In August, the temperature difference between day and night in Los Angeles is a bit large, and at noon, the California sun is on full display, and standing under the sun at this time is simply an ordeal.

But even so, Zhao Zhanshan still came to the stadium early, hoping to occupy a front position.

This time, Zhao Zhanshan did not come alone, some of his friends in Chinatown also came to the scene, in addition, some Chinese students also came to watch the game.

Because it's about to start the final of the 100-meter dash!

Compared with the large number of American audiences at the scene, the Chinese were only an insignificant small group, although they sat together as much as possible, but in the Stars and Stripes flying all over the venue, it was still so inconspicuous.

The 100-meter dash was originally a strong event for the Americans, and all three American athletes advanced to the finals, and in the eyes of these American spectators, the gold medal was already nine out of ten, and the only suspense was who would be the winner of the gold medal among the three American athletes.

The three players of the U.S. team were not as optimistic as the audience. South Africa's Danny Joubert ran 10.6 seconds in the rematch, Germany's Arthur Jonas ran 10.5 seconds in the rematch, and Chen Qiang reached 10.4 seconds in the rematch. In terms of results, all three are among the world's top athletes, perhaps no worse than the American trio.

But the U.S. trio is playing at home after all, so they have a reason to win, if the U.S. team can win the gold, silver and bronze medals, it will naturally be the most perfect result, and in the worst case, they will also have to take away the gold medal, which is worthy of the identity of the American host.

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The athletes appeared on the stage, and the host of the scene also began to introduce the six participating athletes.

"First course, Chinese player, Chen Qiang!"

"Second lane, South African, Danny Joubert!"

These two sentences were introduced very quickly, and they did not resonate with the audience, at most there was some symbolic applause.

"Third lane, American, Ralph Metcalfe!"

When the American players were introduced, the applause around them shook and the entire Los Angeles stadium seemed to shake.

After a long time, the applause gradually dissipated, and the host went on to introduce: "Fourth, American player, George Simpson!" ”

The applause and shouts that had not completely disappeared sounded again.

"Fifth lane, Germany, Arthur Jonas!"

A handsome guy with brown hair waved around, although it was not as sensational as the American player, but it caused countless girls and young women to scream!

Arthur Jonas is really a little handsome, with deep eyes and an angular face, at first glance he looks like a beggar version of Captain America, coupled with a strong muscle, which will indeed attract the attention of many women. Especially compared with the two black athletes next to him, it was really a little red in the greenery.

In fact, Arthur Jonas almost became an actor in Hollywood. At the end of the Games, Greta ? Garbo and Marlene? Dietrich and the two movie stars invited Arthur Jonas to Hollywood, and American universities were willing to provide education to Arthur Jonas, but Arthur Jonas eventually returned to Germany, and during World War II he joined the German SS as an officer, was later captured by the Soviet Union, and then imprisoned in a war criminal camp in the United States.

After the screams of the girls and young women, the host introduced the last athlete: "Sixth lane, Germany, Eddie Tolan!" ”

The audience once again burst into warm applause, as an NCAA track and field star, Eddie Tolan is still well known to many.

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On the track, Chen Qiang was a little nervous, but deep down he was more excited. This is the venue for the Olympic finals, and it is the stage that all athletes dream of.

Chen Qiang couldn't help but think of the finals of the Olympic Games he had watched in his previous life, and remembered the champions of those Olympic Games. Once upon a time, he was also very envious of those athletes who could stand in the Olympic finals, fantasizing that he would also become the champion of the Olympic Games, standing proudly on the podium!

At this time, Chen Qiang suddenly found that his fantasy was about to come true, as long as he won this game, then all his previous envy and unrealistic imagination would become a reality!

"I'm going to win, I'm going to do it!"

Chen Qiang took a deep breath, he recalled the sadness of selling newspapers and pulling carts on the street when he just crossed over to the Republic of China, and everything was vivid.

For Chen Qiang, this game is not only about victory and honor, but also an explanation for him as a traverser.

As a time-traveler, he has no ability to change this country, he has no ability to change this era, all he can do is to win an Olympic gold medal for China. This is the greatest contribution he can make to the country and the nation!

"Three years of hard work, it's up to today!" Chen Qiang bowed down, tightened his shoelaces, supported his hands on the ground, and prepared for the start.

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The voice of the starter asking the contestants to prepare reached Eddie Tolan's ears, giving him an inexplicable sense of ceremony, and at this time he suddenly felt that the entire arena had become solemn, and the opponents around him were like those knight sculptures in the square, exuding an aura of solemnity.

Eddie Tolan can't help but think of his childhood, he was born in Denver, and his memories of childhood are constant moving, from Colorado, to Utah, to Michigan, until he was 15 years old, and the family settled down in Detroit.

The reason it was in Detroit was because in the city, there were more job opportunities for blacks, and his father could find a job to support his family.

Eddie Tolan remembers his time at Cass Technical High School, when he was not just a sprinter, he was a rugby player, and he remembers his greatest moments when he scored six touchdowns in a high school game!

Because of his outstanding performance in football, Eddie Tolan was recruited by several universities, and eventually he chose the University of Michigan and joined the University of Michigan football team. However, he was kicked out of the school football team after only three days of training due to the fact that most coaches had a negative opinion of Eddie Tolan.

Because on the University of Michigan football team, no African-American athlete has ever competed, let alone a quartile! A black quartile, no matter how good it is, was destined to be a denied existence at the time.

Eddie Tolan remembers that the coach of the college football team took his football uniform with his own hands and exchanged it for a regular tracksuit.

That day, Eddie Tolan cried, he had never been hit like this. But he also compromised because he was black, and he never fantasized that he could be treated fairly in an era that was not friendly to blacks.

So Eddie Tolan could only devote all his energy to the practice of track and field, and in the United States in the thirties, black athletes could only have a way out in track and field.

The memories that were once unbearable changed into fragments and kept coming back to Eddie Tolan's mind, which made him feel painful. He was supposed to be a great rugby player, but now he is on the sprint field, and he has put in countless hardships and sweats to stand on the field of this Olympic final.

Then, a belief in victory came over Eddie Tolan.

"I'm going to win, not just for the final title, I'm going to prove myself to the world!"

……

“SET！” The starter gave the order, and the athletes made a squatting start posture at the same time.

The surrounding spectators also fell silent, and no one spoke, as if they were worried that the athletes would not hear the starting gunshots. All eyes were on the starting line, on the referee's hand holding the starting pistol, waiting for the gun to ring.

"Smack!" The sound of the starting gun rang out, and the smoke could be faintly seen dispersing.

The six contestants turned into wild horses and rushed forward frantically.

This is the final of the Olympic Games, a contest of the best athletes in the world, and none of the six people who can stand in the Olympic final are weak, they have a very fast start reaction, and their start is also very good, and they can't find any flaws.

Chen Qiang felt tremendous pressure from his opponent at the start of the 100-meter sprint for the first time.

"They're all so fast!" Chen Qiang sighed in his heart, he could feel that even if he had the starting skills from later generations, but on the substrate, in the starting stage, he had an advantage of less than 0.1 seconds.

Athletes of this level, the starting reaction time is within 0.2 seconds, Chen Qiang has no advantage in this regard, fortunately, Chen Qiang is stronger than others in the starting stage, is the acceleration of the first 20 meters, the kind of acceleration with his head down and the center of gravity forward, which can allow him to get a lead of less than 0.1 seconds.

In the starting stage, the difference between the 0.1-second lead is very small, and the second half of the race will only have a more obvious distance difference of 0.1 seconds.

Unlike the semi-finals, this time Eddie Tolan did not test Chen Qiang again, he gave it his all from the beginning.

Eddie Tolan, who is only 1.7 meters tall, quickly increased his cadence to the extreme, he was originally the kind of athlete with a high cadence, when he fully showed that terrifying explosiveness, the rapid swing of his legs gave people a dazzling feeling.

Another American player, Ralph Metcalfe, was not far behind, and he showed a completely different performance from the rematch at this time, starting the game like a tiger out of the cage, both in expression and eyes, with a three-point hideousness, and even more murderous when running!

The American athletes competing at home released the momentum of winning the championship from the beginning with the cheers of the audience, and the athletes from other countries did not intend to give up the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter dash to the Americans.

German Arthur Jonas also showed extraordinary strength, and although he was white, he showed no less speed and explosiveness than the two black players, Eddie Tolan and Ralph Trakaw.

It has to be said that Germany deserves to be the world's first-class sports power, and the strength of German athletes is indeed not inferior to that of Americans.

In the first 30 meters, no athletes are left behind, everyone is competing for each other, this race is destined from the beginning, it will be an extremely close race!

……

After two consecutive days of competition, Chen Qiang has adapted to this track, he has completely mastered the softness and hardness of the cinders on the track, and he also knows what kind of running method to use to enter his rhythm as quickly as possible.

Although Eddie Tolan and Ralph Metcalfe have not mastered the technique of running on the ground, their amazing explosiveness can completely make up for this shortcoming, or they can achieve the same effect as Chen Qiang's kicking technique by relying on the advantage of explosiveness.

The innate advantage of black people in sprinting is really unparalleled, which Chen Qiang can only envy, no matter how hard he trains, it is impossible for him to have the strong physical talent of black athletes.

So in the first 50 meters, Chen Qiang still only had an advantage of less than 0.1 seconds, which was too weak to allow him to win.

Fortunately, Chen Qiang has entered his own rhythm, and next, the technique of the front swing of the thighs will be the key to his victory.

I saw Chen Qiang throw off his legs, every time he stepped forward, it was like a jump, at this time he didn't want to be running, but like flying, but in the process of flying, the soles of his feet occasionally stuck to the ground.

Chen Qiang runs very comfortably, and the specially customized new running shoes are lighter and more able to adapt to Chen Qiang's running style, making Chen Qiang's every step look very light, and there is a sense of "horse stepping on Feiyan".

Chen Qiang ran very smoothly, the pressure brought by the opponent, so that Chen Qiang can be more focused on the game, at this time he has no distractions, only running in his mind, his movements seem more and more natural, the results of training on weekdays, the technical movements after thousands of tempering, have been completely integrated into his body, melted into his spirit, at this time perfect display.

The rhythmic swing of the arms, the smooth legs like flowing water, make Chen Jian a dancer running on the track, at this time he is not like a competition, but more like an artist, showing his works!

An inexplicable confidence emerged from Chen Qiang's heart, and then spread all over his body as the blood flowed.

Chen Qiang realized that his current competitive condition is very good, unprecedentedly good!

Chen Qiang suddenly felt that he was about to enter a very delicate state, a state of self-forgetfulness, or a state of self-esteem in heaven and earth!

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"Quick, I want to be faster, I can be faster!"

Eddie Tolan kept repeating the thought in his head, and he was always convinced that he could take the next step faster.

However, he has never been able to surpass Chen Qiang.

Eddie Tolan was not discouraged, he did not feel nervous about the speed shown by Chen Qiang, he still thinks that as long as he works a little harder, as long as he is a little faster, he can already surpass Chen Qiang and rush to the first!

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In the 60-meter position, Germany's Arthur Jonas was third, ahead of Eddie Tolan and Chen Qiang.

This result made Arthur Jonas a little unacceptable.

As a handsome guy, Arthur Jonas has been confident and proud since he was a child, he has an inexplicable sense of superiority, he has to fight for the first place in everything, and now he is only ranked third, which makes him very dissatisfied.

The most dissatisfied thing is that in front of him turned out to be a Chinese and a black man! This is absolutely unbearable for him!

Even in 2019, white racism against people of color persisted, and in 1932, white racism against people of color was even worse. In the United States, there was a Chinese Exclusion Act against the Chinese, and racial segregation was written into law. And in Germany, after ** came to power, he engaged in racism, racism against people of color, and even became "politically correct".

So Arthur Jonas, a proud white man, he looks down on people of color from the bottom of his heart, and he certainly won't be willing to be left behind by people of color.

"Come on, I'm going to be faster, how can I lose to the Chinese and the blacks!"

Thinking of this, Arthur Jonas's steps couldn't help but become urgent.

It was at this moment that Arthur Jonas suddenly found that on his left side, someone had caught up and was on a par with him.

That's Ralph Metcalfe of the United States in the third lane!

Ralph Metcalfe lost to Chen Qiang in the rematch, and when it came to the final, he didn't want to repeat the same mistake, so after the guns rang out, he gave it his all.

It's just that his explosiveness is a little less explosive than Eddie Tolan, so in the first 50 meters, he didn't stand out like Eddie Tolan. But after 50 metres, Ralph-Metcalfe's speed advantage was on full display, and he managed to catch up with the German, keeping pace with him.

In the next second, Ralph Metcalfe was already half a position ahead of the German.

The Germans suddenly looked like they were about to split.

There was a Chinese and a black man in front of him who were faster than him, and now another black man surpassed him, and Arthur Jonas's innate sense of superiority instantly became the "welcome" on the ground in front of the door, and was trampled underfoot!

At the same time, Ralph Metcalfe is also gradually closing in on Eddie Tolan, and Eddie Tolan still hasn't caught up with Chen Qiang in front.

With more than twenty meters left before the end of the race, time is running out for Eddie Tolan.

Eddie Tolan had already noticed that his compatriot Ralph Metcalfe was catching up from behind and would immediately be in line with him.

After intercepting and chasing, Eddie Tolan's heart suddenly became a little anxious.

The scene when the coach took away the football team uniform came to Eddie Tolan's mind again, for him, it was not only humiliation and discrimination, but also a denial of his whole person!

"I want a gold medal, I want a championship, I want to prove myself!"

Because of the force, Eddie Tolan's expression became hideous, making people feel terrifying, at this time he had already gambled everything, he poured all his strength into his legs, and between the muscle contractions in the thighs, he could vaguely see the hamstrings trembling.

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At this time, Chen Qiang had already entered a mysterious state.

He felt very light, and he felt like he was really flying!

The rhythm of the run is perfect, the technical movements are perfect, and the speed is perfect!

At this moment, Chen Qiang has brought himself to the extreme.

Chen Qiang knew that the other five players were all left behind by him.

Chen Qiang also knew that he would be able to cross the finish line soon.

His body was getting closer to the finish line, and he could clearly see that the white line at the finish line was shaking slightly with the wind.

Chen Qiang puffed up his chest, and then slammed his chest into the white collision line. The speed of running at high speed made the white collision line slightly strangle Chen Qiang's chest, and then followed Chen Qiang forward.

In the next second, Chen Qiang immediately slowed down, and then let the white collision line fall to the ground.

Chen Qiang won, he was the champion, he was the gold medalist in the 100-meter dash at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics!

I saw Chen Qiang raise his arms high and roar up to the sky!

"Win!"

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Eddie Tolan and Ralph Metcalfe crossed the finish line at the same time, and it was hard to tell with the naked eye who was second and third.

But in their opinion, it doesn't matter, the second and third places, for these two players, are the same, they are dispensable, all they care about is the gold medal!

It's a pity that the gold medal did not fall into their hands, but was taken away by Chen Qiang.

At this moment, the two of them showed a look of loss at the same time, for them, the loss of the gold medal by the American team means failure, they are both losers!

However, both of them also knew that in this game, they did not run badly, and they could even be regarded as perfectly playing their strength, but even so, they were still not Chen Qiang's opponents.

The skills are not as good as others, there is nothing to say about the defeat, and there is no reason to find it!

The fourth to cross the finish line was Germany's Arthur Jonas, whose face was a little ugly, his head down, his eyes fixed on the ground, and he kicked at the ground, venting his emotions.

For Arthur Jonas, losing was just one of the reasons, and losing to three people of color was what made him feel most embarrassed.

The fifth to cross the finish line was American George Simpson, who was not as strong as the other two American players, so the responsibility of winning the championship did not fall on him, but he still showed an extremely depressed expression when he saw the gold medal taken away by Chen Qiang.

South Africa's Danny Joubert was last in line, but he looked like he was unaffected by the bottom one. Compared to other players, Danny Joubert is a very non-existent player, and perhaps it is already good for him to be able to reach the final.

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After the starting gun sounded, the audience fell into hysterical madness, they cheered for the American runners, shouted for the American runners, everyone stood up, frantically waved the things in their hands, there were handkerchiefs, there were hats, people who had nothing in their hands, they simply put their hands to their mouths, put them into the shape of a megaphone, and make their voices louder.

No one thought the U.S. team would lose the gold medal, after all, in the 100-meter sprint, the United States is the most powerful country in the world, with the best athletes in the world.

There was also Canada's Patsy Williams, the world record holder in the 100-meter dash and the first non-American world record holder in the 100-meter dash in history, who would pose a threat to the American runners.

But Patsy Williams was eliminated in the first round of the preliminary round, and he can no longer pose a threat to the American.

The Americans even felt that even God was on the side of the United States and handed over the gold medal to the United States.

To be precise, it should be God, Americans call their God God, so the upcoming 100-meter sprint gold medal is also a gift from God.

The only suspense is who will this gold medal be given to, is it Eddie Tolan? Or Ralph Metcalfe?

The few Chinese are also cheering for Chen Qiang, but unfortunately, there are too few of them, and their cheering voices have just been shouted out when they are drowned out by the tsunami-like American voice.

As the finish line got closer and closer, the cheers became more and more enthusiastic, and although the first place was always occupied by Chen Qiang, the audience was not worried, they felt that the American competitors would surpass Chen Qiang sooner or later.

It wasn't until they were twenty meters away from the finish line that some people finally realized that something was wrong. Because the American players still haven't surpassed Chen Qiang in front!

"You don't want to lose, do you?"

The idea has just appeared, and Chen Qiang on the track has already crossed the finish line!

Witnessed by tens of thousands of American spectators, a Chinese won the first place in the 100-meter dash!

The cheers of the crowd stopped abruptly, and almost everyone froze there, their mouths open, but they did not make a sound, they stretched out their hands, still holding handkerchiefs or hats, but they were not waving them. Those who used their hands as megaphones covered their mouths with surprised expressions.

How is this possible! The U.S. team actually lost!

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it!

Even if they saw it with their own eyes, many of them still wouldn't believe it!

The audience fell into silence, except for one place, but it was cheering and shouting.

The area where the Chinese audience gathers, which is far away from the main stand, is very far behind, very inconspicuous, buried in the crowd, and will not be noticed by people at all.

But at this time, it was the most jubilant place.

"Win! We won! Zhao Zhanshan shouted loudly, at this time, he could no longer care about the low-key and tolerant "Chinese survival rules", he began to shout unbridledly, dancing and celebrating.

The other Chinese are the same, they incarnate as fanatics, and then use all their strength to celebrate wildly.

To hell with low-key and forbearance!

The surrounding Americans cast strange eyes on them, and they did not expect that those Chinese who are submissive and honest in their daily lives would have such a crazy and flamboyant side!

But no one blamed these Chinese.

If you usually see the appearance of Chinese people, you may have already scolded them with discriminatory language such as "pigs" or "yellow-skinned monkeys".

But today is different, Chen Qiang won, and the Chinese on the scene are qualified to celebrate wantonly!

No one would make a discriminatory voice against these celebrating Chinese at this time.

This is not because Americans are kind, nor because Americans are morally noble, but because the winner of this game is Chen Qiang, who is Chinese!

What is the right of a group of losers to discriminate against the winners!

Competitive sports are like this, the winner is king, and the person who can win on the field can really do whatever he wants!

……

"We won!"

Song Junfu and Liu Changchun had already hugged each other, and both of them were in tears.

Coaches and athletes from other countries around them cast envious glances at them.

In sports competitions, there is only one winner, and the others can only fantasize like dicks, if the champion is himself, he should be fine!

Surprisingly, the Chinese have been celebrating for most of the day, and the referee still has not announced the results of the players.

Chen Qiang was a little anxious, he was worried about what would happen in it, so he took the initiative to step forward and asked in English: "Mr. referee, when will the results be announced?" ”

When the referee saw that it was Chen Qiang, the new champion, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, but said directly: "Mr. Qiang, please wait a while, we are still counting the results." ”

This referee obviously did not know the way Chinese names were written, thinking that like in the West, the surname behind and the name in front of him, so Chen Qiang became "Mr. Qiang" in his mouth.

"Is there a problem with my grades?" Chen Qiang asked with a frown.

"Mr. Qiang, please don't get me wrong, there is no problem with your results, it's just that the second and third places crossed the line at the same time, and we are still judging the order in which they hit the line." The referee spoke.

Chen Qiang nodded suddenly, the 100-meter dash at the Los Angeles Olympics hit the line at the same time, which is also the most controversial penalty in the 100-meter dash event in the history of the Olympic Games.

"Historically, the referee finally decided that Eddie Tolan was 2.5 centimeters ahead, and this time it was not about the championship, but the battle for the second or third place, I don't know who the referee will judge who is ahead!"

The referee discussed for most of the day, and finally came to a result. Then the referee also announced the results.

"First place, Chen Qiang, 10 seconds 2!" The referee spoke into the microphone and announced loudly.

Suddenly, the audience was in an uproar!

"Do you hear that? That Chinese ran 10 seconds 2! ”

"10.2 seconds, a new world record!"

"Oh my God, a Chinese broke a world record!"

All eyes were on Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang looked around, there were all kinds of surprised expressions, those were incredible eyes, and those were shocked faces!

In the next second, the reporters broke through the security guards and rushed over.

Before one of the reporters left Chen Qiang, he began to ask in a loud voice: "Mr. Chen Qiang, you won the championship and broke the world record, do you have anything to say now?" ”

Chen Qiang made a gesture of pushing his hand to the reporter, signaling him to stop, then cleared his throat and said deliberately: "You were a little far away from me just now, I didn't hear your question clearly, can you say it again?" ”

Chen Qiang did this, of course, so that more reporters would flock to the front.

"You've won the championship and you've broken the world record, now do you have anything to say?" The reporter who asked the question immediately repeated the question.

Seeing Chen Qiang posing as if he was going to answer a question, the other reporters also didn't ask any more questions, but took out a small notebook and prepared to record Chen Qiang's words.

"When I first came to Los Angeles, I once read a report with a question, can Chinese run?"

Chen Qiang said, looked at the reporters around him with a proud expression, and continued: "Now I can answer this question, we Chinese can not only run, but also the fastest in the world!" ”

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