Chapter 26 The end of the game on the 19th(1/2)
Bird's Nest Stadium
On the runway.
Half of the second group in the semi-finals of the 400m match has passed.
On the fifth lane, Mercedes-Benz's red agile figure gradually increased its speed and still took the lead.
On the sixth lane, American player Merritt, wearing a blue sprint suit, was not showing any weakness, and even more forcefully kept the difference in the number of stretches, rushed towards the last straight lane.
Two hundred meters, two hundred twenty meters, two hundred fifty meters, three hundred meters...
As we galloped step by step, when we approached the last straight, the level of the contestants was further highlighted.
Compared with the previous group, the overall strength of this group undoubtedly seems to be much worse.
Except for the top players, China and the United States, who gradually took the lead and occupied an absolute advantage, other players seemed to be gradually declining.
The gap was widened, and after entering the last straight, the situation was completely clear.
The two levels are totally average. When the process progresses to this point, the gap between the leader and the second group has been widened to 5,6 meters. This is rare in such large-scale top competitions in the past.
Lin Mu and Merritt, the lead has not changed and it still looks extremely strong. After a few dozen meters, the gap with other players behind him has further widened.
Lin Mu always maintained the leading position, and the rhythm of the entire competition was like precise regulation, moving forward steadily.
Merritt is chasing, perhaps because of the young people's will to refuse, perhaps because of the pride of the American sprinter in the 400-meter event, or even the special nature of this Chinese player.
Under many factors, he never gave up over Lin Mu and won the first place in the group.
However, after reaching the end point, he seemed to have taken his breath after he still failed to surpass it.
In the semi-finals, for top players like him, you must roughly master a good degree.
It is not for deliberate physical retention, but more about savings. It is more about advancing to the finals with restraint and pressure on retention. It is impossible to get yourself into an excited state too early before the final. The final victory depends on the day after tomorrow, controlling yourself to explode at the last moment.
Merritt was a little unwilling and was even more impressed. Since Varina lost to the Chinese again last year, Varina's competitive state has been poor.
It was also from that time that Merritt, who had been suppressed by Varina, seemed to have completely exploded. After several games, Merritt's growth seemed to have opened up a valve, and his competitive state and personal performance made rapid progress.
Starting this year, Merritt gradually replaced Varina's leading position and was praised by the US sprinter as the future king of the 400-meter event.
Now he needs honor to lay his way to kingdom, and this Olympic Games has become particularly important.
Varina is still his opponent, but his poor condition and his constant injuries have always been troubled by him. Merritt did not attach too much importance to Varina in this Olympics.
Merritt is full of confidence in defeating Varina now. As for this Chinese, who is known as Varina's nemesis, he thinks the strongest obstacle.
Until now, Merritt has a deeper feeling about this stumbling block.
"It's really strong, the rhythm control is terrifyingly accurate. Every game seems to be stable and terrifying, but I will definitely beat you!"
Merritt was roaring wildly in his heart, and the 22-year-old proud American launched an attack on the target.
There are the last twenty meters away from the finish line...
The overall situation of the second group of competitions has been decided.
Lin Mu, who always took the lead, ran towards the finish line with big strides.
He never cared about the pursuit of other players and the challenges of American players. He had been running at the pace he had planned in advance.
He specially strengthened the starting pace of the first 100 meters and found a very suitable point of explosion. It was also because he accelerated faster in the first half that he suppressed Merritt very much in the first 300 meters.
After the last step, he went up the straight road for more than 80 meters. He didn't deliberately speed up during the dozens of meters he chased, and ran until now with a constant pace. Merritt had never chased him and he didn't care. He was completely feeling the space where he could speed up in the last step.
In a semi-final, he had a significant degree of the speed of his performance at his peak.
The next final will be the last of his single event in his career. He hopes to give an explanation to his sports career in the most perfect state.
"...Lin Mu ran very steadily. He seemed very relaxed. There were still more than ten meters. Lin Mu led the way, Merritt could not catch up. Lin Mu, crossed the line... The first in the group..."
Lower your head and press the line!
"43 seconds 88!"
At the finish line, the first result to cross the finish line appears.
The commentator shouted at the top of his lungs. It was not a wonderful game, but the process and results were fully reflected in the process and results. The 29-year-old Lin Mu Baodao is not old and is in very good shape. The joy of entering the final and the expectations for the final are particularly exciting.
The stadium was boiling, and the noise and shouting of the audience seemed to explode. It ran very strongly and led the whole process, and all the players seemed to be unable to fight back.
After 44 seconds, although Lin Mu has not yet reached the Asian record maintained by Lin Mu, everyone can see that Lin Mu must have retained it, and the whole process looks too stable and too relaxed.
Merritt, the second place, was 44 seconds 02, which was a very bad result, but it was 0.14 lower than Lin Mu's score. As for the third place, the French player Deqiong's score of 44 seconds 75 was 0.87 seconds, which was really amazing.
At the scene, in front of the TV, all the Chinese audiences were making noise. They followed Lin Mu's actions and never stopped pouring their enthusiasm for a moment.
In the stands, Lin Mu's family and friends were even more excited and burst into tears. Only by being in the stadium can you truly feel the passion and the pride and pride that Lin Mu feels so strong.
At the Chinese delegation, the applause never stopped.
Their Kobayashi, Coach Lin, Coach Lin, and Coach Lin were shocked by them. They were all professional coaches and athletes, and even the staff were people who knew very well about sprinting.
From a professional perspective, they can see many problems.
The coaches and the leaders of the track and field team approached and happily discussed Lin Mu's run. They were still a little worried about the Lin Mu 400m event, but now they were only analysis and longing.
The athletes who came to the scene were also discussing with the athletes who had just finished the competition.
Zhao Lin was very excited at this moment, no less than when he won the 100-meter championship. He excitedly came to Yang Zuyao and said, "Brother Yang, it's so awesome, coach, it's so awesome!"
He could tell from the speed of the coach's future as he accelerated that the coach's investment was extremely high. But despite this, he was still at a constant speed and ease when running in the last 100 meters.
In his opinion, it is absolutely fine to have another short-distance acceleration sprint. If so, what will be the final result? He felt excited when he thought about it.
"Brother Yang, do you think the coach can break the record, that Johnson's?"
Feeling that he had received no response, Zhao Lin patted Yang Zuyao and continued.
Yang Zuyao kept thinking. He heard Zhao Lin just said something, but he didn't react much. He didn't come back to his senses until he was photographed again.
"Record?" Yang Zuyao muttered softly, and his voice raised his affirmation: "The world record is 43.18 seconds, not sure, but the Olympic record is 43.49 seconds, and I feel that the coach is absolutely fine."
"Haha, I think it's okay. The coach's speed and curves are really awesome!"
Zhao Lin smiled brightly. He knew that the coach didn't care about these things, but if he could have a perfect result in his athlete's career, it would definitely be a great thing. As a disciple, he is honored.
Yang Zuyao smiled and nodded, "The curve is very good. The tilt angle of the body, the position of stepping on the footsteps and the rhythm of exerting force forward are very perfect. It feels very similar to the picturesque curves like Xiaoye. The coach has a strong learning ability!"
As a 200-meter athlete, Yang Zuyao has a deep understanding of running on the curve.
Xiao Ye, Ye Hua, a junior brother who has an innate feeling about curves. His curve skills and posture are role models that Yang Zuyao has always learned. Not only did he think about it, but the coach also told him.
There is nothing to be embarrassed about learning and learning experience. Isn’t the coach also feeling this feeling integrated into the rhythm of his own running!
Thinking of this, Yang Zuyao continued: "Linzi, Huanzi, learn more from Xiaoye when practicing curve techniques, and integrate that feeling into your own rhythm. Don't be embarrassed."
"Um!"
Beside Yang Zuyao, Shen Huan kept applauding, and the expression on his face was very rich, happy, excited, and admired.
It was not until Yang Zuyao pointed at him that he nodded and must have responded.
After the last Olympics, the relay competition was reviewed, and there were detailed analysis of which player was not bad. His poor curve skills were particularly obvious. The lucky result of the Olympic gold medal was due to other people's mistakes.
For several years, they have been supplementing the needs of the relay program. Whether it is the coach or them, they no longer want to hand over their destiny to others.
He is a main player of the relay team. Considering the current configuration of the main players, he can only run the first or third ball, and these two balls are curved. Practicing curved techniques and fully exerting his personal strength in curved running has become a major focus of his training.
He has been practicing on the curve. Although he doesn't run 200 meters normally, he has never relaxed. As for the feeling of the curve like the coach, he thinks he has not achieved it, but he believes it is not bad.
Compared to Shen Huan's simple response, Zhao Linke was much more active. He smiled and said, "There is no shame. I'm not bad at practicing!"
"And, starting from the second half of the year, I will run 200 meters. The coach approved it!"
As the coach approved it, Zhao Lin was particularly excited, "Brother Yang, I won't let you 200 meters by then, haha!"
"If you want to run past me, you have to practice more!" Yang Zuyao naturally knew the weight of being recognized by the coach when Zhao Lin approved the coach. After smiling, he then explained a little solemnly: "If you want to run 200 meters well, speed is very important. You don't lack anything now, but your speed is a little worse. Look at the coach..."
"Um!"
Zhao Lin was also a little serious. He really knew the importance of speed and tolerance. Just like the coach, he seemed to be at ease at running 300 meters at that speed, and speed and tolerance are really strong.
Seeing Zhao Lin thinking, Yang Zuyao nodded secretly, and he didn't continue to say anything extra.
He also hopes that Zhao Lin can make a breakthrough in the 200-meter event. As he gets 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 200-meter event in the team can grow up quickly.
The challenges to face in the future will not be small. Zhang Meng, Liang Hong, and Zhu Kun and Zhao Lin will all be the main core players in the 200-meter project in the future.
As for the next...
When Yang Zuyao thought of the 15-year-old Xiao Xie, he smiled very pleased. In a country as big as China, there will definitely be no shortage of talents. As long as you can persevere in the right direction. According to the reasonable inheritance framework, China's sprint will surely get better and better.
"Brother Yang, Xiao Zhu's game is about to begin. Hey, it looks like it's in a good state!"
On the runway,
While several big brothers of the national team were talking, Zhu Kun followed Etiquette and the staff to the field.
The atmosphere on the scene was still so hot. Since his first 200 meters game, he has become accustomed to putting himself in the focus. In order to be worthy of the support of so many Chinese audiences on the scene and off-site, he has never dared to relax every moment.
Following the queue and cheering, Zhu Kun walked onto the third route. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, and felt a little relaxed in his rare heart.
In the fifth game in two days, the most difficult game schedule finally reached the last one. This game can finally be ignored.
To be continued...