In the athletes' lounge, Zhang Huasong turned on the all-around system and upgraded his 400-meter dash skills from 4 seconds to 43 seconds.

Because the world record in the men's 400m was set by stars and stripes nation track and field superstar Michael Johnson in 1999 by 18 seconds.

To break this world record, Zhang Huasong naturally had to upgrade his skills to 43 seconds.

As for entering the 43-second mark, it's not necessary now.

Zhang's biggest rival, Jeremy Varina, also set a personal best of just 45 seconds.

Even if Varina plays beyond the norm and sets a new personal best, it is impossible to improve too much at once.

What's more, for Varina, who doesn't have an all-around system, the personal best is not so easy to refresh.

Therefore, Zhang Huasong only needs to upgrade his skills to 43 seconds, which is enough to break the record and win the championship.

However, what Zhang Huasong didn't know was that a regimental officer from the Stars and Stripes delegation had approached David Neville last night and asked him to interfere with Zhang Huasong in today's 400m final.

Phelps has been portrayed as the hero of the Stars and Stripes, and his myth of the Eight Golds is of great significance to Phelps personally and to the entire Stars and Stripes.

Competitions such as high jump, long jump, and pole vault are all jumps one by one, and there is no interference. In the 200-meter final, Tyson Gay is the 6th lane, Zhang Huasong is the 4th lane, and he can't interfere if he wants to.

Seeing that Zhang Huasong broke the record and won 7 gold medals, and was about to tie Phelps' record of 8 golds, the people of the Stars and Stripes Country pinned their hopes on the 400m final.

Because in the 400m final, there were three Stars and Stripes who competed, and they could afford to sacrifice one.

It just so happened that David Neville was assigned to the track next to Zhang Huasong, and the starting line was in front of Zhang Huasong, which could interfere with Zhang Huasong.

So, the task fell to Neville.

If the interference is successful and Zhang Huasong loses the 400m gold medal, it may also affect his mood and competitive state, and even lose the javelin at night and the marathon championship tomorrow.

In that case, Phelps will be able to hold on to the mythical record of 8 gold medals in a single Olympic Games!

Neville did not refuse such a heavy trust.

Although the Stars and Stripes claim to be democratic and respect the individual will of athletes, in the face of national justice, Neville still has a clear slate.

With Zhang Huasong and his other two teammates, Neville knew that he had no hope of winning the championship, and his hopes of winning a medal were very low.

In this case, why not sacrifice yourself to interfere with Zhang Huasong?

Even if the matter is revealed, it doesn't matter if you are sent off by the referee or even banned worldwide.

Because the regimental official had already made a promise to Neville on behalf of the country: if the matter was revealed and Neville was banned, he could retire directly, end his athletic career, and join the Stars and Stripes National Olympic Committee.

After the regimental officials left, Neville has been thinking about how to interfere with Zhang Huasong during the game from last night to now!

This matter must not be deliberately strung to Zhang Huasong's runway to block him, it is too obvious, everyone knows that he did it on purpose. It is definitely a scandal, and it will definitely affect the whole country and be criticized by the whole world.

In this case, no one would dare to let themselves work in the Olympic Committee.

In that way, even if it interferes with Zhang Huasong and makes Zhang Huasong unable to win the championship, he will not get any benefits, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, it is necessary to achieve the purpose of the national team, but not to be too obvious. The best ending is to interfere with Zhang Huasong and not be sent off.

Even if he is sent off, he can only limit himself to the extent that he unintentionally fouls, and he cannot be seen to be intentional or even instructed......

At 9:40 a.m., the eight athletes who participated in the men's 400m final finally began to enter.

When everyone else walked out one after another, and the on-site commentator was the last to call out Zhang Huasong's name, the audience erupted in the warmest applause and cheers.

Even many foreigners clapped desperately and shouted Mr. Zhang's name in inaccurately pronounced Chinese.

Obviously, Zhang Huasong's performance has conquered even those foreigners, and everyone is looking forward to Zhang Huasong making persistent efforts and continuing to break the record to win the eighth gold.

As Zhang Huasong entered, when he waved to the surrounding stands, the crowd's shouts and applause were even louder.

At this moment, Zhang Huasong is undoubtedly the biggest star of the Bird's Nest.

After entering the venue and interacting with the audience, Zhang Huasong and others began to warm up before the race on their respective tracks, and the referee team was also conducting the final equipment inspection.

After a while, the time was approaching 10 o'clock, and the race was about to start, and the referee at the starting point beckoned the finalists to take to the track.

Zhang Huasong walked to the fifth starting line located on the corner, moved his body one last time, and then crouched down, ready for the race.

David Neville, who was located in lane 6 and a few meters in front of Zhang Huasong on the starting line, took a vague look at Zhang Huasong before squatting down.

He was ready to interfere with Zhang Huasong!

As for Jeremy Varina in lane 4, he was aware of the delegation's request for teammate Neville to interfere with Zhang Huasong.

Therefore, he asked himself to cherish the opportunity today, to play his best, to win this gold medal, and to interrupt Zhang Huasong's continuous victory in the championship.

After the referee confirmed the operation of the equipment and whether the athletes had committed fouls, he withdrew from the track and signaled that the starter could fire the gun.

The big screen in the stadium was silent, and the audience fell silent.

Then the starter shouted, "All of you are ready...... Prepare ......"

Zhang Huasong and others lifted their lower bodies, pressed their feet the runner, and prepared for the start.

The starter paused for two seconds before suddenly pulling the trigger of the starter in his hand.

At 10 o'clock in the morning on August 23, 2008, with the sound of a "bang" gunshot, eight finalists with different starting line positions instantly started and rushed out of the corner.

The men's 400m final of the Peking Olympics officially began.

Zhang Huasong's starting reaction was 114 seconds, ranking first. The others weren't much behind either, and all played at their normal level of starting reflexes.

Only Da *** Weir was slightly distracted, and the starting reaction was only 162 seconds.

However, David Neville's starting line was a few meters in front of Zhang. A few percent of the starting reaction behind did not allow Zhang Huasong to rush in front of him, and he was still in front of Zhang Huasong after the start.

Neville had plenty of time to adjust his running tactics and disrupt Zhang.

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