In the preliminary 400-meter sprint, the fourth group of athletes took the stage, which was also the only group with six athletes.

American athlete Bill Carr is in this group.

"That guy is Bill Carr!" Chen Qiang stared at Bill Carr, and his memory came up with Bill Carr's message.

The all-time 400m dash champion at the Los Angeles Olympics was Bill Carr, who also broke the world record held by Ben Iscaman with a time of 46.2 seconds.

Bill Carr was a top student at the University of Pennsylvania, which was both a private university and an Ivy League university, and there were no athletic scholarships at the time, so those who could afford to go to the University of Pennsylvania were all children of wealthy families. The same goes for Bill Carr, who has a lot of money in his family and a lot of property in Philadelphia. It is precisely because of this that Bill Carr is born with a sense of superiority.

Two years ago, Bill Karl was an unknown athlete, but in the second half of 1931, he burst onto the scene, and in the months leading up to the Olympics, Bill Carr defeated the world record holder Ben Iscaman twice in a row, and although he had not yet broken the 400m world record held by Ben Iskaman, Bill Carr was certainly in better form than Ben Iskaman.

The result proved this as Bill Carr comfortably took first place in the six-man group and ran an easy time of 48.8 seconds, the only time in the field under 49 seconds.

Bill Karl stepped off the field and looked around defiantly, as if to tell everyone that the 400m championship had been decided by him.

"What a proud fellow, it makes me feel arrogant." Chen Qiang secretly said in his heart, but he also knew that Bill Karl had arrogant capital, because he had the strength to break the 400-meter world record.

In the fifth group, which did not feature any American athletes, the first place in this group was taken by Austria's Felix Renner, who also holds the European record in the 300m.

In the sixth group, there is an American player named James Gordon, and in Chen Qiang's opinion, the only advantage of this player is that the name is easier to remember.

At this point, the preliminary round of the 400-meter dash is over. The eliminated athletes can go home, while the qualifiers will have to prepare for the rematch.

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A total of 18 athletes advanced to the semi-finals of the 400m, which were divided into three groups of six, but this time the top four from the group advanced to the semi-finals.

This time, Chen Qiang was placed in the first group. For this grouping, Chen Qiang was a little dissatisfied,

The reason why Chen Qiang is dissatisfied is not because of the strength of the opponent and the difficulty of qualifying, but because he does not want to appear in the first group.

This is just a semi-match, and Chen Qiang's goal is very simple, to ensure that he advances while conserving as much energy as possible in order to prepare for the next triple jump final.

So ideally, Chen Qiang will appear in the last group, so that he can see the results of the first two groups of players, and then he can also refer to this qualifying result to run, saving energy to the greatest extent.

In the first group, there will be no results to refer to, so Chen Qiang can only run faster to avoid being eliminated, which will also cause Chen Qiang to consume more energy in the 400-meter race.

Chen Qiang was not satisfied with his grouping, but Bill Carr was happy with his group, because he was also placed in the first group, the same group as Chen Qiang. In the next 400-meter semi-race, he will compete with Chen Qiang!

"Great, the rematch is in the same group as that Chinese, I didn't expect to have the opportunity to beat that Chinese so soon!" When it's time for the competition, I'll show you how good I am! ”

For Bill Carr at this time, promotion is no longer his goal, he wants to defeat Chen Qiang, it is best to defeat Chen Qiang with an overwhelming advantage, and create an atmosphere of beating Chen Qiang in front of tens of thousands of American audiences.

The race started quickly, Chen Qiang was still decent after the start, he quickly entered his own rhythm, and then began to observe the situation of other athletes, he wanted to guess a promotion threshold through the speed shown by other athletes.

However, Bill Carr seemed excited, he seemed to be holding back his strength, he ran fast at the beginning, and it looked like he was exerting his strength at the beginning.

In addition to Bill Carr, another person is also fast, and that is South Africa's Willie Vorster.

Willie Vorster had competed in the 200m before and unfortunately ended up in the semi-finals, but he was a bit better in the 400m than in the 200m. In history, he also repeatedly achieved good results in the British Empire Games.

In addition to that, Australian George Golding is not far behind.

These three players were faster than Chen Qiang at the beginning of the competition, and Chen Qiang could feel that he should be in the fourth place.

"In the semi-finals, the top four will advance, and I will run a fourth, which will be enough to qualify for tomorrow's semi-finals." Chen Qiang is very down-to-earth in his heart, and he is still running step by step.

And this scene, in the eyes of others, is like telling everyone: In the 400-meter event, I Chen Qiang is not strong at all!

Due to the presence of American athletes, the spectators in the stands still let out enthusiastic cheers, and this cheer fell on Bill Carr's ears, as if to inject extra motivation into him, and he ran faster and faster!

Not far behind, South Africa's Willie Vorster and Australia's George Golding noticed that Bill Carr was speeding up as well.

Although they haven't made it to the final straight, the trio clearly stand out from the group based on the speed they show.

Chen Qiang is still running at his own pace, not in a hurry or slowly, of course, he is a little faster than in the preliminary round, and it is only a little bit.

After 200 meters, the athletes' bodies began to switch from anaerobic to aerobic exercise, and everyone began to slow down.

Soon, as they entered the straight, they began to accelerate again for the final sprint.

The moment you enter the straight, the order of the athletes is clear at a glance.

The first place was Bill Carr, followed by South Africa's Willie Vorster, who was more than 0.2 seconds behind Bill Carr.

0.2 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, which is a big advantage, and Bill Carr really showed extraordinary strength.

Third place went to Australia's George Golding, who was only a little slower than second-place Willie Vorster.

The fourth and fifth places were more than a second slower before entering the sprint on the straights.

The fourth place is Chen Qiang, the fifth place is a Brazilian player, and the last place to qualify, it looks like it will be decided from these two.

"That Chinese is more than a second behind!"

"It's been more than a second, and it's impossible to catch up."

"So far behind, the Chinese are obviously not good at running 400 meters."

At this time, the American coaching staff felt more and more settled, Chen Qiang was more than a second slower than the American Bill Carr, which is completely a gap between two athletes of different levels, that is to say, in the 400m event, Chen Qiang is a whole level worse than American athletes!

On the track, Chen Qiang turned his head to look, the Brazilian player was almost neck and neck with him, and at this time, the Brazilian player was running very hard, still giving full play to his strength and squeezing his physical strength to the limit.

As long as you finish fourth, you can qualify! And the fifth place is to be eliminated.

But how could Chen Qiang let the Brazilian athlete succeed, he finally began to accelerate.

As the fastest person in the world, once Chen Qiang starts to accelerate, others will definitely be out of reach, not to mention that in the distance of more than 300 meters in front, Chen Qiang has not exerted his strength at all, and his current physical fitness is still relatively abundant.

In just the blink of an eye, Chen Qiang has already surpassed the Brazilian athlete by one position. Of course, he is still far from the third place in front.

The Brazilian athletes behind him have tried their best, but their skills are not as good as others, even if he squeezes all his physical strength, he can't catch up with Chen Qiang in front.

"Fourth place, just enough to advance, that's enough!" Chen Qiang looked at the three players in front of him, and they seemed to be still fighting hard for the rankings.

"You guys fight, I'll have to save my fitness to do the triple jump." Chen Qiang thought silently in his heart.

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Before the finish, Bill Carr realized that his victory was assured, slowed down slightly, and then won the group with a time of 48.4 seconds.

South Africa's Willie Vorster was second, Australia's George Golding was third, and Chen Qiang was fourth, with a time of 49.6 seconds, a full 1.2 seconds slower than Bill Carr.

But Chen Qiang also knows that 48.4 seconds is definitely not Bill Carr's true level, and Bill Carr's historical gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics is 46.2 seconds, which is a full 2.2 seconds faster than he is now.

Bill Carr, who won first place, looked very happy, and he waved to the stands with a proud smile, and looked at Chen Qiang with a provocative gaze from time to time.

Chen Qiang didn't care, he ran to the rest area, ate a banana, replenished his physical fitness, and then sat down to rest and prepare for the next triple jump competition.

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In the next two groups, American players James Gordon and Ben Iscaman also advanced to the top of the group. The sportswear of the last two groups played very well, and the worst promotion time was 49.3 seconds, but Chen Qiang's 49.6 seconds became the worst result among the 12 players who advanced.

The penultimate result made the cut, which looked a little awkward.

For the U.S., all three players finished first in their group, and it was a perfect rematch.

The strength of the American athletes in the 400m event has also regained the confidence of many American spectators in the American track and field team.

In the previous 200m semi-finals, three athletes from the United States also performed strongly, and all three broke the previous world record, but Chen Qiang immediately responded with a faster time. finally wanted to pretend to be forced, but was slapped directly in the face, which really made the American audience at the scene hold their stomachs.

In today's competition, Chen Qiang not only did not respond like this, but also performed very badly, with a score of more than 1 second slower than the American player, and he was the last of all the athletes who advanced.

In the face of such a result, both the American media and the audience at the scene felt that their morale was greatly boosted, as if they had won the gold medal in the 400 meters.

In the past three days, the U.S. track and field team was beaten too badly by Chen Qiang, and the three gold medals that were determined to be won were all taken away by Chen Qiang, which really made Americans afraid of losing, and even when mentioning Chen Qiang's name, many Americans would feel inferior.

Now in the 400-meter event, American athletes have returned strongly, but Chen Qiang, the "Thanos" in everyone's hearts, has fallen to the detective. The result of this contrast is really too high-spirited!

The American crowd in the stands was cheering, cheering incessantly, and it didn't look like it was winning a rematch at all, but like the U.S. team had won three medals, gold, silver and bronze.

Bill Carr had a smug expression on his face, because in the game just now, he defeated Chen Qiang!

"I saw it, I heard it, these cheers, these applause, they were all for me! It was I who defeated that Chinese, it was I who trampled that Chinese under my feet! ”

Thinking of this, Bill Carr looked left and right, he wanted to see if Eddie Tolan had come, but in the end he didn't find Eddie Tolan.

There was no Eddie Tolan today, he certainly didn't come to the scene.

Bill Carr sighed a little disappointed: "Eddie Tolan, that little black fat man, still think I can't win the Chinese?" If you're a waste, do you think that others are just like him? It's a pity that he didn't come today, otherwise, let him see with his own eyes how I won that Chinese for more than a second! ”

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In the stands, the applause of the American audience continued, and their excitement had not subsided.

"Great, our American athletes did a fantastic job, finishing first in three groups!"

"The point is to win the Chinese again! In the competition a few days ago, that Chinese was not very good, but today he lost more than a second! ”

"The Chinese are the slowest one! That Chinese is arrogant, does he think that if the 100-meter and 200-meter runs well, the 400-meter run must be good! ”

"No, it's not arrogance, it's ignorance! Chinese are just running faster, but their brains are not good, and they can't tell the difference between 100 meters and 400 meters! ”

"Hahaha, do you still expect the Chinese to have a high IQ? They're all a bunch of idiots! ”

"This game, it's so exciting, I don't dare to stop when I walk around Chinatown these days. Well, now it's time for those Chinese guys to understand that don't underestimate our American athletes! ”

In the stands, many American spectators began to shout, and some insulting words also appeared. In a country where "Chinese exclusion" has been written into law, discrimination against Chinese people has long been a "politically correct" thing.

In the competition a few days ago, Chen Qiang's performance was too eye-catching, and he always pressed the American athletes, which made those American audiences completely arrogant.

After all, it's because the game is lost because of inferior skills, even if you want to scold people, it's not so reasonable. Unless it's the kind of bar spirit that is really shameless, I'm really embarrassed to scold.

But now it's different, the performance of the American team is getting better, and Bill Carr has successfully suppressed Chen Qiang, so these American audiences at the scene are not immediately high!

It's been holding back for three days, and finally there is a little sunshine, and it's not going to be bright soon!

Especially those spectators who came to the scene to watch the game for three consecutive days, at this time, their eyebrows were even more flying, and they looked high-spirited. In the past three days, they have been experiencing heavy defeats along with the American team. The American athletes' performance in the arena brought them hope again and again, and then that hope was shattered by Chen Qiang, which is a terrible feeling.

After being pressed to the ground and rubbed by Chen Qiang for three whole days, they had already held their breath, and finally found a place to vent at this time.

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"What's wrong with the Americans?" Chen Qiang looked around puzzled.

This is just a rematch, but the cheers of the American audience have not stopped for a long time, and Bill Carr has still not left the game, at this time he is surrounded by a group of reporters.

Chen Qiang also doesn't know why Bill Carr has so many words to tell reporters. However, when this happened, it obviously affected the next triple jump competition.

The referee did not stop the crowd from celebrating, nor did he stop the reporters from visiting, but temporarily postponed the triple jump competition for a while.

The triple jump competition was postponed, but Chen Qiang was happy because he would have more time to recover.

On the other side, Bill Carr was surrounded by reporters in the middle, and he really looked high-spirited.

"How does it feel to defeat Chen Qiang? Chen Qiang? Is it that Chinese? It's normal to beat him, what can you feel like! With my strength, it is a matter of course to win anyone! ”

"He's the fastest in the world? Yes, he did break the world record in the 100-meter dash, but so what? It's a 400m race and this is my turf! It's useless for anyone to come! Although that Chinese has already won three gold medals, his good fortune has stopped there because he met me! ”

"Let me rate the performance of the American team? Hehe, I can only say that in the competition a few days ago, we performed too badly, three strong events in a row, and we all lost at the hands of a Chinese! But not this time, in the 400-meter race, I have already let that Chinese see my strength, and then I will tell the world that our American track and field is still strong! ”

"The goal of this Olympics? Champions, of course! Not only do I want to win the championship, but I also want to break the world record in the 400m! ”

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The live action from the Los Angeles Olympics was played on the radio:

"In the men's 400-meter sprint semi-final, all three athletes of the U.S. team advanced to the top of the group, and the best time in the semi-final came from Bill Carr's 48.4 seconds, and among all the athletes who advanced from the semi-finals, the worst time was 49.......6 seconds of Chinese athlete Chen Qiang."

After hearing these two news, the American hall in front of the radio suddenly became excited!

"I finally heard some good news, the athletes from the United States are all top of their group, and I hope they will continue to work hard and win the gold medal in the 400m!"

"The 400m is a strong event for our American team, and there will definitely be no problem with the gold medal, so we may be able to win all three medals!"

"Is the Chinese athlete on the radio the same person who won the 100-meter gold medal before?"

"Yes, it's him, not only the gold medal in the 100 meters, but also the gold medal in the long jump that he took away."

"And the gold medal in the 200m, which he also won, just yesterday."

"He's the Chinese who made us lose face in American athletics, right? He lost today! ”

"That's right, it's him! That Chinese finally lost! And his results are still the worst! It seems that the good luck of the Chinese is over! ”

Several listeners discussed excitedly, they only noticed the words "worst grades" on the radio, but they didn't care at all, even if Chen Qiang had "the worst grades", he had already advanced to the semi-finals.

They don't even realize that it's really too early to celebrate the victory!

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