"...Okay, welcome to continue watching tonight's Olympic event live broadcast... What will begin next is the semi-finals of the men's 400m competition in this Olympics. The semi-finals will be divided into three groups. For the first time, three athletes in China entered the Olympics and entered the 400m semi-finals at the same time. This is also another major breakthrough in my country in sprint events. Can we further create new history? Let's take a look..."

It was already 21:40 pm on the 19th.

A round of advertisements on TV ended and the signal returned to the Bird's Nest Stadium.

On TV, the stadium was still crowded. The athletes who were playing in the field had only one move, and the warm applause and cheers from the audience burst into the TV scene.

The commentator introduced the current situation on site and the upcoming competition situation. All the audience also temporarily put aside the suppression just now. Tonight's third event, the key competition for Chinese players is about to begin.

"…The first group of players in the semi-finals of the 400m competition have already been on the court. In this group, there is a Chinese player He Jun. The players have already walked on their respective tracks, and He Jun is on the fourth path...

From the scene, we can see that the atmosphere in the Bird's Nest Stadium is very hot now, and the audiences on the scene have spontaneously organized again, and the cheering singing and cheering sounds are very loud. More than 8,000 spectators cheer the athletes in their own way. The loss in the just-concluded men's 110-meter hurdles competition..."

In the media commentator seat, Yang Jian's commentator continued, and the momentum of the track and field stadium in the stadium has not changed, but the discomfort that countless Chinese spectators had just suppressed was called again.

Disappointment, discomfort, and even anger, and emotions are mixed.

They really don't want to listen to the commentators' witty explanations and comfort before the upcoming game, which makes them feel very uncomfortable.

20 minutes ago, the men's 110-meter hurdles rematch.

The audience who were originally watching the game with great mood and great expectations were disappointed. And it seemed so abrupt and unexpected. They instantly pushed their original good mood to the bottom.

There are four groups in the rematch, three Chinese players, young players, powerful veterans, and the top world-class players. They are almost the same as those in sprint events, and it seems that hope is so optimistic. But the result...

Shi Dong, who played in the first group, seemed to have tried his best to squeeze into the semi-finals. It seems that he is okay, at least in the eyes of most Chinese audiences, it is worth looking forward to.

But from the second group, it seems particularly uncomfortable.

Ji Wei, a Chinese player who played in the second group, was speechless and ran awkwardly at 13.82 seconds. It was far worse than his usual results and even the previous round of preliminaries.

Everyone has a consensus on this player's strength. But even those who don't know anything about it can see that the nervous look after it was on the court can see it.

At a distance of 110 meters, three or four of the 10 hulls were kicked down while running. Yes, it cannot be said that they were hung upside down during the hurdle. This makes it hard to believe that this is the performance that Chinese players who have always praised their excellent hurdle skills should have.

Poor psychological quality? Young people lack experience in coping with competitions? Unstable technical performance?

Various reasons did not make people think for too long. After the fourth group of contestants appeared, the audience gave up for the time being. After all, no one had much hope for Ji Wei before, so it would be reluctant to accept being eliminated in this way.

But Liu Xiang's appearance and his performance of leaving the court without crossing a single bar after the game started, caused an uproar among the audience.

In the preliminaries the day before, he seemed to be relaxed and strong. Occasionally, some media reported that Liu Xiang was injured and was forgotten by people for the time being.

Tonight's rematch is highly anticipated. This is the number one figure in the Chinese track and field hurdling event and one of the world's top players. This is also the guarantee of hurdle medals in their perception. Over the past 4 years, Liu Xiang has made their belief in the hurdling event.

However, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. From the moment Liu Xiang came down, the men's 110-meter hurdles of this Olympic Games had ended in their hearts! They even felt like they were deceived and played with.

Four years of reincarnation, from 2004 to the altar, four years later, the people on the altar fell to the mortal world at this moment. All the details of all kinds of negative reports from the past suddenly emerged from the memory.

"...According to our understanding, Liu Xiang's injury problem has existed since May. According to the situation at that time, the best choice is to have surgery to solve it. But it can be imagined that it is only more than two months before the Olympics, and once the surgery is done, it is impossible to participate in this Olympics.

Liu Xiang finally chose conservative treatment, hoping to participate in the Olympic Games. The current situation is that injuries have been repeatedly difficult to control. After Liu Xiang left the court, his entire right foot swelled, and the injury caused him a lot of damage..."

Commentary Yang Jian took advantage of the few minutes before the game was about to start and explained Liu Xiang's situation seriously and affectionately. He also explained the game just now, but it can be said that he didn't know that Liu Xiang's situation was so serious.

The audience was in an uproar, and the depression in his eyes made him feel particularly uncomfortable in the stadium. Since the start of the game, this has never happened. He could feel that there was a fire in his depression.

He didn't say anything in the commentary at that time. He took advantage of the advertisement break and asked all aspects for details through the director.

When he got to know him, he instantly figured out a general situation. He also let him see many things more thoroughly through comparisons between hurdles and other items.

In fact, it is not a big deal for a player in a project to accidentally withdraw from the competition. Such incidents have been everywhere in the past. But if you combine the situation that Liu Xiang has always shown and the situation reported through many channels, from the standpoint of an ordinary audience, some things are not difficult to understand.

"...Okay, let's take a look at this group of competitions first, 8 contestants, the second one..."

The 400m competition is about to begin, and Yang Jian began the introduction of the contestants. The explanation just now was just a little help from him and the director to Liu Xiang and the hurdles. He was not optimistic about the results.

Yang Jian's introduction was being carried out simultaneously with the live broadcast. The audience on the scene could not hear Yang Jian's previous explanation. Even if they heard it, most people's attitude was probably not upset.

In other words, it may be a kind of progress to give them a deeper understanding of some things that have been entangled and confused.

Sports relies on stars, but whether or not stars may not represent sports itself.

Now is not the time for them to consider these issues again. The suppressed emotions just now have been released after the Chinese players appeared. It is time to cheer for each Chinese player representing the motherland.

The atmosphere in the stadium returned to its previous appearance. In the hustle and bustle, the first group of the men's 400m semi-finals began.

There are 24 players in three groups in the men's 400m semi-finals. The first two and the last two will enter the finals. The finals will be on the night of the 21st.

The competition is large, and the rest time between the semi-finals and the finals is enough. Therefore, for every player, there is no need to consider physical strength when exerting personal strength.

For players with relatively top strength, adjusting their status step by step is the most important thing. Of course, the first thing to do is to ensure that they can advance is the key.

According to nationality and preliminary results, the three contestants participating in the China competition were divided into three groups. He Jun in the first group, Lin Mu in the second group, and Zhu Kun in the third group.

This time, He Jun, who appeared in the first group, participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, did not have stage fright or reservations, and he fully demonstrated his personal strength through tenacious struggle.

With his stable psychological quality, he ran out of an excellent state, which was almost the same as his personal best. In the end, he won the second place in the group with a time of 44.32 seconds and successfully advanced.

After the game, He Jun thought he would be so excited that he burst into tears, but after running down to confirm the results, he was not only satisfied and happy, but also unexpectedly calm in his heart. This made him feel strange, and there was a kind of dissonance that was both unexpected and natural.

Perhaps the overall level of the results of the first group of the semi-finals is not high, perhaps it is because Chinese players should have done so. After He Jun understood his ideas, he could only think so.

The results of the first group are indeed not high overall, but there are also top players in the same group. From 2004 to 2007, Jeremy Varina, an American player who dominated almost all other competitions except the Olympics and the World Championships, is undoubtedly the absolute seed among this group of players. He is also one of the favorites to win the 400m event in this Olympic Games.

His final result was 44.15 seconds, and he easily won the first place in the group and successfully advanced to the finals.

When confirming the results at the end of the game, Varina seemed to have been staring at He Jun for a long time. Perhaps foreigners are blind to the Chinese. He should carefully distinguish whether this Chinese player is the nemesis who makes his career imperfect.

The Chinese contestants advanced, and the audience in front of the TV were cheering for joy. The atmosphere suddenly rose several heights compared to before.

The people from the Chinese delegation in the stands were also extremely happy.

Finally, it is not just about them. Guidance Lin is the only one in the 400m event. Although He Jun may not be very competitive in the final, He Jun first proved one thing in the final. Huaxia's training mode in the 400m event has finally achieved results. They are full of hope for further development in the future.

The delegation applauded warmly and gave away the first group of contestants.

He Jun's coach Chen Xing was quiet like a statue, with tears in his eyes and misty eyes staring at his disciples.

After more than 10 years, his disciple He Jun finally stepped onto the Olympic stadium and finally made it to the finals. He had the joy of success and the happiness of seemingly relief.

From being a relay substitute after joining the national team to being squeezed into marginal people, they have to seek change. After the change, it has been a difficult journey.

The hundred-meter was squeezed to 200 meters, and after 200 meters, he consciously practiced 400 meters. Finally, He Jun found his position. He squeezed out others for the first time and squeezed into the Olympic stadium.

Sports competition is cruel, especially for the gradually stronger Chinese sprint, which is even more cruel. Today's Chinese sprint is no longer an era where you can steadily get the qualification to participate by running a standard.

In such an environment, every little progress is particularly important.

"Old Chen, congratulations!"

He was gently patted on his back, and Chen Xing came back to his senses. At the same time, Yuan Guohua's voice came over.

"Thanks……"

"Haha! But it's not my turn to thank me. I want to thank you Lao Ge, or thank him for going!"

Before Chen Xing finished saying thank you, Yuan Guohua interrupted with a relaxed smile and pointed his hand into the field.

At this time, the players in the second group of the semi-finals had already come on the court, following the direction of Yuan Guohua's finger, Lin Mu was walking in the queue wearing a red sprint suit.

Chen Xing nodded affirmatively and said seriously: "I want to thank Coach Lin and Coach Ge..."

This is what Chen Xing said in his heart, not only to help him lead He Jun into the final. Because with He Jun's growth over the years, his gains have become greater.

It was not just those athletes who grew up with Coach Lin. Under his leadership, these old-school coaches, including him, were growing from coaching level to ideology.

Athletes and coaches, together, have the current pattern of China's sprint. Just as Coach Lin once said, some hold the flag and some set off.

With Lin Mu, the largest flag, led athletes and coaches to hold the flag. These coaches and athletes like He Jun formed a backbone network under the flag, and finally extended it, with lush branches and leaves.

He is very proud to be one of them!

During Chen Xing's sentiment, Yuan Guohua's words rang out again, reminding him: "Old Chen, it's time to consider the movements of the next cycle. Every cycle of 4 years, all movements must keep up..."

"Someone has chosen it, and the winter training session has been prepared in advance. Considering that He Jun is the first time to compete in the Olympics, he will be released for the time being. This time it ends..."

Chen Xing nodded, and he naturally understood Yuan Guohua's meaning. In the current environment, every coach like him must have a subjective initiative.

As before, it is definitely impossible to bring an athlete to old age. Everyone must set up a shelf of inheritance. In the end, all of them form the shelf of inheritance of the Chinese sprint and even track and field.

The situation of the last hurdle match made him feel particularly deep. Perhaps this is also the reason why Yuan Guohua suddenly reminded him now.

"Haha, I think you can understand it too! It's a pity over there..."

Yuan Guohua smiled and said halfway, shook his head and stopped talking.

"Maybe!"

Chen Xing did not express any opinions. He couldn't say what to evaluate Sun Ping's situation, but judging from the situation over the past few months, he just didn't agree with it.

Chen Xing didn't understand how to manage a team or even a project. He knew that he would never be as good as coach Lin in his life, but he did not prevent him from having his own understanding.

Excellent and top athletes are actually double-edged swords. From 03, hurdles and sprints are almost the same. But now with different ideas, the reality is clear at a glance. Even if Liu Xiang does not withdraw from the competition this time, he will eventually win the gold medal, break the record, and his development trajectory is destined. He doesn't think he is too optimistic.

The birth of one or several world-class athletes should be an opportunity for project development, but it should never be a hindrance to team development, or even a hindrance to project development.

"Haha, when Director Lin appears in recent years, his influence is still so great!"

Yuan Guohua did not continue the original topic. He looked at Lin Mu's interaction in the audience and said with a smile.

The atmosphere on the scene was about to start to set off a huge wave because of Lin Mu's group competitions. The audience was very enthusiastic because this was a Chinese player. Of course, there were many people who really care about sports. They knew Lin Mu and what he represented in the sprint event.

"Come on Huaxia!"
To be continued...