just to make those dreams come true

Chapter 344 400m Final

Bird's Nest Stadium,
Amidst the cheers, the athlete introduction process began on the live broadcast.

At the same time, the commentators from various countries on the commentary booth also started to introduce the players simultaneously with the sound of the live broadcast:

"... Audience friends, the men's 400-meter final is about to start, and it is also the last focus battle in the men's sprint competition.

There are many things worthy of everyone's attention in this competition. For example, three people from the world's sprint powerhouse Huaxia and the United States entered the final at the same time, such as Huaxia's Lin Mu and his old rival Jeremy Wariner and the new top 400-meter athlete from the United States. Sean Merritt's battle for position.

Can the undefeated legend Lin Mu reappear?It's still the battle of revenge for the American players, the 400-meter competition will be announced soon...

...Okay, the contestants are ready.

In the second track, British player Martin Ronnie, who won the silver medal in the 06 European Championships, also had a record of running under 45 seconds in terms of personal performance.

The third way, Zhu Kun, Huaxia player Zhu Kun, he is a very good sprinter, the bronze medalist in the men's 200-meter competition in this Olympic Games, and currently China's No. 200 person in the 400-meter and [-]-meter events...

The fourth track is Jeremy Variner from the United States. Since he officially entered the professional system in 04, Jeremy Variner has shown extraordinary sprint talent.He has been ranked No.400 in the IAAF 1-meter event for many years in a row. His personal best time is 43 seconds.

He has won the IAAF year-end finals championship, won the Golden League's million gold award, and has won countless championships in his career.However, so far, there has never been a championship harvest in these two competitions, the Olympics and the World Championships.

This time the Olympic Games is another impact for him on the gold medal in the competition. In the previous semi-finals, Wariner ran a time of 44 seconds.

The fifth road, Lin Mu, Chinese player Lin Mu, this is a very legendary world-class sprinter. In 2001, Lin Mu retired due to injury, and more than a year later, he returned as a coach and athlete.

His legendary experience has officially set sail since his comeback in 03. He is the coach of Olympic champions and world record holders Zhao Lin and Yang Zuyao, and the coach of Olympic bronze medalist Shen Huan.

At the same time, since his comeback, he has not participated in many competitions, but every time he appears, his performance has improved a lot compared to the last time. He has not lost a single game. In the 04 Olympic Games, he won the Olympic gold medal by defeating Wariner.This is his first gold medal in the World Series and China's first Olympic sprint gold medal.

In the 05 World Championships, when Wariner was in full swing and determined to take revenge, Lin Mu competed again, defeated his opponent, and won the gold medal of the World Championships.

Last year, Lin Mu participated in the World Championships for the second time and successfully defended his title.It is reported that after the end of the Olympics, Lin Mu will officially retire. This is his second time to participate in the Olympics, whether he can defend his title and successfully create a new legend..."

"Lin Mu, Lin Mu!"

"Lin Mu, Lin Mu!"

When the on-site announcer and narrator introduced Lin Mu, the applause on the scene was obviously stronger than before.

This low-key but very honorable athlete and coach, every time he is almost forgotten by the public, will once again enter people's vision gorgeously.

Whether it is the on-site broadcaster or the commentators from various countries in the commentary booth, no matter how they introduce Lin Mu, there is one thing that everyone recognizes. Lin Mu is currently one of the most important sportsmen in the IAAF.

"...The cheers at the scene were very enthusiastic. Lin Mu's personal competition and achievements in coaching athletes are also worthy of applause from the audience. We are also very much looking forward to his next performance...

…Okay, on the sixth track, Sean Merritt, a newly promoted star in the United States, has improved his performance rapidly since he emerged last year, and has repeatedly run below the 44-second mark.

Since the second half of last year, he has repeatedly defeated Jeremy Wariner and has become Variner's main competitor in domestic and international competitions.In this final, Merritt is also a strong contender for the championship...

On the seventh track, Huaxia player He Jun, a member of the Huaxia men's relay team, from 100 meters to 200 meters to 400 meters, He Jun has always maintained a hard training and a persistent and enterprising attitude. Although he missed the competition again and again, he remained determined persisted.

Finally in China, he entered the Olympic Games for the first time, and successfully entered the finals...

On the eighth track, David Neville from the United States, this is a young player, he is the third person of the US team in the 400-meter event.

Ninth lane, French player Leslie DeJong..."

Following the introduction of the live broadcast, the information of the eight contestants appeared on the big screen and the screen in front of the TV.At the same time, the commentators also made some analysis of the game.

No matter how you analyze it, China and the United States are naturally the inseparable focus of analysis. Of the eight finalists, China and the United States each accounted for three. This is an indisputable fact that the two are strong.

Huaxia team, a track and field sprint powerhouse that has just emerged in recent years, the peak record of the 200m and 400m in this Olympic Games has made Huaxia a firm foothold.At the same time, the entry of the three into the final of the [-]-meter event, which was originally reluctant, further declared the overall strength of China's sprint.

You know, Jamaica, which is also a sprint powerhouse, has always been lackluster in the 400-meter event.It can be seen from the fact that there is no one in this final.

As for the U.S. team, a veteran track and field sprint powerhouse, it has won the top three places in the men's 400m for three Olympic Games in the history of the Olympic Games.Has always been the absolute king of the 400-meter event.

Compared with the 200 meters and 400 meters, which are both sprints, their 0 meters are more stable.The U.S. team was defeated in the short-sprint event in this Olympics. So far, the number of medals in the men's event is [-], and the women's event has only one silver medal. This has to be said to be the biggest failure of the U.S. sprint event in the Olympic Games.

At the current 400 meters, countless people are watching them to see if they can save a little face in the men's 400 meters.

Is China fully dominating the world track and field, or is the United States winning back?
The 400 meters, which has never been a popular sprint event, has become the focus of the world today.

"...Okay, the contestants are ready, let's take a look at today's focus battle..."

"On your marks!"

Just as the analysis of the game by Huaxia commentator Yang Jian ended, a voice reminded the players to get ready in the Bird's Nest Stadium.

"SET!"

"boom!"

The crisp electronic starting gun sounded.

on the starting line.

Lin Mu fully entered the rhythm of the game, released his state, and had an excellent start response.After he heard the gunshot, he launched it instantly, and ran towards the runway ahead with almost no delay.

"……Game start!"

The commentators from all over the world, including Yang Jian, almost unanimously entered the rhythm of the game after hearing the gunshots. Their voices were high-spirited, and their passion blended into the huge shouts and cheers on the scene.

"Coach, come on!"

"Coach, come on!"

"Lin Mu, come on!"

"Director Lin, come on!"

"..."

in the stands

Lin Mu's family, the athletes and coaches of the delegation were almost completely released.

They shouted loudly, cheering for their families, lovers, leaders, and colleagues.

Among them, the athletes under Lin Mu shouted especially fiercely.

Even Shen Huan, who is usually silent, and Yang Zuyao, who is extremely stable are no exception.

They hope to use their greatest enthusiasm to send a blessing to their loved ones.

Someone said, let all the youth have no regrets, their coaches have interpreted the spirit and glory of competitive sports in just a few years.He won the championship in all the competitions he participated in.

In the last individual final of his career, how could it end in defeat? !

"...Lin Mu's start is very fast. Every time we see Lin Mu's start, we can feel his unparalleled start and reaction strength. He is more prominent and better than anyone in the world...Start, Accelerate, Lin Mu gave full play to his advantages, his position looks very forward..."

In the commentary world, Lin Mu's biggest fan, CCTV's live sports commentator Yang Jian's voice continued to roar.He didn't care about other opponents, he only had Lin Mu in his eyes at the moment.

Ten meters, 30 meters, 50 meters...

Amid the howling and shouting of the audience and the high-spirited and fierce commentary of the commentator, the eight players on the field are rapidly accelerating forward!
Under normal circumstances, in the 400-meter event, the distance of 40-50 meters is a relatively normal starting speed acceleration range.

Varina, Merritt, including Zhu Kun and He Jun, are almost all in this range even if their technical characteristics are slightly different.After all, it is not 200 meters and [-] meters. Excessive and premature starting speeds will have a relatively large impact on the subsequent acceleration and speed rhythm maintenance.

But in this group, Lin Mu looked very different.

Perhaps it should be said that Lin Mu and Huaxia's 400-meter athletes have always been different.

Many people who have been paying attention to their races have discovered this. Their starting speed is accelerated, and their distance becomes shorter and shorter.This is the continuous improvement of physical fitness and comprehensive physical fitness, and the continuous improvement and evolution of technical rhythm, movements and posture.

Among them, Lin Mu, who does not need to accumulate skills and experience in competitions, is particularly prominent and obvious.

Just like now, compared to last year, he has made some obvious improvements, which is the change in overall physical fitness.

In terms of acceleration ability, he is at the top level in the world. It can be seen that he can be on par with Zhao Lin in private and once in a while with Yang Zuyao.

He only needs to follow his comprehensive physical fitness, and further precise pace can fully achieve the speed rhythm effect he needs.This is also the case at this moment. Compared with other players, he uses a faster starting speed and precisely controls the speed to the limit he can control.

Lin Mu rushed forward, his posture was extremely violent, and he was slightly reserved compared to the semi-finals. At this moment, he completely released his limit.

On his left and right lanes, the two American players felt it particularly clearly.

The four-way Varina clearly felt Lin Mu's ferocious momentum with a glance from the corner of his eyes.While lamenting that Lin Mu was getting older and more bewitching, he couldn't help but gritted his teeth a bit more.

He was very distressed, with such acceleration and acceleration, even he himself was not sure whether he could complete the race perfectly.

But he was helpless, and his understanding of Lin Mu was second to none.He knew that without the speed in the early stage, his so-called late advantage and Variner's time would be a joke, and there was no possibility of winning.

Compared with Variner, Merritt on the other side of the forest curtain seemed a little anxious and confused.

He also felt the sound of puffing footsteps coming from behind him and the oppressive momentum getting closer.

Compared with the semi-finals, he could feel that Lin Mu was stronger. Although he also had reservations in the semi-finals, what he didn't expect was that Lin Mu's reservations seemed to be greater.

He estimated his current speed, and he also estimated that he had almost reached the limit of his speed.But he has no idea what the final result of maintaining the current speed will be.

Still, Merritt is a good athlete who knows exactly what his rhythm is.At this moment, he can only try his best to block out the influence of the outside world, and try his best to control the rhythm and rush forward.

He hoped that Lin Mu's strength was only deliberately spelled out.

However, the reality is often not as expected.Although it is too early to talk about the results, Lin Mu's first [-] meters showed his absolute strength.

After the first corner ran almost 100 meters, Lin Mu's speed had increased to an astonishing level.

Because of the curve start, the positions of the players are not very obvious, but there seems to be an intuitive difference between Lin Mu's speed value and the comparison between the players in front of him and behind him.

Getting closer and closer to Liudao, even Variner, who exerted more force, could not narrow the difference in the number of forward reach.

And because of Lin Mu's strength, and because of Variner's uncharacteristically fast acceleration in the first half, the players who were aware of it in other rounds couldn't help being brought up a little bit.

Merritt, who had been barely controlling himself, couldn't help but increase his stride, and the game was evolving in a more intense direction.

"... Lin Mu ran more passionately in the first half... Wariner's speed is also faster than usual, and Sean Merritt is speeding up...

They all had a very good second half, and now they all hope to suppress their opponents as much as possible in the first half...

The result is hard to predict. If I can finish the game with the highest efficiency, my world record is likely to be rewritten... From the current position, Lin Mu is stronger, and he is closer to the front..."

Amidst the cheers of the audience, in the commentary booth, Michael Johnson, the former 400-meter world record holder of the guest commentator, directly "grabbed the class and seized the power" and acted as the leading commentary of the game.

His voice was high-pitched, tense, and complex.

He is a professional athlete, and he is still engaged in the sprint industry after retiring.He has supervised Varina for several years, and he has always understood Lin Mu, including Merritt, who he often pays attention to.

It is precisely because of this that with his professional vision and understanding of the players, he can feel more about the current situation.

He ran more than 100 meters at such a high speed, and if he further maintained the rhythm, he could still run steadily.His record is in jeopardy!

Based on the instinct of a sportsman, he hopes that the field world, including the 400-meter event, will continue to develop. It is obviously not a good thing that no one can break a record.

However, he has maintained the 10-meter and 200-meter records for more than ten years, and most of his reputation and status come from this.

Although he has said time and time again that he wants someone to surpass himself, to be honest, there are complex contradictions in his heart.

Now mentioning the record will remind him of Michael Johnson, but what if someone breaks it one day?Maybe he is just a symbol in his memory.

The 200m record is now dead, and the 400m record now looks in jeopardy.

He is excited and conflicted!

There are countless audiences and professionals on and off the court, and there are naturally many people with the same mentality as Johnson.

But their emotions and ideas can't influence the people in the arena at the moment. They keep pushing the progress of the game forward amidst the excitement and conflicts of countless people, and the countless cheers, cheers, and shouts on and off the field.

120 meters, 150 meters, 200 meters, 230 meters, 250 meters…

The cheering voice of the audience on the field seems to be louder!

The distance of 250 meters is usually the watershed for 400-meter projects.

In the past, this is the node where the speed of many ordinary athletes drops rapidly. Similarly, it is also the beginning of many outstanding athletes to fully demonstrate their advantages.

For example, Wariner, starting at a distance of 250 meters, is the so-called Wariner time, the Wariner area, because this is the starting point of his best late-course power.

In the previous competitions, except for losing to Lin Mu every time, in other competitions, he would rely on his extraordinary cornering skills and speed maintaining ability to leave other players far behind at this stage.

But today, the situation is not optimistic!
Varina felt tired, and when he wanted to exert his strength as usual, he felt a little powerless.

He knew that his strategy of increasing the speed and strengthening the rhythm of the future had failed, and he still couldn't control such a speed and rhythm at present.

He felt a bit bitter!
Merritt on the other side, at this point, his state is obviously much better than Variner.

He further increased his speed. Although he felt a little tired than before, he could barely accept it. Seeing that the last straight road was approaching, his confidence returned at this moment.

Because he successfully tapped out his own potential and pushed the limit a step further, in terms of personal strength, he had another small improvement.

only……

His optimism didn't last long, the corner of his left eye flicked slightly, and the red shadow gave him a clear reminder, which really made him a little aggrieved.

"Run, rush!"

He gritted his teeth fiercely, squeezed his body, and exerted another force.

Forced or barely maintained, or even weakened, the speed quickly slipped, and the 8 athletes were pushing forward, and the curve was about to enter the straight.

The influence of the number of extensions is about to dissipate, and the critical moment has come!

Whether it was Yang Jian in the commentary booth, or the American Michael Johnson, or the audience and the audience in front of the TV, all of them were engrossed in watching the game.

In particular, the audience witnessed the whole process of Lin Mu's run to the present, a strong 250 meters. At the node, Merritt's strength was very effective. It seemed that Lin Mu could not expand his advantage.

Can it continue to hold, maybe Merritt completely over the lead to finish the finish line?
The situation made them nervous, and their sense of anticipation became extraordinarily strong.

Curve into straight...

The long-awaited call came out, and under the intense attention of the people, the players rushed out of the corner.

Suddenly, the scene burst into flames!
Huaxia player Lin Mu rushed out, maintained his advantage and was the first to rush up the straight.

The voice is getting louder and louder, the cheering is getting louder and louder, and countless Huaxia audiences are excited.

However, when the second player, Merritt, followed Lin Mu and ran up the straight, they became even more nervous.

The gap is still about the same. It seems that Merritt is still accelerating, while Lin Mu's speed is still the same. Can the gap still be maintained like this?

The audience is anxious and nervous!
The audience are basically not professional sports people, so they cannot make specific judgments.However, relatively professional people are a little confused. They don't quite understand why Lin Mu seems to have given up his absolute advantage and passively followed the distance between 250 meters and the current straight road.

Why is it like a long-distance running, do you plan to do a back sprint like a long-distance running?Do you really have such stamina and speed resistance?
As for the coach of the Huaxia Athletics Team and Lin Mu's disciples who knew the situation better, they were looking forward to it.

They understand Lin Mu's current situation better than ordinary professional and non-professional people.

Others guessed well. From their point of view, there must be a back sprint like a long-distance running, but they can't be sure how far they can run.In short, no matter how Merritt plays, Lin Mu's last 60 meters will determine the final game situation.

On the field,
The situation in Lin Mu is evolving in the direction they expected.

At the beginning of 250 meters, there was Varina's speed change, and he didn't care.

Merritt's strong reappearance, he still did not take it blindly, but he also adjusted his speed naturally.

He didn't deliberately follow Merritt's speed, but the speed he raised uniformly matched Merritt's speed like a coincidence.

When he enters the straight, he doesn't care how others run.

There is only one straight road left, and there is nothing to consider in the last few tens of meters.

One step, two steps, three steps...

A few more steps, when Merritt's speed was faster than Lin Mu's.Lin Mu started!

Less than 70 meters away from the finish line...

Lin Mu let go of all restrictions, and released his greatest strength completely and wholeheartedly.

The entire audience stood up, and Yang Jian yelled hoarsely: "... Lin Mu accelerated, and he is still accelerating, Lin Mu, Lin Mu, he rushed up!"

The speed is getting faster and faster, and the intensity is getting stronger and stronger.

Behind Lin Mu, Merritt gritted his teeth and ran wildly. Seeing the figure that seemed to be getting faster and further away from him, he was a little frightened.It is clearly within reach, how could it be...

No one knows his inner cries. In fact, what Merritt doesn't know is that not only Lin Mu is like this, but also other Huaxia players in other times.

It's just that compared to Lin Mu, their speed is not so fierce.But people who were originally in the 4th, 5th or even 5th or 6th positions are also constantly improving their positions.

run, run, run, run,
After several tens of meters on the straight, the situation changed dramatically.

There are still 60 meters to the finish line, and another 50 meters...

Lin Mu gradually got rid of Merritt, and he has widened the distance with Merritt to about one meter or two meters.

"come on!"

"Lin Mu, come on!"

……

Tens of thousands of spectators in the arena seemed to see the champion beckoning, and his steady posture reappeared strongly. Lin Mu at this moment was fascinating.

Whether you know 400 meters or not, you have almost never seen someone like Lin Mu.

What surprised them even more was that after paying attention to other players, they would find that despite the differences, the other two players from Huaxia also had a contrasting speed increase.

Excitement, excitement, shouts, cheers, the sound shook the sky!
"Sprint! Lin Mu launched a sprint!"

Yang Jian shouted loudly.

"Unbelievable, incredible, incredible...Lin Mu, Lin Mu..."

Michael Johnson had given up explaining at this moment, and kept shouting incredible.As a former world champion, he knows exactly what Lin Mu needs for such a run.

He was faster than he used to be in the first 100 meters, and the difference in the middle 200 meters was almost the same, or even slightly worse, but in the last 100 meters, especially the 60 to 70 meters, Lin Mu was too fast.

What's even more rare is that when the final acceleration is only 20 meters away from the finish line, almost most of the players will not be able to maintain a stable posture due to the limit.But Lin Mu's figure still remained perfect.

Either Lin Mu still hasn't reached the limit, or Lin Mu's core stability and speed stability are excellent, other than that, there is no other way.

But no matter which one it is, Lin Mu's horror cannot be denied.

He seemed to be acquainted with 400 meters for the first time. He glanced over the other Huaxia players, and he understood a little bit.

The same situation is similar, weaker and much less stable, but the pattern and the situation of striving for stability are almost the same.

Huaxia's sprint!They seem to have really carved out their own path!
In the midst of cheering, cheering and exclamation, the 8 contestants rushed towards the finish line either fast or slow, nervous or struggling.

Lin Mu took the lead and sprinted towards the finish line with a distance of four or five meters away from Merritt.

Five meters, three meters, one meter...

Cross the line!

In an instant, the sound of the audience reached its highest point! !
"43 seconds 02!"

The clear numbers on the on-site timing board appeared in front of everyone.
The whole world is amazed at this moment!
Former world record holders, countless professional and semi-professional sports people, track and field people, opened their mouths, dumbfounded!

Even the professional narrators seem to have forgotten how to explain at the moment, and only know how to shout this terrifying number hoarsely.

At this time, on the big screen at the scene, the results of the eight players in this group of men's 400m finals appeared in front of everyone:

1. Fifth Road, Lin Mu, Huaxia, with a score of 43 seconds, WR;

2. The sixth track, Merritt, the United States, with a score of 43 seconds;

3. In the third course, Zhu Kun, Huaxia, scored 44 seconds;

4. Seventh Road, He Jun, Huaxia, with a score of 44 seconds;

5. The fourth track, Varina, the United States, with a score of 44 seconds;

6. The eighth track, David Neville, the United States, with a score of 44 seconds;

7. Ninth Road, Leslie DeJong, France, 45 seconds;

8. The second track, Martin Ronny, Great Britain, 45 seconds;

……

The audience almost fell into a sea of ​​joy at once. The five-star red flag was waving in the stands, and many people shouted Lin Mu's name loudly, and the voice of Huaxia Long live was endless.

In many corners of China, the audience in front of the TV was also cheering wildly.

Regardless of the time or the occasion, he yelled and stared at the TV.At this moment, the exciting scene of the game just now is being played back on the TV.

The commentator Yang Jian seemed to have just come back to his senses at this time, and roared vigorously: "... Lin Mu won! Huaxia won! 43 seconds, a new world record and Olympic record. He is ahead of the No.02 player Up to more than half a second, this is an astonishing result. The world was shocked at this moment...

This is Lin Mu's victory, and this is our China's victory. After the 200m and 400m, China once again won gold and bronze in the [-]m. China has achieved a gold medal monopoly in the sprint event. We are a well-deserved world power ..."

Near the finish line, Lin Mu propped his hands on his knees, raised his head and watched the final result of the competition with both eyes.

A smile could not help showing on his face.Finally, he has no regrets in his sports career!

It's just that he was a little bit regretful when he was happy and relieved.

Like the 200m and 400m, the silver medal in the [-]m is still on the sidelines.

Huaxia, there is still a long way to go in the future!

(End of this chapter)