Zizhao Chuan: The Biggest Sportsman

Chapter 783

At 3 pm on March 13, the men's 60-meter sprint semi-finals officially started.

The semi-finals of this Indoor World Championships are divided into 3 groups, and the top 2 in each group will directly advance to the final, and then select the 2 with the best results from the remaining players to qualify for the final.

In addition, starting from this year, the IAAF has also officially implemented a new preemption rule, that is, from "one preemption" to a more stringent "zero preemption" rule!
In other words, once any player has a false start, he will be directly sent out of the arena!Instead of allowing a chance for a false start error per game, as before.The Indoor Athletics World Championships this time is the first top international competition after the official implementation of the new "zero start" regulation.

Changes in the rules of early runs have always been one of the hot topics discussed in the international track and field circles in recent years.

From the initial "two preemptive runs", to the "one preemptive preemption" implemented in 2003, and then to the "zero preemptive preemption" rule implemented this year.The IAAF's constant changes to the rules of the early run are not only to ensure that the progress of the game and TV broadcasts will not be frequently interrupted, but also to ensure that the game status of some top players will not be disturbed by other opponents.

Of course, the official introduction of the "zero rush" rule is not clear what effect it will have.But in this Indoor World Championships, all the players are much more cautious in starting than before, and no one wants to be the first victim of this new regulation because of a momentary carelessness.

Although many famous sprinters in the international track and field are complaining about this "zero start" rule, Guo Zizhao has no objection to it.Hehe... We have always relied on our own true strength to win the championship, and there has never been such a thing as rushing!
In addition, because Guo Zizhao has the memory of his previous life, he also has strict requirements for his disciples.

In terms of starting, Zhang Peimeng and Lao Yi must make a successful start in daily training.In addition, the two of them just officially entered the international arena last year, and they didn't participate in many official international competitions. Therefore, they were not affected by the changes in the rules of the first run this year.

The same goes for today's semi-finals. Although Lao Yi is arranged to play in the first group this time, Guo Zizhao is not worried about this. With Lao Yi's strength, he can easily advance no matter which group he is ranked in. .

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The result of the competition was as expected by Guo Zizhao.

In the first group of competitions, Lao Yi ran his personal best again, crossing the finish line first in 6 seconds and successfully advancing to the finals.The second ranked player is Kimmons from the United States, with a time of 52 seconds.

However, the young player Su Bingtian who played in the second group did not have such good luck.

Although Su Bingtian also participated in many domestic and Asian level competitions last year, but compared with the masters in the same group in terms of personal strength and performance stability, there is still a gap.

最终，美国选手罗杰斯以6秒53的成绩获得了本组头名，安瓜提和巴布达的丹尼尔.贝利以6秒56的成绩获得了另一个直接晋级的名额。卡塔尔归化选手弗朗西斯以6秒63的成绩获得No.3。至于苏冰天嘛，这次仅仅跑出了6秒67的成绩，基本上已经告别决赛了。

In the semi-finals of the last group, Wen Yongyi withstood the pressure and won No. 6 with a time of 57 seconds, once again gaining a spot in the finals. No. 2 was easily won by British veteran Chambers, the number one favorite at this year's World Indoor Championships, with a time of 1 seconds.Although Jamaican player Carter finished No. 6 in the group with a time of 51 seconds, there was no problem in getting a spot in the finals.

Soon, the final list of the men's 60-meter sprint final came out, British veteran Chambers, American Rogers and Kimmons, Chinese players Lao Yi and Wen Yongyi, Anguati's Bailey, Jamaica's Carter and Qatar's Francis, The eight qualified for the final and will compete again two and a half hours later.

Hiss... Others couldn't help but nod secretly after seeing this list of finalists.Unexpectedly, after Guo Zizhao retired, the Chinese team is still strong in the men's sprint event!Actually, two Chinese players made it to the finals!And Lao Yi’s semi-final result of 6 seconds this time was also not bad at all!

However, the international track and field circle and most of the audience are not familiar with Lao Yi. They only know that he is a disciple of Guo Zizhao, and he also won the men's relay championship in the Berlin World Championships last year.Even Rodgers, Bailey and Carter, who participated in Guo Zizhao's training camp, only had the impression of Lao Yi as a [-]-meter sprinter with excellent explosive power and barely good strength.

It's just that I didn't expect that Lao Yi's performance in the 60-meter sprint event would be so outstanding. The semi-final result of 6 seconds 52 is just behind Chambers, and he is also a strong player who has the strength to win medals, even gold medals!It seems that even after Guo Zizhao retired, his two disciples should not be underestimated!
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As for Feng Shuyong, although he was a bit regretful about Su Bingtian's elimination, he was still very happy about the promotion of Lao Yi and Wen Yongyi.

In particular, Lao Yi's results were just as Guo Zizhao said, and a world-class time of 6 seconds or so was an easy feat.Now, I hope that in the finals to come, Lao Yi can also perform better than Guo Zizhao in each game!

After the semi-finals of the men's 60-meter dash, the preliminaries of the men's 60-meter hurdles were held soon.

Although Feng Shuyong did not have any hope of winning a medal in the 60-meter hurdles after listening to Guo Zizhao's judgment, he still accompanied the three coaches Sun Haiquan, Lu Quan and Wu Feng to encourage the contestants to go smoothly. Completed today's preliminaries.

In the men's 60-meter hurdles event, the favorite to win this indoor world championship is still the famous Cuban Roberts. This year's personal best time of 7 seconds is enough to kill other competitors in seconds.

In addition to Robles, the famous French player Dukulei and the American veteran Trammel all participated in this indoor world championship.Oliver and Merritt, who stole the show at last year's World Championships in Berlin, did not participate because they were busy practicing their seven-step hurdles technique at home.

In addition, Liu Feifei, a top player, also used his injury as an excuse to not participate in the competition. Therefore, the competition in this year's Indoor World Championships is also much weaker.

It is precisely because of this that today's preliminaries are not difficult for the three Chinese players.Shi Dongpeng, Yi Jing and Xie Wenjun all successfully advanced to tomorrow's semi-finals, but in terms of strength, only Shi Dongpeng is the only player who can definitely enter the final.

在2007年左右，史东鹏在60米栏上的成绩也不过是7秒6几的国际二流水平而已。但是经过了几次郭子昭训练营的培训之后，史东鹏在该项目上的成绩早就突破到了7秒5几的国际一流水平。尤其是在去年的七步上栏改练成功之后，史东鹏甚至偶尔也能跑出7秒4几的国际顶级成绩来！
However, even if Shi Dongpeng's best time exceeds 7 seconds, it can only ensure that he can advance to the finals.After all, the 50-meter hurdles event is also not Shi Dongpeng's strength.

While the 60-meter hurdles preliminaries were held, Guo Zizhao accompanied his disciples while doing a massage to relax, and whispered, "You performed well just now, and there is no problem with the start and rhythm. In the finals later, you Don't put any pressure on it, just give it your all at your own pace!"

"Well..." Lao Yi also nodded silently, "However, Chambers and the others are indeed very powerful! If they exert their full strength, I may not be their opponent! If I don't get the As for the medals, wouldn’t I have embarrassed you, Master..."

"Embarrassing? Haha..." Guo Zizhao also laughed softly, "Since I dare to let you come out to participate in this indoor world championship, you must be sure to win a medal! As long as you follow my arrangements and perform normally It's enough to show your own level! When the time comes, I believe that not only will you not embarrass me, but you might even be able to make me lose face..."

(End of this chapter)