Chapter 318: The Koreans Possessed by the Islanders

The 20th Asian Athletics Championships was held in Jiangcheng, Hubei Province, China. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

A week before the competition, Tang Hao and his teammates from the Chinese track and field team arrived at Jiangcheng Stadium.

Coming to Jiangcheng again, Tang Hao still had some feelings in his heart.

The last time he came to Jiangcheng was at the National Swimming Championships last year, when he won 7 fast gold medals in a row, this time he came to the track and field field, and he also participated in multiple events, I don't know how he can play on a bigger stage?

Head coach Zhu Huaiyu is determined to win this expedition, the top sprinters in the four major domestic sprinters, plus Tang Hao, can be said to be the strongest force in China, this time it is a battle at home, and he feels ashamed if he doesn't win a few golds.

The day after the arrival of the Chinese team, the track and field team of the island country also followed to Jiangcheng, flying from the coast to the inland Jiangcheng, and they also had a lot of twists and turns.

However, after arriving, they only took a short break to train on the track and field, and it can be seen that they are also under a lot of pressure to play away.

Because there is still some time before the start of the game, in addition to the Chinese team in the training ground, there is the island national team, and the two teams just occupy half of the runway, and no one interferes with anyone.

After training for a while, Tang Hao sat on the sidelines to rest, and Su Bingtian came over and sat beside him.

"The oldest is Yuzo Kanemaru, he is the captain of the island team, and the mixed-race one over there is Cambridge Asuka, a newcomer, and that, that is the strongest in the island team in the 200 meters now, Shota Iizuka. ”

"Are you talking about Asian Bolt?" Zhang Beimeng also came over to join in the fun at this time.

"Asian Bolt?" Tang Hao was slightly surprised.

"Well, Shota Iizuka! Known as Asian Bolt, this person's strength is not weak, to be honest, Lao Xie may not be able to beat him. Zhang Beimeng followed.

"There is also Cambridge Flying Birds, the island country has not had mixed-race athletes enter the national team for a long time, and the newcomers recruited this time have a blank in their previous strength, so they still have to be careful. Su Bingtian said at this time.

"But they should also be worried, our Tang Hao is also a secret weapon, and it is also a nuclear weapon. Zhang Beimeng said proudly.

"Who are the other two?" Tang Hao pointed to the two people who were training on the track at this time, they had just run a short run, and they were very fast.

"That's an old rival too. Su Bingtian said with some emotion at this time.

Listening to Su Bingtian's words, Tang Hao vaguely guessed that those two should be the main attack of 100 meters.

Sure enough, Zhang Beimeng followed and said: "The younger one is Kiryu Xiangxiu, and the older one is Ryota Yamagu, that guy owes the most mouth." ”

"Owe?" Tang Hao looked at Zhang Beimeng suspiciously.

"Yes, no, he ran 10.07 seconds in London, he also reached the semi-finals, and at the end of that race, he even said that he would run 10 seconds in the next two years. Zhang Beimeng said with some unhappiness.

10 seconds is an insurmountable hurdle for Asian players, and the current Asian record is the 10 seconds set by Koji Ito in 98, and no one has been able to break it for 15 years.

Shan Shan Liangtai said this kind of thing, it was indeed like Zhang Beimeng said, a little big-mouthed.

"It's actually okay, no one wants to run for 10 seconds, but after returning to China, this guy is even more arrogant, saying that he is the strongest sprinter in Asia, and he will lead the rise of Asian sprinting, and he is a big-headed ghost! Who wants him to lead!" Zhang Beimeng said indignantly.

Tang Hao smiled, it seems that Zhang Beimeng is very uninterested in this county Liangtai.

"After all, people ran 10.07 seconds, and they have the capital to say these words. Su Bingtian said at this time.

When Su Bingtian said this, Zhang Beimeng was silent.

Tang Hao also turned his head at this time to look at his two teammates, as well as the other two people who were training on the track, and unconsciously touched the tip of his nose with his hand.

To be honest, although Zhu Huaiyu is determined to win, and the team members are full of confidence, in terms of strength, whether it is 100 meters, 200 meters, or even 400 meters, the Chinese team is much weaker than the island team.

This time it was an opportunity to play at home, but it was also a huge pressure on the players.

"Take it easy, this time at home, maybe one of us can run within 10 seconds?" Tang Hao stood up with a smile.

"Well, it's a great opportunity. Su Bingtian followed and stood up.

"Alright, let's go practice the relay. Tang Hao said and pulled Zhang Beimeng.

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"That's Tang Hao?" On the other side of the track and field, Shota Iizuka, who had just finished training, looked at the Chinese team practicing the relay, and turned his head to ask Yuzo Kanamaru on the side.

Kanemaru Yuzo nodded: "He is now the pride of the Chinese, and he has made outstanding achievements in many sports, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is even a national hero." ”

"National hero?" Hearing Kanemaru's answer, Shota Iizuka couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick his lips, and a look at the prey appeared in his eyes, "In that case, Kanamaru-kun, if I defeat him, will I be able to hit the Chinese hard?"

"Definitely, the foundation named after him in China is now the most influential charity, and he is now known as an undefeated myth, if you defeat him, it will definitely be a big shock for the Chinese." Yuzo Kanamaru nodded and said.

"This is really the best news I've heard today. Shota Iizuka said with a smile.

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As the opening ceremony of the track and field championships is getting closer and closer, the track and field teams of Asian countries have also arrived in Jiangcheng one after another.

The level of Asian track and field in the world is not outstanding, but there are many top countries in the intercontinental, Qatar and Bahrain, in addition to the island countries and China.

Bahrain is the kingdom of Asian sprinting, while Qatar is planning a lot of first-class African runners, and it is a real planning team.

This track and field championship can be said to be a four-nation competition.

As the tournament draws closer, so does the news coverage of the continental championship.

Most of them are about the training and preparation of the Chinese team, but in addition, there are also a lot of news that have a lot of influence, and some of them are even in a uproar.

The most impactful news was the press conference before the opening ceremony of the island national team.

At the press conference, the island nation sprinting duo, Shota Iizuka and Ryota Yamaguchi both expressed their confidence in this championship.

Shota Iizuka bluntly said that this time his goal is to win the championship, and not to win the championship is a failure, while Ryota Yamagu's words are obviously more arrogant, and he admits that he has always enjoyed the feeling of winning the championship away from home, as if he had conquered the world.

Even the head coach of the island national team, Kanhiro Tsuchie, bluntly said that he is ready to win several gold medals in this tournament.

Perhaps it is the recent tension between China and Japan, and the islanders, who tend to keep a low profile in the weekday games, turned out to be possessed by Koreans and began to brag about it before the game.

However, one thing is different from the Koreans, at least in terms of strength, the island people are much stronger than the Koreans.

This attitude of the island people has attracted a strong response from the Chinese audience.

The original sale of general tickets ushered in a wave of panic buying before the start of the competition, and the audience entered this venue for nothing else, just to cheer for the Chinese track and field team.

The competition between China and the island nation actually does not require much mobilization at all.

In such an atmosphere, on the day of the opening ceremony, the attendance rate of Jiangcheng Stadium, which can accommodate 50,000 people, reached about 70%.

People waved their flags and cheered and shouted, and it was like the Olympics were not the athletics championships in front of us.

The opening match of this year's track and field championships is the 110-meter hurdles, which was originally popular in China because of Liu Xiang, and even after Liu Xiang retired, it still has considerable influence in China.

Chinese hurdles star Shi Dongpeng and Xie Wenjun joined forces.

In the end, in the shouts and cheers of the audience, the two successfully advanced to the semifinals, attracting bursts of cheers from the scene.

At the same time, the qualifiers for the shot put long jump event in the track and field venue also began.

There are more than 30,000 people on site, and they can choose to see their favorite sports, which is one of the reasons why this venue loves track and field competitions.

The 110-meter hurdles event ended, followed by the 200-meter sprint heats.

When the players came out of the passage to warm up, there were shouts from the sidelines.

"Tang Hao!

"Zhang Beimeng!

"Xie Zhenye!

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The cheers for the Chinese sprinters were wave after wave.

Not only the Chinese team has come out, but players from other national teams have also come out.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the Chinese audience, the athletes of some countries couldn't help but be a little envious, but the players of the island national team had a serious face, and they could feel that the cheers of the audience brought them a lot of pressure.

There are six teams in the 200m heats, with the top two finishers in each group and the four best third-place finishers advancing to the finals.

Zhang Beimeng appeared in the first group.

The strength of this group should not be underestimated, in addition to the island native Yuzo Kanamaru, Qatari planner Kenny Jones, and Bahraini veteran Jasra are all listed.

"Come on!" Before Zhang Beimeng came on the court, Tang Hao and Xie Zhenye cheered for him.

Zhang Beimeng was full of confidence, nodded and ran to the runway with a smile.

Zhang Beimeng's runway is in the fifth lane, and his fourth runway to the left is Yuzo Kanamaru, and on the right is Jasra, in a position where he is caught in the middle.

However, Zhang Beimeng had a good mentality, and after looking back and forth at the players on both sides, he then focused on his own track.

After a few test runs, we went back to the starting point to prepare.

"Zhang Beimeng!

The audience cheered and cheered.

Zhang Beimeng greeted the audience with a smile, and his mood was quite relaxed.

In contrast, Yuzo Kanemaru had a serious expression and kept looking at the track thoughtfully, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Kanamaru-kun, come on!" the game was about to start, and the Cambridge Asuka on the sidelines shouted at the stadium.

"Yuzo, kill them!" Shota Iizuka shouted more directly.

Tang Hao turned his head to look at the players of the island country team, remembering the performance of the island country players at the press conference by the media, and couldn't help touching the tip of his nose.

Coincidentally, he will play against Cambridge Asuka in the next group stage, and I don't know what the level of this mysterious mixed-race player is.

The race started immediately, and under the instructions of the referee, the runners stood in front of the start and prepared for the start.

"Ready!"

"Ready!"

The contestants all bowed up, and the audience was also restless.

"Bang!"

With the sound of gunshots and the cheers and screams of the spectators, the runners rushed out of the track as soon as possible.

Kanemaru Yu Sanyi took the lead, and although his start was not as perverted as Su Bingtian, he was also at the top level.

Coming out of the 50-meter corner, he had overtaken Jones to reach the first position.

Jones and Zhang Beimeng followed.

"Zhang Beimeng!

The cheers of the crowd on the sidelines were incessant.

After rushing out of 60 meters, Zhang Beimeng finally began to exert his strength, and he slowly narrowed the distance between him and Yuzo Kanemaru.

This performance also attracted cheers from the audience.

Out of the 100-meter corner, Zhang Beimeng overtook Yuzo Kanemaru in the cheers of the audience and came to the first place, and the enthusiastic performance attracted the cheers of the audience on the sidelines.

Heading into the 100-meter straight, Zhang continued to hold the lead, but it didn't take long for Yuzo Kanemaru and Jones to catch up, and his lead was negligible, almost side-by-side.

In a game with similar strength, the audience was almost suffocated.

In the last 20 meters, Yuzo Kanamaru showed the strength of the famous player and stood out from the three.

In the end, Yuzo Kanemaru was the first to cross the finish line, followed by Jones and Zhang Beimeng.

Crossing the finish line, Yuzo Kanemaru knew that he had won, and the whole person was extremely excited, waving his arms and rushing out for more than ten meters, shouting non-stop in his mouth.

A small number of island nation spectators on the sidelines were also excitedly waving the island country flag in their hands at this time.

Zhang Beimeng gasped and looked at the big screen.

Yuzo Kanemaru finished in 20.96 seconds in 20.85 seconds, and Jones finished third in his group with 20.95 seconds.

Seeing the results, he glanced at Yuzo Kanemaru, who was still excited, and he was always optimistic, but he couldn't help but be a little depressed at this time.

Zhu Huaiyu, who was sitting on the sidelines, was also a little unable to sit still, changing the crossed Erlang's legs back and forth, and it could be seen that Zhang Beimeng's disadvantage in becoming a teacher gave him a lot of pressure.

"I ran so badly. Back to the starting point, Zhang Beimeng couldn't help but speak.

"It's okay, it's a little bit worse in the end. Tang Hao saw Zhang Beimeng's emotions and encouraged, "You, the top three, can basically enter the semifinals." ”

Xie Zhenye is not good at communicating, so at this time, he also reached out and patted Zhang Beimeng's shoulder.

Zhang Beimeng was indeed optimistic, and after listening to Tang Hao's words, he nodded and laughed.

"Kanamaru-kun!" On the island team's side, Kanemaru Yuzo was warmly welcomed by his teammates after he went back, especially Cambridge Asuka, this newcomer seemed to be encouraged, and directly had an American-style chest bump with Kanemaru Yuzo.

At this moment, Tang Hao noticed that Shota Iizuka of the island country team was looking at him with a smile.