] meters. Although it is not a good result, at least he ran to the expected level and did not lose the chain.Now it's a relay race, and he doesn't want any mistakes.He never wanted that scene at the Asian Championships to happen again.After a few months, he has become more and more aware of what an honor is and what a team is.

While running, when he felt that Yang Zuyao was gradually approaching, he completely threw out all the beating thoughts in his mind.

"catch!"

With a simple sound, Shen Huan stretched his hand back like a conditional launch, and raised his arm slightly upwards.

In an instant, his arm swung back and then forward, and when he kept running again, he already had a slightly warm baton in his hand.

Speed ​​up, speed up, speed up!
With a curve distance of more than [-] meters, Shen Huan ran almost like a madman. His training schedule was full all the time. It was not until he officially entered the relay training schedule that he began to work hard on the curve. Run technique.

Therefore, his cornering skills are really not that good. Fortunately, his physique and body control are not bad, and the efficiency of this section of tens of meters of corners is generally not bad.

Only compared to the third bat of the United States, Kobe Miller, the gap came out.

Relying on Yang Zuyao's great advantage, he was slightly ahead of the United States when he completed the handover, but now, most of his great progress has passed, and it seems that his advantage has disappeared.

Shen Huan was a little impatient. Even the coaches told him that he could run steadily in the preliminaries and didn't need to work hard, but he still wanted to give full play to his strength.Every step he took, he wanted to increase his speed to the extreme.

Looking at the third U.S. bat that had been hanging not far in front of him, he rushed forward fiercely, getting closer and closer to the transition zone!
"Really stubborn!"

On the sidelines, Lin Mu shook his head secretly.

He could see that Shen Huan had almost run out of his best strength.Not admitting defeat or not wanting to hold back, in short, Chen Huan has already put in a fight.

Starting from becoming "Lin Mu", he learned step by step until now, and he has a deeper understanding of athletes.Athletes need basic strength, belief, mentality, and state control.This state includes not only physical, but also mood and emotion.Human emotions cannot explode all the time.This requires savings, but also control.

So he actually confessed before that he should run steadily, save up and run, suppress his emotions step by step, and completely release them in the finals.But now it seems that Shen Huan is obviously still influenced by his opponent.

"Fortunately, there will be no problem with physical fitness, let's help him adjust later!"

Lin Mu said silently in his heart that he has already started preparing for tomorrow's final.As far as the situation on the field is concerned, there is not much suspense in his opinion.

In the field at this time, Shen Huan had already run into the last relay zone with a baton.Although he ran hard, he was still slightly behind the US team in the end.But fortunately, the gap is not too big.

Zhao Lin had already been prepared for the battle, looking sideways at the direction of the approaching person. When Shen Huan came galloping, his body, which had been in a static state, burst out suddenly, with his head lowered and he ran at a faster speed.

After observing the state of Shen Huan running over, Zhao Lin silently recited the number of steps while accelerating. When he ran out of the predetermined number of steps, he naturally moved his hands back, and then, the sound came, and the sound came.

"Not very comfortable~"

He didn't feel comfortable grabbing the position given to him by handing over the baton.But fortunately, it was the last stick, and he didn't need to hand it over again.

Zhao Lin only thought about it for a while, and then he didn't think about it anymore. He tightened the baton in his palm and devoted himself to running.

His speed has been raised to his fastest stage, and he entered the straight from the corner.

At this moment, the audience was all excited. This was the last competition, a competition of absolute speed. Moreover, the gap between the two leading teams was extremely large.Only the last tens of meters of the straight, most of the audience's perception, the results of the top two have been doomed.It's just that the competition between the two teams still seems to be very fierce, which makes the audience feel extra passionate.

Amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of people, Maurice Green and Zhao Lin, the fourth batter of the US team, ran up the straight.They glanced at their opponents out of the corners of their eyes in a tacit understanding, and the two gritted their teeth and started their final competition.

Behind the two of them is the Brazilian team. After entering the straight, the distance between the two teams in front has been opened by one or two meters. It seems that they can pass in less than two steps, but in the high speed of the sprint event, Such a gap is obviously huge.What's more, by virtue of his personal strength, Vincent Lima, the fourth player of the Brazilian team, also has a gap with the previous two.

The situation seemed to be doomed, but Lima did not relax. He tried his best again. He was on the third road, and at the first moment of adjusting his posture, he glanced left and right.Even if it's for the third, he still has to work hard.

His idea was correct. Jamaica was also working hard on the sixth track, and Jamaica was also working hard on the last stick. He ran up the straight at a position similar to that of Brazil, and he felt almost the same as the Brazilian.

Like a gust of wind, the contestants of all rounds are marching towards the finish line, racing at extreme speed.

Another head-to-head confrontation between No.2 and No.3 in the [-]-meter Olympic Games this time, the absolute strength of the two is fully revealed at this time, almost in the blink of an eye, the gap with the runners behind has been widened getting bigger.

The distance between the two of them was indeed tight all the time. First, Green used his absolute half strength to lead Zhao Lin a little bit, but in a blink of an eye, Zhao Lin evened the gap again, and they drove side by side again.

"Come on! Zhao Lin! Come on!"

"!@!%..."

At this moment, the audience watching the game on the spot and in front of the TV became more enthusiastic. Many people stood up involuntarily, roaring and cheering.

30 meters, 20 meters, ten meters... cross the line!
"38 seconds 02!!"

"The Huaxia team, with absolute strength, ranked second in the group. It was very easy. The U.S. team and the Huaxia team ranked the top two in the group and advanced to the final. The U.S. team was 38 seconds, and the Huaxia team was 02 seconds. No. 38 is Brazil..."

(End of this chapter)