Chapter 259 400-meter semifinals(1/2)
"...Okay, it's 21:15 p.m. local time in Athens. The athletes in the first semifinals of the men's 400m competition have begun to enter the court...
There are 24 athletes in three groups in the semi-finals. The players who advanced to the finals are the top two in each group and the two best results arranged behind them...”
With Yang Jian's voice, the camera gradually pushed towards the athletes on the track.
In the Olympic Stadium, on the orange-red 400-meter track, the starting position of the curve, one athlete after another walked to his position, and the host on the scene began to introduce the athletes in English and Greek.
"The semi-finals of the first group are about to begin, and all eight contestants are already standing on the track..."
As the conference radio rang out, CCTV's commentator also followed the sync shots and began to introduce the contestants in front of the TV nationwide to the audience in front of the national television.
"Unlike the 100-meter race, 400-meter race is a sprint event characterized by speed and speed endurance. The success of 400-meter race depends on many factors. It is also the longest and most difficult event in sprint events... Chinese athlete Lin Mu will appear in the next second group... Okay, let's take a look at the semi-finals players in the first group...
The first lane...the second lane is Jamaican player Michael Blackwood, whose rematch result is...the third lane, Jeremy Varina from the United States, he is also the only white player to participate in the competition in this US Olympic sprint event. He is just 20 years old this year and is the champion of the 400m event of the National Trials...the fourth lane...the fifth lane, the Bahamas player, Christopher Brown, was in the same group as Chinese player Lin Mu in the preliminaries, and ranked behind Lin Mu to advance to the semi-finals with the second group...the sixth lane..."
“on your marks!”
As the athlete's introduction was completed, the referee made sure everything was normal again and shouted a command to take the seat.
"The referee has issued a command to take the seat, and the game will begin soon!"
“Set!”
Another clear command was issued, and almost everyone briefly entered a quiet state on the scene and in front of the TV.
"Bang~"
"Okay, the game begins!"
...
Still at the location of the Chinese delegation,
With the end of the 100-meter race and the three athletes came over, the atmosphere here became much more lively than before.
The leaders and coaches encouraged and praised the three of them, and then the other athletes and staff gathered with them and greeted them enthusiastically. It was not until the 400-meter race began that they turned their attention to the stadium again.
The first group of games started and ended, and they watched the game. They were originally calm and calm, but after the results came out, they became a little solemn.
"Old Yu, this white man seems to be quite powerful. He looks too relaxed and his grades are also..."
Director Wu is on the track and field team all the way today. He also wants to see what step China can take after the 400-meter race. What's more, the leaders on his head in the team are also paying attention. He hopes that there will be another breakthrough in the 400-meter race, reaching the final, or even taking another step in the final. This will be a very meaningful thing for the delegation.
But after the first score of the 400 meters came out, he felt that what he had thought before might not be that easy.
"It's really amazing, he still retains a lot! This player is very powerful!"
Yu Weili looked much better, but she was still sure about the players' results.
At this time, the results of the first group semi-finals are now clearly displayed on the big screen.
1, Jeremy Varina, United States, 44 seconds 87
2, Michael Blackwood, Jamaica, scored 45 seconds 00;
3, Leslie De Jong, France, scored 45.01;
4, Christopher Brown, Bahamas, 45 seconds 25;
...
Yu Weili actually made a general judgment before his results came out, especially the white man who has always been ahead of him very easily. As a 400-meter athlete and has many years of coaching experience, he couldn't tell how he still had reservations about this player.
Moreover, the player's technical rhythm always looks immature, but even if the results are good, this is what he cares more about.
Director Wu was worried about how strong his opponent was, but Yu Weili didn't care much. Their original goal for this Olympics was not set at 400 meters. Now Lin Mu's semi-finals have already achieved the set goal. Even if he lost in the semi-finals, as long as it was not a human factor or a loss in strength, it would be at most some strange things from the outside world, and no one in the industry could tell.
What's more, he didn't know what Lin Mu was doing now, but with his previous results, there was still a lot of hope to reach the finals.
Not in good condition? Unstable performance? How is it possible? He never thought about Lin Mu's personality and his usual style.
"Brother Yang, how about it?"
The leader and the coach were discussing, and the athletes on the other side were no exception. After the results came out, Zhao Lin rarely asked Yang Zuyao next to him seriously.
After more than a year of experience in athletes, he is now increasingly judging many things in sprinting. He didn't pay special attention to the ones who were ahead, but how could he not pay attention to them? He didn't know how much the other party has retained, and he didn't understand the things in the 400-meter race rhythm, but he could still see the state at the high speed.
"That white man is very strong, the second and third strength is much weaker, and the first white man uses the rhythm of acceleration in the early stage to be like our coach. If it were our coach..."
Speaking of this, Yang Zuyao paused. He found that except for seeing the coach's technical rhythm, he really didn't know anything about anything else. He had no idea what strength he could do!
Shaking his head gently, Yang Zuyao couldn't help but smile. It was my turn to worry about the coach's affairs. It was really mediocre.
"Linzi, Huanzi, let's watch the game. The coach has his own qualities, so let's cheer up!"
"Oh! You said the coach can..." Zhao Lin wanted to ask another question, but he stopped before he could ask.
"Ah, the coach is here!"
His eyes never left the track, and finally saw the coach at the entrance of the corridor coming out, he hurriedly shouted.
"Courage, come on!"
"Guide Lin, come on!"
“…”
...
"The second group of the men's 400m semi-finals is about to begin, and all eight players have entered the arena."
In the voice of Yang Jian's commentator, the audience in front of the TV saw eight athletes walking out of the corridor next to the track, a column, and a Chinese player in the middle whose skin color was obviously different from others was on the list.
"The fourth position in the middle of the team is the Chinese player Lin Mu. Many spectators may not know that he is not only an athlete, but also a coach. He is the head coach of the men's relay event of the National Track and Field Team, and among the three players in the previous 100-meter competition, including Chen Huan and Zhao Lin's head coach...
Last year, at the Paris World Track and Field Championships, he led athletes Zhao Lin and Yang Zuyao to win the men's gold medals of 100 meters and 200 meters. At the same time, the men's 4*100 meters relay team joined by Zhao Lin and Yang Zuyao fought bravely against many world-class teams, defeated the United States and the United Kingdom, and won the gold medal with a record-breaking Asian record... This is also the first time that Chinese players have won the men's sprint event medal and gold medal in the men's sprint event in a world-class competition...
In the Asian Track and Field Championships later, the disciples he led won the top three in the 100-meter and won the 200-meter gold medal. At the same time, he himself won the men's 400-meter championship, breaking the national record...
I am very excited now. At the Athens Olympics, he brought his disciples to the scene. As a coach, the disciples he led have made historical breakthroughs in the Olympics in the 100-meter event. As athletes, we also hope that Lin Mu can achieve his level in today's competitions and play his strength in the next high-level competitions..."
"Okay, the athletes have already walked on the track. After the athletes have made some preparations, the athlete information has begun to be introduced at the stadium..."
Feeling that Yang Jian's emotions became more and more excited, he began to look forward and imagine, and Han Qiao hurriedly took over the words.
Sports commentators can be said to be taboo to do this. The commentators must remain neutral. Of course, it is impossible to be neutral in the Olympics, but they cannot give hope sentences to increase the expectations index for the audience. Once an accident occurs in the end, it will not be a good thing for the commentators and athletes.
He also understood that Yang Jian was excited, and he was also excited. In fact, he had heard of these things many times in the past, but he was still excited every time. But after all, he was not talking about them, and he could still hold on a little bit.
The commentary of the two partners is that they need to help each other sometimes, just like this! Of course, he may have more things to say than Yang Jian when he says the wrong thing.
As Han Qiao took the words, Yang Jian also reacted instantly and cooperated with Han Qiao to introduce the athletes.
At this time, the large screen on the scene also showed the list of contestants in this group:
The first route, Sestak, Slovenia;
The second route, Lopez, Cuba;
The third route, Daveyn Clark, Jamaica;
The fourth road, Lin Mu, China;
The fifth road, Derek Brew, United States;
The Sixth Path, Gardenas, Mexico;
The seventh way, Matthews Binu, India;
The eighth road, Anton Galkin, Russia;
...
“on your marks.”
After introducing the athlete information, the common international password began to sound.
With the referee's command, the eight players embarked on their respective starting tracks.
Before the starting line, Lin Mu let out a light breath, and his breathing became smoother and smoother.
Since he has determined the decision to enhance his coaching background with his athlete's experience, he has increasingly been able to control his different emotions on the sidelines and on the court.
The calm observation habit developed in the past two years of coaching career, all the athlete information and physical memories of the predecessors that have been integrated into the encyclopedia have been combined, so that he can quickly enter a state of calmness and concentration in any noisy and noisy environment.
"Stay running without distractions. This time there is no test, so it's time to test the training results of the past year!"
He leaned over and lowered his head, his feet landed on the starting machine, and his body's strength instantly collapsed, and then he relaxed slightly. The reaction transmission of active muscles and strength has been teaching the disciples what he did, and he did everything in detail.
After completing all the starting preparations, we are now waiting for the commander and the starting gunfire.
“Set!”
The sound of the starter preparing sounded, and all the contestants stood up to make a starting position.
In the stadium, it was extremely quiet. In just two or three seconds, it was like the calm before the storm. Just waiting...
"Bang!"
The gunshots of the game rang out.
The conditioned reflex start reaction is like a conditioned reflex. Even if he starts after he clearly hears the sound of gunshots, Lin Mu is quite satisfied with his reaction to this run. He has always practiced what he teaches athletes.
He doesn't have many games, but as long as he goes on the track, he always maintains rigor and standard even in the training ground.
To be continued...