just to make those dreams come true

Chapter 339 The 19th Match Ends

Bird's Nest Stadium

on the runway.

The second group of the 400-meter race semi-final has passed halfway.

On the fifth lane, Mercedes-Benz's red and vigorous figure gradually increased its speed, still leading the way.

On the sixth track, the American player Merritt, who was wearing a blue sprint suit, did not show any weakness. He tried his best to barely maintain the difference in the number of forward stretches and rushed towards the last straight track.

200 meters, 220 meters, 250 meters, 300 meters...

During the gallop step by step, when it comes to the last straight, the level of the players is further highlighted.

Compared with the previous group, the overall performance of this group undoubtedly seems to be much worse.

Except for the two top players from China and the United States who are gradually taking the lead and occupying an absolute advantage, the other players seem to be gradually declining.

The gap widened, and then widened again. After entering the last straight, the situation was completely clear.

The complete two grades are average, and the process has advanced to this point, and the gap between the leading group and the second group has been widened to 5 or 6 meters.This is really rare in such a large top-level competition in the past.

Lin Mu and Merritt's lead has not changed, and they still look extremely strong. After another few tens of meters, the gap between them and the other players behind them is further widening.

Lin Mu always maintained the leading position, and the rhythm of the entire game was exactly like precise control, moving forward steadily without any hurry or slowness.

Merritt is chasing, perhaps it is the will of young people not to admit defeat, or the pride of American sprinters in the 400-meter event.Or maybe it's the peculiarity of this Chinese player.

Due to many factors, he never gave up surpassing Lin Mu and won the first place in the group.

However, when he reached the finish line, it was already less than 50 meters away, and after still failing to pass, he seemed to hold back his breath.

For the semi-finals, for a top player like him, it is still necessary to grasp a certain degree.

It's not for deliberate physical strength preservation, it's more about accumulating, restraining and advancing to the finals. It's impossible to let yourself enter the state of excitement too early before the finals. The final victory depends on the game the day after tomorrow. Control He exploded at the last moment.

Merritt was a little unwilling, and even more depressed.Since Variner lost to the Chinese again last year, Variner's competitive state has not been good.

It was also from that time that Merritt, who had been suppressed by Varina and couldn't hold his head up, seemed to explode completely.After winning and losing several games, Merritt's growth seems to have opened a valve, and his competitive state and personal performance have improved by leaps and bounds.

Since the beginning of this year, Merritt has gradually replaced Variner as the leader, and has been hailed as the future king of the 400-meter event by the American sprint community.

Now he needs honor to establish his road to king, and this Olympic game has become especially important.

Variner is still his opponent, but in poor condition and lingering injuries, Merritt does not pay too much attention to Variner in this Olympic Games.

Merritt has full confidence in defeating the current Varina.As for this Chinese man, known as Varina's nemesis, he considered the strongest obstacle in the way.

After the semi-finals, Merritt has a deeper understanding of the strength of this obstacle.

"It is indeed very strong, and the rhythm control is terrifyingly precise. Every game seems to be terrifyingly stable, but I will definitely defeat you!"

Merritt's heart was roaring wildly, and the 22-year-old proud American launched an impact towards the goal.

The last 20 meters to the finish line...

The overall situation of the second group of games has been determined.

Lin Mu, who was always in the lead, ran towards the finish line with big strides.

He never cared about the pursuit of other players and the challenge of American players.He has been running according to his pre-planned rhythm.

Deliberately strengthening the starting rhythm in the first 100 meters, he found a very suitable point for an explosion.It was also because he accelerated faster in the first half of the race that he greatly suppressed Merritt in the first 300 meters.

At the end of the 80-plus meters on the straight, Merritt did not deliberately increase his speed during the tens of meters he was chasing, and he ran at a constant speed until now.He doesn't care whether Merritt has chased him or not, he is completely feeling the space for him to speed up in the final straight.

In a semi-final, he had a good idea of ​​the speed he could display at his peak.

The next final will be the last single event in his career, and he hopes to give an account of his sports career in the most perfect state.

"...Lin Mu ran very steadily. He seemed very relaxed. There were still more than a dozen meters left. Lin Mu took the lead, and Merritt couldn't catch up. Lin Mu, crossed the line... the first place in the group..."

Bow your head and press the line!
"43 seconds 88!"

On the finish line, the first score to cross the finish line appears.

The commentator roared hoarsely. It was not a wonderful game, but the process and results fully reflected the problem. The 29-year-old Lin Mu is still young and in very good condition. The joy of entering the final and the expectation for the final are particularly impressive. get excited.

The stadium was boiling, and the roar of the audience was like an explosion.A very strong run, leading the whole way, all the players under pressure seem to have no strength to fight back.

The score of 44 seconds, although it has not yet reached the Asian record held by Lin Mu, but everyone can see that Lin Mu must have reservations. The whole process looks too stable and easy.

No.2 Merritt's 44 seconds is a very good result, but it is 02 seconds worse than Lin Mu's. As for No.0.14, the French player Dejon's 3 seconds is 44 seconds behind. amazing.

At the scene, in front of the TV, all Huaxia audiences were boisterous.They followed Lin Mu's movements and never stopped pouring out their enthusiasm for a moment.

In the stands, Lin Mu's family and friends were so excited that tears filled their eyes.Only when you are in the stadium, can you really feel the enthusiasm and the pride and pride that are so strong because of Lin Mu.

At the Huaxia delegation, the applause never stopped.

Their Xiao Lin, coach Lin, coach Lin, and their coach, this run gave them a great shock.They are all professional coaches and athletes, and even the staff are people who know a lot about sprinting.

From a professional perspective, they can see many problems.

The coaches and the leaders of the track and field team gathered together to happily discuss Lin Mu's run. They were a little worried about Lin Mu's 400-meter event, but now they only had analysis and longing.

The athletes who came to the scene and had just finished the game were also discussing.

Zhao Lin is very excited at this moment, not much better than when he won the [-]-meter championship.He excitedly moved to Yang Zuyao's side and said, "Brother Yang, you are really good, coach, you are really good!"

He could see it from the acceleration of the coaching career, and the speed ratio of coaching investment was extremely high.But despite this, I was still able to run at a constant speed during the last 100 meters.

In his opinion, another short-distance accelerated sprint is absolutely fine.If so, what will be the final grade?He felt excited just thinking about it.

"Brother Yang, do you think the coach can break the record, that Johnson's?"

Feeling that there was no response, Zhao Lin patted Yang Zuyao, and continued.

Yang Zuyao had been thinking. He heard what Zhao Lin just said, but he didn't react too much in his brain. He didn't come back to his senses until he was patted again.

"Record?" Yang Zuyao muttered softly, then raised his voice affirmatively: "The world record is 43 seconds. I'm not sure, but the Olympic record is 18 seconds. I think the coach is absolutely fine."

"Haha, I think it's okay too. The coach's speed and corners are really awesome!"

Zhao Lin smiled brightly. He knew that the coach didn't care about these things, but if there is a perfect result at the end of the athlete's career, it must be an excellent thing.As a disciple, he is honored.

Yang Zuyao smiled and nodded, "The curve is very good. The angle of inclination of the body, the position of the footsteps and the rhythm of the forward force are perfectly combined. It feels very similar to the picturesque curve like Xiaoye. Coach His learning ability is really strong!"

As a 200-meter athlete, he has to run more than half of the curve. Yang Zuyao has a deep understanding of curve running.

Xiao Ye, Ye Hua, a junior junior who has an innate sense of curves.His cornering skills and posture are the role models Yang Zuyao has been learning from.Not only did he think it himself, but the coach also told him all the time.

There is nothing to be ashamed of to learn and learn from experience.Isn't the coach also feeling this feeling integrated into the rhythm of his running?
Thinking of this, Yang Zuyao continued: "Linzi, Huanzi, learn cornering skills from Xiaoye, and integrate that feeling into your own rhythm. Don't be shy."

"Ok!"

Beside Yang Zuyao, Shen Huan was applauding all the time, his face was full of expressions of joy, excitement, and admiration.

It wasn't until Yang Zuyao clicked on him that he nodded, and he must have responded.

After the last Olympic Games, the relay race was resumed, and there was a detailed analysis of which players were bad.His cornering skills are poor, which is especially obvious.That Olympic gold medal was a fluke, and it came from other people's mistakes.

For several years, they have also been supplementing the needs of relay events.Neither the coach nor they want to put their fate in the hands of others anymore.

He is the main team member of the relay. Considering the current configuration of the main team members, he can only run the first or third leg, and both legs are curved.Practicing cornering skills and giving full play to his personal strength in corner running have become a major focus of his training.

He has been practicing the corners. Although he does not usually run 200 meters, he has never relaxed.As for the feeling of cornering like a coach, he thinks that he has not achieved it, but he believes that it is not bad.

Compared to Shen Huan's simple answer, Zhao Lin was much more active, he said with a smile, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about, I'm not bad at practicing!"

"And, starting from the second half of the year, I will run 200 meters. The coach approved it!"

Speaking of the coach's approval, Zhao Lin was particularly excited, "Brother Yang, I won't let you in the 200 meters, haha!"

"If you want to run past me, you need to practice more!" Zhao Lin said the coach's approval, Yang Zuyao naturally knew the weight of being recognized by the coach, he smiled, and then confessed a little more solemnly: "I want to run 200 meters well , speed resistance is very important, you don't need anything now, but your speed endurance is a bit weaker. Look at the coach..."

"Ok!"

Zhao Lin was also a bit more serious. He really knew the importance of speed resistance, just like the coach. It seemed easy to run 300 meters at that speed, and speed resistance was really strong.

Looking at Zhao Lin thoughtfully, Yang Zuyao nodded secretly, and he didn't continue to say extra words.

He also hopes that Zhao Lin can make a breakthrough in the 200 meters. As he grows older, he feels that there is not much room for improvement.Before he can't run at all, he hopes that the people in the team can grow up quickly in the 200-meter event.

The challenges to be faced in the future will not be small. Zhang Meng, Liang Hong, as well as Zhu Kun and Zhao Lin will be the main core of the 200-meter event in the future.

As for after that...

Thinking of that 15-year-old Xiao Xie, Yang Zuyao smiled very relieved.In a country as big as China, there is absolutely no shortage of talents, as long as it can persevere in the right direction.According to the steady cultivation of a reasonable inheritance framework, Huaxia's sprint will definitely get better and better.

"Brother Yang, Xiao Zhu's game is about to begin. Hey, he seems to be in good condition!"

on the runway,
While talking with the big brothers of the national team, Zhu Kun followed the etiquette and staff onto the field.

The atmosphere at the scene was still so lively. Starting from his first 200-meter race, he had become accustomed to putting himself in the center of attention.In order to be worthy of the support of so many Chinese audiences on and off the court, he never dared to relax at any moment.

Following the queue and greeted with cheers, Zhu Kun walked up the third lane. While moving his hands and feet, he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, feeling a little more relaxed in his heart.

The fifth game in two days, the most difficult game schedule has finally come to the last game.This time, I can finally stop worrying about other things.

Pre-match preparations, simple activities, his games are frequent, and there is no need for a special warm-up at all.

Moreover, his state and mentality are very stable.The 200-meter race an hour ago did not have as much impact on his physical strength as he had imagined.

"Precise control of the rhythm..."

After Zhu Kun once again emphasized the key points in his mind, he ended the pre-match preparations.

Following the introduction of the event host, he waved to the stands, and then slowly walked to the starting position.

everything's ready!
Among the cheers, singing, shouting, and drumming noises in various ways, the match referee issued an order to be in place, and the scene also fell silent.

"Set!"

"boom!"

With a gunshot, 8 figures rushed out of the corner starting position.

In the third track, since the start of the game, Zhu Kun has maintained relatively large steps and slowly increased his speed.

It is an Olympic competition, so there is no doubt about the strength of the players.Many players are like them, adjusting their best condition and strongest level to this cycle.

He has enough knowledge about this.Moreover, the semi-finals of this group were recognized as a strong and average group in pre-match analysis.

American player Neville, British player Ronnie, Swedish player Weissman, and Trinidad and Tobago player Kaur, these players are all players who are more likely to enter the finals according to the pre-match analysis.

He knew it before, and the coach and director Lin probably also analyzed the technical rhythm of this group of players for him.

Some are better in the first half, and some are better in the second half.But after summing up, what he should do is to play himself stably no matter how others run, whether they are ahead or behind.

Zhu Kun ran at his own pace without distraction, and when he was on the first straight, he scanned the field from the left and right corners of his eyes.

Sure enough, the analysis was generally not bad. The two who were relatively fierce in the first half of the analysis before the game seemed to be in a relatively leading position.The fourth player Neville and the fifth player Kaur.

However, he feels that his position is not bad, and he puts all his thoughts down with just a slight turn of his gaze. It is a key point for the 400 meters to not be affected by other people's rhythm.

He didn't accelerate immediately, but steadily maintained the rhythm of even acceleration and stabilized his position.

keep running.Run according to your own, take me as the master!He unhurriedly hung behind the two of them.

The curve turned into a straight, and the straight turned into a curve. The entire 400-meter race began to enter the second half of the race.

The cheering on the scene became more and more intense, and the audience on the scene and in front of countless TVs were a little nervous at the moment.

The strong comparison of the last group just now to Zhu Kun's current situation made them a little worried about the current situation.

In the eyes of many viewers, Zhu Kun may have been affected by the previous 200-meter race, and they always felt that Zhu Kun seemed to be unable to lift his energy.

He has always been in the same position, or three or four. If this continues, if the top two are taken away by others, it will be very dangerous for him to advance to the final.

After all, replacement depends on the ranking of the results of the three groups. If Zhu Kun only gets third or even fourth in this group, then he may not necessarily have a chance.

200 meters, 230 meters, 250 meters, 280 meters...

The view of the audience cannot determine the progress of the game. At the end of the second half of the curve, the positions of Zhu Kun and the players in the field still have not changed.

It's not difficult for professional people to see that Zhu Kun's speed is still slowly increasing, and the frequency of swinging his legs is gradually accelerating.

Moreover, when he was about to run on the last straight, the speed and frequency of Zhu Kun and the players in front of him were gradually different.The distance keeps shrinking.

Turn into a straight!
"Oh!"

"come on!"

The audience became more lively.The members of the Huaxia delegation in the stands all stood up involuntarily.

In the last [-]-odd meters of straight distance, when all the runners started the last stretch one after another, Zhu Kun ran to the same position as the runners in front of them all at once.

Getting closer and closer to the finish line,
70 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters...

Many people can't understand the specific technical characteristics and distribution rhythm of the players, but the current situation is clear at a glance.

Only the final 50-meter sprint.

The stalemate of five people turned into the insistence of four people, and after another 5 meters, it turned into the anxiety of three people.

Zhu Kun was one of the three people at the front. While they breathed a sigh of relief for Zhu Kun, they also gave them more encouragement.They hope that Zhu Kun can rush out again and rush to the front to ensure the top two position.

As they got closer and closer to the finish line, the three people were still in a stalemate.

Jukun, Ronny, Neville, as well as the Swedes and Trinidadians who are still chasing after them, now everyone's speed is inevitably declining.

Not everyone can still rush forward in the final stretch.

Including Zhu Kun, when he wanted to take another step to completely establish the top two positions, he finally felt a little powerless.The physical exertion and changes in rhythm after two days of competition were not what he expected, and he deeply felt his own shortcomings.

However, the others were not much better. Several players wanted to take a step forward, but they failed to get rid of others.

The three contestants ran the last 20 meters in an anxious and entangled posture.

Cross the line!

On the on-site timing board, the results of this group of men's 400-meter semi-finals appeared in the eyes of the audience on the spot and in front of the TV.

44 second 42!

A result that is much worse than the first two groups, even worse than the second.

However, after a while, the final results displayed on the big screen truly reflected the intensity of this group.

1. Ronnie, UK, time 44 seconds;

2. Zhu Kun, Huaxia, scored 44 seconds;

3. Neville, USA, time 44 seconds;

4. Weisman, Sweden, with a score of 44 seconds;

5. Kaul, Trinidad and Tobago, with a score of 44 seconds;

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(End of this chapter)